The Press., 1893-02-23
It has been matter of congratula-

The wind blew gale, the mercury stood near zero, and the air was full of snow. The sound of the fire alarm then had a double terror. The building on fire was a cheap three-tenement house belonging to Elam Ellithorpe, and standing in the rear The fire had evidently caught from the chimney under the roof and smouldered long before breaking out, and, burning from the top, consumed slowly. The line of hose laid was long and a large size noz- gle was in use, so that the stream thrown was more copious than effective. It suf- feed, however, to ward of danger to other buildings. Later smaller nozzle was used with much better effect. Most of the furniture of the tenements was saved. About D. m. the fire alarm was again given. Another cottage on West Main street had caught from the roof and chim- ney. It was extinguished before the fire men reached the place.
 THE SOCIETIES. Lodge, F. A. M. ], meets next Tuesday evening Orient Chapter, R. A. M., Wednesday evening; Wolcott Lodge, F. A. M., Thursday eve- ming.
 Those who practice the "tiim-flam" game, as it is called, may visit Stafford in the future. One recently tried it in New Britain. Here is the process, which is slightly varied in different cases: A man entered MT. Andrews store and made purchase which amounted to 10 cents. The man gave in payment a $1O bill, which the girl who@waited upon him changed, returning $9. 90. The man care fully rolled up the change, and, as he was about to go, suddenly remembered that he had 10 cents in change, whereup- on he asked the girl to return the $10 bill, saying he would. pay the 10 cents, thus avoiding the necessity of carrying around so much change. The girl re- turned the $10 bill in exchange for the money she had given him, and the man left the store. When the girl counted over the change she found it was $s5 short, but the man had disappeared and could not be found. He left in snch haste that he forgot his purchase.
 -Sawyer's Dandelion Compound, ad- vertised in this paper, is medicine pre- pared by a gentleman known to and es- teemed by many Stafford people, who has been engaged in the drug business for nearly forty years.
 Owing to the very good reasons af- forded by the weather, the orange supper of the Methodist ladies is postponed until Friday evening.
 Yesterday being holiday, there was no session of the schools.
 A social will be held at the Congre- gational chapel next Tuesday evening. Mrs. W. H. Cooley and Mrs. W. D. Heald hostesses.
 List of letters remaining in the Staf- ford Springs post office Feb. 23: MT. ,Chas. Allen, Chas. Beyer, Ezidas Ber- thiaume, John Goodro, Miss Minnie Glenroy, A. K, Murdock, Chas. Mitchell, Mrs. Carrie Mumfcrd, Felix St. Germain, Mrs. E. w. Smith.
 There are cases of scarlet fever in the borough. The third of the series of dancing parties, last Tuesday evening, was at tended by 38 couples, fair number con- sidering the bad condition of the roads. MT. Murphy, the temperance agita- tor, who is carrying on the work in which his father won worldwide fame, is now at work in Hartford, where he is doing a good work of reformation. One of the first places in which the elder Murphy labored' was Stafford Springs. He came here almost unknown, but within six months thereafter his name was house. hold word throughout America, The good effect of his work in Stafford was seen for years.
 M. B. Fisk, Esq.,, notary public, an. nounees the opening of an office in the Foster block for business in his line, as transfers, affidavits, etc.
 -Needham's advertisement is worthy of and will get attention of all in need oi good horses. He started from the west with two carloads, but lost one carload last Sunday night in 8 wreck, of which we have not been given particulars.
 On Sunday evening Miss Dox, of the New West Education Commission, will speak in the Congregational church at o'clock. The object of this society is tc promote christian civilization in Utah and adjacent states and territories. Miss Doz has the reputation of being very inter. esting speaker.
 When Postmaster Whiton was first appointed in 1866 the Stafford Springs office was not presidential office, and his first commission was from the postmaster general. Of the commissions which he received later, two bore autographs of U. s. Grant, and one each of James A. Gar. field and Chester A. Arthur.
 -,-F. A. Close has been enlarging his barn, and, it is reported will put in mum Der of horses to let.
 The following new books, added by the Girls Library Club, will be ready fol delivery at the public library on Saturday
 B. 7l3 sherburne House, Amanda Douglas TIA Wolfenberg, Wm. Black 715 A Golden Gossip,
 Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney 716 The Search for Basil Lyndhurst,
 Rosa N. Carey TT Charles Auchester, E. Berger 718 David Alden's Daughter,
 Jane G. Austin 719 The Snare of the Fowler,
 Mrs. Alexander Green. 720 Vestry of the Basins,
 Sarah Platt, Mel 1s3 Natural Law in the Business World,
 Henry Wood 122 In Arctic Seas, Keelly and Davis 123 Indika, John B. Hurst 124 From Egypt to Japan, H. M. Field 125 The West From Car Window,