The Press., 1892-12-08
The following were elected officers of

WlHt0L OSl, IF, ". 0. As.s 0o oAO 0AAhu1si meeting Dec 9th: O., T. c. Druley; s. V. O., A. N. Nichols; J. V. O.: c. D. Shaw; quartermaster, A. Adams; surgeon, s. B. Nye; chaplain, J. W. Witt; o. D., W. B. Whittemore; O. o., Henry Ben ton; delegates to department convention, A. N. Nichols and G. D.. Shaw.
 w. A. Segar has retired from the clerkship of the Springs House.
 Col. and Mrs. Charles L. Dean, of Maiden, Mass, were in town this week, and are spending considerable of the time with Col Deans mother in Westford, who is yet quite sick. Col. Dean has been highly complimented by reelection to the common council of the city, his name being on both tickets-that of the citi- zens upon which he was elected last year, and of the independents, who swept the city, busting nearly all of last years off cials. The nominations and election took place during Col. Deans absence from the city. He had refused to run for al- derman from his ward.
 A license to sell liquor has been granted to F. E. Holmes of the Springs House.
 It is now expected that the borough report will show no material change in indebtedness as compared with 1891. The expenditures upon highways have at the same time been considerable and in- clude some radical Improvements, those at the junction of West Main and Center streets and elsewhere upon West Main-st., also on Furnace Avenue and East-st., being marked ones.
 Director General Davis of the Colum- bian exposition is 8 native of Palmer, and his father, now living in Ware, Mass, is other of Mrs. J. F. Brooks of this village. Gen. Davis and family spent Thanksgiving with his father, making the trip by special car.
 The same parties who so, well man. aged leap year social nearly year ago will repeat the pleasant experience then given to those favored with invitations. The evening of Dec. 22d is the time, the Opera House the place, and Springfield Philharmonic orchestra will furnish music. They will be fortunate who are ''in it."
 A social gathering at Eugene s. Charters home last Tuesday evening in- cluded young people of the town, and some from Rockville, Holland and Crystal Lake.
 Extensive preparations are being made for the fair to be given on the eve- nings of February 1st and 2d in the in- terests of the High School library fund. The Girls High School Club are the movers in the matter, and they plan to make the Opera House on those evenings scene of gaiety, pleasure and fruitful of success.
 The annual meeting. and election of officers of the Epworth League will be held after experimenting to night at the M. E. church.
 The oyster supper and sociable of the Ladies' Aid Society at the M. B. church last evening were very successful. The entertainment consisted of music by the orchestra and unique arrangement of 57 profiles, representative of prominent mem- bers of the church and congregation. The most capable guessers proved to be Richard Ellis, with 56 correct, and Mrs. w. G. Ellis, Grace Harwood Frank East man, Fred Sweet, Grace Chapman, and Owen Eastman, with 55 correct guesses to their credit.
 Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, Dec. 9th ' J.'Carsten- sen, Wm. Gordon, B. Loring, Marguerite Lecuyer, Cordelia Lepine, Mrs. Amanda Nelkine, Miss Florence Neckless, Chas, E. Wells.
 (Communicated)
 All persons not having paid their taxes, which are already overdue, are requested to consult their own financial interests by reference to the statute laws of the state, section 373O, revision of 1888, which reads as follows:
 'The fees of collectors, upon levy and sale, shall be as follows: For each levy on real or personal property, twelve cents; for each notice, posted, filed, pub lished, or sent by mail, as required by law, twenty-five cents; for each mile of travel from the residence of the collector
 
 required to take notice, or go to levy upon personal property and thence back to his residence once, ten cents; for each sale of real or personal propety, two dol lars; for each deed or bill of sale, one dollar. All money paid for necessary ad- vertising, and reasonable sums paid town clerks for examining records to ascertain incumbrances upon property sold, to be added to the above"
 The action of the town in relation to this matter may be found in last weeks Press. Would it not be good policy for the delinquents to call upon the collector (Mr. David Bissett) at once and adjust the matter2 ]. R. W.
 Staffordville.
 (Correspondenee.)
 The schools in this district com menced last Monday morning. Misses Kinney, Walbridge and Booth are the teachers. .~.., MT Thomas Melbourne eAhas moved from the house owned by MT. Alba Per kins to Hydeville.
 Mrs. Lockwood has moved into the house of MT. Perkins.
 MT. Henry Root has moved back in to his old home in the house of MT. An drews. l MT. Alba Perkins, who has been en- gagged in beautifying the M. E. church audience room with paper, paint andsvar- nish, has finished his work, and all inter- ested are very well pleased with the re- suit.
 The M. E. church in this place, whose audience room has been closed for ten weeks, will be re=opened next Sunday, the 11th. Services as follows: Preach ing, at 10.45 a. m., by Rev. E. M, An thony, of Jewett City. The administra- l tion of the sacrament of the Lords SUD- per will follow this service. At 2.3O p. m. Dr. c. E. Harris, of Stafford Springs, | Py Ar.-