The Press., 1896-09-10
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Towards.
 -Corsets and Misses Corset Waists at A. l.. Towards.
 A. w. Walker offers this week a lot of Children's Caps, in fancy plaids, at 19 cents each. Just the thing for school wear.
 A. w. Walker offers this week fifty eight Ladies' Dress Skirts, from $1.75 to $10.50 each. These skirts are we'll made and as low in price as the same can be bought in any city. Call and see what you can get at home before taking your money out of town.
 Dress goods 17c., former price 25c., at E. L. Burr's.
 -Children's Coats, only $1, at B. L.. Burr's.
 The Misses Russell have been to New York, and returned with full line of fall goods.
 A good line of Ladies' and Children's Fall and Winter Underwear just receiv ed, also new line of Stamped Goods. Call and examine at A. L. Towards.
 See auction notice l.. M. Kennedy es- tate on page 3.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, l. O o. F. next Tuesday evening.
 The steamer company held it's monthly practice meeting Tuesday evening.
 The Misses Russell attended tho fall millinery openings in New Y ork this week. Mr and Mrs. D. K. Green have gone to Bridgeport for visit of one week with relatives.
 Topic for Y. P. s, c. E. next Sunday evening at the Congregational church. "Our tongues for Christ"
 Topic for the Epworth League at the M. E. church next Sunday evening En- emies through greed of gain."
 Rev. w. H. Morrison, of Grace church, will hold service at Buff Cap next Sun day afternoon at o'clock.
 Miss Agnes Mcdonald is expected to return and resume charge of the telegraph office about the first of October.
 Charles Reynolds moves his family and household goods this week to Ellington, where he recently bought grist mill.
 Chas. E. Monroe, optician, of Monroe, Carter Co.,, Southbridge, will make his monthly visit Sept. 23d, and will be at E..
 
 L. Burr's store.
 E. N. Washburn and daughters, Misses Myrnie and Florence, and Miss Mamie Woolsey, took a carriage ride to East Longmeadow Friday.
 Richard Ellis, of the Stafford Savings bank, went down to the Cape last Friday evening and spent Saturday, Sunday and Labor day with his friend, George Shea.
 The w. c. T. U. will hold their annual meeting Friday, 3 p. m., at the home of Mrs. A. N. Nichols. The yearly reports will be given, and the presence of every member is solicited.
 BissRtt's orchestra played Monday after noon and evening at Monson for the Hi bernians The dance in the evening was held in Memorial Hall, and there was a large attendance, all being well pleased with the music.
 Thomas Adams, of Rockville, gave a dancing party at Crystal Lake Tuesday evening. About fifteen or twenty couples from Stafford went over and passed a very enjoyable evening. Music for dancing was by Hayden's orchestra, of Rockville.
 A. J. Tilden having refused to take the position of tax collector for the school district, to which he was elected at the annual meeting, Amos N. Nichols has been appointed by the board of school visitors to act in his place, and is now ready to receive said taxes.
 J. D. Armstrong returned last Friday evening from Upton, Que, where he had been called by the sudden death of his father, M. Armstrong. The deceased was 65 years of age, and died at Montreal of heart disease, Monday evening, Aug. 31.
 L. B. Wilson, of Hartford is the low, est bidder for the contract of macadamiz, ing to be done this year by the town. His bid was 43 cents d square yard. As ii was 60 cents last year, about 2,OOO addi- tional yards can be built this year. The fact that the town furnishes it's own roller makes the expense little less. Work will be commenced at once.
 Labor Day passed quietly. The stores
  shut down all day. As there was nothing in the amusement line in town many went away to enjoy the day. The bicycle races at Norwich proved an attraction for sev. eral, and others went to Palmer to sec the wheels go around. The town was al so represented at the Hibernian picnic and field day at Monson.
 The Monson base ball team made ar engagements to play with the local nine last Saturday afternoon. After the man agement of the Staffords had got out the advertising, word came at the last minute from the Monsons that they would not play. The failure of this team to keeI the date suggests the supposition thai they are afraid to try conclusions to { finish with the local team.
 The steam roller, bought by the towr at Springfield, Ohio, was unloaded from the car Tuesday morning. Quite a croWC gathered to see the new machine, and the process of unloading was watched witt interest. A track of plank and sleeperi was built up to the car, steam was gOtte1 up in the roller, and it moved by it's owr power down the inclined plane to tht street. The fact that a steam roller was unloaded from freight car is unimpor taht, but representing, as 1t does, another step in the movement for good roads il the town, the event was of more thar passing interest. Frank Butterfield hal been hired by the town to run the nev machine.
 Gus Thomas clever play, "The Burg lar," will be presented at the Opera Hous' next Tuesday evening by the A. Q. Scam mon company. The company is a strong one and the play is favorite with theatr' goers. One of the strongest scenes Is th'