The Press., 1895-03-28
The concluding lecture of the Chau-

| tauqua extension course VIII DC roaQ at the residence of F. F. Patten, on Edge wood, tomorrow Friday evening.
 The old Levi Gary barn is being de- molished at a rapid rate to make room for the new Baker block extension.
 Borough Clerk Cleaveland came out Tuesday, after weeks confinement with the grip.
 Michael Doyle, section hand on the c. V. railroad, received serious injury to his foot at the powder-track switch on Monday, being struck by center-pin thrown from a passing train.
 A meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held with Mrs. Chas. Comins, Wednesday, April 3d, at o'clock. An interesting program has been prepared, and all ladies are cordial ly invited.
 April 18th is fast day.
 John Mccarthy has a new house we'll under way on his lot just off West-Main street, near F. A. Closes residence.
 Kane's restaurant and bakery is | doors east of it's present location.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Congregational society will be held at the usual place on Friday even ing, at 7. 30 o'clock.
 Regular meeting of Winter Post, No. A, G. A. R., next Monday evening
 The topic of the ''hymn writer's" course at the Congregational church next Sunday evening will be Miscellaneous Hymn Writers" Orchestra accompani- ment, as usual, and a cordial invitation extended to all.
 Easter Sunday comes April 14th.
 As a specimen of Plymouth Rock laying James Wood has left at this office six eggs weighing 21 ounces, and having average measurement of 61x73 inches. These are the product of one hen, and are not double yolk occasionals, but the or dinary everyday achievement of bird that attends strictly to that line of work.
 All reports are favorable concerning Rev. B. R. Browns mental condition, and under the judicious treatment he will receive at the Hartford retreat we are enabled to greet his many Stafford friends as of yore.
 Dennis J. MoCarthy, who entered Yale college last fall in the ninth division of the freshman class (there are thirteen grades), at the recent examination took rank in the first division, showing that he has during his first term overcome the greater advantages other students may have had for preparation for college.
 There is very little doubt that the present court of burgesses will take up the matter of permanent road making, at least experimentally, fixing up small section of some much travelled portion of the main street. The best section for ex- pertinent is quite universally admitted to be East-Main-st. from Wilmington avenue to Furnace avenue, both on account of it's great use for heavy trucking, and because this is the only section of the central DOT tion that is supposed to stand completed in the matter of cufbing and curb lines. What process is to be used is matter as yet to be discussed and determined. It is claimed that we have no suitable stone at any convenient place in Stafford for macadam work. Our granite will pulver- ize into dust under heavy wheeling, though it is well enough for an undercoating with trap rock surface finish. Until it can be determined that we have in Stafford suitable stone for the purpose it may be thought best not to procure stone crusher, but rather to buy crushed stone at some convenient place for shipment by cars. The voters of the borough have strongly expressed themselves in favor of some form of stone roads. Every one who has had experience in road-making in the borough knows that even if we could endure the dirt and mud roads now in use on our main streets we must soon exhaust the supplies of dirt with which repairs must be made nearly every year and in the end be driven to use of more lasting material. In which case why not stop now and save the reserves of gravel for the streets of lesser travel?
 -Vreeland's minstrels appear at the opera house tomorrow (Friday) evening. This troupe has given good satisfaction in former visits, and now brings new fea- lures, including Hank Goodman in the extravaganza, "The Black Prince, " "The March of the Red Dragons" the man. moth song and dance sketch, "The South ern Tourist" introducing "Uncle Eph's Return," and scenes from "The Black Town Circus, the European grotesque marvel and flexible wonder, MT. Richard Wonder, beside good soloists, clog dancers, jugglers, and the usual makeup of a good minstrel show. Reserved seats at AbePs.
 --Amenity Whist Club were entertain ed at Walkers rooms on Tuesday evening by Mrs. A. W. Kingsbury and Mrs. J. A. Foster.
 J. A. Simpson has removed to the house of Mrs. Simpsons father, J. D. Fenton, on East Main-st.
 The young peoples whist club were entertained last evening by MT. and Mrs Lewis Mclaughlin, on Grant avenue.
 Nelson Towne has exchanged the Myott place, one mile east of the bor ough, for Frank B. Converse's farm or Village Hill, formerly known as the Johr Benton place.
 The M. E. conference meets at Prov idence. April 3d, Bishop Walden presid ing. Rev. Mir. Bartholomew will leave for conference on Tuesday. In accord ance with an unanimous expression ot desire, it is understood that MT. B. vii be returned to the Stafford Springs church
 Miss Carrie Clifford is visiting hel mother in the borough.
 Mrs D. K. Green is just recovering from the grip.
 Nelson Towhe has bought of Reuber Edgerton his valuable farm and residence