The Press., 1898-10-06
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Daniel Mullen and wife are spending | fair week in town.
 Frank Abbott of Poughkeepsie Is visit ing friends in town.
 James Roache of Holyoke is spending few days with his parents.
 Jeremiah McCrohan of Providence, for merly of the borough, Is at home for the fair.
 Harry E. Burwell received the twelve dollar pipe which F. K. Fitzpatrick gave away.
 Napoleon Lambert of Bridgeton, Me-, formerly of the borough, Is at home for the fair.
 Benjamin Butler of Springfield Is among the visitors at the fair who have lived here formerly.
 The repairs at the lookup have been completed. The cells Lave been newly painted and now look comparatively cheerful.
 John l.. Sullivan leaves the last of the week for Philadelphia, where he will con- tinue his studies in the Philadelphia Den- tai college.
 Station Agent Bumstead appeared Monday morning with e new and tasty uniform. New regulations have gone into effect on the Central Vermont which requires the employees to use certain ma terial and color In their apparel. There will be a meeting of the members of the Congregational church next Sun- day, immediately following the morning service. A full attendance Is requested. A special meeting of the Ecclesiastical society will be held next week Wednes- day evening.
 The hand-car house recently erected by the Central Vermont people near the tank house has been taken down and moved to point just above the Holland road crossing. The borough officials re- quested that the building be covered with corrogated steel, and the railrord thought 1t would be cheaper to move 1t.
 w. K. Demond has purchased several large tracts of wood land in Union. His purchase includes the Wales farm, the Bugbee farm, and the Mellen Newell place. He will set up steam mill which will run all winter in charge of H. O.. Fiske. It will require eight mill settings.
 Prescott M. Belcher of Staffordville was arrested Thursday night on a charge of adultery, and arraigned before the su- perior court at Rockville Friday morn- Ing and placed under 91 900 bonds for appearance before the December term of the superior court. Lawyer P. J. Dan- ahey appeared for the defendant.
 An alarm of fire was rung in Friday afternoon for a fire near the fair grounds. It was at first feared that one of the fair buildings was being destroyed. This was not the case, however, as the fire proved to be in 8 barn owned by Pillanck Faba- nio. The barn was destroyed but the residence was saved. The loss is esti- mated at $500 and the insurance at $1S0.
 At the meeting of the descendants of the Holmes family, recently held in East ford, a permanent organization was start as president, and A. W. KingsbuIy as secretary and treasurer. The next annu- al meeting will be held at Tray Hollow, next September. Among those who were present at the last meeting were Mrs. Robert Madams, Mrs. Chas. Hobby, Mir and Mrs. Charles H. Hobby, MT. and Mrs. Charles Thresher, all of Mansfield; MT. and Mrs. Dwight Fl. 'Cady of Springfield {; Mir. and Mrs. A. W. Kingsbury and Mir. and Mrs. George Kingsbury of this town. At session of superior court, held in Rockville last Thursday, divorce was granted Rosetta Needham of Stafford from Miner G. Needham, of the same town, on the ground of habltual intem- parAnce. The plkintir was allowed to change her name to Rosetta Agard. The case of Mary M. Belcher against Prescott Belcher was not heard.
 The need of better telephone facilities In town has been felt for some time, and in the near future thare will be two me- tallic circuits In town. These circuits will connect with the central office ai Willimantic, and communication among the subscribers or with the outside world will be very convenient. The instru ments will be fitted up with slots, 80 that subscribers by dropping in their none, can communicate with outside cities The rental of the same will be SIS pen year, which Is very reasonable for the service to be rendered. One of the cir cults will include Stafford, and will go al far north as the Phoenix mill at Hyde vile. Enough subscribers have been se cured to make the plan feasible, and oth CTS will be added later. Superintendent ] D. F. Burritt of the electric light compa ny has been working for the plan, anC the prospect of the improvement in tn, near future is largely due to his efforts.
 The town election Monday resulted ir majority of 16O for no license, thu largest majority ever given in the town It Islvsry evident that the lessons of tn, past year were well learned. The repub lican majority, using the vote for auditor as a test, is 71, a gain of one over las year. The following table shows tn, vote by districts, the successful candi | dataa halnn unark ad xwfkh