The Press., 1888-07-05

0WO6ffy DeQ, dIb6E uaNluS Uc6u Wt4LuCo that an arrest would be made next time. were let off in the borough court last week on payment of costs, the prosecutor helping to pay them the example being what he was after.
 Three balloons were sent up from Leach's Central Clothing House about D. m. on the fourth, and all went to the N, B.. disappearing from sight in the distance at high attitudes. The finder will acquire due-bills good for goods at Leach's store to amount of $3, $2, and $1.
 -Geo. o. Fenton, while fixing some out about pistol on Wednesday, in some way discharged it, and bystander called his attention to the fact, unsuspected by him, that the ball had entered his leg. Removing his shoe he found it in his stock ing, having passed through his lower leg, passing between the two bones, but lnlur- ing only the flesh. Dr. Newton treated the case, and nothing worse than few days of quiet is expected for the patient.
 The west end had it's martial music al the house of Dr. A. Newell. Phil was there. What is fourth without drum and fife?
 Just model fourth of July. A morn ing procession over by g a. m., avoiding the heat of the day, leaving every one free to spend the day according to taste; then evening fireworks. Many came to see the the procession and were we'll repaid. II was success to be proud of. MessrsD Louis Converse and Wilbur Symonds de serve much credit for working up the thing, and Col. Parsons, as marshal, and H. s. Abel, in charge of fireworks, are al, so entitled to much credit
 The A. O. U. W. meets this evening
 The singing of patriotic airs by corr of Wandering Minstrels" has come to be a pleasant feature of the small hours oi fourth of July mornings in StafordSpringE' Unlike other noises heard during the night this is tranquillzing and soothing. A. Needham this week returns to the west, having nearly sold out his stock o horses again.
 PERSONALS.
 The friends of Mrs A. B. Mathews, ot Gunnison, Calorado, will be glad 10 know supplementary to a notice published else, where, that herself and family are doing nicely.
 Miss Mary F. Taft is home on her va cation from Wellesley, and Mrs. Jennie Orcutt from Westield.
 Miss Mabel Symonds of Rockville is visiting friends in town.
 Mrs. W. W. Burwell and two sons are spending a few weeks in New York.
 Miss Mary I. Newton is on trip to Providence, Nantucket, etc.
 -J. M. Sheehan of Harvard college IS a guest at Woodlawn.
 John B. Clark, who is attending college at Montreal, is home on vacation, also Frank B. Sidaway from Phillips Exetel academy, Exeter, N. H.
 Prof. I. M. Agard, principal of th' high school at Bath, N. Y., is visiting hi old home at Stafordville. He will spenc most of his vacation at Lake Chautauqua and the rest in making his removal to Rock vile, where he has engaged as principal O the high school.
 WEST STAFFORD.
 Rev. David Breed has resigned the pastorate of the Congregational church, tc take effect Oct. 1st.
 sTAFFORDvILLF.
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 Mir. Eaton has put new front steps tt his store in place of the old ones.
 Mir. Tobin has just cut what is per haps the finest piece of grass in the village
 The saying that finding is keeping does not apply where the owner is known A gold-plated breast-pin was picked ul nearly opposite the Congregational churcf 1ASG l 1u0SQAys Lu0 OWu0r Cau AAV0 IL US applying to the finder, MT. Newell, anc proving property.
 The public schools closed Saturday with great credit to the teachers and pu pills. The examinations on Friday showed vigorous and thorough work, and tht speaking and singing on Saturday were excellent. MT. Booth and Miss Fisk are to be congratulated. The only cause fo regret was that 8 larger number of visitor was not present. We repeat the remark O a prominent citizen "A man will go five miles every week to salt his colt in pas ture, but will send his children to schoo ten years and never go to see how they are getting on." How are such persons tC intelligently know much about the pro gress of education in the village, the fit ness of teachers, or the progress and disci pline of pupils
 There will be preachidg at Carpenter grove next Sunday at 4 p. m. by Rev. W 0. Newell. Subject, ''Chriat's Atonement. Bring Gospel Hymns.
 -Bev. F. l.. Batchelder will preach a the Congregational church next Sabbath a 2 p. m.