The Press., 1886-07-15
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Local Notices.

Jars, Jar lungs, Jeny 1uholeIS, Fly AA"Ps and Dish Covers.
 Medium priced Furniture, especially adapted to seashore and country cottages, can be found at Paine's Furniture Company, Boston, in great variety and at very1ow prices.
 The best goods and lowest prices. Live well and save money. You can do it if you buy your groceries at J. A. Pemberton's
 Go to Gil's, Springfield, Mass, for Blank Books, Pictures. summer reading, and your fine Stationery. Call for Gilrs Royal Linen Papers. N @
 Forbes & Walaace, Springfield, are hay ing a clearing sale of wash fabrics. Baliste, 40 inches wide, 121c. printed muslins 64c ; ginghams 644 e.; tukor cloth 64c China silk 19c. foulard and summer silks 25e. More goods at half price than ever before.
 BARGAINS !-Gallivan & Halloran offer the best Clothes Wringer in market for $2 75. This prize will hold good only for ten days, as the price on Wringers have been advanced. The best Lamp Oil Stove at $1.25.
 STAFFORD.
 ANOTHER GREAT FIRE AT sTAFFoRDyILI4E.
 THIS TIME AMADoN's MACHINE SHOPS ANI
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 The news of another disastrous fire al Staffordville last Monday evening created feeling very little short of panic throughout the town. The disasters to that fated village, which 1t was hoped had passed its period of misfortune, since the prospect of the starting up of the Hope mill, again depresses hope of prosperity. About D. m. workmen ln the foundry building had their attention arrested by a roaring, cracking noise outside, and going out found that the roof of 8 storage shed standing between the foundry and main building, and but few feet from each, was on fire. The flames quickly spread to all the buildings, and could not be check ed nearly everything was burned down. A few papers from the safe and few pat terms were got out, but very little else, ex- cept that most of the workmen saved their tools.
 The fire no doubt caught from sparks falling from the tall chimney upon the roof, as workmen were engaged in making castings. -
 The loss of buildings and machinery will reach S15, ,O00, perhaps SIG, ,OOO. In surance $9, 500. Essss4yss
 Many of the manufacturers in town lose patterns for castings, and will thereby sui fer inconvenience. s. B. Amadon, the present proprietor, was successor to Howe & Converse, and was builder of the well known Stafford loom invented by R. W. Andrews, and other patented woolen mill machinery, besides doing general found- " and machine business, and usually en- ployed force of about 15 skilled work men. The foundry connected was the only one in town, and will doubtless be replaced quickly, being very necessary institution in a town of so many large mills.
 The burned building had history of considerable interest The oldest part was built in 1884 by Adin Ruggles, who came 7 111i ioIo o1 ic- tol manufactory in the building, part of which now stands opposite Chaffee's store, and which had been built and fitted for a cotton mill. Ruggles proposed to remove his works to the new building, but about the time the building was ready was killed accidentally by one of his workmen, who was testing pistol. The business, how ever, was carried on in the new shop by his widow and another, under the name of Davis & Ruggles until about 1887, when a business panic and resultant failures crip- pied and discouraged the further prosecu- tion of the business, also causing the clos ing of a rival factory which had been started by (R. W.) Andrews & Perry. The building was then for a year or two occupied as silk mill by Mr. Dale, for whom Daleville in Wilmington was named. In 1842 Harvey Waters, the we'll known inventor, commenced here the making of pins, perfecting here the first machine for making solid head pins, also for sticking pins in papers, but soon sold out his in ventions, and the works were removed elsewhere. Meanwhile (Eliiah) Fairnan & Gincoln) Bardwell were engaged at Stafford Hollow in making satinet looms. Later E. A Converse (R. W.) Andrews & Parley) Howe bought out Messrs. Fairman < Bardwell and removed the works to Staffordville, and there they have since continued with several changes of firm. Howe & Converse were succeed ed, after the death of MT. Howe in 1873, by s. P. Amadon, who has since prose cuted the business. Certain inventions and improvements made by R. w. An drews were put on the looms, since when they have been known as the Stafford loom, and acknowledged the best loom for cheap woolen fabrics made in the country, and considerable demand for them still exists. while large business was done in supplying parts and repairs for those in use. The loss of the patterns for these was serious one. While MT. Amadon' s plans are yet indefinite there is little doubt that he will rebuild as soon as possible.
 A caucus of prohibitionists to choose delegates to state convention and to do any other proper business will be held in the Dorman building Friday at 8 p. m.
 Business of importance win come up at the stated communication of Ionic Lodge tomorrow evening, and full at- tendance is desired Z
 The United Order of the Golden Gross will hold a public meeting in the vestry of the M. E. church on Monday evening at o'clock. Supreme Command CT W. Fl. Solomon of Boston and Deputy Supreme Commander 0. B. Stoddard will be present and will explain the principles of the order. All are invited.
 "A report is current on the street thai I have tried to crowd my neighbor in re. gard to the laying of sidewalks on Church street-that is to say, to crowd the curl line from tine original highway line on my side of the street upon my neighbor on the opposite side. The object of these few lines is to say that the statement Is no larger than some people in this town art capable of making, in short, that it is ut terly false. On the COL -trary have en deavored to favor my opposite neighbol by narrowing the street to accommodate his lines. GEO. o. PARKRss.
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