The Press., 1893-03-09

-C. w. COmlDS ndS f0c0lV0u IrOIn bn0 Philadelphia poultry show. one of the big gest in the country, all the first premiums offered for silver bearded Polish, save one. His prizes are 1st on hen, cockerel and bullet, 2d on cock and cockerel. The Fanciers' Journal makes special mention of MT. Comins' exhibit.
 It is cold March weather when snow lays upon the ground day after day, much of the time in sunshine, with no percep- tible diminution in quantity. The first thawing day was yesterday, and the end of the snow period isnow very near. As late as Monday people were engaged in shoveling to clear the road of newly made drifts.
 Martin Hunt has sold his farm to Frank. Scott of Moosup, who will take possession April 1st, and in next week s Press Mir. H. will advertise an auction sale of his personal effects.
 A borough meeting is called for next Tuesday, at 3 p. m., to vote whether to retain all the street lights now in use, or to carry out the vote of the last board of burgesses That vote has been carried out so far as to put in all the lights, but when it comes to the matter of changes of some previously located there is opposi- tion, parties claiming that existing lights are needed to give all localities equal fair treatment. To keep the lights as now will cost $60 per year above the appro- priation.
 Geo. Kane is making numerous inn provements in the Home restaurant, op- posite The Press Office, also has taken 8 considerable portion of the second floor of the building, which he will fit for lodgings for transient guests, and has put in upon that floor water closet, lavatory, etc.
 Probably no more interesting hall exhibit was ever given in Stafford than that of Bristols trained horses last Friday and Saturday evenings. Their exhibitor claims that his animals are singular among their species only in the matter of careful selection. He picks those for training that have we'll shaped heads, no more in telligent than beasts to be met with al most daily showing what he does with such by kindness and patience. His horses do their work as if they loved it, and not as if under compulsion. He claims that his horses understand all he says, includ- ing his remarks concerning them to the audience, and they look as if they did. Every animal knows his place upon the stage and trots out instantly when called. They do not act as if under restraint, be- ing playful and mischievous always, even at their work At command they go to a desk, open it, and bring articles named to their master, but perhaps the most won derful feat is when one of the horses counts by paving upon the floor, answer ing such ques tions as product of three times T. four from fifteen; counting 24 and pausing when half through. If the animals were directed by motion how to do this, then the directing was not to be detected. The trainer sat in chair be- side the horse,. did not look at him, and the horse with head low seemed only in- tent unqg the paving, certainly had the look of keeping count, occasionally mis- counting, with every appearance of doing it in pure mischief, and doing the work right when told that he was wrong. There were eleven horses upon the stage, all of whom had some'work to do singly, finally marching and countermarching in difficult revolutions. A kid Of seven months did some agile trick work in high pole walk ing. One of the best of the trick animals was mule. Some Shetland ponies, one but 30 inches high, gave much pleasure to the children. -
 -EnoS Penny and family have been spending a short time with Mrs. Penny's father, Judge Parkess. Mir. Penny's store, in Springfield, recently gutted by fire, is now about ready for occupancy.
 Martin Hunt reports hens egg 7x9 in measurement
 ". w. Lathrop has exchanged with Augustus Spelman a house at South Will lington for the building next the stone house near the west end of Main-st.
 The following pupils of the public schools have neither been absent nor tar dy during the winter term, which closed on Tuesday afternoon of this week:
 Grade Annie Wobbecke, Alvan J. Smith.
 Grade II-Helen E. Leach.
 Grade III-Marion F. Hughes, Ralph W. Jewett.
 Grade IV-Hattie M Tuthill.
 Grade V-Mary Leach.
 Grade VI-Jennie L. Banford, Maude B. Chandler.
 High school-Liberty D. Crawford, Owen Eastman, Willis Reed, Annie Sulli- van, Gertrude c. Wightman.
 Harmony Temple of Honor has a special meeting next Wednesday.
 Special meeting of Wauseon Lodge, I. o. o. F., next Monday evening.
 Resolutions have passed both legisla- tive branches, appointing J. w. Chandler judge and c. c. Parkess deputy judge, of the borough court.
 Stafford Hollow.
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 MT. Editor: In the last issue of The Press 1 notice a criticism of the condition of the school-room in District No. (Staf- ford Hollow), which seems to me to be a reflection on the officers of the district that is uncalled for and unjust. I do not know that we have ever had better dis trict committee than we have the present year, or one who has been more faithful and mindful of the needs and wants oi the district-and for his public spirit and the personal sacrifice he has made in the interest of the district, feel that he is entitled to much credit, rather than ad- verse criticism. The office of school dis. trict committee is a thankless task, and unless he has an ''axe" to grind-if he discharges his duties faithfully and we'll