The Press., 1890-04-03

1z.sosnething to their entire liking by using our < mixture Of pure Mocha and Java Coffee, gfuund to order. At Johnsons.
 .-Plain and Fancy Dress Ginghams at E. y. Burr,s.
 ssa STAFFORD.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Sprines Cemetery Association, held last Monday evening, reelected the old board aof directors, and postponed the election of the chief officers until Monday evening of tiis week, when the following were chosen : : ChassG Ellis, president Andrew Whiton, viee5president; W. D. Heald, secretary ; 0. F. Harwood, treasurer; Geo. o. Cleave, .x land. superintendent of grounds Orrin ] Converse, Alvarado Howard, 0. F. liar : wood, Andrew Whiton, executive and s anance committee. The annual report of Treasurer 0. F. Harwood is given below |: eash on hand first of year, s45 40
 ReGd Of V R.D Heald, sale of lots. 9s5 50
 esSamt. .sfock retired in paym't, ,496. .96-- Laying net amount from sales, 4Se 26 : Received for opening graves, 1Ol %
 From town of Stafford, returns of bur'ls, 500 2 TofSlreceipts, with cash at beginning, $62S 65 Paid ". D. Heald, secy, for services, % %
 LeM Gary for manure, 20 % Sso: oos.vsl.nd, labor and supplies, aS4 ss
 psossmsnt fund, being 95 per ct. of
 -receipfs from sale of lots, A1 SS,
 
 iWtrovement fund. being 25 per cent.
 d smt. Tec'd for lots. less amt of im-
 rfoveunent fund retired by said sales, 117 S1 : Mixing total disbursements for year, 65s o1
 An exeess of $29 s6 of expenditures over receipts which ip represented by account overdrawn at First Ms1onaf Bank of stafford Springs.
 K4 from sale of lots up to present time, $ss22 ss : dssosnt Of improvement fund outstanding, 4,11o s=fssSf szpesssss since organization, ' 1905 si
 pesit for retiring the improvement fund, sss 64 PNpesuA Fund on deposit in Norwich savings
 Bociety, Society for Sayings, Hartford Saw
 ings Bank of stafford Springs, and Stafford SG4ings Bank. 1091 61 ; --Mrs. Ezra s. Colburn has in her pos- session rag carpet that is thirty one years and. . half old. It was made when she was achild and has been in use all of that time, with the exception of about two years and : sshalf, and is in good condition now.
 s-Charl.s Converse, on Tuesday, March .26th. was going to Brimfield with load of plank in jumping off from the wagon he caught his foot in some manner, causing him to fall, and both wheels passed over ofle Of his legs; breaking it.
 Some fair baskets of trout are reported by local fishermen.
 "A man in this town had hen that MaAted to- set, short time ago. but not Vhhine to have chickens so early in the te6son, he removed the eggs from the nest, Whefenpon the old cat stepped into the nest and filled it with litter of four kit tens. The hen came back and pecked the eat until she was glad to vacate the prem ises, then quietly sat down on the kittens and brooded them as nicely as if they had ] been chickens. The cat, watching her op p6ftunity, took one kitten at time, car sied each of them across the road to the Moodshed, and so establish. d her tit'e
 lsoli iv, Gko& last Monday, was one of the best known 2 citizsns of that part of the town. He had taught school for many years in Stafford, ,, and held many town offices, also served as Legislator. He has for many years been a uaember of the town school board, and in saH ways been useful citizen, respected in }. the fullest degree by his fellow townsmen.
 Boston Traveller "A gentleman who has witnessed large number of great and oostly stage productions, both in this coun- txY and abroad, enthuses over the magnif- cent presentation of the 'Corsair, in the following interesting manner 1: "In the efAborately gorgeous and well-nigh extav- eganf production of the 'Corsair, manager F. E. Rice and Henry E. Dixey, have not only sprpassed all their own previous ef- forts, fn the line of spectacular presenta- !. tion, but have also surpassed any stage pfO0uCkA0H or us ClasS ever 6G0u lQ G0le cify. uescr an cccIsion arose where the overworked phrase ssan embarrassment of richean was excusable, the present, and in relation to this prodection, is that occa- sion, and. one can readily believe even in these days of profnse expression, by way ,-of advertising, that 8 score of thousands of dollars has been expended upon the cos- ,; tunes, scenery and accessories of this ne s,lus altra of alispect acular burlt s9ues. ssThe ladies of the Congregational church, Will hold social in the church parlors, next Tuesday evening, April 8th. An entertain mont promised. Mrs. s. w. Page and Mrs. | E. Engl in charge
 --I Last Tuesday Lathrop Cushman, of staf- ' ford Street, fell and broke his left arm near the shoulder joint He is somewhat advanced 2 in years, and in infrm health but Dr. New ton, ;wto, has the case in charge, has promised Y him . good arm. The case is unfortunate, as Nr. Cushman was assisting in the care of his : brother sin-iaw, Daniel X. Smith, whose health : is fsry poor. .s8