The Press., 1890-11-13
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 17, 18 and 19, where he will be prepared to it All cases of defective vision with the glass es that will do the most possible good Prices reasonable. Examinations free.
 "A few barrels of choice hickory nuts at Ellis
 --Plain cheese, sage cheese, Eng. Dairy, Roquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis
 St. Alban's Register, Our Swanton cor respondent says: seThe entertainment given here last night by the Oohan family was the finest thing ti the dramatic and variety line we have had here for a long while. Each and every one is a ar and captivated the whole audience wilh their versatile acting and wonderful dancing, as also in their songs and musical programme. If you don't attend at St. Albans tonight you will be told the next day that you missed one of the best things ever there.
 Extra choice Northern Apples at Elis'. Read ad.
 Preserve your illustrated papers, maga- zines, etc., by using the Common Sense Bind CT. For sale at The Press office
 Down Cushions and material for covering the same for sale at A. w. Walkers.
 Buy the Premiere Kid Gloves. For sale at A. W. Walkers.
 By having you address printed on your envelopes, for private or business correspond ence, you can be sure of having your letters reach their destination or returned to you: Envelopes of all kinds furnished and printed at The Press office.
 Found at last, the best one dollar Kid Glove in the market. It is the Premiere, and A.<W. Walker is the agent for them ln Stafford.
 The Common Sense Music Binder keeps your sheet music in convenient and durable manner For sale at The Press office. Call and see it.
 New Portiers and Draperies at A. W. Walkers.
 Special bargains in Winter Garments at
 -Japanese Napkins for sale at The Press
 A good line of Dress Flannels can be found at E. l.. Burr's
 Look at those Undressed Kid Gloves in Mousquetaires at E L. Burr's.
 Kid Gloves in black, tans, and slates, at E. l.. Burr's.
 Fresh premium butter from the Filing ton creamery, at Ellis.
 RICHARD GoLDEN's .sBUcKspoRrER. Rich ard Golden in 'sOld Jed Prouty" is the im- portant attraction at the Opera House, Wili- mantle, for next Saturday evening. MT. Golden has attained distinction that is on g par with that of the late John E. Owens in tsSolon Shingle," or the contemporaneous Denman Thompson in the t'Old Homestead" !" We are to infer theN importance with which "Old Jed Prouty" is to be put on here by the nature of the profuse advance advertising. The properties will be of the genuine stamp, while the auxiliaries will hail from the rela- istic backwoods. Altogether, the production will be fully as complete as when originally undertaken in New York, San Francisco, Ohi- cago, Boston and elsewhere. Dora Wiley, whose singing is one of the chief features of the play, takes 8 very important part in the denouement, and it is said that when girl she often sang to the old inn keeper in his armchair on the hearth. She was as famed then as now, as the Sweet Singer of Maine" "
 STAFFORD.
 At the annual meeting of the Congre- gational Ladies' Benevolent Society, held yesterday with the president, Mrs. W. w. Burwell, officers were elected for the Gen. suing year, as follows: President, Mrs. M. B. Blair; vice president, Mrs. w. w. Burwell secretary and treasurer, Mrs. B. 0. Dennis collector, Miss Addie Chaffee solicitors, Mrs. J. V. Squier, Mrs. James Mclaughlin. The society is now prepar- ing for its annual December sale of fancy articles, and will hold its first social next Tuesday evening.
 Treasurer Heald is ready to cash pre- miums. awarded by the agricultural society.
 The M. E. church last evening voted on the question of sending women as dele gates to conference. The vote stood 34 to p in favor, IT of the negative votes being cast by women. Of the considerable num- Der of churches which have voted on the question but one has voted no.
 Mrs. Virginia T. Smith of the state board of charities was unable to fill her engagement to speak at the Congregation al church last Sunday evening on the care of incurable children by the state, but will speak there next Sunday evening, at
 Milton Kinney, of Mashapaug, is about to remove to this village to avail of our school privileges for his children.
 DEATH OF IL. w. CRANE.
 Very startling and quite unlocked for was the intelligence which rapidly spread through the borough Monday last of the sudden death of l.. w. Crane, which oc- weeks ago Mir. Crane suffered a severe at tack of pneumonia, from which he recov- cred, but the effects of which were an ageravation of existing chronic maladies, and also an affection of thesheart which finally resulted fatally. The direct cause of death was heart failure. He had seemed quite cheerful. and up to the time of his sudden decease would not have been re- garded by an observer as candidate for sudden death.
 Mir. Crane for some years has not been regarded as robust in health, though sell dom unable to be at his place of business. He was stirring business man, and as such had made acquaintance throughout all this section, having & prominence sell dom attained by one who so assiduously kept aloof from public or political life. This was largely due to his genial, con- panionable bearing. All who approached him found him ever agreeable, social and pleasant.
 His first occupation in Stafford was that of clerk in the store of Alvin Hyde & O. at Staffordyille, in the building burned a few years ago, and then occupied by Eaton & Pinney, merchants. When the furnace business went down in Stafordville, about 1841, he went to Windsor Locks, but re- turned in 1850 to take charge of store built and stocked by the Granite Mill Co., but of which he soon became proprietor and conducted business at the same stand until the building was destroyed by the flood in 1877. When the National Bank building, also destroyed at the same time, was rebuilt he took store therein and re- stunned his old line of business, continuing until his death.
 When he began business in the borough the only other store here was that kept by David Parkess in the second building east from the store now kept by A. N. Nichols.