The Press., 1897-11-18

John Murray I08C Q valuable colt iron heart failure, Monday.
 2 Director J. T. Wood expects to repea the oratorio, Paul, the Apostle at thu f Methodist church, soon after Christmas
 J. H. Valentine, of the Warren WooleE company, has hired Mrs. Gaston's house and will soon occupy 1t with his family William Engley finishes the bust esG course at the Eastman Business college at Poughkeepsie, tomorrow and is ex. pected home Saturday.
 Charles R. Newton will go to Boston and Philadelphia after Thanksgiving and take care of Fred Hoyt, who will race ir those cities. Mir. Newton will race nc more this season.
 Mics Ellen Remmert has resigned her position as head clerk at A. w. Walkers Idry goods store and will take the agency for a Philadelphia publishing house. Miss Lilla Day will enter the employ of A W. Walker next Monday.
 The social event of next week will be the Kirmess to be heldss at St. Edwards hall. This annual event Is very popular with the practitioners of St. Edwards. Program for the literary and musical en- tertainment Is nearly completed. The Kirmess opens next Wednesday evening.
 At the meeting of the Current Events club held Monday evening, it was voted to invite the Womans' Library club to join them in their literary work, the lec- ture committee to be composed of the officers of the library club. The subject to be studied this year is Nineteenth Century Authors"
 Joseph Collins of Poughkeepsie, NY, has closed his bargain for the Springs House property, valued at $50, GOO. Mir. Collins will make some improvements on the property, and plans to remodel the stable to make room for several of his trotting horses. MT. Collins expects to spend about five months of the year here. Mir. FOwle has been asked to remain in charge, and will do so for the present. 1t Is hoped that Mir. Fowle may remain permanently. Under his management the house has been maintained at high standard, and has been gaining in pres tige with the travelling public all the time. With the trade that MT. Fowle has worked up and the new guests that will come with the new proprietor, the Springs House should do rushing business next season.
 A point in connection with the bequest made by the late Isaac P. Hyde, which is not generally understood, Is the fact that the income of the money, over and above the price paid for the park will be used for maintaining and supporting 1t. MT. Hyde expected that the trustees appointed to look after this fund after Mrs. Hydes death, and to see to the proper use to which it was put, would be men not con- nected with town affairs. Mr. Hyde did not wish the trusteeship should fall into the hands of the board of selectmen, as this board frequently changes, and he preferred thatthe board of trustees should be permanent one. It would seem that tract of land suitable for park purposes could be secured for $1O,OOO. If this could be done there would be handsome income for maintaining 1t. The value of MT. Hyde's estate is about $6O,OOO The following is copy of the will, as far as it relates to the town of Stafford:
 To Eliza F. Hyde and John M Cochran the sum of Five Thousand ($5, ,0O0) Dol lars, to have and hold in trust, and de- sire said trustees to invest the same and pay over the income thereof to my sister, Harriet A. Marble, during her natural life, and such income to be paid in semi annual payments, and as nearly in the months of January and July in each year as my said trustees can arrange the same. And should my said sister die before my said wife, l desire that said income be paid to my said wife during her llfe
 And should my said sister live longer than my said wife, then at her decease said principal sum is to be disposed of In the same way as the balance of my said estate as is hereinafter provided. | All the rest and residue of my estate give and devise to the said Eliza F. Hyde and John M. Cochran to have and hold in trust, and desire said trustees to in- vest the same and pay the income there- of to my said wife, Eliza F. Hyde, during her natural life, for her own usn and ben ' heirs forever.
 And at her decease I give and bequeath all the property held in trust for her to 1 the town of Stafford, in the state of Con- necticut, but said bequest is made on the condition that said town shall accept the same and appoint suitable and proper of- ffcers or trustees for the administration of this trust, and then such portion of said funds as said officers or trustees shall think advisable shall be used for the purpose of purchasing public park, in said town, to be known as tThe Hyde Park, ," and the balance thereof invested as perpetual fund, the income thereof to be used for the purpose of maintaining and keeping said park in careful and proper manner for all time.
 And If my sister out live my said wife, desire at her decease that the funds set apart in trust for her use shall be added to and transferred to said town, to be used by said town for the purpose herein- before set forth.
 The will was approved by the probate court for Worcester county, Mass, Nov. 16, 1897.
 Eliza F. Hyde, widow of the testator, gave bond as executrix in the sum of sev- enty thousand dollars.
 Stafford.
 State Inspector Bartlett of Guilford, paid Stafford Grange an official visit last Tuesday night.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s. 0. E. this evening -"The Blessedness of Serving God" All are cordially invited.
 Rev. Charles Puffer of Salem, Mass, was here last week on hunting trip and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gerould.
 Timothy Collins is feeling badly over the loss of his dog and promises to make 1t warm for the man who has him in his possession.
 Chicken pox has nearly depleted our schools this week, there being fourteen of .. ...s L.. aE:s.s