The Press., 1890-02-27

ment we have had ln West Stanofo TOT years.
 The young people of this village will give an entertainment at Washburn Hall on Friday evening, Feb. 281h at which time the sunhower concert will be repeat ed, also dialogues recitations by the school children, and after entertainment the young people will have social time.
 Wendell P. Pease. of Springfield, is visiting his sister, Mrs. F. Washburn.
 MT. z. w. Ellis has been quite sick for few days, but he .r he is gaining, and we hope to see him about again soon.
 wILLsNaaTON. The auction sale advertised by Fl. L. Keens on the Perry Potter place for next Tuesday will be borne in mind. It is a "cIearing out sale," the farm having been of, and besides 20 head of cattle includes great variety of personal prop erty.
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 Wilson Curtis was badly scaided last week by the overturning of 8 tea kettle which he had seized on the stove to save himself from falling while attacked by an epileptic fit. He has latterly been subject to these attacks.
 --Talcott c. Carpenter, of Sturgis, Mich. and D. c. Stanley, of Manchester, were in town last week.
 Administrator Taylor a month ago paid over to State Treasurer Henry $1,- 566 33, the state collateral heir tax on tht estate of the late Lucien Carpenter.
 -Selden Curtis is to move to New Lon- don April 1st.
 The firm of John W. Lowell & Co.,, 15O Worth st., New York is in the front rank of standard novel publishers. Its ''series of foreign literature" edited by Edmund Gosse, now being issued, are dainty 50 cent volumes in charming print and paper. Mo- 1, Joshua" by that great novelist, George Ebers, the only authorized edition, is eagerly sought after by the reading public. The books are sent by mail, postpaid.
 Rev. MT. Terry, wife and daughter, attended the donation party given to Rev. s. Thatcher of Warrenville last week.
 Tt is often remarked by visitors and others, "How Can so many men and boys find the time to become the chronic sit rers' they are in our rural stores and post offices ?" It is amusing, as we'll as pitiful withal, to see an bodied, smart man bolt his breakfast, dinner and supper, dur ing the winter months especially, and then steer for "the store, leaving his wife to do every scrap of the household drudgery, in order that no one matter of their neigh bors' business shall escape him that be may duly inspect each and every purchase of customers who may come in, and en- gage in miserable, petty gossips when l they go out about their business. In many instances, these same men, farmers, or farm laborers, for the most part, com plain of their hard lot on the farm, and of l their own dire want of intelligence and ed ucation, when but small part of their time is spent in improving their premises and land, and no time at all at their own firesides, with thelr families, in reading and otherwise improving their minds This coterie of "setters" becomes de- cided nuisance at mail-time, when. they are sure to be on hand, while some of them scarcely ever write a letter or expect one. It would seem that these postmasters and store keepers would get sick of the same faces, voices and quality of talk in time, and, with an eye to their own interest, give chance for customers, especially women, to get near enough to their count CTS to do little trading, unannoyed and at their leisure. Now all this applies to more than one locality in Eastern Connec- 1 tlcut.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will hold sociable at their chapel on this (Thursday) afternoon and evening. If the weather should prove stormy it will be held on Friday. All invited. l The usual communion service will be held at the Congregational church next Sunday p. m. at o'clock.
 l Widow Daniel Shaffer, now at Up. tons, IS at the point of death with pneu. monia. P. S.-Widow (Sophronia Golf, Shaffer died last Monday night. Hel funeral will be from the Baptist church al one o'clock this afternoon. She was S4 years of age.
 Covenant meeting next Saturday al three o'clock p. m.
 Ladies Baptist sewing society next Thursday, March 9th, afternoon and even ing. As there is to be "quilting," g goodly attendance is desired.
 William Henry Holt, while returning from Stafford Springs last Sunday after noon, when a little below the lower shoddy mill. claims he was waylaid by some dozer roughs who attempted to rob him, pulling his wagon about and hustling him gen erally.
 1 - The Keene anction next Tuesday promises to be quite gathering.
 WALES.
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 Frank Towne, of Union, has bought l the blacksmith shop, stock and tools o