The Press., 1888-05-03

in common m the high school room, where
 a miscenaneons program will be offered
 Parents, friends and the public cordially
 invited to be present at the various exer.
 cises. Until adefnlte plan is decided up lon for: the laying out of the school grounds
 the matter of tree planting must necessar
 ivy be very limited, henc9 the only tree
 planted will be the class tree of '88. l ,. .-J. ID. Fenfon and w. D. Heald have 1 joining land owned by them in the east
 p trt of the village, and have made division ofsthe same. <1@ ss @,' Y
 The Granite mill started up on Mon.
 day with one of Rodney Hunts Orange,
 Mass. ) iron water wheels, which gives
 good, satisfaction except that it proves to
 be larger than needed, and is likely to be
 replaced by one of next size smaller and requiring less water. The setting of the
 wheel is ap innovation upon old methods. it being put about midway of the fall, and the discharge pipe being claimed to give
 as much or more force by its suction as
 would the same addition to the fall from
 the Hume to the wheel The pipe dis charges in a pit which is sunk below the entrance to the tail race, leaving the mouth of the pipe constantly under water.
 The liquor selling ring got black eye at Holland last week. The reputation clses of O'Neill were settled for S70, and those of Hampston for $40, the parties getting off lightly because of recognized worthlessness of bonds given. In the cases of Thomas Ruby a trial was had, with conviction and fines imposed of $50 on reputation, $50 on sales, and $50 on keeping with intent to sell, besides added costs total of all fines aLd c, sts $21772
 Th9 merciful consid ration of the corr
 was asked for Ruby, on the ground that he was on the point of going out of the business. The same plea his ben made for others: convicted there, but the fact stands that the saloon pros cuted is the worst in town, and is the recognized bulwark of the entire rum traffic of Staf ford Springs. Some new owner or agent always stands reldy to step in when the old one is driven to the, wall. The princi pal witness in the case against Ruby was one Burns, whom the defense claimed on testimony of Samuel Rockwell, the owner of the building occupied by Ruby, A.~B Crandal of Holland, one of the jurors in attendaaca, and w. R. Rudge of Stafford Springs; to have acknowledged to them that heshad obtained no liquor, at Ruby's place. Burns was put on in rebuttaI, aud swore that he had made no such admis- sions, though the three had offered him liquor from a bottle, in the rear of the court house, and urged him to make such recantation. In his summing up States Attorney Bill was particularly severe upon MT. Cratldal1, because of his position in the court as summoned juror, and at the recess of the court Rockwell took Mir. Bill to task in the presence of Judge Andrews, just outside the court room, using the Sl.s. 1c judge cautioned Mr. Rockwell, then or dered him to cease, being met in each case with language of defiance. Sheriff Buell. was then summoned and Rockwell put under arrest. At the opening of the court his counsel made intercession for him, and after most humble apology he was re leased Indignation had before this been strongly excited by Rockwell's abuse of highly respectable citizen of Stafford Springs who had been called as witness against Ruby.
 The weather took sharp turn about last week, the mercury seeming per fectly at home among the sos. It really seems like spring now, and the grass and if the warm weather continues, soon catch up with the procession;
 The measles have Cor has)< been, this season, of an unusually malignant type, and seem Cor seems) likely to stay until is consumed upon which it (or they) can feed. : ..-,..s = e4.
 The Stafford Hollow orchestra will a dance at Spiritual Hall this (Thursday) evening. Tickets 30 cents. Borough taxes are now due, and must be paid on or before June 1st. See notice
 The Pansy Club will meet with Miss Edith Baker on Saturday at 3 p. m.
 The Stafford Springs Aqueduct Com panY will put upon the market $35, ,OUO of per cent. 20 years bonds, in denominations of $1OO, and $500. Local investors will have the first chance at these. -..,.
 The stockholders meetingofsthe Staf- ford National Bank last Saturday adjourn ed again for two weeks, pending decisions in one or two cases where shares are owned by unsettled, estates, .-:
 -Fifty-fve shares of Stafford llEationa' Bank stock will be sold at auction at the bank next Saturday at g. 30 a. m. 1A'''s
 Warren Lillibr1dge; is visiting friends n town this week. Himself and wife now nave their home with their widowed Berlin, Conn. ...'.@'t:
 pr. A. Newell and wife have recently from a visit to their son-in- law md daughter in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Anthony Adams, who has the contract | o put in the Highland Terrace sewer, has the work interrupted by the ad- 7ent of winter, and is now blasting out the edge at the summit.
 Next Sunday evening the choir of the M. B. church will render selection from he oratorio of Moses in Egypt.
 The May dinner, supper. and follow ng entertainment at the M. E. church last Tuesday were all we'll patronized The oom was well filled in the evening, when happily diversified entertainment was given, besides home talent. There was on he programme recitations byR P. Gould ,f, Boston, of whom it is enough to say hat he met every expectation, and the au- Hence manifested decided reluctance to laving him leave the platform when once n it. His delineations of Mrs. Meloney, the )utchman's account of his dogs mishaps, nd of the interview between two stutter- ng men were pure, concentrated fun. Miss Bertha Fletcher of East Boylston, Mass, lso won hearty plaudits for banjo solos nd accompaniments to her own singing.
 St. Edwards Society will hold May estival in Oronoco hall on the evenings of he 11th, 18th, 14th and 18th of this aonth. General admission 15 cents, sea- on ticket which entities holder to chances n six nice articles donated to the under aking 50 cents. Music, fun and refresh 1ents in plenty.
 Union prayer meeting on Friday (to-. 1orrow) evening at Rev. J. M, Eaton's, taffOrd s Street, at half past seven 0 clock.