The Press., 1889-02-07
HOME NEWS.

Shaw shoes. in opera and common sense style. Every pair warranted. Sold only by $. E. Maine.
 Just received, a new lot of Baking Pow ders with very nice presents, at Johnsons.
 -Pickled Pigs feet at Johnson's.
 -Johnson has the best and finest assort- ment of Candies ever shown ln town. 1t Will pay you to call and examine the goods for
 s10O- GOO, One hundred thousand dollars is a large sum of money to invest in one se- curitv, but the Mechanics Savings Bank of Providence, R. l., has placed that amount ID inc Debenture Bonds of the Equitable Mort gage Com pany, an indication of great conti- dence in this investment company, whose subscribed capital is $2, ,OOO, 900, with assets of upwards of $4, GOO, ,000. Full information concerning their Debenture Bonds or Farm | Mortgages can be obtained from J. E. Cham berlin, their agent for Stafford and vicinity . Your attention is particularly called to their advertisement on another page, which con. i tains a letter from Mir. Knight, treasurer of the Mechanics Savings Bank, speaking in high terms of the Equitable Mortgage Co. Closing out sale of Ladies' and Misses Cloaks at Helms. Nov is the time to buy Winter Gar ment cheap, and A. W. Walkers store IS the place. cts per yard at A. W. Walkers. Large stock of Hamburgs and Edglngs at A. W. Walkers.
 Bargains in Dry Goods at Helms Three bars good Soap for ten cents at Johnson's S*s 10 dog pairs of Kid Gloves, worth $1, for 62 cents per pair, in black only, at Helms. Ar CosT-All odd lots in my stock will be sold at cost before Feb. 1st. W. E. Hanley, Sign of the big boot
 nra ok of Eaafhar DustarS a O0O0 deal less than cost. at Johnson's. Laundry Shirts 65c, worth $l, at Helms -Evaporated Apricotts at Johnson's. Cereal Coffee, prepared by the Health Food Go at Johnson's.
 A rare opportunity is presented to our contemplating townsmen to represent nursery firm that warrants stock to be delivered in prime condition so that large, honorable and permanent trade can be built up. Very hb- eral terms to the right man. Address J. E. Whitney, Rochester, N. Y.
 A full line of the best brand of Canned Goods, at Johnsons.
 Saratoga Potato Chips st Ellis.
 New New Orleans Molasses at Ellis.
 Try those Hickory Nuts at Ellis.
 Fancy Comb Honey at Ellis.
 Choice Cranberries at Ellis.
 Rice Pop Corn, years old, at Ellis.
 Regular meetings of Winter Post, G. AR, 7, on the 1st and Sd Monday evenings of each month.
 Kent receipts, made up in books of 50 or 100, with stubs for memoranda, for sale at The Press office.
 Legal Blanks at The Press office.
 Tickets to all points west for sale at the office of the N. L. N. R. R., Stafford Springs J. V. Squier, agent.
 STAFFORD.
 Mission service at Buff Gap Sunday next at p. m.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet at their room on Friday D. m. at 3 o'clock.
 Whether or not J. V. Squier will be confirmed by the U. s. senate as post master at Stafford Springs will depend very much on the policy adopted in other like cases. Politics aside, there can be no possible objection to Mir. Ss. appoint ment on the part of any citizen of the borough. He would make a satisfactory official in every respect. We understand that the appointment comes in answer to petition sent in four years ago, but this is only hearsay. No democrat would be more heartily congratulated on such an appointment, by republicans, than would Mir. s.
 The Marvin safes, advertised this week, we believe to be standard article. One IS in use in this office. They are sold at ss low prices as can be afforded for a safe receptacle of valuables and papers. {" So much else was going on last Thurs day evening that the meeting to revive the thief detecting society was postponed until next Friday evening. Place as before, at B. O. Dennis office.
 M. Rowland and wife have gone for a several weeks visit to their daughter in Worcester. Their address is Clayt
 The N. Y. 0. P. Q. of the grammar school last Friday evening chartered Washbarn's bus for ride to Stafford Street, in compliance with an invitation to spend an evening with Miss Edith Cush- man. The "old tavern" for the evening, looked much as it used to do years ago in the days of stage coaches and country balls. Mir. and Mrs. Cushmau gave the young guests hearty welcome to its spacious rooms, many of them left to disuse, since the needs of single family of hardy tillers of the soil were hardly those of house built for public entertainment in the days of "auld lang syne." The dancing hall, where the grandfathers and grandmothers of the pres- ent generation used to "trip the light fan tastic," was illuminated as of yore, the fire place again glowed with the blaze of back log, fore stick" and other sticks, and if the spir- its of the departed have power to revisit the scenes of life, some of them must have been there to enjoy the sight of the hap piness of the youthful guests in the old ball room.
 Regular meeting of the A. o. U. W. this evening at o'clock.
 Last week, as the son and daughter of John Fisher of Village Hill were driving on Furnace-ave., the horse became un- manageable, and the children were thrown ont, the daughter having her left arm broken between elbow and wrist, which injury is being treated by Dr. Newton.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon, former resi- dent of this village, died last week, in Middletown, of a cancer, and was brought here last Friday for burial beside herShus- band and daughter.
 W. B. Demond & Go. are making the wholesaling of lumber special feature oi their business, including the finding of g market for farmers who have small lots ol lumber, as well as for large consignments The large loads of fine lumber now coming into the village are being handled by MT Demond. and come from the lot of Josial Converse, east of the Stafford Springs cem etery, being cut off by Luman Orcutt ani Marcius Washburn. From this slot ont shipment of 100, 900 to 150, 900 feet of planl for ship building is being made to Nev London, and another of 75,00O feet is be