The Press., 1897-12-09

Advertised letters: Alice h. bloogett, Kittie Dodge, Jared Watrous, Frank Yohn.
 J. H. Valentines former partner, Au- gust Goldschmith, at Portland, Oregon, Is making him a visit.
 Herbert E. Plympton and Melvina Smart have sold a farm of g acres, at FL lithorpe's crossing, to Marcus H. Rider.
 A season of forty hours devotion was held at the Catholic church this week, be- ginning with high mass Sunday morning.
 The Library Association have added to the library thirty or forty new books, which will be ready for distribution week from Saturday. The list will be published next week.
 The citizens borough caucus last even- Ing did not call out only about 50 voters. The following ticket was placed in nomi- nation: Warden, Anthony Adams; bur gesses for two years, Alvarado Howard, Lyman Cushman, G. 0. Parkess; bur- gesses for one year, A. E. Converse, J. M. Leach, w. J. Williams; clerk, Will liam H. Heald; collector, James War ren; bailiff, Otis Chapman; assessors, James F. Chamberlin, Hannibal Alden, John Brosnan; board of relief. E. o. Dennis, w. E. Hanley, H. S. Abel hay wards, T. O. Lathrop, c. B. Gary, F. J. Chandler; registrars, David Bissett, H. $. Abel; wood inspectors, w. A. Con- fms, II. Alden, A. Whiton. E. L. Burr, E. A. Cleaveland, N. M. Stebbins, G. J. Bailey, O. M. Brown, F. J. Chandler, A. o. Rodman, E. E. Butterfield, A. N. Nichols tything men. c. E. Butterf1eld, F. N. Crane, A. N. Nichols, 0. G. Ellis, Joshua Wood, J. c. Cleaveland, John Brosnan, J. T. Melbourne, s. W. Page, T. c. Lathrop.
 The dramatic ability shown at the Episcopal church. in the presentation of the comedy, "Tulu," has been 8 fruitful topic of conversation this week. The piece was put on Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings, and the vestry of the church was we'll filled at both performances. The artistic manner in which the piece was presented, leads to the hope that the Episcopal people will put something on at the opera house later in the season, and give a chance for a larger and more general patronage. In the cast of "Tulu" Dr. Smith came before the public as a | 'blawsted' English swell. The doctor could not act badly if he tried, theatrically K, ' | but the people Ike to see him best as Uncle Josh. Mrs. K. E. Fosters con- ception of the duchess has received many compliments Miss Chamberlin and Miss Bissett appeared to advantage in the parts selected for them, and pleased the audi ence with the thorough way in which they presented the strong points of their role. More Is expected of Fred Sweet than of the others, but none were disap- pointed in his presentation of the charac- ter of young Englishman. T. R. Pren- tice and Jerry Enright were both first class, and as matter of fact there was not a weak place in the entire cast. l Stafford.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. this evenlng-"Not to be minister ed unto but to minister" All are cor. dlally invited.
 The Mission Band of the Baptist church will meet next Saturday afternoon with Miss Lottie Corners.
 H. F. Cady will open the Beebe store this evening as Christmas Bazaar, ant 1t is we'll worth visit.
 There will be the usual Episcopal ser vice in the town hall next Sunday after noon at o'clock.
 Wolcott Lodge, F. & A. M., will hold special meeting for the installation o officers next Thursday night.
 Something out of the usual-Last Mon. day, Dec. 9th, Hiram Cady picked from 6 flower bed, in the open air, in front o Amos St. Mary's, pansy in full blossom Regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid so l ciety of the Baptist church next Wednes day for work, and as usual they will serve one of their customary good suppers from 5.30 to 2.
 The Springfield Republican last Sunday had selected Wednesday night for thei entertainment. Where the unfortunat
 part comes in we fail to see, for the hal
 was we'll filled, and the affair was in ever,
 way a success. There Is no need of goin
 outside for talent when the children o
 the village can furnish such pleasin
 entertainment as that given In the tow
 hall last evening. The cantata was on of the best, and the singing by the child Ien was superior to any before given fo
  on the part of their instructors. Ther
 were a few features that deserve specis mention, but where all did so we'll it hard to particularize. One of the prett est stage pictures ever presented wa
 where the children lay apparently aslee , while the slumber song was being sung l Ice cream was served during the inter missions, and taken altogether 1t was on of the best entertainments given by tn society.
 As an illustration of the old and ne
 we give the following: At present a cor 3 siderable portion of the wool used in ou Q mills comes from California, some thre 8 thousand miles away, and still anotht = portion from Australia, some thousand |, of miles further, yet Elijah Edson, wh is living in the village, and who in h
 younger days followed the occupation |. a teamster, states that at one time | t was employed by Captains Solva an Farley Converse, and that in compan f with two other men, each driving a fou @ horse team, they used to make regul, g trips from Stafford to Newfane and otht ' places in Vermont, loading on the wo l. which had been gathered there and r D turning to Stafford-surely quite diffe - ence from the present. It may not | generally known, but MT. Edson was all for some years one of the army of stas s drivers who drove on the old Boston aI New York turnpike. Mir. Edson conn e from one of Stafford's oldest families V his father, Royal Edson, was a soldier D the war of 1812, and during the latt e part of his life he drew pension for SUI '9I service; his grandfather was one of u ,. soldiers in the so-called Shay rebellion IT Massachusetts. After the collapse Springfield he came to Stafford, and sor