The Press., 1886-11-25

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 THANKSGIVING. A bountiful cause for Thanksgiving to the meat patrons, because the STAFFORD MEAT Go. exists; more so be- cause it is likely to exist, and to furnish meat at reasonable prices. e.ldaae
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 A coon weighing B pounds, which has been on exhibition for day or two at Bueterfield's s hardware store, was shot by Michael Purcell. The weight of an ordi- nary coon is 12 to 15 lbs. This one is to be served up this "Wednesday evening by Che ladies cf St. Edwards parish at their supper, along with turkey, chicken, etc., one who knows how having been en- gagged to supervise the cooking. 'tCoon suppers" are rarity, but there are many who know what they are, and all such will be there.
 Lawyer Hanson has had the outside stairway leading to his office covered, also has had his office divided by partitions into two rooms. CpnRregational church at 2 p. m. Rev. E. M, Taylor of the M. E. church preach ing.
 Union prayer meeting on Tuesday evening next, at ' o'clock at Rev. J. M. Eatons, Stafford Street.
 Preaching at Potter school house next Sunday at II o'clock a. D., by Elder E s. Bugbee, of Putnam, Conn.
 Parsons news-room is frightened up with fresh paint, in yariegated tints all in good taste, and greatly improving the room, further improvements being three fine show cases of Mansard style and plated thames, two being uprights. A third is made especially to display fine line of gold pens, pencils, tylographs, etc. The room will look especially. fine during the holiday season.
 Herbert Crawford who has been dis abled most of the time since last February from the effects of fall and injury to his hip, has so far recovered that he has taken situation in Bissett & Webber's paint shop, just vacated by J. Winch of Union.
 -Bolieau has added another hack to his outfit of public passenger and express wagons.
 Capt. Gabriel and her assistant, Lieut.. Brasie, held farewell meeting on Sunday evening at the Salvation Army's quarters. They will exchange places with Capt. Hall md wife, now at Winsted, and who will reopen the meetings at Oronoco Hall on Friday evening.
 -Daniel Rockwell recently fell and broke his arm near the shoulder, while doing chores in his OK stable. MT. R. is past 30 years of age, but hale and hearty, and expects to come out all right again.
 Lawyer Reed is at his office again, ready for business. @
 Mrs. U. P. Marcy, of the Street, re- cently lost COW. Dr. Gardner of Hart ford, after examination, found pulmonary trouble, caused by inhaling small hay. seeds while feeding. Mrs. M also lost a. COW last summer, which had symptoms of poisoning.
 Because of bad weather the auction sale at the Palmer Martin place was adl journed from Tuesday last to next Satlr-z day at 10 am, rain or shine. This is large sale, embracing real estate, and a great variety of farm utensils, stock, pre- duce, furniture, etc. The real estate ln- cludes fatn and outlying lots. %
 The new school and hall building of St. Edwards parish, beside being much improved in external appearance by the additions to ground size and of "a second story to height, is internally made of great service as a school building and for general parish uses. The lower floor now gives three school rooms for different grades of pupils, the higher and inter- mediate grades each having rooms 30x24, and the primary scholars one 19x3O. The primary room has a separate entrance from the outside Beside these on the lower floor iaa parlOr or society room 19x 30.2 Entrances arc made both on the north and south aides, one to be used by boys and the other by girls, with ample cloak rooms for eaOh sex and each room. There is also asnan library room on the floor, opening into the paFlor, which is to be utilized in connection as a reading room, the library being for the use of the parish as well as school. From the south vestibule staircase rises to the floor above, which is occupied by the fine new nall which Is, exclusive of stage, 63x3O 1eeS aomfogtably seating 400 persons. Aha ge is ample in size, with rooms for dressing, the front being feet high, and ths t0Or sloping to an increased height at the rear. Near the southeast corner of the Building another entrance from the Ontaide is made into vestibuIe from which one may pass to the library parlor, or up stairway leading to the stage. and by which also the hall proper may be reached, thus giving two good exits from the hall. inA of accident or fire. The building
 1I planned for its contemplated uses,
 school rooms hRve been used for some
 past, though the building is not yEt
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 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the
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