The Press., 1894-10-11
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 LOCAL NOTICES.
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 Large assortment of infants and children's bonnets at A.W. Walkers.
 A. w. Walker is showing a large line of ladies' and children's winter garments.
 A good bargain, those last years gar ments at $5 each, at A. w. Walkers.
 Don't buy any hosiery and underwear until you have seen A.W. Walkers stock.
 Wood. the Photographer, has anoth- CT Gold Watch to be given away. Every person sitting for pictures will have a chance on the watch free. Cabinets only 2.25 per dozen. This is for first-class work, and don't forget we will be open every day through fair time. This offer good until Nov. 1st, '94.
 Charles E. Lynch of Springfield has succeeded in remarkable way in inn proving the standard of so-called ready made clothing. He has done so by pro- ducing a class of goods that compare fav orably with fine custom clothing. It would have been deemed impossible a few years back to manufacture such perfect fitting garments, except at extravagantly nigh prices Charles E. Lynch has done so. The fall suits exhibited by that firm can- not be too highly commended.
 -Laundried White Shirts, sizes 1299, 13, 135, to close them 39c., former price 6Jc., at E.. l.. Burrs.
 Job Lots in Stationery at The Press office.
 Wedding Cards and Announcements at The Press office, either engraved or printed.
 Ferris Corset Waists at E. L. Burr's.
 -Everything in the line of Stationery at The Press office.
 Japanese Napkins at The Press office.
 STAFFORD.
 Don't forget 1.-the s. F. D.'s ball is postponed to Friday evening.
 -C. R. Newton broke the track record at Brockton, Mass, last Thursday, mak- ing his mile in 2.14al, in a mile handicap race, though getting no prize. He was the scratch man, and was too heavily handicapped by the start given his Com- . petitors. The day before he was first in trial heat, but lost the final race as the result of collision. In the mile open race he took third prize.
 Winter Post, G. A. R., meets next Monday evening; Wauseon Lodge, l. o. o. F., Tuesday evening.
 -E. L. Burr has been appointed col lector for the Aqueduct Co. Rev. Theron Brown, of Newtonville, Mass, and an editor of The Youths Con- panion, was visiting friends in the bor- ough and in Wilmington last week.
 John Wrigley, the concrete contract or, from Amherst, is doing more that his usual amount of work in the borough this season. He has laid sidewalks all about the Spencer cottages, embracing a considerable frontage on High, Rowland, Morton and Spencer streets, shed floor for Smith & Cooley, sidewalks for c. G. Ellis residence on Highland Terrace, also walks about cottages of J. J. Ellis on same street, cross walks to depot from Haymarket Square and from north side of Main-st., cross walk over Willington-ave. on -Main-st., 123 feet of sidewalk in front of G. H. Bakers residence on East Main-st., 498 feet of sidewalk for Mrs. William Smith and 15O feet for Wm. H.
 
 sidewalk for w. W. Lathrop and ST feet for Episcopal rectory on Grant-ave., also on same street cross walk at the Episco- pal rectory. and yard walks at residences of W. W. Lathrop and s. W. Page; also relaid walks about St. Edwards parochial school-house. -+.. .a. See registrars notice of meeting to receive applications from electors to be made. Thursday, Oct. 18th, is the last day on which applications can be received. is visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles Fox, MT. Hyde, who is the eldest of the chil- dren of the late Alvan Hyde, of Stafford, left Staffordville, where he had been en- gagged in business, 28 years ago. and this is his first return visit. He fluids great changes in the looks of the town, and comparatively few familiar faces.
 Springfield Republican The good people of Stafford Springs are taking a step in the right direction when they move toward making their library an entirely free institution. Experience has shown that even the imposition of very small fee for the use of a library bars out a great many persons who would avail themselves of the opportuniey were no such fee involved. This was clearly dem- onstrated in the case of the Springfield library, whose number of patrons increas- ed immensely as soon as it was made abso- Int lp bo rx-iD ha forpI fr11o in the case of every library made abso- lutely free, whether it be in large or small town. As the idea of the public library is not only to furnish books to the masses, but to as far as possible bring influences to bear which will result in the reading those books, every restric- tion which tends to check the operation of those influences ought, so far as is pos sible, to be removed.
 The decision of the borough court, cOndemning as being kept with intent to sell, liquor found in barn near the Crys- tai Lake hotel, has been affirmed by the superior court, and the liquor destroyed.
 The cases of Fisk, administrator of estate of Joseph Mullen vs. John H. Null len, trustee, will be tried in Stafford Springs on the 29th inst before Judge Ralph Wheeler of the superior court. There are two suits, one asking for an ac- counting by the trustee, and the other to set aside the trust deed giving J. H. Mul- len control of the Forestville mill during the minority of the son of deceased,a ,as per tenor of the will. The cases are test