The Press., 1890-10-30

Type writing paper at The Press Office. Regular meetings of Winter Post, G. A.R R., on the 1st and 3d Monday evenings of each month.
 ~rAFFORD.
 Frank E Converse who lives on Will lage Hill, one night last week heard his dog barking pretty constantly during the night, and next morning found that he had treed two coons in an apple tree. Both were secured by the aid of a shot gun. The democratic caucus to nominate r. presentatives aud justices will be held at the town house this, Thursday, evening, and the republican caucus tomorrow, Frl- day, evening. The Central Woolen Go. use a new 40-horse power steam engine to run the machinery added since their enlargement. The two engines together can run the en- tire mill, and more if required, or either engine and the water wheel is competent to do it. At present the smaller of the two engines and the water power does the work. The company have ordered new seat of jacks, which when set up will com plete the entire equipment as seven set mill. It will be some weeks before the jacks can be got, as the shops making them are hard pressed with orders, which looks as if some people, at least, were ex- pecting business to be good.
 The annual meeting of the Girls Li- brary Club, which was appointed for last week and postponed on account of the weather, will be held this week on Friday afternoon (Oct. 31st). at the library room, at 30 o'clock. Should the day be stormy it will be again postponed until next week on Monday, at the same hour and place. As the meeting will be an important one full attendance is especially desired.
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary So- ciety of the M. D. church will meet at the ladies' parlors Friday afternoon at 3.45. Subject, Corea.
 W. B. Demond and Mrs. G. H. Baker are delegates to the annual meeting of the Tolland county conference of Congrega- tional churches being held in Somers this week. Others from Stafford are in at tendance.
 The Band of Hope will meet next Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock, in the Episcopal church.
 -Dimock's meat market is being en- larged by including the room adjoining, for so many years occupied as news room. The addition gives large and much needed increase of space.
 Letters remaining in the office at Staf- ford Springs, Oct 30sh, 1890: Mrs. Amelia Converse, Richard Grische, Walter Landers, James Lewis, H. O. Parker, FL len Rider, s. M. Sweet.
 Hand in your tax lists on or before Saturday. M. A. Cady will be at tLe Springs House on Friday, Oct. 31st, from 9 a. m. to p. m., and at the post oficc in West Stafford all day Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Dexter Colburn had been married 60 years last Tuesday (Oct. 28tb). They have six children living (out of nine), two sons and four daughters. They have had fifteen grand children, eleven are living, and two great-grand- children.
 Frank s. Miller and family, of Spen- cer, Mass, visited recently at Ezra s. Col burns. MT. and Mrs. Edward F. Carpen- ter, also of Spencer, visited there last week. They intend to start for their home in Eastlake, Florida, (where they have spent three winters). Nov. 7th.
 -Alvarado Howard, Esq, returned this morning from an extended business trip to the west and south.
 sTAFFoRDvILLE.
 -Dea. Smith and his wife the past week visited their friends at Belchertown and Bandsville. Last Saturday, on their return home, they were taken to Palmer depot. The horse, being afraid of the cars, they left the carriage on the street, and in cross. ing the railroad tracks Mrs. Smith caught her foot in the signal or switch wire, throwing her to the ground with great force, her chin striking either stone ol the rail, cutting it badly, also breaking her left wrist. Dr. Newton reduced the fracture. Mrs. Smith has the sympathy of the whole community.
 Miss Lily Eaton has been visiting friends in Monson.
 The ladies who trimmed and ar ranged and made ready for the sharves concert" last week, and of whom mention should have been made, were as follows Mrs. F. 0. Newell, Mrs. W. F. Peel, Mrs John Mccarthy, Mrs. Will Dunham, Mis- Emma Peel.
 There was large congregation to hea the excellent sermon delivered by tn. preacher at the Methodist church last Sun day morning.
 intelligence has been received of thu death of former pastor of the M. D church here Rev. Mr. Wallace had cancer on his lip that compelled him t. give up preaching. He went 10 minins out west and was killed in 8 mine las July. His widow has returned to Ney London. Rev. MT. McKeon, also for mer pastor of the M. B. church here, die. in Jewett City about three weeks ago.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 Regular meeting of Stafford Grang next Tuesday evening, Nov. 4th.
 Rev. T. o. Druleys subject next Sun day evening will be 'On Habits, the frs of series of talks to young people.
 An auction sale of personal propert will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9th, b, Geo. G. Williams, at his residence il Brimield, on the Brimfield- Wales road.
 John A. Squier, prominent citizel Of Palmer, Mass, and identified with tn early business of the village, died las week.