The Press., 1889-04-18
LOCAL TopIcs-pEsN'D AND sclssoRED.

STAFFORD SPRINGS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. l
 The secretary's report shows that the perpetual fund is now $S12 25. This fund Is made up from % per. cent. of the sale of all lots, so set aside by the articles of as- sociation, and the income to be forever set apart for improvements to the ceme- tery. The amount so set apart during the past year is $63 94, the total amount re- ceived for lots during that period being $255. ". Very little has been done in the way of improving the cemetery during the past year. No assessments have been made on the improvement fund stock for some years, and of the SIG, 900 so subscrib- ed the total amount paid in has been $4,- 725. The subscribers have received no in-
 come from this fund, excepting such as have
 turned in their stock in partial payment
 for lots, amounting in all to $11875, leav-
 ing the sum now due to subscribers to the
 improvement fund $4 ,606.25, beside in-
 terest The holders of this stock have
 never been paid any interest. Two or
 three years ago all signed paper waiving
 all claim to interest to that time. Some
 of the subscribers refused to pay the last
 assessment made, $275 representing the
 whole amount not paid in on the total as-
 sessments of $5, ,00O made. The entire ex-
 penses of the cemetery during the past
 year have been $174.7O, of which $63. 75
 were received for opening graves, etc.,
 leaving net expenses $110 95. It is need
 less to say that with this expenditure there
 has been no permanent improvement to grounds. There is hardly likely to be
 further assessment on improvement fund
 stock, the refusal of some to honor these making it manifestly unfair to assess the others. Future improvements, therefore,
 must be made from funds received from
 sale of lots and income from the slowly ' growing perpetual fund, to which is added 25 per cent of all amounts received for lots-or else from voluntary subscriptions.
 However, improvements will be made. |, The cemetery is in the hands of public spirited men, who feel pride in it's develop. ment, and have too much public spirit to permit continuance of the present stand.
 still. The future is assured by the admir-
 able plan of the perpetual fund.
 < The Hogan mills, Wales, are running out stocks on account of over production. Ellis M. Roberts, who has charge of the weaving until such time as they are ready to shut down, has been engaged to remain
 until the mill is ready to start again, which
 it is expected to do after short stoppage
 -Willimantic Chronicle: Talk about
 Norwich prudery; how about Putnam
 Some of her people were anxious to have the ''Frogs of Old Windham" produced 1T
 that village, and the author went ovel } there to make the arrangements. He was made aware that it would not be wise tt class it under the head of "comic opera, for the good people of that Puritanic tow1 would look with abhorrence on anything , with such worldly proclivities, so that wal dropped. Then nearly all the details wer' ; perfected for it's enactment, but before ,, decisive answer could be given, it wa : necessary to appoint prudential commit tee to visit Willimantic to witness the sec ond performance here, and report thei 7 judgment. That settled it. Putnam coul' never tolerate the spectacle of thirteen l year-old girls in short dresses, brilliant il 7 bespangled costumes, even if 2,UO0 of Vii 5 limantic's best people could Why, 'twoul n take their breath away. O, you coy cres , lures