The Press., 1895-07-25

ble conditions, and, so far as we can learn, nothing unreasonable will be asked. Whatever the town expends will be upon it's roads in widening and in grading, all of which is surely to be done some time. The town expends no money except for equivalent in road betterments. In re- turn it gets Improvements that will bring the town into notice and lessen its present isolation from state centers. The devel- opment of suburban towns in the vicinity of Hartford, the result of opening trolley roads, is something marvellous. Given one in this direction, and outing trips of people from Hartford, Manchester, Rock vile, and other large towns would be daily and frequent, so experience in like instances tell us. Well-to-do people would ride through our town, note it's thrift, enterprise, beauty of scenery, and many attractions. Could the result be otherwise than beneficial? We have beautiful sites for summer homes, and well-to-do people are looking for such.
 
 famed medical spring, the trolley road will advertise it, and bring big transient patronage. Stafford, given fair chance, will hold it's own with other towns, and the trolley road offers this fair chance. The surveyor has finished his work and gone home to prepare maps of the line through the town, and make estimates of the cost. A town meeting will be called to act upon the report as soon as con- pleted, which will be in about two weeks.
 The department chaplain, Rev. T. c. Druley, to whom reports of exercises on memorial day are sent, has reports from 70 posts and AS towns. He finds that on "last memorial day, according to reports, 44O2 comrades were in line, that they dec orated 9372 graves in about 800 cemeter- ies, and of these graves over 1000 are without headstones. The numbers in the last two items are not fully reported, and are under rather than over the actual fig ures. While in a few towns there is no interest in these exercises, and in few others the day is given to games, the chap lain learns from the reports that general ly the day has never been so we'll or so f1tly observed. There must have been thousands of children participating.
 Rev. T. D. Martin, of Thompson vile, will supply at Grace church next Sunday, though not as 8 candidate. It is expected that the church will next week make selection of a rector from among those who have been supplying.
 Mrs. E. R. Brown is removing from the Episcopal rectory to the L. w. Crane homestead place, now owned by her sis ter. Miss Kate G. Bliss.
 The grounds of the Episcopal rectory are being improved by removing the ledge at the front, and terracing.
 MT. and Mrs. L. c. Converse have just returned from weeks sojourning on the Huds on.
 -Gilbert Tisdale, of North Adams, formerly of Stafford Springs, is recovering from the knife wound given him July 3d, and his wife, who has been under arrest, is discharged.
 Mrs. Hopkinson and Miss Whittemore of Springfield, and MissWiley of Holyoke, are visiting Miss Mary Newton.
 Next Saturday nights excursion to New York and Coney Island gives privi- lege of returning home either Monday or Tuesday night. Round trip, $3; from South Coventry, $2.75.
 Stafford Hollow.
 A picture and full description of the new school house is given on page 1st. As before stated, Peter B. Johnson is builder, and work upon it has already be- gun. The structure will be 8 credit to the town, and notable addition to its in- (CoFrespOndence)
 The open air concert on Monday even- ing was successful in every way-good music, nicely played, and everybody heard it. The stand was built on hill, so that the music could be heard all over the vii. lage. This was also so successful that the people sitting in their door yards felt as though all had seats in the first bal cony row at this concert. The citizens feel that once week is not too often.
 The village did it's duty in making the excursion a success in point of mum bers. It was enjoyed very much, if the noise some made coming home proves anything.
 We wonder why more cars were need ed to bring the excursion home than tc take it out. Was everything and every body fuller?
 Timothy Collins has painted his house a warm yellow, with reddish brown trim mings. He moved in some weeks ago It is quite an improvement
 Cyril Johnson is having his barr shingled.
 George L. Thompson of Tufts Divin ity School is at home for few days. H. will spend the summer at Londonderry Vt., where he will supply the pulpit of thu Universalist church.
 HI. F. Cady has rented rooms in Gov Hyde's buildings at the corner, and vii add hay and grain to his business. H. has already put in baled hay, but it vii be some weeks before he is prepared t. deliver grain.
 The Sunday school room of the Uni versalist church has been freshened up little. The paper has been torn of, tn walls painted light blue, border c light brown, the same color as the ceiling and the book cases vanished. (From another Correspondent)
 The Mission Band of willing worker will meet next Saturday, at o'clock, i the chapel. Next Wednesday evenin the Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptis church will hold an ice cream social, ser7 ing ice cream and cake. A general inv