The Press., 1893-11-09

and Fancy Goods store to the store Tn Taft's block, formerly occupied by h.. l.. Burr. and would be pleased to see all her former customers at her new location.
 STAFFORD.
 HI. E. Chamberlin and wife of Vest er,y. R. l., are visiting at J. F. Chamber lin's.
 Marcus Rowland and wife have gone to Worcester to remain number o1 weeks.
 Station Agent Squier will be in occu- pancy of the new depot some time next week. The old station is for sale, to be removed.
 A whist club is being formed among the young people of the borough.
 Miss K. F. Horrigan has removed her millinery store from Pages block to the store formerly occupied by Burr's s-dry goods store, in Tsfts block. The names of the streets are being painted and will soon be in place. MT Thomas will close his work numbering the street entrances this week.
 The members of A. o. U. w., with invited friends, have smoke talk, With refreshments, speaking, etc., at oocfety Hall this evening. Past Grand Master Landers, from New London. and other speakers will be present.
 Last Friday evening the M. E. Sun day school celebrated good tidings day by a concert. Mrs. S. F. Maine and Dr. C. E. Harris read selections, and Miss Kate Lord made the collection speech. The features of the evening were the march, ing of the children and drill by young misses. Music was furnished by g choir from the school and ''the orchestra" The proceeds of the collection go to the Sunday School Union and the Tract So- eiety of the Methodist Episcopal church.
 Hen thieves are at their work again. T. P. Needham's hennery was visited the other night.
 Next to having seen the worlds fair itself, good way to get accurate knowl- edge of the great show is to attend the stereoptican lecture by c. H. Durham at the Opera House to-mOrrow evening. 400 square feet of canvas and 1000 candle power light will be used.
 Deputy Sheriff D. F. Mullin is now seryiag as deputy jailor at Holland, while the jail is being rebuilt.
 The officials of the New London Northern road have decided to place aD armed day and night patrol on the road near Palmer and Monson, where repeated attempts have been made at train wreck ing. as another attempt was made last Friday night As in each of the former attempts, an obstruction was placed on the ralis sufficient to derail a train run ning at full speed, but fortunately it was rsaf into by freight train, which was run ming at slow rate of speed, and but little damage was done.
 Al the recent convention of the Nor- wieh District Ministerial Association, at South Manchester, Rev. Dr. Harris read a paper on "Hymnody, Ancient and Mod ern." 1t was very enthusiastically re- eeived and highly eulogized. The entire afterHoen afternoon was devoted to it's discussion, and at the close the doctor was given the compliment of vote of thanks
 -CF Hodgson has removed his sew ing machine Headquarters to E. L. Burr's dry goods store.
 A. J. Tilden is taking the school enumeration in the borough district.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will hold social in the chapel next Tuesday evening. Ladies in charge are Mrs. c. B. Newton and Mrs. B. c. Dennis.
 The ladies of the Congregational church are preparing for their annual fail and sale of fancy articles, which will be held the 18th and 18th of December.
 A fine monument of imposing design was erected last week in the cemetery to the memory of the late Julius Converse It Is the joint purchase of Mrs. Julius Converse, Mrs. William Lee and Louis S. Converse. The monument is of Westerly granite, of the so-called red variety, and was furnished by the New England Gran ite Company of Hartford, Conn. The dimensions on the base are nine bysiz feet, and is similar in design to the Case monument in Cedar Hill cemetery, Hart ford, which has been much admired.
 Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, Nov. 9th: George Audet, Joseph Paquette, Francois Va chou, Miss E. J. Webber, Joseph Lafer riere.
 (Commun1cated.)
 MR. EDITOR :-Some families who ar' not in actual want now will need help be fore spring unless the mills start up Some who are. or will be most needy vii have to be sought, for they will suffe long before making known their suffer ing. Some will apply who are not actual ly- suffering. Charity must see that it help is not misplaced. Many have gon' from town, and are self-supporting, anc will return when the mills start up ant over supply the demand for labor.
 If the town need to furnish help to fam ilies having able-bodied men out of em ploy, give them the much needed work ol the roads in the east parish. There il plenty of work on the roads which cal be done togreat advantage-looking afte the water courses, eulverts, &c., so tha water will run in the ditches instead 0 the middle of the roads. There are rock and stones to be removed from. the roat and wash-outs to be filled up. This il