The Press., 1897-02-25
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Ferdinand Kreisel has taken the agency for the Victor bicycle.
 Mrs. James Mclaughlin Is visiting friends in Palmer, Mass.
 Wm. Doyle, of Monson, has taken a position at the Stafford House.
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, l. O. O. F., next Tuesday evening.
 Robert Smith was home from Worces- ter academy over Sunday and Monday.
 special meeting of the w. C. T. U. ut Mrs. S. F. Maine's, Friday, 3 o'clock. Rev. T. D. Martin, of Thompsonville, will officlate at Grace church next Sun day.
 Carl Adams was home from Springfield and spent the Sabbath and Washington's birthday.
 C. A. Harwood, of Norwich, has recov- cred sufficiently to be about his business. and was in town the first of the week.
 A.W. Walker, W. +. Hanley and Thos. Hassett have been in Boston this week, attending the meeting of the grand lodge of United Workmen.
 Christian Endeavor subject at the Con- gregatlonal church next Sunday evening From what does Christ save men?" Miss Hattie Barnes, leader.
 One of the peculiarities of the telephone business Is, that while 1t costs Monson man but 25 cents to talk with Stafford Springs friend, 1t costs so cents to call up MonsOn.
 Rev. A. J. McIeod's subject at the Congregational church next Sunday morn ing will be Mary Lyon. the founder of Mount Holyoke college. collection will be taken for the benefit of the college. Q. c. Hanks, of Mansfield, has pur- chased the fixtures of Dlmoek's market, and will open up with a full line of goods Saturday. The market Is to be newly painted Inside and other Improvements are to be made.
 A daughter was born to Dr. Watts and wife at Sacramento, Cal, the 11th. Dr Watts formerly practiced here, and has many friends who will be glad to hear that both the mother and little one are getting along nicely.
 William Foster, William Connor, and Grant Foster, all of Stafford Street, went to Union fishing last Monday, and caught nice string of pickerel. The largest one weighed Al pounds, and there were others that weighed pound each.
 Lathrop has added a rooster to his poultry collection, and has 1t on exhibi- tlon in his show window as a companion to his duck. The combination has at tracted considerable attention. The fowls are at present advertising Pyro Febrin, the popular headache cure.
 John Lynch, 36 years of age, died last Saturday, after an illness of about one week, of inflammation of the bowels. The deceased leaves a widow and three children. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from St. Edwards church. The Citizens Band, of which he was a mem Der, attended in a body.
 About 40 high school scholars and oth- CTS went to Monson last Thursday even. Ing and were entertained at the Century House The trip was made in buses fur. nished by Gary and Bolieau. The sleigh. ing was not first class, but the trip was made without accident The participants were pleased with the supper furnished by Landlord Clifford of the Century House.
 An alarm was rung in for fire at Foz Village last Friday evening. The depart ment started out, but the fire was extin gulshed before the arrival of the com pany. The cause of the fire was an over turned kerosene lamp In a room of one O Samuel Rockwell's houses, occupied by Samuel Wolff's family. The damage wal very slight. This Is the fifth alarm since Jan. 1st.
 A bunch of 20 keys, with a steel chair and ring attached, Is ut The Press office awaiting an owner. The keys range IT size from door key down. There art several very small keys. A pair of spec taoles that was found and advertised las week, brought in three people who haC each lost pair. None of these claimed the pair found, and of the three two haC lost gold mounted spectacles.
 A Current Events club has been form cd by Miss Mary Newton, with a mem bership of about 15 ladies. The first reg ular meeting will be held Monday even ing, March 6, at the home of Miss Mar. Newton. The subject to be considered i "Some Contemporary Authors" Tn works of Hall Caine, Anthony Hope an' Du Maurier will receive attention. Tn current event topic will be President Me KInley's inauguration. It is expecte that the members will gather all avail able information on the subjects to b considered at the meeting.
 The insurance on the post office fix lures, which were damaged by fire las week, has been adjusted. A settlemen on Postmaster Fitzpatrick's burned stocl In trade has not yet been arrived at. Tn adIusters, when they were in town, mad an offer of settlement, which was not aC cepted. An inventory was asked for, an Mir. Fitzpatrick has been busy for severa days preparing lt. It Is now ready, an In all probability the loss will soon be ad Iusted. It will be some little time befor the post office Is back in the old location as new office fixtures will have to be SC cured, or the charred and smoked rt mains of the damaged layout fixed UT The present location of the office Is prett we'll up the street, and the convenience for doing business are not what the ought to be. All agree that the bushes has been we'll handled under the eircum stances.