The Press., 1895-05-16
STAFFORD.

u6 b6F6Ilu56 ,, MT dIiu hIIS. 14' Y / the popular temperance songsters, make a second visit to Stafford this week, sing ing at the M. E. church under patronage of the EpwOrth League on Friday even- ing, 17th. Tickets 15 and 10 cents.
 The Y. P. s. c. had it's last assembly for the season last evening.
 The regular meeting of Winter Post, G. A. R., to be held next Monday evening, is an important one, having to arrange finally for Memorial day observance.
 Miss Mabel Barber of New London is spending a few days with her grandpa rents, MT. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor.
 HI. s. Abel, M. E. H. P. of Orient chap ter, R. A. M., attended the meeting of the Grand Chapter at New Haven this week, and was elected Grand Scribe, the second office in rank in that body.
 Paid your borough taxes? Collector Spellman is ready to receive.
 There are fifteen pupils in the class to graduate from the High school in June, and each of these will prepare a brief es- say for commencement. This is the larg- est class ever graduated here.
 The boundary marks of the new ho- tel are up The front of the new building will be put back a few feet further than before, also the building will be located further to the east and will face a trihe more to the northeast than before. EX- cavating for the basement is going on, and the large amount of earth that will be re- moved comes handy in making needed improvements in grading. The front foundation walls are being rapidly con- structed.
 Anthony Adams new store house, near the rear of his store, is a substantial two-story iron-covered building, and is well adapted for it's purpose. It is under stood that Eaton & Butterfield will use d portion of it.
 The Stafford Springs banks will avail of the act passed by the present Iegisla- ture, making Saturday after 12 m., legal half-holiday for them, and will from June 1st close at that hour.
 -Contractor Jones of Willimantic, who has laid the bricks of so many good build ings in Stafford, is now engaged in re- pointing the walls of the Central WOolen mill
 That is an important and much need ed ordinance, published last week and this, as adopted by the court of burgesses and relating to awnings over the side walks, now much complained of Also an ordinance should be made, if needed, or enforced, if already in existence, re- serving sidewalks for the use of pedes- trians. There is o&en congestion of travel and injury to clothing, resultant from use of the sidewalks for other than legitimate purposes. The Press has several times been asked to allude to this
 B. D. Pierce of Bridgeport, who was in town last week in consultation with the authorities concerning macadam roads was for about ten years street commits sioner of his city, and during that time has put down nearly 80 miles of macadan road, also laid over A miles of sewer MT. Pierce has some original ideas con corning macadam roads, which he has tested and proved to be sound and feasi ble, evidence of which appears in theil
 
 them askance. He uses less material relying largely upon doing his work well with careful preparation of the road bee by rolling and pudding, also most thor Ough after rolling. He recommends mac adam above any other form of treatment for the borough and town roads, and also the procuring of stone crushed elsewhere if they can be got as near as Monson, fol instance. Also hiring rather than pur chasing a steam roller. The borough authorities are we'll impI essed with his views, especially after inspection of worl done by him, and the following out of his plans, with perhaps his personal super vision, will be advocated in the court O. burgesses. The making of a macadan road from the freight depot to Stafford vile is also strongly advocated as meas ure, sure in the long run, to prove eco nomical
 In this or any other country probabl, no institution provides so much instruc tive entertainment for the children a Seribner & Smith, for with characteristic foresight, that enterpris.ng firm recognize the fact that what amuSes and educate! children has an equal attraction for pa rents and guardians. It so happens tha among the hundred and one wonderful sights are scores upon scores of those which are really of benefit to the little folks. Special acts and features are Sc cured for the avOwed purpose of delight ing children of all ages, and the smalles child will be sure to find some curious oI elegant object within the big tents tt amply repay the parents for the visit Children's numbers are arranged on tht programme in the circus especially fol this object, and embrace sights and feats easily cOmprehended and understood b7 their youthful minds. Elephants, tim ponies, and other creatures are taught t( execute tricks similar to those read abou in story books, and for the three hour they may possibly remain in the show the children are really revelling in wha their youthful fancies imagine is verita ble fairy land of wonders. Such attrac tfons as the menagerie affords them al excellent idea of the beasts, birds ant reptiles living in the world. The won derful feats of the trained animals in tn, big steel-barre arena, show the Iittl ones what can be done by man in the wa, of making the brute creation subject t. his power, and the same may be said o the four trained cages of wild beasts while it is, no doubt, both amusing an' instructive for them to watch all the per formances in the ring, or the stages where Old-timed and modern clowns al continually to be seen in their ridiculou actions and absurd capers. There are s' many meritoriOus features that it woult be hard to find anyone not satisfied. Al this and more will assuredly be here ol Thursday, May 23d, when everyone shoult see It., @-%~ ~a--@ r,~ >' ''s ~s ~.s, --s.