The Press., 1897-12-09
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Useful Articles for the holiday trade at A. L Towards. Give us a call. Goods shown with pleasure.
 Prof. Jordan has a stock of musical supplies for Christmas, at his rooms in the library building. Public Invited. Troy instruments for children. A. w. Walker is showing large as- sortment of books of all kinds, also special bargain in Teachers' Bibles at ss cents each.
 Buy no Holiday Presents until you have called and examined the largest stock in town at A. w. Walkers. You will find some prettily trimmed hats ai Mss Russell's that would be suit | able for Christmas present. Embroidered Silk, Chiffon, and Lawn | Ties at Miss Russell's. Wanted. An the ladies to call and ex- amino our stock of Ladies' Misses and Children's Winter Garments. For quality and prlce they are all right Remember, good goods at lowest prices, at A. w. Walk.I's. School Stationery at The Press office. Sec our big 60 Tablet--the largest tablet of q good quality of paper we have ever had. Pencils, Pens, etc. A large assoTt- ment at The Press office. -Spooled Carpet Warp at K. l.. Rurr's. --'0S Calendar Pads for sale at The Press ofilce-six sizes. For First Glass Photographs call at Cardinals Studio. Cabinets oniy $2 per dozen. Good work guaranteed. S3 Main Street.
 Chlldren's Dresses--4 to IA years. Prices low at E. l.. Burr's.
 Ladies say that Burr keeps the best You can lind n largo assortment of Handk erchiefs and Muffiers for the holt day trade at A. l.. Towards.
 -Ladles' and Chlldren's Hoods and FascinatoIs at A. l.. Towards.
 A nloe line of Christmas Cards and Calendars at The Press office at very low prices.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Ernest Arnold has gone to Philadelphia to work.
 Regular meeting of the U. Q. c. c. next Monday evening.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge F. < A. M, next Tuesday evening.
 J. K. l.. Robbins advertlses to furnish oysters, opened from the shell, to order, Joseph II. Collins, proprietor of the Springs House, has applied for n license. Y. F. s. c. E. topic at the Congrega- tlonAl church next Sunday evening, "One thing have learned from PAul's life and writlngs." Miss Minnie Notnlck, leader. Rev. F. E. Harrison of Somers, who preached at tho ConRregat'onal church in Union last Sunday preached at the Con- gregational church in the borough in the evening.
 II. A. Goodman, who has been with W. F.. Demond for several months, has pur- chased grocery and provision business in MItteneague, and will take possession next Monday.
 Shevelof & Kuslansky, propretors of the New York Grocery store, have dis solved partnership. The business will be carried on hereafter by Samuel Kuslan- sk", the junior member of the firm.
 The ladies of the Winter w. k. c. will give an oyster supper and entertainment in Society hall, Friday evening. Supper from to 7.30 Supper and entertainment, 25 cents. Entertainment, 10 cents.
 On account of the fair Of the ladies of the Congregational church, to be held next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the meeting of ths Haymarket Square club will be postponed until Friday even- ing, December i7th
 Nelson Towne and William ID. Ruby have sold q tract of about acres of land, on the upper road to the Hollow, to E. w. Brooks. The land adIolns that of M. A. Smith, and Mir. Brooks contemplates building some houses next spring.
 George E. Mello and Llllie May White have been heard from in New York City. They are on their feet again and doing well. Mir. Mello and Miss White were befrlended by many of the townspeople at the time of their trouble with the Davy X Klmmel company. Those who assisted them At the time will, no doubt, feel in- terested to hear of their good fortune.
 Winter w. k. o., No.24, elected the following officers at their meeting Friday evening President Mrs. Jane R. Cleve- land; $. V. president, Mrs Louise NJ. Wood J. V. president, Mrs. Martha A. Nichols; treasurer, Mss Evelyn l.. Key. holds chaplain, Mrs. Lucy A.Cummings conductor, Miss Mary A. Howard guard Miss Mary A. Kellogg.
 w. II. II. Murray scored another sue Gess at the opeia house Monday evening in hls reading of "How John Norton the Trapper, Spent His Christmas" There was good sized audience, and so realistic did the speaker make the char acters tha he interpreted, that it almost seemed a. if honest, big-hearted, old John Morton was present. MT. Murray's power 1T holding an audience Is equal to his pres tige as an author.
 The town meeting Tuesday called ou large number, over 130 voters beinl present. w. II. Black acted as chair man. The first clause In the warning, t' see If the town would accept the trust a set forth In the will of Isaac Perkins Hyde, providing after the death of hi wife for a public park, to be known a Hyde park, was voted upon by the adop ton of the following resolutions:
 Whereas, Isaac Perkins Hyde former ly of this town, later of Southbridge Mass, recently deceased, did, by his las will and testament made and executed O the fourth day of March, A. D. 1907 after making provisions for his wife an' other relatives, request and direct tha all of the remainder of his entire estat should go to the town of Stafford in man ner and form set forth in said will
 Therefore, lt Is resolved by the lega voters here assembled that, acting tn requirements of said will, the town O Stafford hereby accepts said trust, an will appoint proper trustees to care fo the same.
 Resolved further, that in accepting sal trust the town makes respectful acknowI edgement of its appreciation of the publI spirit and high purpose which inspire Isaac Hyde to SO generously and wissl regard and remember the home of hi youth.
 A committee of nine, consisting of W F. Amadon, E. c. Plnney, Chauncey Ol cutt, A. D. Cady, Andrew Whlton, H. W Davis, Christopher Allen, J. J. Ellis an Cyril Johnson, was appointed to nom