The Press., 1897-10-14
stafford.

Dr. Fred Batchelder of Boston, was at the Baptist parsonage fair week.
 Deacon J. 0. Wightman Is spending some time in New York with his daugh- ter.
 John Rabadeau has rented the Reuben Burley place and moved into the same last Tuesday.
 Mrs. Jacob Glover Is in Holyoke visit ing friends and enjoying the features of merchants week.
 School Tax Collector Lasbury is ready to receive the taxes In this district, which were due October 1st.
 Regular meeting of the Mission Band at the Baptist church chapel Saturday afternoon at four o'clock,
 Miss Eva F. Dwight of Springfield, was at home with her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. H. Dwight, over Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Reuben Burley of Hol- yoke, were in town over Sunday, stopping with their daughter, Mrs. E. H. Pinney. MT. and Mrs. George Kingsbury left Wednesday for Holyoke to spend the bal ance of the week with their son, Clarence.
 Mrs. Flavel Mosely of Springfield, and MT. and Mrs. Russell Colburn fair week.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. this Enduring hardships for Christ's sake" The public is cor dially invited.
 Frank Brown left Tuesday morning for Brdgeton, N. J., where 1t Is said he Is to have position similar to the one he held in the Riverside mill.
 Mrs. Laura Corpe of Hartford, has been stopping with the family of A. H. Weaver and visiting other friends in the village the past week.
 The force of road men, who have been idle since town election, resumed opera tions Tuesday, commencing on the west road, near Bear brook.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dwight Hall and Mir. and Mrs. William Stanton, all of Saybrook, were guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry Cum mings during fair week.
 Harry Taylor, who moved from this place to Somersville year or two ago, returned yesterday and has rented the tenement in the Howe house vacated by Herman Ladish.
 Regular meeting of Stafford Grange next Tuesday evening. It Is desiI ed that every member be present that Is possible, as business of importance Is to come be- fore the meeting.
 If the man or boy who, in 8 fit of ab sentmindedness, carried off the key to the town house on election day, will return it to J. Glover & Sons store, he will be do- ing the town officials quite favor
 The wild deer was seen again last week front of a team, at the foot of Colburn hill. Apparently their numbers are in- creasing, or this one covers 8 wide range of territory.
 Unclaimed letters in Stafford post of flee: Mrs. Rachael Tibbs, Mrs. Adede Nelson, Miss B. L. Putnam. Miss Jean nette Tylar, Miss Msude E. Bingham, MT. John Robbins, MT. Edward La Barge, Mi. Munnioto Labionro.
 Will Sanford and family are also to move soon and will hereafter live in the house with his father, Oscar Sanford, taking the tenement his father now occu- pies, who Is to move into the part occupi- ed by Thomas Johnson as soon as 1t is vacated.
 Frank Nichols with his son, Robbie, and daughter, Grace, of Springfield, spent fair week with Mir. Nichols mother, Mrs. Abner Needham. Mir. and Mrs. Needham had as guests the same week John Bacon and wife of Brimfield. While MT. Bacon was here he was seriously contemplating the purchase of Blacks hotel.
 This was practically deserted village last Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, nearly everybody being at the fair. They all returned perfectly satisfied, and the verdict was unanimous that 1t was
 The very best fair!
 The most people there!
 And the largest fair
 Ever before held therel
 Both of the lower tenements in the re- modelled boarding house are now occupi- ed, the one in the east end by Samuel Taylor, the new superintendent of the weaving department at the Riverside mill, and the one in the west end by Herman Ladish, who moves from the old Howe house. The two upper tenements are to be occupied, one by John Moore, at pres ent living In the Howe house, and the other by Thomas Mcdonald.
 As usual quite a number of the ladies of this village were awarded premiums for their exhibit of fancy articles, etc., at the fair last week. Among the number were Mrs. A. G. Sault, who showed a hand some carriage robe, rag carpet, tidy, and pin cushin, receiving $1.80 in premiums :; Mrs. George Kingsbury, who made fine display of rugs, and received $1. 50, and Mrs. Will Lewis, who was awarded 50 cents on 8 handsome crocheted horn. In addition to the above Mrs. Kingsbury re- ceive premium of 50 cents on a hand some quilt.
 The force of road men, while digging in the bank just little below Bear brook yesterday, unearthed valuable and very interesting r. lie of Indian days. It is an Indian spear head, cut from flint, and with the exception that the shaft is brok- en, it is in @ good state of preservation, considering that 1t must have been lying there, where the Indians left it. for at least hundred and fifty years. The head Is about six inches long by an inch and a half wide at the base, and has evidently seen service. Mir. Colburn has it in his possession.
 The annual meeting of the Ladies' so- ciety of the Universalist church was held last evening. It has been a very prosper ous year with them, with a larger mem- bership than usual and generous receipts, considering that no fair and but few other entertainments have been held. Includ- ing the btlance on hand last year, the to- tai receipts have been $377.87; the ex- penditures being $198. 89, almost entirely for the benefit of the church. The officers elect are: Mrs. D. P. Druley, president :; Mrs. Mary Prince, vice-president; Mrs. E. H. Pinney, secretary and treasurer Mrs. Henry Gerould, Mrs. Anna Mead,