The Press., 1897-01-21
January 19, 1867.

the mills of the Hydeville company, has bought the office of the late Derby Journal at Birmingham, in this state, and will i'm mediately remove to that place, and en- gage in the business of job printing. Mr.
 Horton has been a. resident of this town for over twenty years, much of which time he has carried on job printing at Hydeville. He sold out his business to the managers of The Press when the office was established here.
 There was very good turn nAout of sleigh riders from this village last Friday, the bulk of the party going to Holland, where an hour or two was spent enjoying the far-famed hospitality of Madam Kinney, who fully sustained her former reputation in providing for them, though no notice had been sent of their coming. In the evening some forty couples gathered at the Springs House and sat down to first class supper, and those of the company so inclined joined in the "mazy dance."
 One of the most severe snow storms known for years occurred on Thursday of this week. About eighteen inches of snow fell on the level, which a fierce driving wind piled up into drifts and whirled about in avery direction. Added to this the bitter cold experienced Ugh! it makes us shiver now to think of it. The morn ingg;trains in each direction passed Stafford nearly on time. Saunders train south got disabled near Willimantic, and stood in the way of the up train until the snow got too deep for either to proceed, and up to the time of our going to press Friday at 1 p. m., no trains have arrived, from either direction. It seems useless to en- deavor to open the railroad track, when the snow is drifting as it is at this time, at present to get anything but snow plough through. As far as we can hear, the roads connecting with this are as bad ly off, and so it is of little use for travellers to venture out. Hhe steamboat train which went north Thursday morning was at Amherst Friday morning, and the freight trains made no attempt to move on Thursday, all trains having orders to remain where they were until the storm abated. There has been no mail received here since Wednesday night, except the Thursday morning mail from Stafford and Staffordville, and no papers since Thurs day morning. The oldest inhabitant is out of town, so we can't learn whether we are passing through 8 remarkable event or not. Our P. M. reigns solitary and alone in bis office, little disturbed by calls for mail matter. We visited the office, because the force of habit was strong in us, and to our intense joy, we saw ''some- thing in the box. Eagerly, but with be- coming dignity we called for our mail. Alas! it was a bill for box rent, Indeed, on looking, we saw almost every box con- tained something but there were few calls. The post-off1ce business was dull quite dull, and duns were in little demand We thought how few hours hence crowds would throng that, then deserted room, calling for their News Letters Merchants, too, as we'll as F. Ms find 1t good time to overhaul old accounts, and if when the mails begin to move. people receive more dunning letters than usual,. they can lay it all to the snow storm. And so the time comes and we go to press, ,sans letters sans exchanges. 5a ; :
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