The Press., 1890-09-11
STAFFOK KD.

The towns fiscal year ends with tn, final meeting of the selectmen next Mon day. This fact is of deep interest to thos' who haven't paid their taxes.
 Republican delegates State conven tion, A. s. Eaton, A. N. Nichols congres sional, Lewis McLenghlin, s. B. Amidon senatorial, w. BAnlaon, J. W. Chand m probate, sssefsi J: R. m S Lea Leach. h. h'A'0n
 -Democratio;eS II Saf9 A State conven ton, Dr. c. H. DIid j. 20. Pinney ; con gressional, James Bfehnan, W. Fl. Black senatorial, F. H. Sage, Reuben Burley probate, W. B. Hanley, John Hassett county, Gilbert Chaffee, A. D. Cady.
 -J. M. Leach is on business and pleasure trip to New York and vicinity, the business part being the selection ot fall goods for the Central Clothing House.
 The firm of Beard & Lewis, fish deal CTS, is closing business, finding 1t unprofit- able.
 -Dimock has put upon the Stafford. vile stage line coach bought from the Spencer and Worcester line. It will in an emergency carry 30 passengers, and re. quires four horses.
 James B. Gomins, who was obliged to leave Wiibraham academy year ago be. cause of broken leg, has re-entered thai institution.
 Subject of the sermon Sunday a. m. atCongregationalc church, Modern Waste ; p. m., "The Senses of the Soul.'
 An improvement has been made tc Stafford Springs mail facilities in the ex. change of mail bags to and from Palmer on Downer's train, whereby New York and Boston mail is received and sent. Also a bag is daily exchanged with Norwich by Downer's train.
 A g page catalogue of the Public Lii brary of Stafford has just been issued from The Press office.
 Walter Carpenter has taken an all winter job for force of men in the paint ing of the interior of the Fort Griswold house, at Eastern Point, on the Thames.
 Miss Annie Ely, of Thompsonville, is spending week at the residence of J. D. Fenton.
 Henry Varien was arrested Saturday evening by Officer Mullen for drunken ness, and was brought before Justice Spell man Monday morning and fined BIO.
 Another large potato comes from the farm of Frederick Juel of Moose Meadow. Weight lbs., 10 oz.
 When the Stafford Springs Aqueduct Cedar Swamp to its purposes, their char ter required them to deposit all sums due to unknown land owners into the county treasury to await claimants. As no record of ownership of the swamp could be found, the sum of $84 was paid into the county treasury as required, being the value of the condemned land. It seems that when the original settlers were deeded their farms to each was given with his farm a tract of the untillable land of cedar swamp, the value of the land being the privilege of cutting from it cedar poles for fencing or other purposes. As time went on farms were sold and deeded over and over again, but in every case the deeding of the cedar swamp lands was omitted. Everybody has cut from the swamp without molesta- tion until the aqueduct company came into it's lawful ownership. Now the question arises, who is entitled to the price of the land? If no other claimant appears it would seem that the town of Stafford, which first deeded away the land, comes nearest to being the rightful ssoriginal'' owner, and therefore the nearest to being the rightful owner of the $84.
 Miss Carrie E. Comins, class of go, s. s. H. s., this week enters the Vest field, (Mass.) Normal School.
 -Danielsonville Cor. Putnam Daily Standard: Dr. Shea has established a good reputation among us for surgical skill in the management of Edward McManus' case. At the time of the accident, it was claimed by others that unless an operation be performed upon the skull of the boy, death was inevitable. Dr. Shea said ssNo P and took charge of the case, bringing the lad safely through, and into the way of rapid recovery to perfect health.
 MT. Henry Knapp had the bad luck Sunday night, when going after his COWS, to find one of his valuable young Jerseys dead in the lot.
 Potatoes are rotting. Too bad a good crop well cellared was sadly needed this year.
 THE CHAFFEE FAMILY REUNION. descendants (numbering 1s0) of Chadwick and Abigail Chaffee had their third annual reunion at Evergreen Park last week We'd nesday. The day was beautiful, and all agreed that it was very pleasant time. After bountiful repast the meeting was called to order by J. M. Chaffee, Esq, who introduced Hon. Wm. H. Chaffee, of New York, who made an address on the geneal- ogy of the Chaffee family, tracing their descent trom England about 25O years ago. He also exhibited g Bible published in England about 270 years ago, and on the fly leaf is Chaffee family record MT. 0. is also busy getting out Chaftee family history, shortly to be published, from which the points of his address were taken, A committee was chosen to carry out a vote taken to hold another reunion on the 1aat Wednesday in Auoust If next year :.