The Press., 1889-10-31

--Hn6Q xbots n. x. OkAHA HnxtC0 AAo1 his associates on the happy hunting grounds of Maine a fortnight ago, they t return home, he to penetrate further into the wilds, he announced purpose to bring a caribou with him when he returned home, and was jokingly told that if he did his associates would meet him with brass band. And when on Saturday last dis patch came to w. G. Ellis that MT. c would return that day and would bring the promised caribou, the associates hastl ly imnrovised reception on limited scale ss the time admitted of little preparation Fortunately MT. Clark did not come or the expected train. We say fortunately for thereby time was given to make the reception more elaborate and worthy ths object. When the evening train from the north rolled in Mir. Clark on alightine found that the promise made in Joke was most faithfully fulfilled. His Name asso ciates, Messrs. Ellis, Webster. Watts, Pat ten and Clark, were there to greet him anc escort him to carriage, on the front seal of which sat a most elaborately attlre0 amateur negro coachman, and headed by Citizens Band, with the borough police force to lead the way, the associates bear. ing torches walking beside the carriage and others bearing torches of red fire, march was made down Main st. 10 East Main, and thence back through Main te the M. E. parsonage on Church-st., where in nice speech MT. Clark thanked thost who had so cordially welcomed him, ane made announcement that products of the rife would be duly served up soon at some place where all might partake. The re ception was hearty and spontaneous, the crowds along the street uniting heartily il huzzas for the genial huntsman, whether greeting in the light of pastor, hon ored fellow citizen or friend. It was very neat affair, and every one felt pleas ure at its success. The time fixed for tn caribou supper is this (Thursday) even ing place, M. B. church vestry tickets 35 cents, children % cents.
 Judge Sage is attending the supreme court at Hartford.
 A 4-year-old daughter of John Collet'. fell from table one day this week, sus taining fracture of the arm, which wa. set by Dr. David. Patient doing well.
 A good caribou supper is a luxury that don't come our way every day, anl crowds will appreciate that served up a the M. E. church vestry this evening.
 The w. c. T. U. will hold meeting in the parlors of the M E. church nex Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Gary Bros. have erected large bui letin board between Warren and Bakers blocks on the south side of Main-st.
 The usual supplementary town meeting is this week advertised by the se lectmen to be held at the town house or Monday next, Nov. 4th, at p. m. Under new law the selectmen now have the ap pointing of minor officers heretofore choser at this meeting.
 At the annual meeting of the Congre gational ladies' society, Tuesday, Oct 29th, these officers were chosen for the en suing year: President, Mrs. w. w. Bur we'll vice-president, Mrs G. H. Baker secretary and treasurer, Mrs. E. 0. Den his; solicitors, Mrs. M. A. Smith and Mrs. W. H. Smith; collectors, Mrs. Spel man and Miss Josie Eaton entertainment committee, all the young ladies of the SO ciety.
 Constable Eaton of Stafford, who has been made one of the deputies ofA. l.. Kurau, of Holland game warden of Holland county. some days ago while patroling the Somers. Massachusetts line for that purpose inter. cepted Sylvester Cunningham. and Henry Ladd on their way to Springfield with g load of snared game. On Monday last was taken before JQsticeIa Loren Griswold of Somers, and fine imposed up on him of $20 and costs, in default of pay. ment of which he was taken to jail. s
 The library association has voted to commit to the Girls Library Club the pro- viding of permanent librarian, the asso- citation to attend to the matter of compen. tion. The girls have done moro than the had a right to expect from them in so long keeping up the work, by tioD.
 WEST STAFFORD.
 Editor Press notice an inquiry in The Press relating to the Webber school district. would say that the Webbel district, so-called, was abolished by vote at regular town meeting in 1878, and g record of the vote may be found in Stafford Town Records, book 7. page 126. The question was raised at the time that the district was entitled to fifteen days notice of the meeting, and that they had had but the usual notice of the regular town meet ing, but at the next session of the state 'shealing" act was passed leg. alizing the doings of the town meeting ir the matter.
 At the same meeting that the vote was taken to abolish the district committee was appointed, consisting of the selectmer and the school visitors in the west parish to divide and apportion to the adjoining dis tricts what had been the Webber district The committee performed their duties employed an engineer, ran the district lines, and set part to the Hollow district a piece to Kent Hollow, a part to the Lull a part to Crow Hill and part to Orcutt vile, and reported their doings to the next annual town meeting. At this tune ther. were thirteen voters in the Webber dis trict, eleven of whom were in favor of the and apportionment to the ad joining districts and two opposed to the And curiously enough it SC that parties in another quarter of the town with some pet scheme they de sired favorable action on by the meeting, combined with the opposition in the Web Der district, so that when the report of the committee was called up the meeting vot ed not to accept the report of the commit tee, which left the matter in very awk ward and unsatisfactory state, and liable al any time to assume inconvenient compli cations if taxes were to be collected.
 The simplest way out of the predica ment, should suppose, would be for the town to give due notice at any annual towr meeting and either recall the vote dispos ing of the report of the committee at tho former meeting, or else restore the distric to it's former status, and then let the dis trict build Q school house and assume tht 0f sv kbn l:ak, snA