The Press., 1886-09-09
Letter from Rockville.

hockVllle, Sept. 4, lSS6.
 Editor Press Never in the history of our busy little village has there been a brighter outlook for the future. ProsperiS ty smiled upon us in the spring when all the mills started on full time and the New England Company finished their new mill. The Hockanum company, which purchased the Springville mill within the past year, have decided 10 build at once 300x42 feet four-story mill, with an ell 1OOx55 feet, also four stories high. It will be built on the site of the old Springville on West -Ma1n-st., that mill having been moved south, to be utilized as part of the new. mill. This mill will employ 300 hands
 and, as there is no idle help in the village, will bring from l ,OOO to l, 200 more people to the. place. The mill is to be finished by March l. a ..s s4ss3a .s
 The county. fair is ht present a subject of talk and speculation. For number of years the progression has been in 8 down ward direction, and your fair has general lYi surpassed ours in many ways. The of ficers and directors having this in mind, have decided to make grand effort to | place the fair at the. level that it should be. Competition has been opened to the state, a money prize offered to the grange mak- 1 ing the best exhibit, the buildings repaired and partially painted, and. last, and most important. admission. to the eastern cir. cult has been gained. The prospects oi an A fair are the best. 3
 The Salvation Army still continues to be I an institution of the place. The meeting of citizens to devise means for the proper protection of this organization and others from the Fuffians and rowtiios that infesi 1 the public streets seems to have had 8 quieting effect upon them. Stafford peo pie, with their well-regulated force of off cers, do not have the disgraceful conduct that is at times prevalent upon our most public streets. The army are looking fol new hall, as Mir. Harvey does not desire to rent them Rockville Hall any longer. Thursday evening, by invitation, they worshipped with the Methodists at theil vestry, thing that six months ago would not have been dreamed of. .'
 Political circles are beginning to be agi- tated. To have a candidate for governor in our midst, as we have in Rev. s. B. Forbes, prohibition candidate for govern. or. is having honors thrust upon us. Still Mir. Forbes will poll large vote in his own town, many not of his faith voting for him, as he is 8 conscientious temper. | hlACO sWOAhCAS nAA AAuo OOHC $SOOO since he took his pastorate in Rockville.
 Of course the sheriff question excites great interest in Rockville, and the coming election attracts universal attention. It is not pleasing to temperance people, par. ticularly people of your village, to learn that Sheriff West is a very strong candi date in this town He poses as labor re former, and has the support of our large K. of l.. assemblies. Besides, he has made capital of the LeValley case with certain class of saloon hangers-on, and it will need strong pull to wrestle the nomination from him at the democratic convention So things look in Rockville. The repub licans, in casting their eyes around for { candidate, should it be thought best tt bring the nomination to Rockville, have mentioned H. G. Ranson, who would un doubtedly be very popular. He was thu town tax collector and constable for many years previous to the last election. A Palmer Dickinson is also talked of by hi friends, whom, it is said, have made can vas of the county with very fattering re suit, outside of Rockville. But it Ii thought by many leading republicans that a candidate from 8 smaller town would l poll a much larger vote in this town thar a person well known in this village
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