The Press., 1894-09-06

Stafford Springs and nine of men of this place. In regard to the South Willing ton boys there were only two who were over IS years of age, and if two-thirds of the Stafford nine were juveniles we are sorry they are showing such premature signs of old age.
 Carlos Gurley and wife are visiting at New Haven.
 George Bracket entered the Stafford | Springs High school last Wednesday. School in this district commenced Monday, Miss M. c. Miller, teacher. Edward Whitcomb and wife of Bos- ton, Mass, are visiting at Mrs. Ann Par ker's.
 A son was welcomed to the home of David Barrows Wednesday evening. | HOLLAND.
 | W. B. Martin will begin harvesting the crop of cranberries on the Maxwell bogs, in Holland, in a few days. He es- inmates the yield this year at about ,500 bushels, which will be about 800 bushels less than last year. He will employ about 125 persons in picking the berries, and the pickers receive fifty cents a bush- el. A number of active boys earn from $1.50 to $2.50 day at this work. i The Holland post-office was entered by burglars shortly after midnight Sun- day, the safe opened and about $500 in cash, stamps and watches stolen. It was one of the most daring and successful burglaries committed in this section for many years, and was undoubtedly the work of professionals. Their work show ed that they were familiar with the build ing, inside and out, and that they had no trouble in entering the building. A. R. l Patten is the postmaster, and the office is located in his jewelry and stationery store on the ground floor. Mir. Patten resides with his family, over the store. The burglars entered by a window at the back of the store. They broke the glass sc that they could reach the window catch and then raised the window. They took the lock off the door that opened into the post office and opened the safe by work ing the combination. They evidently un- derstood all about the combination, as they could not have worked very long on it. They obtained $170 of post office money; $40 in cash belonging to Post master Patten; $10 cash belonging to the town of Holland; $2 in stamps and twelve watches valued at from $5 to $15 each. The watches had been left with Mir. Pat ten to be repaired, and were owned by Holland residents. The burglars emptied a number of shot bags and placed their booty in them. MT. Patten was awaken ed by noise down stairs. He dressed took his revolver, and rushed down stairs as soon as possible. He entered the post office through the back door, and the burglars rushed out of the front door at the same time. MT. Patten went out of a side door, just as the burglars dashed down back of the building toward the barn. He fired two shots from his re- volver, and one of the burglars answered with shot at Mir. Patten. The night was very dark, and the men had no trouble in escaping. Next morning Mrs. Patten found one of the shot bags near the barn, with nine of the stolen watches and the $2 worth of stamps, also about $10 in small change. One of the men must have dropped the bag through fright, or perhaps was hit by ball from the revolver The safe was a small one only about three feet square and four feet high. There appeared to be no clue or trace of the burglars. It is thought that there were three men in the party. | (Correspondence.)
 The funeral of Joshua Griggs took place at his late residence Thursday af ternoon, Rev. A. H. Post officiating