The Press., 1895-08-29
STAFFORD.

memorial address on james McLauSn- lin as Man and Citizen," at the Con- gregational church, next Sunday evening. The services will be of the character of a union of all the churches in town, and will commence at seven o'clock.
 The summer holidays are nearly over. Schools and colleges are preparing to resume work, and many of the young people who have been with us during va cation will return to their studies next week.
 The directors of the Stafford Springs Agricultural Society have commenced to make preparations for the annual fair to be held Oct. 8, and 10. As usual, no effort will be spared to make this fair the most successful of any in this section. Bicycle and horse racing, with plenty of special features, combined with the exhi- bition of cattle, horses and farm pro- ducts, will draw big crowd to Stafford. Mrs. A. W. Kingsbury is visiting friends at Lynn, Mass. MT. Kingsbury was there over Sunday.
 The Block Island train struck meat cart at Orcuttville, owned by BidweIl & Co.,, and driven by Willis Clark, Tues day morning As it is down grade at this point, the train was running at high rate of speed, and the consequences were disastrous to the team. The horse was killed, the wagon smashed, the harness more or less broken, and the stock scat tered and spoiled. Clark would have un. doubtedly been killed had he not turned the horse just an instant before the col lision. As it was he got a bad scalp wound, and was much shaken up. No bones were broken, and, as the train backed up after the accident, he boarded it and came back to the market. The loss amounted to about $500.
 70. R.Newton, of Connecticut, is one of the greatest grand stand performers in the ranks of the class A men. Some day he will land against referee who won't wait for him, as did the one at Rock vile last Saturday. HerGId
 If it was true you could excuse him, but as it isn't, we must excuse the Her. ald'S correspondent.
 The borough schools will resume ses- sions next Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. A. L. Ellis, of Hart fold, are guests of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Ellis.
 The party of young ladies who were at Cliff cottage early in the season went to Mashapaug yesterday for dinner at the Mayf1ower and short reunion.
 HI. A. Mcfarland, of Wales, has brought suit, through his attorney, Law yer Stevenson, against the estate of Ell we'll P. Burley, Charles H. Russell, ex- ecutor, to recover on a note made payable to Nathan Bradley and indorsed by Mr. Mcfarland.
 The Misses Frances and Josephine Nenning are taking course at McDow's dress making academy at New York city
 The work on the sidewalk improve ment has commenced, and the street is d present in a rather ragged condition NichOl Bros. have charge of the stone work. If the widening of the walk haC commenced at the crosswalk in front O. the church, instead of where it does, i would look better and be better, as tht sidewalk from the crosswalk to where i commences to widen is used as much a. further along.
 It is probable that the macadamizins on Main-st. will be done about the sam, time that the section is built from thu town house north, as the machinery vii all be in town at that time, and expens will be saved.
 HI. c. Wheeler, E. c. Dennis anC Gardner Hall, Jr., went to Boston Tues day. After witnessing the parade the, took the boat for Portland, Me, wher they attended the New England fair
 -Chas. Bolieau has purchased piano of c. H. Hobby.
 Charles L. Johnson, employed by W G. Ellis, is taking his annual vacation il Boston.
 The following petition is in circula tion, and is receiving many signatures
 To the republican and democratic tow committees of the town of Stafford-Gen tlemen: We, the undersigned, legal voter of the town of Stafford, hereby petition your honorable committees to call all eau cuses of your respective parties, ill tn future, at the town hall at Stafford Hol low; said caucuses to be general part, caucuses for the whole town, thus abol ishing the former system of caucusing il both the east and west parishes. Sai' caucuses to nominate all town officers both representatives to the general as sembly, to nominate all delegates to tn various party conventions, and to nomi nate state, county and probate officers when such are to be elected and transac all other business proper to town caucus
 The Monson and Stafford consolida ted orchestra, s. H. Holland leader an David Bissett prompter, will furnish mu sic for dance in Memorial hall, Monson next Monday evening. The same orches tra will furnish music for a dance to b given by the bicycle club of Palmer lit tie later.
 Ray Mcleod has severed his conec tion with the electric light company an Harry Kane has taken his position.
 Newton races at Brattleboro to-day at Norwich Monday, at Stafford Sept. at Hartford Sept. 9, and at Springfiel Sept. 10, il and 12.
 A band of gipsies have been campin on the east road about halfway to tn Hollow. The women have done quite business in baskets and fortune-telling while the men traded horses. Their wag ons and horses were in good condition an they seemed prosperous.
 An adjourned meeting of the direct DTS of the Agricultural Society will b held in Foster block next Saturday, at p. m.