The Press., 1888-11-22

Legal Blanks at The Press office.
 Tickets to all points west for sale at the office of the N. l.. N R. R., Stafford Springs J. V. Squier, agent.
 Fancy Comb Honey at Ellis.
 Choice Cranberries at.Ellis'.
 Nice Guinness for canning at Johnson's.
 Black Silks, Velvets, Pushes, Henrietta Clothes, Cashmeres, Serges, and other black dress goods at A. w. Walkers.
 -3 bars good Soap for 1Oc. at Johnson's.
 Special bargains in Ladies' and Children's Winter Garments at A. w. Walkers.
 Hard wood Tooth Picks Sc. per box at Johnson's.
 One pound good Black Tea and Lunch Basket only 50 cts., at Johnson's.
 Good reliable men can find perman nt employment by addressing E. c. Pelrson & Co.,, Nurserymen, Waterloo, N. Y They hire on salary and pay expenses, or on con- mission, if preferred, paying weekly. Pre- Vio experience not required. Outht free Established over twenty years. Write them at once for terms. n8Sw
 Rice Pop Corn, years old, at Ellis
 STAFFORD.
 The borough has more than made good it's average of improvements for the year in the way of new curbings, side walks, etc. The Mineral Springs company has done the largest work of any one body i'll this direction, having given new concrete walks on both sides of Spring street, also graded and turfed the grounds about is not-yet-occupied new office building. The old spring house is taken away and the grade considerably cut down about the spring, to reach the level of which flight of steps of nice cut granite is made. The tail race of the mill has been arched and covered some 80 feet below the mill, and nicely laid granite wall, put in by the FIynt O., extends along the north side, a wall continuous with that in front of the railroad company's land on the cove. Also the grading began at the bridge is being extended to the mill, making the premises look much better from every point of view, especially so from Highland Terrace and Woodlawn.
 Rev. c. M. Perry of SlatervilIe, R. l., will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday.
 The Band of Hope will meet Sunday afternoon, at half past three, at the Eplsco- pal church.
 The rector of Grace church has ex- tended an invitation to both the Metho- dist and Congregational people to worship at Grace church on Thanksgiving day. Service at 10 45.
 
 on conditions that invite attention to the advertisement in another column. .
 Frank Segar is now employed at the Brainard House, Willimantic. ~
 On account of the rain last Thursday the auction sale of the Burnham Lilli- bridge farm was postponed to Wednesday, Dec. 9th. This is one of the biggest prizes for lumbermen in Holland County, and many will desire to pluck it.
 The High school will hold public oral examinations tomorrow, Friday. Exami- nations will begin at 9:15 a. m., and will close in the afternoon with short literary program. Friends and patrons are cor dially and respectfully invited to attend.
 70. J. Holmes has completed the new main street, Converse Avenue, across his Foxville property, and is at work on the cross streets. The attractiveness of the lO%s offered for sale is enhanced by the making of these thoroughfares.
 70. E. Orcutt of Monson has been look. ing over the ground with view of giving private lessons in vocal music. Any wish ing to help give the needed encouragement may leave their names at this office. Mr. Orcutt is teacher of experience, ,and fine singer.
 Rev. J. P. Hawley this week removes his residence to New Hartford, Conn, where he has for several months been fill ing the Congregational pastorate.
 Julius Converse, J. Carl Converse, J. M. Shahan and Cyril Johnson were guests of the Boston Home Market Club at its iHbilation dinner last week. Over 1900 were present and, the speakers were Gov. Alger of Michigan, Warner Miller of New l-SA Al, ~G l. T-l Hoar of Massachusetts, and others.
 A party of about fifty friends of Charles Oscar Rose gave him pleasant surprise at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Frank Brown, last Saturday evening, it being his twenty-ffth birthday. He was presented with nice smoking set. A.E.N.
 Rev. A. B. Drew, last Sunday, an- nounced from the desk of the M. B. church that the state of his health compelled him to ask to be relieved from pastoral duties. Mir. Drew came here last fall to take the place of Rev. E. M. Taylor, who went to Chelsea. He had then been taking rest from pastoral work because of impaired health. At the April conference, in ac- cordance with the wishes of the church, he was assigned to Stafford Springs for the year. There is general regret that he must now &1V6 up ta6 WOrk. l0 VIII DfODaDly leave the ministry permanently.
 The. state Sunday school association's s annual convention, held at Willimantic this week, was one of the most interesting in the history of the organization. Most of the Stafford Sunday schools were repre- sented, the delegates from the Stafford Springs Congregational s. s. being Supt. F. J. Chandler and Mrs. James McLaugh- lin.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 "A Thanksgiving ball is announced. Place, town house; time, Thursday eyen- ing, 29th. Gnrdoni Cady, with full band. Supper at hotel. Dancing tickets $1. Thomas Hassett, E. H. Pinney, Wm Las bury, Frank Segar and Tim Collins are floor directors.
 Record of attendance in the primary department, Dist No. (Lottie R. West on, teacher, for the term ending Nov. 14th. Scholars neither absent nor tardy Flora Roberts, Mary Pero, Lena Sonntag, Addie Whiton, Alice Whiton, Claude Pin ney, Albin Sonntag. Arthur Oonnors, Arthur Sonntag, Johnnie Findeisen, Arth- ur Roberts, Charlie Connors; tardy once, Frank Mead, Clarence Lasbnry.
 Mission service at Hydeville, Sunday