The Press., 1889-12-12

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 = STAFFORD. ....
 The annual report of the warden, bur gesses and treasurer of the borough show expenses of 1889 to have been
 Bills of lsss, 5 PATS !. Street lighting, 35S 29 fFfphways and sewers 23O2 69 Fire department, 5S6. sS T Miscellaneous 2S65 90 $1199. 50 was expended for sewers, of which amount $963. 94 was assessed upon prop brty owners, and the balance of the cost, &235. 56, is thought to be realized in high way benefits. The indebtedness of the borough is $9, ,3S5 50. Among the assets enumerated $75416 are due from sewer and highway assessments and from col lector, besides which are enumerated real estate, fire apparatus, road tools, etc., all valued at $4, ,939. .16. The outgoing board, most of whom positively declined longer service {though the warden and first bur- gess were reelected notwithstanding, con- slider that there is no prospect of any large expenditures for sewers being called for this year. The village is very well fixed for present needs, and considering benefits has not very large indebtedness to stand for it. At Mondays meeting tax of five mills was voted, and the following officers elected, abont 245 votes being cast
 warden-Geo. c. Parkess.
 Burgesses-J. M. Lord, J D. Fenton, J. C. Ander- son, W. J. Williams, J. J. sullivan J. Brosnan.
 Clerk and treasnrer- re H. Reed.
 BailiM-D F. Muffin.
 Assessors-HM Day, J Brosnan, ,JamesMcL Laughlin.
 Board of reief-James Morrls, A. Coleman, A.
 .yyssas-y + Reed, TIC. Ia@tRrop, @ ss7 Turner,
 @ood tomns Crane Bnf.eraeld, D: F. Parsons. A. Whiton, A N Nichols, F. N. Crane, ,C.G. Ellis, John Bro. q N. Nichols, 5. N. Page, T. c. Lathrop, J. c. Cl.ay and.
 All the above were nominees of the cit izens' caucus, except that John Brosnan, burgess, was elected in place of M- H. McCarthy, the only result of an opposition ticket, the success of which, however, was n,ade impossible by it's candidate for war den, Smith w. Page, visiting the polls and aanouncing that he would not take the of 6ne if elected.
 G. A. R. MATTERS.
 Officers elected by Winter Post, A, G.. 4. R., Dec. 2: Commander, Francis Patten senior vice commander, D. l.. Converse junior vice commander, Frank A. Adams surgeon, E. K. Taft !; chaplain, Rev. Thadeus Druly officer of day, Wm. H Black officer of guard, Henry M. Benton; quartermastef, Anthony Adams By appointment-for adjutant, Wm. J. Butterfeld; sergeant-m J. Q. Cleave- land quartermaster sergeant, Fl. O.. Mclaughlin assistant surgeon and hos pital steward, John Lilly trustees me. morial building fund, Col, Chas. Warren, Reuben Burley, Anthony Adams.
 Woman's Relief Corps, No. 25, Dep'5 Conn.,, auxiliary to @. A. R., at it's annual election of officers, Dec. 2d, chose for presi- dent, Mrs. Clara B. Reynolds; vice presi- dents, Mrs. Nellie Burley, Mrs. Louise Wood treasurer, Mrs. Jane R. R.Cleaveland chaplain, Mrs. Lucy A. Cummings l; con- ductor, Miss Mary Russell guard, Miss Jessie Russell.
 Itls expected that there will be joint installation of the Corps and Post officers 1st Monday evening in January, to which the public will be invited.
 Among other things that Winter Post, No A, has on their program for entertain. nents this winter is the bringing out of a new war drama entitled, ssBill Jones, the Union Scout" This drama has never been < printed, but the manuscript copy has been obtained, and the written parts are being given out to those who are kindly consent ing to make up the cast of characters, which includes the best amateur talent in the town of Stafford. Every effort will be made to perfect arrangements to produce this drama the second week in January. It is confidently asserted that this play equals, if not excels, the "Spy of Atlanta. , Beautiful ''living statuary tableaux" are introduced, illuminated hy colored fires. The drama viH run three evenings.
 Winter " B. Corps, No. 25, desires to thank the committee and people of the Congregational society for the use of their church Nov. 20, also Pease's orchestra for the excellent music furnished free, and IT. and Mrs. Reynolds who so kindly en- teftained the reader, Miss Olive Thomp. son.
 Annual meeting of A. Q. D. W. next Thursday evening.