The Press., 1890-01-23

: ton creamery, at GhS. ,,,. s CoFrEFs-Lovers of good Coffee will ind something to their entire liking by using our mixture of pure Mocha and Java Coffee, ground to order. At Johnson
 :: Tickets to all points west for sae at the office of the N. l.. N. R. R. Stafford Springs. ". Squier, agent.
 Type writing paper at The Press Office.
 Regular meetings of Winter Post, @. AR, on the lst and 3d Monday evenings of each month.
 Legal Blanks at The Press office.
 STAFFORD.
 At the Connecticut Central Poultry Show, held in South Manchester last week. Joshua Wood, in class of light brahmas. took 1st premium on pen, 1st on cock, 1st, 2d and 3d on hen, 1st on bullet, and four specials. Mir. Wood, who has taken lead ing premiums also on his light brahmas at the Stafford fairs, in face of large compe tltion, has left with us sample of ten (not double yolk) eggs, the lot weighing 30 ounces. s.
 Miss Mary B. Duncan, formerly of staf- ford, died on the 14th at South Framing ham, Mass, of apoplexy, and was buried ,ina the Stafford Springs cemetery last Thursday. Deceased was sister of Mrs. Henry Smith, member of the Methodist
 
 Tallahassee Floridian: The Withla- coochee River Land and Lumber Compa- ny has recently put several thousand dol lars worth of new machinery into it's mills at Passadena, and is preparing to do an immense business. It already has half a million feet of dry stock on hand from which to supply any orders it's customers may make, but is preparing to enlarge its capacity very considerably, as the improve ments will cost fully $75, ,000. One fea- ture of this mill will be fourteen-mile railway, togt ther with new saw and plan. ing mills, which will raise its capacity to B,O0o feet of sawed lumber, 100, ,000 shin gfes, and 1000 laths. These extensive works are now under the management of Mir. J. Fl. Sutherland as superintendent. The owners are eastern capitalists who hold an immense acreage of cypress tim Der on the Withlacoochee, and who intend to work it on 8 scale commensurate with jts great extent and value.
 There are those who would be glad to see the scene hanging nearest the front of the Oronoco Hall stage cremated, rather than so inappropriately used, as it invaria- bly is. It is a street scene, and is only used at such times as a street scene is most strikingly inappropriate. A blank curtain would generally serve better purpose.
 The boys who fire missiles from spring guns will achieve a success, some day, in doing mischief. We lately saw a targe' practice upon Main street, where the range of shot of the competitors extended across the street, including the walks on both sides.
 A considerable delegation of masons from this village attended the burial oi William Waldo in Wilmington on Sunday.
 In giving the vital statistics for 1889, it was typographical error that made one instead of eleven the total of deaths from consumption during the year.
 The pie asant and slightly residence oi T. P. Needham is advertised for sale.
 -Rollin O. Lathrop, a well known resi-. dent of Holland (near Babcock bridge) died last Thursday.
 Those who have encountered "the grip" are not given to joking about it, but speak of it with respectful consideration, the more so that some authorities claim that it can work the same ground ovel twice.
 70. L.. Ross, who recently bought out the photographic business of B. l.. Burr has made sale of the same to W. J. Baker g-Winter Post netted over $1OO from tht late presentation. of ''Bill Jones. AnG the boys feel good over the success of tho venture. They do not share in the feeling of dissatisfaction expressed by some out siders over the share given the party whs owned the copyright and managed thu presentation. But for the intrusion of li grippe there would have been larger in come from the play. The manager Ger tainly did much to make the success Few, if; any, professional troupes mak better presentation of drama than wa done on this occasion, in spite of all draw backs. The waits between acts were un usually short, and the tableaux exquisitel, and the money earned by the post was il
 The Chautauqua Circle will meet Mon day evening, using the program for Jan
 W. W. Lathrop has bought of l.. W Crane the lot on Grantst., next north o the Misses Bliss cottage, and will at ono build 6 cottage residence upon it.
 The Stafford Springs officers take ex ception to the narration of their search a the Holland House, as given in Tollan' news last week, as reAecting upon their sa gacity. The person suspected by them Mr. Baker, was lessee of the bar part 0 the hotel. They made known to him thei errand, and procured from him keys need ed to search the bar, where they foun, liquors. During the search of the ba Baker started up stairs, and an officer wa detailed to follow and keep him. Baker however, made quick descent of 8 bac flight of stairs and made for the woods The landlord's Beverly) fine with cost amounted to $21 on the charge of keepin place of liquor selling repute.
 -Therse is prospect now that we ma gather ice in few days of something bel