The Press., 1893-01-19

is the place.
 Short pieces of Winter Dress Goods at reduced prices at E. L. Burr's
 Closing out sale of Winter Millinery
 We have good assortment of Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, also Feathers, Tips, Ribbons, etc., which we win close out at the lowest cash prices for the next two weeks. Miss M. T. Russell.
 -'93 Calendar Pads, for Fancy Work, for sale at The Press offfce
 For Engraved Cards leave your plates and orders at The Press office.
 Sec Gary Bros. advertisement.
 STAFFORD.
 Orient Chapter, R. A. M., meets next Wednesday evening.
 The Monday evening club met this week with MT. and Mrs. J.F. Chamberlin.
 -C. D. Henry's Theatre Co. are at the opera house this week. It is one of the best troups that comes this way, and will remain until Saturday eveuing. Admis- sion 10, 20 and 30 cents. Matinee Satur- day at 2.30.
 Ionic Lodge, F. A. NJ, meets next Tuesday evening.
 We will be glad to have the secretary of any local society in town furnish us calendar for 1893 on which shall be mark ed evenings upon which regular meetings of the organization will be held.
 The parties who conducted the ball at the opera house last week now propose to follow it up with series of private dancing parties, to be given on Tuesday evenings, beginning Jan. 24th Pease's orchestra will furnish music.
 Beginning Feb. 1st the American Ex- press Con pany will do business on the N. L. N. railroad, the Adams Co.,, now occupying the field, retiring at that time. The American Co. already operate on all roads in New England north of the Bos- ton and Albany, also on that noad, west of Worcester, and have recently supplant- ed the Adams Co. on the N. Y. and N. E. road.
 From newspaper report of the poul- try show held at New Haven last week we copy: ''C. W. Comins, of Stafford Springs, shows a very handsome op of bearded silver Polish fowls, and they have attracted much attention by their beautiful spangled plumage and large and handsome crests. Mr. Comins won all the prizes on his silver Polish fowls, and also showed some beautiful white Polands that took first prizes"
 An entertainment will be given at the Congregational chapel next week Wednes- day evening, in place of the regular social. The two young ladies from Sterling, Mass. Miss Emma Patten, who gave a delight ful reading, and Miss Martha Sibley, who sang so acceptably in town in the autumn. will furnish the entertainment. To com mence at half-past seven. Admission, fifteen cents. Please notice the time Wednesday evening.
 Again we are obligated to Town Clerk Black for privilege of printing vital stat fstics of the town for 1892 There were 99 births during the year, 47 females, 52 males. For the larger number in any one | month January and March had 13 each for the smallest number there was also a tie between April and September-3 each. One pair of female twins were on the list, also one pair of opposite sex. In 38 cases both parents were of American birth; English, 1; Irish, 8; Canadian, 8; Ger man, 1 !; Russian, l. Dane, 1; Hungari- an, I; and in 21 cases parents were of | different nationalities, There was one | case of illagitimate birth
 Whole number of marriages, A. In e7 a aoc hcf birth, in cases both of foreign In three cases both were non-residents of the state, | and in the husband was a nonresident | Seven brides were under 20 years of age; in two cases the grooms were under that age. Three grooms were over 50 years of age.
 -Of course everybody will want to try and get that Gold Watch offered by An thony Adams. See advertisement.
 Total number of deaths, s9-5O males, 3s females: in January, IA; February, 8; March, 8; April, 2, May, IA; June, 10; July, g.; August, September. 5; Oc tober, 10; November, 8; December, 2. | 63were natives of Connecticut; 12 of oth- | CT states; 3 of Ireland; of Canada; 5 | of Germany. The occupations were :: manufacturers, 3; farmers, 12; druggist, | l; clerks, 2; student, |; carpenter, 1 /; | machinist, 1; ivory worker, 1; tailor, i ; | wool sorter, 1; weaver, 1; mill hands, 8; peddler, 1; housekeepers, 31. Pneu- monia was the cause of death in 15 cases. Under one year, IT; one to five years, 4: ten to twenty, 5; twenty to thirty, 6; thirty to forty, 3; forty to fifty, 5; fifty to sixty, 5; sixty to seventy, II; seventy, | to eighty, 22; eighty to ninety, 2; over ninety, 3.
 The installation of newly-elected off, cers of the A. o. U. W. took place at the Opera House last Thursday evening, as announced. In giving names of offices elect last week that of Burt T. Eaton, re- ceiver, was omitted. There was a con- siderable attendance on the exercises at the opera house, including a delegation from Palmer, Mass. which came by special train. Deputy Grand M. W. Strong, of New London, assisted by Grand Guide Avery, of New London, installed the off, cers, and the M. E. church orchestra en- livened the exercises with good music. Speaking by Past Master Workmen Locke, of Boston, and Landers, of New London, made up the program of installa- ton, Following which came banquet at society hall, of which nearly 15O persons partook.
 The newly installed master, Henry Wise, after the banquet, presided over a social meeting, which bripht sneoohoc |