The Press., 1893-12-07

the bridges connecting the second stories of two of the mill buildings. From it's location the fire would not be seen by the watchman when making his rounds of inspection within the mill, but fortunately Daniel Blakeley, in passing. saw fir dropping from the box, and alarmed the watchman, the two easily extinguishinp the fire. In connection with this incident publicity is being given to the fact that man recently went into one of the mill departments with revolver in one hand and a bottle of poison in the other, anc announced to the overseer his intention oi killing him and then taking the poison to end his own life unless the overseer gave promise of giving immediate employment to the wife of the invader. The mill haf been recently started, and not all the hands put to work. A little talk cooled down the visitor, and because of regarC to his deserving wife, and the little chil- dren dependent upon her, she was in- cluded, as had been intended, in the next batch of old hands set at work, and no move has been made to punish the hus- band and father for the very serious crime he committed. The community of work CTS dependent upon the mill are vitallt interested in knowing what enemy + threatening their source of sustenance And the community are getting aroused also over the incident of the revolver, etc., as something worth noticing.
 The most talked of issue at the next borough election is that of retaining th' present policeman, MT. Helm, or rein stating his predecessor, Sheriff Mullin.
 The cost of the Edgewood extension has been $500. The estimates of parties on the street at the outset were from $1 ,OOO to $1 200. and the job is well done in every way-well walled, railed, a1d with paved gutter-while abutters have carried out their agreement and put in good eurbing and concrete walk.
 The borough election occurs mex Monday, and the usual citizens caucus preparatory thereto is called for tbl' Thursday evening, instead of on Saturday evening, as has been the custom.
 MT and Mrs. J. V. Squier, the latter especially, have been spending much time the past week at Windsor Locks, where Mir. Sfs. aunt, Mrs. Charles Chaffee, ii lying very low with an attack of pneu | monia. Mrs. Chaffee has many friends
 in Stafford and Monson.
 Winter Post, No. A, G. A. R., elect ed the following officers at it's meeting ol
 last Monday evening: P. G., A. N
 Nichols; s. V. C., Geo. D. Shaw; J. V
 O., F. A. Adams; surgeon, John Me
 Carthy; chaplain, T. 0. Druley; D. O.
 w. B. Whittemore; O.. G., James Hun
 ley; representatives, A. Adams and J. c
 Cleaveland alternates, w. D. Irons an F. A. Adams. John s. Arnold has bee
 appointed adjutant, J. c. Cleaveland
 NJ, and w. D. Irons Q. s.
 A considerable snow fall early Sur
 day morning, hardened down by sue
 ceeding rain, gave foundation for sleigt
 ing, and some sleighs were out on Mor
 day and Tuesday. On Tuesday anothe
 snow fall completed the work of makin
 good sleighing.
 Three electric lights on Tolland-ave
 and one at corner of Cross and Mapl
 streets are petitianed far and will
 voted upon at next Mondays meeting Also the question of some sort of fir
 alarm will come up, beside the usual ma
 ters of tax levy, etc.
 The board of review of the Nation'
 Trotting Association met in executive SCI sion in New York yesterday. In the cas
 of the National Trotting Associatio :, against John and Samuel Rockwell Stafford Springs, Conn.,, for the allege ringing of the horse Dudley Buck, tl board decided that the Rockwells were il
 nocent.
 |, The Christmas tree and exercises : the M E. Sunday school will be held ( Tuesday evening, Dec. 26th.
 l. Fitzpatrick has put in considerab : line of books-staple, as well as tho specially for holiday trade.
 e Miss Mary Newton is doing consi C erable amount of fine art and decorati = painting which has come in good deman '' especially at the holiday season. H e work is very tasty, and she has put it ~ ~ sale to gratify the demands of those wi r. desire to purchase.
 o On the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. n nine ministers and Sunday school sup' e intendents met at the Methodist chur Is for the purpose of considering the form }. tion of Sabbath School Association l. embrace the Sabbath schools of Staffo
 and surrounding towns. After some d al cussion it was voted to form such a unio if to be called the North Holland Sund l. School Association. Pr. Harris, past If of Methodist church of Stafford Spring d was chosen nrasidept; Superintendent re mond of the Congregational church, St es ford Springs, vice president; Rev. Char ,e H. Brown, pastor of the Willington B; <. tist church, secretary and treasurer. H. was voted to have the first meeting of it association at the West Stafford Cong nt gational church on the second WednesC ,d in January, afternoon and evening, 8 n | K chosen committee to prepare progra h. -Gone like the baseless fabric c mt vision. the old depot Piles of bri Ill Ill stone, timber and much material for fl of wood have therefrom accrued to the p ay session of MT. Sweet:
 The young peoples whist club evening was entertained by Mrs. c. at David and Miss Rose Beckwith. A Il. K. Lord of Parker, South Dakc oi spent Thanksgiving with his mother, ln- will remain in town for short visit. N ny Lord is also on her way to Stafford Sprir Ai- having stopped for short visit in ''e cago,
 he Letters remaining in the office So Stafford Springs, Dec. 7th: Alex l to ton, George Chabot, Amos Chaffee, \ re- Rosa Corevo, Paul Grenier, Emile Je E Ernest Cartein, Theodore Martin, S