The Press., 1888-05-10
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

and friends for their kind sympathy and aiC during our recent affiicticns. May the Lore reward you, as we cannot.
 MR. and MRS. SAMUEL JONES and FAMILY.
 Stafford, May Sth 1888.
 Blank forms for wills, mortgages and deeds, also all kinds of legal blanks kept al The Press office.
 Buy one of Sperry tE Barnes Hams at Bidwell $ Co.'s market They are the cheap. est because the best.
 Large stock of Sun Umbrellas and Para sols at A. w. Walkers.
 -Closing-out sale of Remnants of Dress Goods at A. w. Walkers.
 Fairy Soap, De- a bar, at the Tea Store.
 Best sc. Cigar in town! Call for the Oriental, at the Tea Store.
 A good line of Corsets at Mrs J. A. Sim0nds,.
 Don't forget the closing out sale of Boots and Shoes at No. Dr. Eaton block, opposite Press Office. Selling this month for less than cost.
 Poultry netting by the roll only 2 cent per square foot at E. A. Buck & Co.'S.
 Ladies, if you want comfortable, easy Shoe, look at those low heel gypsy cut shoes at Hanley's.
 -Kale received every week at Johnson's.
 Goods sold at the lowest possible prices at Johnson's.
 a lbs of good Black Tea for $1. .OO at John sons.
 Best Timothy Seed $3.25 per bushel. E. A. Buck < Go.
 Self Raising Buckwheat in lb. packages for 9 cents at Johnson's.
 -Colors, Varnishes and Shellacs, at E. A. Buck & Co.'S.
 Maple Syrup in quart bottles at John sons.
 Pure Linseed Oil, 6Oc per gal, at E. A. Buck & Co.'S.
 In these days when there is so much fault to find with almost every article of commerce on account of adulteration, it is pleasant to chronicle the purity and acknowledged fra grance of ONE article at lea>t, with which no fault can be found, namely MT. W. G. Ellis Perfect Tea.
 Pure White Lead, $6.5O per 100, at E. A. Buck & Co.'S.
 Tickets to all points west for sale at the office of the N. l.. N R. R., Stafford Springs. J. V. Squier, agent.
 -Plain Sage Edam, Eng. Dairy and Neu- chatel Cheese at Ellis.
 A few bushels extra good Hickory Nuts at Ellis
 Ellington Creamery Butter at Ellis.
 Pop Corn, which we warrant to pop, at Ellis.
 Indian River Florida Oranges, the best Oranges in market, at Ellis.
 The celebrated Deerfoot Farm Pork, Lard, Sausage Hams and Bacon at Ellis.
 STAFFORD.
 The May-day festival of St. Edwards church opens at Oronoco Hall on Friday evening with the drama "False Friend, given by the Monson dramatic association, admission 25 cents. On the other evenings Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, farces, dialogues, singing, etc., by home talent will be on the programme, and admission will be 15 cents each evening. A season ticket, 50 cents for the four nights, gives a chance in the drawing of six articles donat- ed to the fair. Refreshments will be sold each evening, and there will also be danc- ing.
 Willie Russell, who was considerably injured about year ago while endeavoring to control an untamed mustang, is able to be about again, but is yet far from having made recovery. Mrs. Julius Converse, accompanied by her son, L. s. Converse, started last Mon- day for Gunnison, Colorado, where she proposes to remain for several weeks, vis- iting her daughter, Mrs. Matthews, resid- ing in that city.
 Miss Amy Porter, who works at Or cuttville. has found some ones wallet, and | it is advertised in another column. -Gray's circus drew well filled tent Monday evening, mostly made up of will | lage people. There were no indications | during the day or evening of the presence | in the borough of any unusual number of country people. The troupe includes some | fine athletes, and the absence of any rid ing was partially atoned for by the exhibit of some we'll trained trick dogs. Farcical entertainments and comicalities also padded out the prt gram. W. J. Acorn advertises building lots | for sale. pr. l.. B. Richards and family last week left town for their new home at Os- wego, N. r., leaving behind many warm friends regretful about their going. D. Fl. Parsons will occupy the tenement which they have vacated.
 Efforts to secure a satisfactory adjust | ment of the affairs of the Stafford Agricul- | tural Society are not making encouraging progress. Isaiah Hlscock is moving to foreclosure on the grounds. Aside from his clam of 5000, the indebtedness is not far from $5, 900. Undoubtedly the so- ciety could have carried this, but when if was found last fall that in addition to the known indebtedness of the society Treas urer Hicks had claim of some $2 800 for cash advanced, the courage of the officers wiIted Later 1t was hoped to get the claims of the Hicks estate and of the Staf- ford National Bank set aside for nominal sum, leaving the indebtedness, including mortgage, at about $5, 900, but the putting of an attachment on personal property of the society by one creditor stopped this movement. Unless those interested (which ought to move everybody in the vicinity) manifest the possession of an unsuspected wealth of sand, the outlook for the future of the society is not promising. The mat ter is now further complicated by the granting of petition from other creditors to have the society declared insolvent, and it's effects turned over to an assignee. Judge Chamberlin having granted this pc, tition, MT. Holmes attachment gives him no advantage over other creditors.
 Anthony Fagg is obliged to absent himself from his business because of bad health, but is getting about again.
 -P. B. Johnson, the builder, having assumed the mortgage held by Willi- mantle bank upon the block he was build ing for R. s. Hicks, is completing the building for himself.
 The many specimens of hand writing exhibited along the street are by c. F. Ormsby, lad of IA, who is a student of the Gaskell system, and seems determined to excel in his chosen speciality.
 -Stafford's delegates to the republican state conventions at New Haven next week