The Press., 1892-01-07

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 Editor The Press: We wish to ex- press our thanks for the sympathy and generous assistance of the members of Wauseon Lodge, |. o. o. F., of Stafford Springs, at the funeral services of our son, Richard I. Bughee. JASON BUGBEEy JR.,.
 s. KATE BUGBEB.
 Annual mark-down sale of House. keeping Goods at A. w. Walkers.
 Now is the time to buy a Winter Garment or Shawl, and A. w. Walkers is the place.
 Men as well as women should read D. H. Brigham & Co.'S. advertisement. They have the largest and best line of La dies, Misses and Girls Outfits in Vest -ern New England. In addition to the im- mense stock ordinarily carried by them they have just purchased three entire stocks of first-class importers and manu- lecturers at fiity cents on dollar. As they never carry goods over, their selling price will be equally as low to move them : At OQC6.s LOOK G0lS Ilt5tGCI over. Linen Stationery of 8 large variety at The Press office. We have linen paper in large sheets, and can make unruled Note Paper any shape desired.
 Ladies' and Children's Lined Kid Gloves at E. l.. Burr's.
 Do you know what large line of stationery of all kinds is carried in stock at The Press officer If you do not, call and see it the next time you require sta- tionery of any kind.
 Having bought out the Cleaveland Millinery Stock, will close out the same at bargains; E. L. Burr.
 Ladies' and Gents Skates at Bucks. Fast Black Jerseys 50 and 75e., at B. l.. Burrs.
 Fine Stationery of all kinds at The Press office.
 Pine Christmas Goods ready for all at E. l.. Burr's.
 -Handk in Silk and Linen, Plain and Embroidered, at all prices, at Miss M. T. Russell's.
 Stamped Goods and materials for all kinds of Fancy Work, at Miss MT. Rus sells.
 Fresh premium butter from the E1- lington Creamery, at Ellis.
 Plain cheese, sage cheese, Eng. Dairy, Roquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis.
 STAFFORD.
 The employees under charge of Geo. Oldham, boss finisher for the Warren Woolen Co.,, gathered at his residence on Westford- and made him the sur prised recipient of Christmas present of beautiful gold watch.
 -C. ". Comins has received official knowledge that his exhibit of poultry at Providence was superior to any other of any breed of polish fowls. He also gets from the Meriden show, held last week, the following premiums: 1st on cock, on cockerel, and on breeding pen; 1st and second on hen and on bullet; also two specials.
 Miss Gertrude M. Knowlton returned 8 week or two since from her extended trip to Germany, and has been stopping for some days at Mrs. Hewitt's on Grant avenue. She is now in New York, and report says that in 8 few days an event is to occur, which will entitle MT. John Van Schaick, of that city, to the heartiest con- gratulations of his friends. MT. Van Schaick is known to many StaffordS Springs people as former frequent summer guest at Rockwell Hill.
 The will of the late Charles Fox, now in the probate office, names as executors ". F. Sweetser, his confidential clerk, and Ex-Congressman John D. Washburn, of Worcester, now U. s. minister to k<> each one hundred dollars. It makes Mir. Washburn trustee of fund of $10, ,00O, ! tho income from which and any part of 1A1 pfl1clezz noedad Is bo be paid ffol, tfeii use and benefit Of ". P. Sweetser 50 long as needed by him. To Mrs. Fox is to be paid sum as agreed in an instrument previously drawn. The executors are to run the mill, using up stock on hand, and authorized to buy supplies as needed to do this to advantage, and to sell all goods made by them or on hand at time of MT. Fox's decease, and to securely invest the proceeds. They are to dispose of all property, real, personal and mixed, when in their judgment it is best to do so, and invest these proceeds safely as trust fund for following purposes: To turn over all avails to MT. Washburn, to be by him safely invested, and the income from the same to be paid to MT. Fox's sisters. according to their several wants, not nec- essarily in equal amounts to each, and having in view to have the fund last until the decease of the last surviving sister. Residue, if any, after such decease, to go to Mir. Els. nieces in equal sums, and in case of decease of one or both of these, then that share or shares to be equally divided between his nephews. Provision is made also for the erection of monu- ment upon the burial lot, to cost $1 GOO to $3, ,000. The will was dated Feb. 1891, and was drawn by Lawyer J. H. Reed. The Monday Evening Club met this week with MT. and Mrs. E. c. Dennis on Maple-st.
 -Myron Leonard is one of the directors of the Monson creamery. Mir. Leonard is one of those who favored a like enterprise for Stafford before Monson started al creamery, and finds the dairy business, as FnAnl in eenllInlectign with 8 cooperative creamery, all he had expected. Monson farmers did not repeat the mistake made by those of Stafford, but carried their plans for a creamery into effect, and Staf- ford farmers near the line are glad to avail of the advantage given.
 Miss Lucy E. Cobey, teacher in the borough schools, has gone home disabled by an attack of the grip, and Miss Comins Is doing double duty as teacher in her ab- sence. -
 The W. c. T. U. meeting will be postponed one week.
 W. A. Comins is laid up with the