The Press., 1896-10-08
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Wednesday, Oct. 13 and IA, prepared to correct eye defects. See advertisement
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 F. E. Eastman has returned to his stud ies at Wesleyan.
 E. A. Cleaveland is spending a short vacation at East Hampton.
 Miss Olive Spring is attending Childs' Business college in Springfield.
 E. B. Wicks, of Monson, has taken a position as clerk at the Springs House.
 Chas. E. Monroe, the optcian, will be at E. L. Burr's store next Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Miss Fanny Nenning has accepted a po- sition with a dressmaker in the Fuller building, Springfield.
 Christian Endeavor topic at the Con- gregational church next Sunday evening -"God or Mammon."
 Topic for Epworth League at the M. E. church next Sunday evening, "The friends of Christ, the circle of duty"
 The public schools are closed the three days of the fair, but will be in session saturday to ma ke up one day.
 Landlord Foley will serve a coon SUD- per at the Stafford hotel to a party of young men the evening of the last day of the fair.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Bidwell, of New York city, were the guests of their uncle, Wesley Bdwell on Highland Terrace, last week
 The democratic senatorial convention for the twenty fourth district will be held at the Springs House, Saturday, Oct F, at 10 a. m.
 There is prospect that hunting par ty will be formed in the near future to go to Mashapaug, and camp at the Nipmuck Lodge for few days.
 MT. and Mrs. J. V. Squier attended the funeral, at Windsor Locks, Saturday, of Mrs. Chas. Chaffee, who died suddenly Thursday afternoon of heart failure.
 Judge Thayer will be in town October B for the purpose of holding court for naturalization. Court will be held in the afternoon, but the place is not yet deter mined.
 There Is considerable talk of J. M. Leach in connection with the nomination for representative. MT. Leach is popular, socially and as a business man, and will make strong candidate if nominated
 Hunters report the birds little scarce in this vicinity. Some of the best shots have been out, and after a long days work have arrived home with but four or five birds. This is an unusual condition.
 There will be a social and supper at Grace church next Wednesday evening, with Mrs. Balbrian and Mrs. Butterfield as hosteSses. An entertainment, of which speaking tableaux will be feature, will be presented. An admission of 10 cents will be charged.
 John Mccarthy returned Saturday even- ing from Hartford, where he has good success in canvassing. MT. Mccarthy has taken a contract to put in a sewer of 1O-inch pipe, from Prospect through Ben ton, and extending about 506 feet on High street, about 800 feet in all.
 The regular W. c. T. U. meeting will meet with Miss C.. A. Washburn, High land Terrace, Friday, at 3 p. m Dele gates to the State w. c. T. U. conven- tion at Meriden, October IA, 15 and 16 will be elected, and the new Holland County banner will be exhibited.
 George D. Shaw, who has been resi- dent of Stafford for the past six years and since last February running a hand laundry in the borough, will move to Springfield next week, where he has leased steamed laundry on Armory Hill. He will have an agent here Orrin Converse has taken new lot at the cemetery and has presented the lot which he formerly held to the Grand | Army. It may be used for the burial of | soldies, not otherwise provided for, or for | a soldiers monument. It is probable | that a soldiers monument will be erected | on the site. A change of time went into effect on the Central Vermont Monday There is no very radical change except the remo- val of the Block Island train. By the new schedule trains leave Stafford going north at 7.15 and $50 a. m., and at 4. 25 p. m. For the south at 9.57 am., and at 229 and 7.53 p. m.
 The funeral of Chas. M Eager, Sunday afternoon, was largely attended Rev. J. l. Bartholomew and Rev. W. H. Morrison officiated at the house, and Rev. w. H. Morrison conducted the services at the grave. The flowers were profuse and beautiful. The bearers were G. l.. Den his, B. T. Eaton, Dr. A. o. Comins, F. G. Sanford.
 Rev. J. l. Bartholomew spoke on the license question to large and attentive audience at Haymarket Square Saturday evening. The talk was preceded by sev- eral musical selections given by Citizens | band. Mir. Bartholomew also addressed an outdoor meeting of two thousand per sons, on the same subject, at Manchester last week Thursday evening.
 The Orcutt property was sold at auc- tion last Saturday as follows: Home farm, John Marteson, $500; Master Bill farm, F. H. Baker, $2O5; Orcuttville wood lot, A. D. Cady, $15O; half interest in the Alden lot, Lyman Cushman, $325; half interest in the L. & c. Orcutt lot. Au- gustus Spellman, $16; railroad lot, W. F. Perry, $50. There was A large nuuo-