The Press., 1898-11-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Joseph Quinlan of Springfield is spend ing a few days in town.
 Dr. Jennie T. Miner of Worcester Is visiting friends in town.
 Mrs. Brewster of Norwich has been visiting friends in town.
 Mrs. Noel M. Pease is spending week at her home In Windsor.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Tilden are visiting friends in New York City for week.
 Dennis Mullen has sold his carriage horse to J. C. Mortensen, the milkman.
 George Eaton has purchased of E. w. Brooks the Green place on Green street.
 Mrs. George Lawton returned last Sat urday from visit with friends in Spring field.
 Mrs. Farnell returns today to her home in Woonsocket, R. I. She will be &C., companied by Mrs. Walter Scott, who will remain until after Thanksgiving.
 At the meeting of the cemetery associ- ation held last evening scale of amounts necessary for the permanent care of the different sized lots was adopted, and the bylaws were amended so as to provide for all bequests left for such care.
 The outlook for manufacturers is not as rosy as 1t might be, and while most of the mills in town are begging away the results attained are not satisfactory. The Warren woolen company Is running on about two-thirds time, and the WOrsted company is also running but about 40 hours in the week.
 The Current Events club will meet with Miss Celia Holt next Monday evening. The program will be quota tions from Longfellow: "A visit to Cam bridge," Miss Hall; "Longfellow as man and poet" Mrs. James McLaugh- lin; "Longfellow and Whittier compared, !" Mrs. Frank Orcutt. The current topic will be omitted.
 A party of IS young men went coon hunting Monday night. Gary's wagonette was used to transport the party to James Kay's place. After a careful search the dog finally got on track of skunk and ran him into wall. The boys removed the wall and the dog removed the skunk. There were no accidents The party did not get coon.
 A pleasant surprise was given Miss Beatrice A. Taylor at her home on Fur mace avenue by party of about twenty of her young friends, who called to celebrate her 17th birthday last week Wednesday v,Iaa antly spent in games and other amuse- ments Refreshments were served, and the happy party broke up at late hour.
 There has never been 8 year when there has been more campaign stories than this. A story that has been causing considerable merriment is that of a con- yersation H. s. Abel Is alleged to have had with his horse the morning after the caucus. Mir. Abel does not deny or affirm the story, but claims that 1t was given publicity for campaign purposes by prominent democrat in the milk business.
 Local issues made the election lively in this town, and the result is not entirely satisfactory to conservative republicans, who realize the need of party unity. The interest centered in the representative contest, and the vote shows that about fifty republicans cut the regular nominees. Of the representatives elected one Is dem- ocratlc and the other republican. The town is stili in the republican ranks by 8 nttIgless than 100 majority. w. H. Hall for senator received handsome demo- cratic endorsement, owing to the rumor of a deal in another part of the district. E. c. Pinney made 8 good showing, and. would undoubtedly have done much better II he had wished to do so. Judge of Pro- bate NJ. B. Fisk was on both tickets and received all the votes cast for that office. No better endorsement for Judge Fisk is needed than the fact that each party is glad to have his name adorn its ticket. The vote in Stafford was as follows