The Press., 1895-01-31
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 How to save money-use Fueline on your coal and wood. It will pay you. 25 cents @ package. BurwelPs store, Geo. +. Boin, agent. Sample free. A. W. Walker will continue his sale on Ladies' and Children's Winter Under wear and Hosiery at reduced prices.
 -Brooms and Brushes and everything to keep clean at Anthony Adams.
 New Goods every week at Anthony Adams Prof. Wade will be at E. K. Taft's drug store to test and fit eyes (examina- tions free) Friday, Feb. 1st, and also the first Friday in each month, from 10 8. m. to 7.3O D. m. Difficult cases solicited. Bargains in short length dress goods at E. l.. Burr's.
 NoT1CE.-When you are selecting your newspapers or magazines for the year re- member Hurley Bros. can supply you with any newspaper or magazine published in America Newspapers delivered free of charge to your homes every day. We so- licit share of the public patronage.
 HURLEY BROS. Buy your Linen Crash of E. L. Burr. Tinted Writing Paper, ruled and plain, also large assortment of Box Pa pers, at very low prices, &c.,, &c.,, 1Oc. and upwards, at The Press office.
 Watch for bargains In The Press of- flee windows.
 Makes it hot for yOu-the dispenser of Hot Soda, Chocolate, Coffee and Broths at Hurley Bros.
 Job Lots in Stationery at The Press office.
 Wedding Cards and Announcements at The Press office, either engraved or printed.
 STAFFORD.
 -Needham will unload a carload of horses next Tuesday morning, some which are described in an advertisement else where.
 Final meetings of the town board of relief are 10 be held at Truesdells store in West Stafford on Saturday next, and at the town hall on Monday next.
 Regular meeting of Winter Post, No. Al, Monday evening. Work-muster, also business of importance. A comrade will give his views of the battle of Chancel- lOrsville.
 Under the caption, At the Front" the Holland County Leader is running a very interesting series of papers, giving incidents of camp and battle, many of them of local interest.
 Next Sunday morning, at the Con- gregational church, memorial service, subject-the late Rev. c. c. Painter. At 3 p. m. Christian Endeavor Day will be observed, the different young peoples so- cieties in Stafford and Holland having been invited. In the evening hymn ser vice, "Connecticut Hymn Writers" being the topic, with full orchestral accompani- ment. The public is invited to attend all these services.
 The Monday evening club met this week with Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Smith, on East Main-st
 The Amenity club met this week with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Burr, in Walkers rooms, Oronoco block.
 Rev. A. J. Mcleod was called to Groton last Friday to officiate at the fu- neral of W. H. Minor, former parish toner, and a prominent citizen. -Wauseon Lodge, I. o. O. F. meets next Tuesday evening. Harmony Temple of Honor meets next Wednesday evening. Lincoln Athletic club have 8 dance on Saturday evening.
 -Dimock's ''prices current" printed this week, gives rates adopted at his mar ket some time since.
 (Contributed.) $. MT. and Mrs John B. Carpenter of Sturbridge, Mass, who recently visited at Ezra s. Colburn's, had a lucky experi- ence. He got nine boxes of oranges froSl his grove in Florida, which his brother, E. F. Carpenter of Eastlake, Fla, shipped to him on the morning of December 27th. That night the oranges were all frozen at that place and totally spoilt.. Mrs. Lu: cius D. Colburn received present short time ago of a crazy quilt from her aunt, Mrs. Charles Chaffee of Windsor Locks. It is made of silk, satin and velvet pieces, with birds and flowers worked very pret- tily on it. It was made by Mrs. Chaffee herself, lady 77 years of ge.....Gertie Colburn of South Coventry is visiting friends in town..... Ezra Colburn has been appointed guardian of Hattie A. Converse. Geo. D. Shaw, the recently installed commander of Winter Post, G. A. R., was born at Three Rivers, Mass, Nov. 16, 1843, living on a farm with his parents until he enlisted July IA, 1862, for the term of three years. He enlisted in the school house where he went to school for several years, and with seventy others from Palmer and Monson were mustered July 18th into Company D., 36th Regi- ment, Mass. Infantry. His regiment left Worcester Sept. 2d, for the seat of war by way of Boston, going by water to Washington, where it arrived Sept 8th, joining the Army of the Potomac the next day after the battle of Antietam. At An tietam he first saw the horrors of war, one spectacle being the digging of 8 trench in which forty dead rebels were buried Ills corps (9th) remained with the Army of the Potomac until February 1863 and was then sent to Kentucky, and from there, June 63, to Vicksburg Miss. While there MT. Shaw, with several others of his regiment, caught small pox and went to hospital. He also caught fever and ague and in August went into hospital in Cincinnati. November, '63 he left to rejoin his regiment, driving a six-mule team to Knoxville, Tenn, passing over Cumberland mountains. Was wounded at Cold Harbor June 8, 1864, receiving a gun-shot wound in right thigh, minnie ball entering just above the knee pan and was extracted Sept. 4th, 1867, within halt an inch of his spine. Was in the follow ing enpaoamentS. FrederickSburQ VickS- burg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River and Cold Harbor. When waunded he was sent to Alexandria and