The Press., 1892-10-27
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

HOME NEWS.
 LOCAL NOTICES.
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 Special Bargains in Black and Col ored Dress Goods at A. W. Walkers.
 New line of Millinery just received. All the latest styles. Miss K. x. Horrigan. -. Protection is what is claimed of the Mems Waterproof Calf Shoes made with waterproof Things and layer of thin sheet rubber between the inner and outer soles. Broadhurst Bros, the shoe dealers. Springfield, is the place to secure this make of shoe, which is particularly adapted to men exposed in all sorts of weather. The price, $3, is what's con- sidered low for shoes reckoned as ssthe best. ]"
 See specimen goods in light stands, etc., with the new electroloid finish. At R. s. Converse's.
 The latest styles in Millinery received this week at Miss Russelrs.
 New Lamps and Crockery at M. G. Moore's.
 Ladies and Children's Winter Wraps at E. L. Burr's.
 Ladies Dark Print Wrappers at ELI Burr's.
 Extra bargains in lace curtains at A. w. Walkers.
 Ladies' Initial Handkerchiefs, two for % cts, best yet, at A. w. Walkers. Call at A. w. Walkers and see the largest stock of Fur Capes that was ever shown in town-all lengths and prices. Bargains in Fall and Winter Dress Goods just opened at E, L. Burr's.
 Plain cheese, sage cheese, Eng. Dairy, Roquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis. Fresh premium butter from the FL lington Creamery, at Ellis.
 STAFFORD.
 Don't forget to give in your tax lists on or before Nov. 1st.
 Mrs. A. H. Simonds, of Washington, D. o., is visiting friends in town.
 -Wauseon Lodge, I. o. o. F., meets next Tuesday evening.
 M. c. Moore has in the finest stock of lamps ever seen in the borough.
 T. P. Needham has vacated his resi- dence, "Fairview," recently purchased by M. G. Moore, and removed to one of Lyman Moore's tenements on Westford avenue. He purposes to build himself new house.
 w. W. Lathrop has begun work upon three new cottages-two on Grant avenue and one on Furnace avenue.
 The subject of Rev. c. B. Harris, D. D., discourse next Sunday evening will be, "How shall vote?" The following Sunday evening it will be, "Polities in the pulpit" The public are cordially in vited to hear these discourses.
 Rev. Mr. Derby of Rockville, preached at Grace church on Sunday, exchanging with Rev. MT. Brown.
 Regular convocation of Orient Chap ter, R. A. M, will be held on Wednesday evening next.
 W. H. Webster returned last week from his hunting trip to Maine. The chosen locality this time was township 36, and as samples of the game of the region we may notice that MT. Webster and guide numbered two deer and two bears among their victories. The w. c. T. U. hold their annual meeting at the Congregational church 
 -Chas. Anderson is in employ of the electric light works at Lynn, Mass.
 The annual meeting of the Holland county auxiliary of the Woman's Board Foreign Missions will be held in the Con- gregational church next Wednesday. A missionary will be present and address the meeting.
 Miss Mary Liliie has placed stone over her mothers grave in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
 Columbus Day.
 The clouds and a slight rainfall on Fri day morning retarded none of the prepa- rations for observance of Columbus Day. Thehandsome decorations upon the school house front, the profusion and tasteful arrangement of which was so much ad mired by visitors, were all put up during the morning. The playing of the band soon after a. m. was the signal for g quick gathering of hundreds of people up on the lawn, where the proclamations o governor and president were read by Prof Bagnall. An address, short, but pithJ and instructing, was made by Rev. A. J Mcleod. Edna Dean Proctor's ode fol the day was read by Miss Jennie Clark The children sang the words of the na tional tunes played by the band, and al exercises were spirited, enthusiastic, ane patriotic. At the proper time detail ot Winter Post, G. A. R., raised the flag up on the school house. A flag was alse raised upon the parochial school building of 1C Cah 6.1r. tbcp rinr
 In the evening, long before the ap pointed hour, every seat of the Methodis church was filled, many were standing and others going away because of thu crowd. The exercises began early, witl marching, singing and prayer Thel Columbus Reproduced" was presented by eight of the younger misses of tn, school, each wearing upon her breast golden letter for the word Columbus, ant each giving a pretty recitation, closing with well-executed drill exercise unde Harris gave a brief but excellent address Columbus and our public schools bein, the inspiring themes. And, to close all came the chief exercise of the evening ''The Growth of the Nation,' in whicl was acted the parts of Columbus, Colum hia, Connecticut, two Indians, two ex plorers, cavalier, pilgrim, Dutch ant Frenc colonist, two slaves, and repre- sentation of each state, the exercise bringing out the different settlements stages of progress, the striking of tn chains from the slaves, and the admission of states in regular order. The eostum ing was handsome and appropriate, an, when finally the representatives of the 4 5 states, each in white, with shield bearin, name on breast, were arranged in pyra mid, with Columbia at the apex, it was beautiful sight, never to be forgotten b, any impossible person who saw it. Tn exercises closed with singing of America.
 The great attendance was a cause o