The Press., 1891-12-17
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 -Luciers' Comedy Company always draw full houses here. At the Opera House next Monday evening. Reserved seats are selling fast at AbePs.
 The ladies of Grace church will hold Christmas cake sale at the residence of Mrs. Geo. Mabbett on Wednesday after noon, Dec 23d, beginning at o'clock. Orders for raised cake may be left with Mrs. Chamberlin or Mrs. Hicks before the sale.
 Richard Fisk is now filling clerk ship at the National Bank room, his ser vices being jointly given to the 1st Ma tional and Stafford Savings Banks.
 The Congregational ladies closed their annual sale of fancy articles last evening with very satisfactory results. The little operetta given on the last even ing by the Willing Workers was one of the cutest affairs imaginable, and was worthy of being put upon bigger stage and before bigger audience.
 "A transient, whose actions had ex- cited suspicion yesterday, was watched, and, when seen coming out of Remmert's boarding house with an overcoat on his arm, was promptly arrested by Police man Mullin. It proved, as expected, to be case of theft, and he was locked up.
 Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, Dec. 17th: Mrs. Josh ua Bulls, Will Brenard, Francis. Murphy, J. E. Murphy.
 -F. J. Cardinal, photographers, is clos ing business, and will go to New York to fill position in Brady's studio, Broad way and 11th-st.
 Old friends were glad to greet ex- Conductor H. B. Downer, of New Lon don, last week, when he was for day guest of J. " Squier.
 Rev. J. P. Hawley, of New Hartford, was in the borough one day last week.
 There is considerable sickness pre- vailing incident to the season, but so far Stafford Springs suffers little from the grip, which is so prevalent everywhere else, even in adjoining towns.
 The eliminating event of last week. s hunt was the supper provided by Charley Geer on Thursday evening. For eonven- | fence of greater space MT. Geer furnished the banquet in Oronoco Hall, where he l had set up tables, stoves, etc. He was assisted by a friend from Norwich, and by his two sisters, resident in this village. About 8.30 some fifty hungry men sat down to one of the most inviting spreads, | in appearance and in fact, ever provided here; we'll cooked, well SCI we'd, and, we | may safely add, well eaten, for there were accomplished eaters present. The ground work of the feast was game, partridges, quail rabbits and squirrels, served in pies, | patties, fricassees, and rOasts, garnished l with lettuce, and accompanied with celery l and other entrees. Coffee and tea were served, also fruits, a nice dessert, and, to wind up, ices with Roman prefix and a l flavoring strange to most of those pres ent, yet declared by.some not to be bad | flavor. When cigars were passed, and a happy, contented lot of men left the hall 1 in detachments of varying numbers, there was a general expression of desire that Caterer Geer might ever flourish In Staf- ford Springs like a green bay tree, and that the new depot might be fitted with restaurant rooms for his especial occu. l pancy.
 l A new running arrangement of trains on the N. L. N. road began on Monday Trains now leave for the north at TIA a. m., 1920 and 4.30 p. m. For the soutt at 9.O8 a. m.. 9. .31, 7.5O p. m. Trains ar rive at Palmer from Stafford Springs al 7.50 a. m., 12. 55 and 5.O5 p. m., and leave l Palmer for the west at SOS, 1922, 10. 5! a. m., 1.17, 1.52, 6.10, 5.28, 3.45 p. m
 Leave Palmer for the east 6. 10, 7.32, 8.21 9.42, 11.43 a. m., 1.28, 3.14, 4.33, COS 8.35 p. m. Train leaving Boston at p. m. is tho last that makes connection fol Stafford Springs.
 | The weeks before Christmas is the time when no paper is large enough te prevent advertising matter from encroach ing upon space belonging to reading, SC for week or two we trust readers will bear with us. Meanwhile read the ad vertisements, and learn where fine goods suited to holiday purposes and presenta
 tions are to be found. Stafford Springs store windows are gay with pretty goods and the advertisements tell which ones l are the best You can get nearly every l thing you need here for Christmas gifts l from the cheapest to the best. No neet of going outside the borough; and early buyers have the best chance to select. W. H. Bumstead, of Monson, is now serving as clerk at the passenger station The bazaar of the girls high schoo club, held on Saturday last at the higi school building, was most successful. Al l a result of their efforts over $30 was ad ded to the library fund of the school. l -Kingsbury has opened his monu
 mental marble works, opposite The Pres!
 office, and has already made sale to Johl
 Brown of fine $500 granite monumen
 with polished panels.
 1 There are some fine looking window
 in stores, making specialties for holida,
 trade, especially those of A. w. Walker
 H. S. Abel, M. e. Moore, A. Adams. | THE annual report of the borough off
 cels is before us, and for comparison W,
 give the chief items of expenditure an'
 totals against those of last year:
 H1ghWayS and sewers, $2 S55.36 $2,5303 Street lighting, 412.90 398S
 Fire department, 483.62 eos g
 Miscellaneous, 905.21 1884 Total, 6,136A 5,95O.7 The indebtedness of the borough is nov I $9,3S5, against SIG, 1885 last year. Ther is due from the town $1OO for rent o court room for two years, and from col lector $86.61. Of the list of 1890 give : the collector, amounting to $4,985. .84 there have been statements of $29. 50 , about all to soldiers exempt by law, an , $S6.61 above remains uncollected. Tn
 expense of street lighting this year ha been less because of no new lamps o r posts being required. This year Gran A 1AnnA which has ranantlu haan hllil