The Press., 1895-01-03
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It WaSllI TEG<WOTSG year ever kuOWn ,alu it was some inches short of being the hes t. Coxeyism, Debbs-ism, and Cobden-club- ism have left unpleasant memories. But these were all put in fair way to be lighted. It will be long before we forget how for time so-called labor organiza- tion held the business of the country by the throat, and defied authority under pretext of fighting local grievance. But the strong arm of the law righted that, and popular verdict of the people gave an unmistakeable "thus far and no farther" command to those who had blighted businesss and proposed to furth- CT paralyze industry.
 Locally the year has been not unusu- ally eventful one. Stafford has seen but little building done. Two good resi- dences have been added to the borough. That of Josiah Converse, now nearly completed, will rank among the best, and will be most pronounced addition to the west end of the borough, having pretty and ample grounds about it. Charles Walk CTS house on Prospect-st. adds another to the several pretty new cottages of it's neighborhood, being probably the best of the lot.
 B. H. Pinney's new residence at Staf- ford Hollow, before described, is one that that village and the town can take pride in.
 Thanks to an efficient fire department and good fire equipment, none of the sev- eral fires in town have been serious ones. Two houses-one belonging to Mark Spencer, the other to Elam Ellithorpe- have been burned and rebuilt. Johnson block had 8 narrow escape from burning in the December fire that nearly gutted Lathrop's store, but an iron ceiling and good police and fire department work kept the loss we'll down. Other fire alarms have not indicated serious loss.
 The purchase of the Springs House by syndicate of business men, and it's tear ing down preparatory to building the much needed new hotel, is an event that will give 1894 prominence in local history.
 The year ends on the whole better than it began. Business is not as good as it was IS months ago, but much improved over 12 months ago. All the mills in town are running except the Foxville mill and one at Staffordville. In most mills wages are reduced. They may go lower. but we trust there will not be need of this. | We pass under new tariff regulation this week, with, we hope, no bad results, hav- ing already discounted much of the an- ticipated change.
 Death and affliction has not passed us by, but the number of prominent persons taken from among us has been smaller than in most recent years. There have been no epidemics nor periods of unusual sickness.
 Our business men have weathered the depression without failures. It has not been year of heavy profit to them, but they all have tided over it's shallow wa ters, and have reason on the whole to re- joice that it is no worse.
 And The Press wishes that 1895 may bring to our town in particular ,and to all the world in general, the very fullest measure of peace and prosperity
 Norwich Bulletin: This country con sumes considerable whisky. Tie total output last year amounted to one hun dred glasses for each man, woman and child in the republic. Some other fellow oot- away with o1IT sItara
 It seems hardly possible, but neverthe- | less it is true, that on an average every 1 R