The Press., 1894-01-18
The new post office fixtures arrived

The new post office fixtures arrived last Thursday and were immediately set up in position. It makes handsome looking office. The number of boxes is considerably greater than in the present office, the increase being largely in the number of lock boxes-80-all of which were quickly engaged. While not expect ing to assume the duties of postmaster until Feb. 1st, this time is likely to be hastened should an earlier visit of the mail inspector require an earlier change. MT. Fitzpatrick will be glad if all holding boxes in the old post office and desiring to retain their present numbers will ad- wise him.
 FEW. Brooks has begun upon the cellar for new house on West-st., next to one begun last summer by Marcius Jewett John Mccarthy is making the cellar.
 The week of prayer has inaugurateo a season of deep religious interest in the Congregational and Methodist churches in the borough, and the meetings are con- tinued through this week and probably will be for 8 longer period. A band o1 Christian Crusaders under charge of Cap tain (Miss) French have aided at the Con- gregational church, coming from like Ia. bors at West Stafford. They are fervent and earnest in their work, and their meth ods entirely unobiectionable to any, ir this respect differing from some who have done evangelistic work here in the past The results are beyond anything in the memory of any now connected with the church, and must result in large acces sions to it's membership. At the M. E church assistance is given by branch oi the Salvation Army, and here, also, deep and growing interest is aroused. The pastors of both churches feel much en couraged. Union meetings are now being held by the two churches.
 The officers of Winter w. R. o., No 9, were duly installed on the evening o1 Jan. 5th by Department President Mrs Augusta B. Hammond. It was a private affair, and very much enjoyed by all pres ent. Regular meeting tomorrow (Fri day) evening, weather permitting.
 Mrs. Lucy Severy of Union, who came to the borough recently to be operated upon for cancer, is so far recovered as tc be able to return home. The cancer was very large one, and the operation of re moval was successfully performed by Dr Watts.
 At a sale of real estate, assigned bJ M. G. Moore, held yesterday by w. b Heald the reservoir on Roaring Brook il Union, flowing some 75 acres, was bough in the interest of the Stafford Springs Aqueduct Go.
 Newly installed officers of Wm. Hor ton Camp, Sons of Veterans:
 Capt., w. B. Whittemore; 1st lieut.. George w. Brennan; 2d lieut., w. 0 Sanford; chaplain, E. A. Cleaveland Is sergeant, F. G. Sanford; Q. M. S., J. E Hurley; sergeant of guard, F. w. Howard color sergeant. George Cardinal; prlncl pal musician, W. E. Irons corporal O U, Moore; picket guard, c. M. Cummings, camp council, F. E. Fitzpatrick, Charles Rock, E. A. Cleaveland.
 The ladies' aid society of the M. E church will meet in the church parlors Friday, Jan. 26th. Supper served at the usual hour. Note the change in the day.
 B. G. Holmes returns to his homo at Redlands, Cal, this week. His mother, Mrs. c. J. Holmes, will remain here for another month. The Holmes own a ranch at Redlands, which is in San Ber- nardino county, f1uit-growing region largely given to orange culture, though their interest is chiefly in peaches, a large portion of which are dried before market ing.
 Miss Annie E. French, teacher in the grammar school, was called to her home at Holliston, Mass, last Saturday to at tend the funeral of her grandfather, who died at the age of 91 years.
 W. H. Segar has had fine monu ment erected on his lot in the Stafford Springs cemetery, the work of the Messrs Cook of Springfield.
 Miss Emily Thrall is spending thu winter in Washington, as 8 student O physical culture.
 The Central Woolen Co. will run ou stock this week, and stop to put in ap paratus for steaming goods. This vii take from two to three weeks, by whicl time it is hoped that business conditions will warrant a new start.
 Vital Statistics.
 Town Clerk Blacks record of vital stat istics for 1893, from which we are permit ted to copy, gives the total number O births in Stafford during the year as 106 57 males, 49 females, one male being col ored; two pairs of twins; two illegiti mate births. In 52 cases both parties were of American birth; English, 3; IF ish, g. Canadian, 21; German, 6; Rus sian, 2; Danish, 1. In 13 cases the moth CTS were American born, and the fathe foreign; in the father American, ant the moth CT foreign. The greatest mum Der was in July-16; the smallest in Jan uary-3.
 Total number of marriages, Az. 9 grooms and A brides were born of Amer ican parents. In 30 cases both bride an' groom were American born. widows, widowers, 1 divorced woman and 1 di vorced man were remarked; in tw' cases bride and groom were colored.
 Total number of deaths, ,72-40 males, 3 females; all white. Number in eacl month: January z, February 7, Marcl 3, April 5, May 3, June 9, July G., Angus 6, September 7. October 6, November 5 December 10. Forty were natives of Con necticut, IS of other states, IA foreigl born. Ages-under one year, IS; one t, five, 3; five to ten, ?; ten to twenty, 2 twenty to thirty, 8; thirty to forty, 7 forty to fifty, 1 fifty to sixty 8 !; sixty t | seventy r. seventy tO eighty 12. eiobt