The Press., 1895-09-19
STAFFORD.

HI. s. Abel and J. M. Leach are on a business trip to Boston.
 W. A. Segar is clerking at Browns Chicago grocery.
 Miss Chaffee, who has been spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. A. w. Kingsbury. has resumed her teaching at Thompsonville.
 -Misse e lola and Maude Simonds enter tained about twenty-five of their young friends last Saturday, in honor of their birthdays.
 Name your children! The births of over 800 have been registered in the town of Stafford since January 1st, 1850 without the Christian name of any of them being recorded The parents neg lected their duty in these cases. Parents should either give the name to the physi- elan at the time of birth, or send it to the registrar of births as soon as the child is named. Some births have not been re- corded in any form. This may prove to be an important and serious matter to many, sometime in the future when the defect cannot be remedied. The registrar of births, marriages and deaths has been notified to complete the records from Jan uary 1st, 1850, as directed by the general statute passed at the January session 1895. Cards will be mailed to parents or rela- tives of the nameless ones, as far as pos sible, which should be filled out as mark o6 thnronO and rOt11pOn1 yuit hn11f Ho1au fO the town clerks office.
 Tom Lee, the laundryman, is to move his business to Converse's block.
 The Citizens Band have their annual concert and ball the first evening of the flair, Tuesday, and the Stafford Springs fire department on Wednesday, the second evening.
 Owners of teams should be careful about leaving them unattended, especially after dark, as there have been a number stolen recently in this vicinity. The thieves are very bold and work late in the evening. The first case reported is that of Dr. William Simmons, who left his team in the shed at Crystal Lake last Friday night. When he was ready to leave the team was gone. The next night, Saturday, twoateams were stolen in Pal mer. One was recovered in Springfield, Sunday, and the other was found by w. E. Robbins near his house, hitched and blanketed, Sunday morning. The team was owned by George Nichols of Wilbra- ham, and Deputy Sheriff Studley came to Stafford to-day and took the team back with him.
 M. L. Harrington and wife, from Freehold, NJ, have been spending a few days with Mrs. Els brother, J. V. Squier, on Highland Terrace.
 Miss Edith Baker is visiting friends in Danbury.
 Geo. Kane and family will occupy the tenement over Dr. Nichols office, which has recently been improved.
 Rev. J. E. Clark, of Rockville, and Dr. T. H. Rafftery left Monday for two weeks hunting trip in the Maine woods.
 Miss Katherine R. Smith has return ed to Monson academy and has been elected vice. president of the senior class.
 pr T. c. Tiffany, of Mechanicsville N. Y., was in the borough over Sunday. Mrs. Tiffany, who has been visiting hel parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Beckwith on Crown-st., for number of weeks, re. turned with him.
 -Registration closes to-day, and quite of o66oS +T the list.
 The plans and specifications for the proposed mile of macadamized road be- tween the Hollow and Staffordville have been accepted by the state commission CTS, and the town officials have advertised for bids on the work.
 Mrs. O. c. Hum, of East Long meadow, is the guest of her brother, E N. WashburD.
 Regular meeting of Ionic Lodge, F A. M., next Tuesday evening.
 The indications are that there is tC be a warm fight on the license issu' at the coming town meeting. The Ii cense men are making every effort possi ble to carry the town. They have beel careful to have all voters put on the lis favorable to their side, and it is safe t' predict that every out-of-town voter, favor ing license, entitled to exercise the righ of franchise in town, will find favorabl conditions for being present on election day. The other side are also working ouioflv and will ondoovor to 0ot o,1+ tb full no-license vote. It must be sail that the no-license policy the past yea has been very satisfactory to lovers o good order. There has been but littl drunkenness on the street, and, althoug there has been more or less liquor sold il legally, the law has been pretty we'll en forced. The no-license men claim tha the result has been so satisfactory that number who have been in the habit c voting yes will this year vote no.
 Ezra s. Colburl, wife and daughter Myra, visited in Spencer and Worceste recently.
 A teacher in primary class in lc cal Sunday school had told the story c Solomon's choice between wisdom an riches, and then asked, ''Children, whic did Solomon choose?" A little four-yeal old tot exclaimed, "Oh, teacher! I know he cheaos gum!'
 Ray Mcleod is to take a law cours at Boston University, and will leav Sept. 30th.