The Press., 1896-04-16
-Adelbert Needham advertises anoth.


 Thursday at 10 8. m.
 Dr. Rafftery represents Holland coun ty at the annual meeting of the New Haven County Medical Society held al the New Haven House in that city to-day
 The class of '93, Stafford Springs high school, met at the home of c. R. Newton Tuesday evening, and took the preliminary steps towards forming al alumni association. Committees were chosen, and it is proposed to hold re- ception at the Springs House in the near future to complete the organization.
 At the republican caucus held at the town house last Friday evening Rev. A. J. Mcleod was chosen chairman and John c. Wightman clerk. The delegates chosen to the state convention were: J. Carl Converse, J.W. Chandler, w. F. Peel and | c. F. Bradway. The town committee chosen were: J. w. Chandler. P. P. Am idon, JIG. Wightman, Myron Davis, HIS. | Abel.
 Miss H. B, Bacon, matron of the re- treat for the insane at Hartford, former resident of the borough, was knocked down and badly injured by team while crossing the street in Hartford yesterday. A truck obstructing her view, she did did not see team coming down the street. She was picked up and taken to the retreat, being attended by the doctors of that institution. She recovered con- sciousness slowly during the afternoon and evening, but last night she was re- ported as much better, and it was thought she would steadily Improve. Her injury was concussiOn of the brain.
 An alarm of fire was rung in about 1.15 p. m. Monday for a fire in the old saw mill, small wooden building, owned by the Warren Woolen company, and used to store lumber, It was at first reported on the street that the Warren Woolen mill was on fire, and much relief was felt when the comparatively harmless charac- ter of the blaze was discovered. The fire department responded promptly to the alarm and in a very short time several streams of water were playing on the flames, and it was but a short time be- fore the fire was extiDguished. The build ing was damaged badly from top to bot tom. but it's value before the fire was so small that the loss on it cannot be con- sidered very serious. It is thought that $150 will fully cover the whole loss. The fire no doubt started from spontaneous combustion. No insurance was carried or the building or it's contents. The compa- ny advertise to give the building away.
 Daniel Doyle, g, son of Michae Doyle, while trying to board freight train Monday night fell in such way that one of his feet got under the wheels anC was badly mangled. Drs. Newton, Mich ols, Smith, Rafftery and David were called and it was found necessary to am putate the leg below the knee. The ac cident occurred little ways above the crossing near the principal Springs street It has been the custom of quite a number of the boys to board freight trains or this grade and ride for a while and ther drop off The Doyle boy and severa others jumped the train Monday after noon, Doyle caught the ladder of a bo1 car but in some way lost his hold anC | fell. He did not faint but called lustily for some one to go for a doctor saying that his leg was cut off. Dr. Rafftery re ports that the boy will probably recover It would seem that the Doyle family stil continue to have more than their shar of misfortunes. What the family hav' passed through in the past two years i well-known and the sympathy of tn community has been excited by their con tinued run of hard luck.
 Good Roads for Stafford.
 A very important town meeting wal held at the town house last Monday after noon. Very near one hundred voterI turned out, and did nobly. In regard tC the first article of the warrant, as to al addition to the macadam road it wa voted to take advantage of the act fo road improvement, passed by the las | legislature, and eXpend $3,O0O on maca dam road, sixteen feet wide beginning a the south end of the road put in last fall extend towards the Springs on the eas road as far as the appropriation woul admit. Work on the same to cOmmenc on or before August 10th. It was als voted to authorize the selectmen to pre- face the road bed for the macadam, b. doing all necessary grading and draining in addition to the above appropriation The second article of the warrant wa disposed of by instructing the selectme to procure modern road roller, weighin not less than ten tons. It was voted frs to procure stone crusher and all necee sary equipments for building macadan roads, this vote was afterwards recindet as it seemed to be the sense of the meet ing that it would be better to wait an see how we'll the native stone used las year stood, before purchasing crushel All of these were voted almost unan mOusly. With good roller and with tn excellent road material, Stafford is blesse with, used with good judgement, tn roads of Stafford will soon be ancien history.
 Stafford.
 Will any person who may find pal of spectacles confer a favor by leavin them at Mrs. J. A. Simonds' store.
 Rev. T. c. Druley attended the regr lar monthly meeting of the Connecticu Valley Universalist Ministers Associs tion at Palmer, Monday.
 The ladies' aid society will meet ne1 Wednesday afternoon for work. Wi serve supper from 5.3O until 7, as usual.
 (Correspondence)
 .-The frequent whizzing by of bicycles the blooming of crocuses, the nesting ( birds, the growing greenness of the grass the swelling of lilac buds, the beating ; carpets, the planting of seeds, the airin being given to babies, the increasin , dustiness of the roads, the appearance ( dandelions, the piping of frogs, the thel . mometer eighty in the shade, indicate that spring is at hand.
 The dance was held last Thursda evening in the Spiritualist Hall. I'll walls of the town house were deemed ul l safe for dancing,
 t Mrs. Holmes is making an additiC 5 to and repairing her house on the we road preparatory to moving into it. A valuable horse belonging to M Belcher of Staffordville took fright our village on Sunday evening, ran to tt Glyn, and then fell down dead, havir broken blood vessel. None of the O cupants of the vehicle were injured. MT. and Mrs. s. E. Dwight are a'