The Press., 1891-10-08
STAFFORD. fCOrreSDOndence.)

(Correspondence)
 .-Orrin Converse has gone on a western trip, to extend over several weeks. Much of this time will be spent in visiting with his daughters, Mrs. l.. K. Lord and Mrs. F. l.. Clisby, at Parker, Dakota. Mrs. Converse accompanies him.
 Preston, auctioneer, will sell to the highest bidder on Saturday, Oct. 10th, at 23O D. m,, on the premises, the house, barn and lot Of James A. Johnson, in the west part of the borough.
 Posters block has entirely changed the character of it's second floor within a few months, and become colony of otli- ces. The change began with the location therein of Lawyer c. H. King. Dentist Clark now has well arranged and well furnished suite of three rooms, and Dr.C. H. David is about fitting up the two west front rooms for an office. Of the remain ing rooms two are use as an annex to a tenement on the floor above, others by Clothier Leach and others for storage.
 The store in Bakers Block, just va cated by Anthony Adams, is temporarily occupied as shooting gallery.
 A concert of much more than average merit has been given in our streets night ly during the past week, as part Of the psraphana1ia of medicine advertising concern.
 Perhaps the majority of the demo- cratic caucus did not so intend it, but their action in changing the head of their ticket is fairly construed by the friends of the old way of road making in Stafford as a disapproval of the new method. There is no occupation so sweet to many Staf- ford people as an abusive criticism of the methods and practices of those doing public business. No doubt it is we'll to let the public servants know that we have an eye upon them, but the fact stands out clearly that it is hard to in duce the best men of Stafford to hold re- sponsible town office. Of course there are good men among those who will and do accept, but we can speak from knowl- edge of republican caucuses, and presume the same is true of democratic caucuses, that when casting about for candidates the question twill he take t?" is the most common one. If the road issue is really uppermost it ought to be made apparent whether Stafford really desires to go back to the system under which our roads were growing narrower, stonier and in no respect better. We have taken pains to inquire of those who use Stafford roads, and the general verdict is that un- der the later system of working the roads are improving. The system is to bring them up section by section. The most travelled roads have been taken first, and the betterments so extended to those where the need is less pressing. Among the workings are decided improvements of grades in important places, In both par ishes. Perhaps some feel discontented to see considerable outlay in certain places, while needed work is not done in others. These should remember that the improve ments made are of permanent nature, and that little of this every year will finally cover the whole field. We don't all see things alike, but if the tendency is towards better things if we wait long enough it will finally reach our own pet hobby. But if we change our objective point every year we shall never get anywhere. The question, is do the people generally con- demn the later system of road making We don't believe they do.
 The following recapitulation of the towns expenses for the past year is taken from the selectmen's report:
 Highways and bridges, $10, ,498. 83 Expenses of poor at almshouse, 882. 56 Expenses of out of door poor, 966.27 Insane poor, 54S.2 27 Children at Temporary Home, 296. .45 Schools, 8,081.62 Bonds paid, 5000. % Interest, 1896. .84 Military tax, 698. 40 County tax, 626.5O Town agency, 2,596.2 27 Town officers, 1,344.tC Damage by dogs, 74.0C Miscellaneous, 712.77
 $32, 1858. 2e