The Press., 1894-03-08

E0mark0Dio TOT the season, cOHSiuoEAuB that 1t was entirely the contribution of neighbors and home grown Mrs. Geo. ". Adams and the Epwerth Iseaguepf atais fordville being the largest contyibutors. z !. Stafford Hollow.
 t-The Stafford grange will give dance and supper at spiritaalist Hall, on the eyeli9g oispi srch sOth, also have table for 9sieof lnacy!srtieles.
 tooffespondence.)
 f-Marbles are now all the rage among the boys.
 The tirst. blue bird wasdheard last Sunday morning during church service. > HThesropm formerly occupied by the P o. is now being 'rearranged for Mrs. FSimonds. The rear room will be arranged for tenement, to be occupied by herself and family. R. Colbarn is doing the work.
 Whether it is on account of the hard times or not, yet the facts aie that the town clerk has much less work to do than he ordinarily has in the recording of deeds and mortnages. There Is very little sale of real estate.
 What the Universalist church pro- poses to do for the World with it's Faith'' is the subject to Represented next Sunday morning by Rev. T. c. Druley. Subject of the evening service, The Fourth Beati- tude.
 This is the time our well known and valued citizen, the oldest inhabitant, should come forward with his Interesting "reminiscences of the weather. When has there been time so early in March when it was SO warm, when the ground in many places was thawed out, when 1t was too warm for maple sap to run, and when 1t was dry enough for the boys to play mar bles?
 The school closed on last Friday for two weeks vacation. For the closing exercises both departments gathered In the grammar room, where there were rec itations, etc., by the scholars of the pri- mary grade, with the other grade for au- dience. In the grammar grade 90 schol- ars were enrolled. The average daily at tendance was 21.5. Clal ence Lasbury, Lenie Parker and Harry Johnson were not absent or tardy during the term. Prizes were given for spelling to the following scholars: Arthur Roberts, Bert Wight man, Harry Johnson, Putnam Druley, Geneva Dimmick, Myrtle Brown. Three in each class had the same grade. In the primary department 34 were registered. The average attendance was 3Q.68. The
 following were neither absent nor tardy
 tie A. Converse, Wyla s. Parker, Flor
 ence A. Troy, Annie M. Peters, Johnnie TO. Hasset, GeorgieW. Hassett, Willie A.
 Brown, Clifford s. Wightman; not tardy,
 but, absent one day, Nellie s. >Hulett, Dora
 M. Pero, Georgie A. Colburn, Frankie
 Dimiok. The prize for spelling was won
 by Dora E. Roberts. In looking over the tax list for this ,year, of which summaries appear else.
 where, we gathered the following figures
 for last year and for this. We thought
 the comparison would be interesting tc
 our readers: Amount property on grand
 list, 1892. $1, ,s82, ,794; 1893. $1 ,26e, ,ssl No. polls, 1892, 380; 1893, 325. Amount
 tax, per cent, 1899, $a6, ,531.S2; 14 pes
 cent, 1893, $2O, O,161.69. This includes the
 poll and military tax. There are on the
 list this year more dwelling houses than
 there were last, and an increased valua-
 tion of $6,675. There are 124 more mills
 stores, etc., this year. and worth $4, 300 more than last year. There are listed 4s
 more horses, 138 less cattle and 116 less
 sheep. sOfcourse the valuation efsthest
 last items is decreased. l Louis Riess, whose unfortunate mis
 hap is mentioned elsewhere, was taken tt his boarding house, where he now is, al he has no relatives near. He has to hay, an attendant all the time to keep his band ages wet: He is a member of the A. o U. w His brethren here are taking ul subscription for his benefit. The lodg to which he belongs has been correspond ed with, and will doubtless help care fo him, and the Riverside Go. also assists Though MT. Riess is among strangers h. is not forsaken.
 tFrom another COrrespondent.) } The Ladies' Aid Society connectei with the Baptist church will meet at tn chapel next Wednesday (14th) afternoon and evening. Supper will be served at tn 5 usual time and price, to which a genera invitation to all is given. .... The Missio ? Band will meet with the president, Mis- - Jennie Goodell, next Saturday afternoon ? at 4 o'clock...... The Y. P. s. c. E. thi 8 evening at: 7.3O., Everybody invited to al
 tend. Subject, "Our birthrights and ho, : they are lest," Rom, 8:12-17, 31-39. t stamordville.
 f (COrrespondence)
 il Mir. Willis Winter, whose funera
 was attended at his late residence f Hydeville on Monday, was man tha p was beloved by all that knew him. H 2 was true and devoted member of the M t E. church in Staffordville, and his sudde
 departure has caused the deepest sadnes in the heaass of his brethren. He selec q ed verses 9th to 11th of the 34th Psalm t
 be used at his funeral, from which tn ,. pastor, Rev. H. D. Adams, spoke word n of comfort.
 V The Christian Crusaders are still 1 Ia in this place. They are engaged in tn
 9th week of their labor with the churche Is here. Quite large number have e, n pressed desire to fee from the wrath h come, and have joined the ranks of tf a army of the living God May the goo work go on.
 ar The many friends of Rev. l.. S. Goo
 ell will be pleased to know that he has
 far recovered as to be able to step out t' doors and breath the spring air once nor "a The robins sang spring notes tn