The Press., 1897-01-14
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Lawyer James Fatn9ernAd visited friends In Brattl..bosO over Sunday
 Th@nrnuyBi have gainsd about 15 minutes in Ienmrh .sance January 1.
 E R.wicks of the Springs House vis- tied friends In Monson Sun4ay.
 J. M. Leach is appointed on the manu- factures committee in the legislature.
 Stores closed from 10 o'clock until noon yesterday out of respect to the mem- ory of Rev. D. H. Lawlor.
 Dr. A. o. Comlns has purchased the office and practice of Dl. J. k. Middleton and will take possession next week.
 The affairs of the Stafford Drug Co. have been strengthened out, and the cred itors are to receive l4A cents on the dol lar
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Foley were in Brim- field over Sunday, where they were called by the serious illness of Mrs Foley's father.
 The large number of people in town yesterday to attend Father Lawlor's fu- neral made brIsksbusiness for the hotels andElivery stables.
 
 ebrate their silver wedding anniversary this evening. Notice of the same is giv- en under the local notices.
 Wilbur Clark, the little son of MT. and Mrs. Willis H. Clark, who has been crit ically i'll with scarlet fever, Is better, with good chance for recovery.
 Mir and Mrs. w. II. Bumstead attend ed the funeral yesterday, at Monson, of MT. Bumstead's grandmother, Mrs. Mary +. Needham The burial was at Union.
 J. M. Leach has purchased of Henry Butterfleld, trustee, the stock of Hurley Bros store for $500 He will reopen the place at once, with James Hurley in charge.
 MT. and Mrs. A. W. Walker entertained the Amenity whist club Tuesday evening. Mss Agnes Mcdonald and George Den- nls won prizes. c. c. Parkess and Mrs. Joseph Clark won the other prizes.
 Marshal Bolieau, while riding Sunday with George Frazier, was thrown out of his team and quite badly hurt. One of hls ribs was broken and he received sev- eral bad bruises. The men were riding behind MT. Frazler's colt. The animal shied in front of George Cleaveland's Spd caused the accident.
 Regular meeting of w. k. c. Friday evening at 7.30. Officers installed Jan. lst were President, Miss Nellie M. John- son; <. V. R,, Lo0iss M. Wood; J. V. P, Mary A. SymG1ds; secretary, May s. Mercy treasurer, Etta E. Wilbur; chap lain, Lucy A. Cummings; conductor, Maria D. StebbIns; guard, Evelyn L. Reynolds assistant conductor, Lizzie FarnswoIth; assistant guard, Mary Kel- logg.
 About 20 attended the presentation of Little Christopher at Willimantic last Friday evening. All were well pleased with the entertainment, which was put on by first class company. The passenger coach was cold both going a6'i coming for some reason or other, and those who rode in it were far from comfortable. The opinion was freely expressed that the management of the train should have at tended more carefully to the comfort of its passengers.
 The annual meeting of the First Ma tional bank was held Tuesday and the following directors were chosen: c. l.. Dean, w. II. Smith, E. c. Dennis, J. F. Chamberlin, w. H. Cooley, Cyril John- son, Christopher Allen, M. F. Fairman and k. G. Beebe. At a meeting of the directors the following officers were elect ed President, c. L. Dean; vice presi- dent, W. II. Smith; cashier, F. G. San ford. A semI-annual dividend of per cent. was declared.
 Postmaster Fitzpatrick had q quantity of live bait in his sink at the store last week. Some of the little fishes were sey- eral Inches long, and Mir. Fitzpatrick told a business friend without a blush that they came in through his water pipe and showed what Roaring Brook produced In the way of fish. The next day he went and few of his friends put up job on him that worked successfully and has oe- easloned much amusement since.
 Col. C. l.. Dean was in town Tuesday. Mir. Dean. who was recently elected one of the representatives from the city of Maiden, ia a member of the committee on ways and means. This Is one of the most important committees in the Massachu- setts legislature, corresponding to the committee of finance and appropriations In the Connecticut legislature. Friends of Mir. Dean will be pleased to learn that he has been put on a committee where his business qualifications cannot fail to bo appreciated.
 There Ia n feeling Of satisfaction over the fact that c. c. Ellis has been reap pointed road commissioner, and Louis Helm borough police officer for another year. Officer Helm maintains good order on the streets with very little cost to the town. The arrests made for disorderly conduct or drunk enness since he has been on duty are very few. Ills slze Is respect ed by the rougher element, and trouble oeases whom he appears. Mir. Ellis Is thoroughly In touch with the town on the movement for go | roads, and his expert once will be of much value.
 No settlement has yet been arrived at in the matter of the money due Smith, the concrete man, for sidewalks from the borough. The work has not yet been acc oeptod by the borough, and until this Is done no settlement can be made. The lawyers representing the different claims on the money all think their cases valid. As the.oourt of burgesses are uncertain who is entitled to the money and are lla- ble to have trouble by making a settle ment with either of the parties, 1t will probably be some time before the work Ia