The Press., 1896-11-12
Contractor Johnson has gone to Yer.

Bissett's orchestra will furnish music for ball at the Hollow, Thanksgiving night.
 o. M. Brown, of the Chicago grocery, has been quite i'll, but Is now able to be out again.
 The personal property of the late Hiram Vinton will be sold at public auction, at Orcuttville, Friday at 10 a. m. The regular meeting of the w. 0. T: U. will be held with Miss G. A. Washburn, on Highland terrace, Friday at 3 p. m.
 Y.P. s. c. E. subject at the Congrega- tional church next Sunday evening: "A good education-what 1t is and how to get it."
 Rev. A. J. Mcleod and Miss Hattie Earns attended the state Christian En- deavor convention at New London this week.
 w. B. Whittemore has small portable engine and boiler, using kerosene for fuel, to take the place of horse power for saw ing wood.
 Mrs. M. J. Leach, and Miss May Mur- ray, of the Kindergarten News, Spring. field, have gone on a carriage ride to Northf1eld.
 The wood has been moved from the Central Woolen company's lot, on the side next to the Congregational church, and the ground leveled and raked off.
 The ella of '98, s. H. s., will present the drama, "A Thorn Among the Roses," concluding with the farce, "The New Woman" on Tuesday evening, Nov. 24th, in the Episcopal Sunday school room.
 The period for weighing the mails is now over. Postmaster Fitzpatrick re- ports that $500 pounds were received, and 2,200 sent out at the local office dur ing the thirty days that the record was kept.
 Theodore Needham was much annoyed Monday morning by the actions of a stranger in town, who rolled one of his cider barrels from it's natural position into the highway. MT. Needham at first was inclined to prosecute, but he finally de- cAded not to.
 Charles R. Newton and Walter McKen- drick were prevented from making cen tury run last Friday by a accident to the tandem. They had made about ninety miles, and had reached Monson on the homeward tack, when the break made it necessary to come home on the cars.
 A special train will be run to Williman- tic this evening for the benefit of those who wish to witness or take part in the republican parade. About $1, ,OOO has been raised for the occasion, and 1t is ex- pected that there will be at least $500 men in line. The train will leave Stafford al SOS aud return at Il o'clock. Fare for the round trip, 80 cents.
 Bishop White, of Indiana, conferred the rite Of confirmation, at Grace church, last Friday evening, on six persons. The church was we'll filled, and all were we'll pleased with the able discourse of the bishop. In the days when the mission was held in the hall, about twenty-five l J O1AS o3O OAoAOP W h4lO WdS OAO Ol LuO lay readers sent to the town, fact which he allud"d to in his sermon.
 A club of young women has been formed at the Congregational church for the spec ial purpose of preparing for the fair next month, and the general purpose of being useful all the year round. The officers chosen are: President, Mrs. 1. c. Baker vice-president, Ruth Walker; secretary and treasurer, Lettie Meyers. A name for the club has not yet been adopted.
 Landlord Foley, of the Stafford Hotel, Is fixing up the room in the rear of his office for lunch room. He will serve sandwiches, beans, lambs tongues, chick en, soup, coffee, milk, and other dishes that can be prepared quickly. He will keep this room open until Il o'clock, and as 1t will he the only place in town where a late lunch can be bought, it will proba- ply receive liberal patronage,
 The town meeting Monday afternoon did not call out a very large number of voters, only thirteen being present w. H. Black acted as moderator A tax of 20 mills was voted on list next to be made, to be due April 1st, and interest at the rate of per cent. to be charged after May 1st. One hundred dollars was ap- prOpriated for the observance of Memori- al day petition for an appropriation for the public library had been prepared, but was not presented in time to be placed On the warning. The following minor town officers were appointed: Pound keepers, Lyman Cushman, G. c. Parkess, D. J. Glazier; sealer of weights, Jacob Glover; sealer of leather, E. c. Dennis :; wood measurers, J. W. Witt, A. s. Eaton, B. E. Butterf1eld, E. H. Pinney, E. o. Truesdell, H. c. Holt, E. J. Worthington, Chas. Gary; public weighers, E. 0. Pin ney, E. c. Dennis, s. B. Amadon, B. o. Truesdell. Chas. Gary, w. E. Demond; ; haywards, Lyman Cushman, H. w. Davis, Geo. o. Cleaveland; sextons, c. F. Ea- ger, w. J. Thresher, H. A. Glazier, John Kane, Frank Converse, Wilbur Holmes, Wyles Bradway, M. A. Gold, Homer Lord.
 ) John H. Gardiner, who died at Putnam, on the 10th inst, aged 59, was the second son of the late Horace and Eliza Gardiner, and was born in Manchester. His parents moved to Stafford when he was a small boy. When youth he worked in the store of the late H. M. Bolton, in the l, basement of the old Congregational church, and later going to Hartford as dry goods salesman, where he remained until he removed to Putnam about 25 yeals ago. He was engaged in the dry goods business there, carrying it on very successfully until ill health compelled him to retire from the mercantile business. For oavorol 1,ooro bo hoe boor oro.i5on+