The Press., 1896-05-14
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 ment to be run off July4th.
 Miss Ida M. Clifford; recently returned from weeks visit in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Miss Gertrude Butterffeld has taken a position as book-keeper in?her fathers store.
 A valuable horse owned by Adelbert Needham died from the effects of the col ic Sunday.
 Dr. L. F. Eaton is out with fine new road wagon, and o. M. Brown new grocery wagon, both built by W. A. Con- ins.
 Regular meeting of W. R. c. Friday evening. Full attendance desired. Ar engagements for Decoration day will be made.
 4 delegation of about sixteen United Workmen went to Rockville last Thurs day night, visited the lodge there and took the third degree.
 Commercial travellers speak very high ly of the new Springs House. They claim that it is one of the best houses that they strike for the money they expend.
 Over 300 dogs have been registered, which is more than at this time last year. There are abe u 9 or 30 more that must come in soon if the owners wish to avoid trouble.
 The ladies' aid society of the M. B. church will hold a business meeting in the church parlor tomorrow afternoon,
 T at o'clock. All members are requested to be present.
 It is the opinion of many that small fax should be paid by owners of bicycles. It costs money to make good roads, and no one receives more benefit from them than wheelmen.
 F. s. Bidwell, native of this town and son of Samuel Bidwell, is now one of the most prominent business men in Windsor Locks. He has conducted quite a successful hardware business there for number of years.
 At a meeting of the Junior Epworth League Saturday afternoon the following officers were elected: President, Miss B.. Reed; vice presidents, Misses K. Lord, E. Lee, J. Bartholomew; secretary, O.. R. Humphrey; treasurer, F. Clifford.
 In the item in regard to the case of Merrick J. Worthington against Henry J.. -Worthington and wife, which appeared last week, Reed was for the plaintiff and Stevenson for the defense. Owing to an error the names of the attorneys became r ;A TNVkp tod last week.
 The aqueduct company call attention in another column to the users of hose for lawn sprinkling, etc. The restrictions are made necessary on account of the abuse of the privilege. The use of hose is limited to one hour day, and to be used only between the hours of p. m. and p. m.
 The Handy family failed to appear at the opera house, as advertised, Tuesday evening. The public had not evince1 a wild and uncontrolled desire to witness the performance by this family, and the advance sale was quite limited. The small advance sale is thought to have been an important reason for the non-ap- pearance of the aggregation.
 Charles c. Anderson and Miss Ellen ried at the home of the bride, Tuesday, by Rev. A. J. Mcleod. The wedding was a quiet home affair, with none but relatives and intimate friends present. Mr. and Iax an6 h0J1 keeping in Page's block, and have the best wishes of many friends for a happy matrimonial journey through life.
 The special borough meeting held Tues day evening voted to appropriate $3, BOG for the extension of macadamizing in the borough, the town to pay one-half as of, fered at the joint meeting of the select men and burgesses. It was voted to be- gin the macadam at the intersection oi Main and East-Main streets at the end ot section put in last fall, and extend on East-Main-st. to Willington Ave-, thence to the freight depot. If the appropriation will admit of any more macadam than stated the court of burgesses are to use their own discretion as to where the re- remainder shall be laid. Furnace avenue was suggested in the warning, but it is thought the sum appropriated will not permit the macadamizing of any more than East -Main-st. and Willington-ave. as voted.
 A.W. Kingsbury, of the Stafford Springs Monumental Works, has added a five horse power engine and boiler to his equip ment, and will in future do part of his work with power. He has this week put in tool introduced by George Mitchell of the American Pneumatic Tool Go. ot New York that is a wonder It is de- signed for carving and lettering, and runs by compressed air With this tool drill is made to strike between 5000 and 16,. 900 blows a minute. The drill moves uE and down about one-eighth of an inch SC fast that it seems stationary when not cutting stone. When it is brought in con- tact with the face of the stone person realizes the force of the blow, for the drill cuts the hardest granite with sur. prising rapidity and ease. The tool is small, being about an inch in thickness and about seven inches long. It is easily held in the hand when in operation. The compressed air is brought to the too through small hose from a reservoir, SC that an equal pressure of about 50 pounds is experienced all the time it is in use Mir. Kingsbury will later do his polishing by machinery, as he has ample power The excellence of the work turned out by Mir. Kingsbury is we'll known, and with the improvements he is now inaugurating he will be able to produce work equal tC any in New England.