The Press., 1895-10-10

| of Sandwich, Ill.,, are stopping at Charles Ellis on Highland Terrace.
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge I. o. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
 The following from the Hartford Courant relative to "Hands Across the Sea- is of interest:
 "Hands Across the Sea-" as presented at the Opera House last night is an inter- esting play and deserves the success it is meeting. The audience was a large one. It is melodrama, but without the Over- wrought situations that characterize most plays of this class. The story is interest ing and holds the attention of the audi ence closely, while the serious part is pleas antly relieved by an entertaining strain of light comedy, we'll brought out by the | company. The staging is realistic and attractive, but not so prominent that the play is lost in the scenery. Good, strong witty lines, dramatic situations, a swift movement of events, admirable stage set ting and well-balanced company join to make a performance that is very enjoya- ble. The audience last night was gener- ous with it's applause.
 By an act passed by the last legisla- ture each resident of a town liable to give in list and pay taxes therein shall, on or before November 1, annually, give in his list made and sworn to as before sub- scribed, making a description of all real estate, each parcel being separately described, and if he shall neglect or re- fuse so to do the assessors shall fill out list for him, putting therein all property which they have reason to believe is own ed by him, liable to taxation, at the actual valuation thereof from the best informa- tion they can obtain, and add thereto ten per centum of such valuation, and in said list they shall make separate descrip- tion and valuation of each parcel of real estate.
 (COmmunicated.)
 The Stafford Springs public schools are now in thorough working order and we should be very glad to have those in terested come in and see us at our work. There are seventy scholars registered in the High school, and 3O1 in the entire building, making the largest attendance in the history of the school. We have spent no little time during the past sum- mer in arranging the High school courses, as far as our teaching force will allow, in accordance with the ideas of the best educators, and are trying to strengthen the courses in drawing, music and science, as we'll as the ordinary English branches in the lower grades. The names and or der of classes are published on the outside of the door of each room in the building. Visitors can readily tell from these which classes are reciting at the time they enter and thus can make their calls where they think they will be most interested. This will give the teachers, who are now thor Oughly in earnest, encouragement to work the harder, and will help you to get a more correct idea of what we are doing We believe that the most can be done for the young people only through the hearty cooperation of both parents and teachers, and yet, often times it is next to impossi- ble for us, in addition to our regular du- | ties, to avail ourselves of the privilege of calling at your homes. We think there fore that we shall understand each other better and that it will help us, and above all will help the scholars, if you will come in and show the interest which you doubt less feel in the schools. S. A. J. Stafford Hollow.
 {Correspondence.)
 Where, oh, where, is the equinOctial, unless the rain will pass for it?
 The Riverside Woolen Go. is having the woodwork of the mill painted. MT. and Mrs. Clark, of Providence, R. l., are visiting MT. and Mrs. Weaver. MT. Clark is a brother of the late Dr. Clark, well-known resident of Stafford.
 Mrs. Cyril Johnson is in Boston. The mill and the schools are closed to-day and will be tomorrow.
 It is ancient history now that the election is over, but the temperance meet ing on last Friday night was great suc- cess. The town hall was packed with ar interested audience, the stage was filled with the singers of both churches, anC Rev, MT. Bartholomew made a speech which fairly bristled with good points.
 Miss Mary Smith had neat exercise in her school on election day. As one O. the exercises she conducted an election The scholars voted a secret ballot, bal lot box was used, and the votes counted as in an election. By curious coinci dence the vote against license was thu same as the majority in the town.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Lasbury are hay ing an abundance of interested visitors tC listen to their photograph. MT. Lasbur! has it at the fair this week.
 F. A. Lasbury will give concer with his photograph at the Spiritualis hall next Wednesday evening. Admis sion 20 cents, children 10 cents.
 (From another correspondent.)
 David Johnson, of New Haven, il visiting friends and relatives here, and at tended services at the Baptist church las Sunday, and at the close of the Sunda, school gave a very interesting talk, goinl back to the time when he belonged to tn church and Sunday school...... The mis sion band will meet next Saturday after noon in the chapel at o'clock.......Th ladies' aid society will meet next Wednes day afternoon for work, and will serv supper from 5 30 to 7, as usual.
 (From another correspondent.)
 - Program for the grange meeting next Tuesday evening: Duett by Mrs Lottie Cady and Clara Findeisen; recita tion by Mabel Buck; cornet solo b, Frank Lasbury; debate, Is it advisabl for women to vote affirmative, J Booth Mrs. Crawford, negative by J. Glover Mrs. Weston; guessing by the grange solo by Mrs. Hughes recitation by Flor Booth, to be followed by the harvest sup per. All members are requested to b present.
 West Stafford.
 (Correspondence.)
 A good congregation assembled t. listen to the temperance talks which wer delivered in an energetic manner by Rev