The Press., 1889-12-19
u Winter Post, e. A. R. j |y ( Zl lgyzss Hlo 3d Monday evenings of each 5onfh.
 Lsgal Blanks at The Press office.
NTAFFORD.

Rector. elect Allen. of Grace church will be regularly ordained to the priest hood next Sunday, at Garden City Ca- thedral nong Island), by Bishop Little john.
 The annual meeting of Ionic Lodge, No. no, F. and A. M. will be held at Ionic Hall tomorrow (Friday) evening.
 S-E. ". Brooks has bought of Marcenus Daniels the Works farm in the north east part of Stafford. Price $700 Also has sold for $1 ,O0O one of the houses he is now building on West-Main-st, John Green halge being the buyer.
 70. P. Hodgson, agent of Singer sew ing machines, adyertises for next week Monday, Tuesday and Thursday an exhi- hilton of art work, as done on the Singer machine, by expert workmen from New York. All are invited. The exhibition is free, and will be in progress at all hours. Opposite The Press office.
 tour among the stores will show < vou that they are largely stocked with nav goods suited for holidays or any other days.a You needn't ssthrow away" any money-you will find 80 many things that you can't afford not to buy.
 IA fire alarm struck on Sunday even. ing about half past seven, just as services were fairly in progress in the several churches. The fire was in the wooden boiler house connected with Rawitser Bros. shoddy mill, and would have been speed fly extinguished had not those first on the spot too suddenly put the full force of the kydrans near the mill into the hose be- longing to the mill and burst them. Soon Torrent Go. had their hose attached, and from that moment it was certain that the main brick mill adjoining the boiler house was safe. The steamer also soon had water upon the fire, and in few moments look. ers-on began to go home, assured that the extent of damage was reached. The build ings burned combined boiler room and dye house. The damage went considerably be- yond 5000. There was no insurance, the firm carrying their own risk upon the prop erty because of heavy rates charged, and their own excellent fire protection. The origin of the fire is unknown. No one had been in the mill during the day. The watchman due to go on duty at p. p reached the place after the fire broke out.
 M. F. J. Walker has sold building lot to Russell COlburn, the builder of MT Walkers house. Mr. Colburn will buili himself residence thereon in the spring The lot is upon the northwest corner o Mir. Walkers land, and street will b. made to reach it running from East,st., ant turning to the south, intersecting Grove st. just west of Mir. Walkers house. Mr ". expects to occupy his new house with in six weeks.
 Don't go out of town until you hay, looked into our stores for Christmas goods Treat yourselves to look anyway, if yol don't intend to buy. Stafford merchant have never shown better taste in selecting or bought more largely than this year The tendency of past years has been to ward articles combining utility with beauty and progress this year continues in tha direction.
 -Those who know the most about seem to think that Sunday nights fire va incendiaTy. We hope it wasn't. w 9dun't want this evidence that we hay among us that sort of cattle. The firm ad lyertises this week an offered reward 0 4260 for information to convict the incen diary. They will rebuild at once witt brick.