The Press., 1898-02-03

TnhulnhIlSm.
 J. M. Leach Is taking inventory at his clothing store.
 State Attorney Reed went to South Norwalk On a business trip yesterday.
 The borough assessors have passed the abstract and list to the borough clerk.
 Mrs. J. M. Valentine and Miss Jose phine Valentine are guests of Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Valentine.
 J. W. Chandler has received his com mission as postmaster, and will commence his official duties Monday.
 The first freight train on the New Lon don Northern since the storm passed through about noon yesterday.
 Contractor Converse Is building an ad- dltion to the cold storage department of the sample room at the Springs House.
 The meeting of the court of burgesses was not held Tuesday evening, owing to the unfortable weather, but will be held later In the week.
 There will be an Episcopal service at p. m., preceded by Sunday school at 9. All are cordially invited.
 A. l.. Taintor and Miss Beatrice Col lins were married at New York City last Saturday. Mir. and Mrs. TaIntor re- turned yesterday from a brief wedding trip.
 Several applications for accommodations for sleIghing parties have been received at the Springs House. and the house will do lively business while the sleighiDg lasts.
 There Is trouble with the fire alarm system. The rope at the Congregational church was broken while ringing the alarm for the Main street fire last Friday evening.
 Wallace aud Edward Jones of the Street are to go into the Ice business. They have put in a stock from John Fosters pond, and will establish a route as soon as the season opens.
 The Norwich ice dealers commenced the latter part of last week to fill the large ice houses at Orcuttville. They were interrupted by the storm, but will continue the work at once.
 l.. E. Dimock has moved from Edge wood to West Stafford. The tenement vacated by Mr. Dlmock has been taken by MT. Brand, the boss carder at the Stafford worsted mill who has been living on Westford avenue.
 Grace church notes.-The Junior Aux Hilary will meet in the Sunday schoo room next Saturday at 2 30 ...... Holy communion next Sunday at 10.45 a. m..... Bishop Coadjutor Brewster Is expected to visit the parish sometime in May.
 About twenty of the members of the Holland by Gary Brothers last Sunday afternoon to attend the Christian En deavor day services there. A numbrl who intended to go decided not to on ac count of the severe cold.
 Those good women of Grace church who have agreed to earn a dollar fol church purposes in a novel way, and arr wondering how they are going to do it need wonder no longer. "Old Mother Nature" has just given them a glorious opportunity to earn their dollars.
 At the fourth annual masquerade bal of the German club next week Friday evening, at their hall in Rock welrs build ing, Weetford avenue, the Rockville or chestra will furnish music and William Hoops will prompt. The floor managers will be Paul Schmidt and R. Nothnick The tickets will be 50 cents, and are or sale at the Hurley store and Kriesel'l shoe store.
 The concert which was to have beer given in the Grace church Sunday Schoo room on Tuesday evening was postponed till next Tuesday. In addition to tn, number on program mentioned in last weeks Press, Misses Chamberlin ant
 Butterfeld will play the march, "Th
 Bride Elect" by Sousa, and Prof. Jordan the violinist, will play Concert Polonaise
 by Bessig. The concert promised to b,
 a delightful affair
 Last Friday evening, about 10 45. Sam
 uel Kuslansky's grocery store in Taft
 block was discovered to be on fire. Tn
 fire was in the rear of the store, and ha
 reached considerab ble headway when dis covered. The firemen were obliged t
 drag the hose cart across the Spring
 House lawn through the snow, as freigh train arrived and stopped to take wate just as the alarm was being sounded, an blocked up the crossing. The flame were quickly extinguished in the store a soon as the fremen arrived. The fir , had worked through the ceiling into tn but was soon under control. The builC l ing Is one story, with low attic. Be sides the grocery store, the building occupied by F. J. Cardinals photograp rooms and George B. Scripture's dinin rooms. Kuslansky's loss will be nearl } total, and Is insured for $2,OOO throug the Tilden agency, in the Fitchburg Ml , tual and Wooster Mutual of Danbuly
 each company carrying $1,OO0. The I ? K. Taft estate was insured for $1, 800 o the building in the Holland County Mr l tual, and the loss has been adjuste 1 for $200. The fire did not reach Ga l dinal's or Scriptures rooms, and the ? loss Is estimated 10 be about $75 for tt former and $50 for the latter, from smoh and water, with TO insurance. . The attraction at the opera house neI . Thursday evening will be the Hi-Henr, ? Jr., mlnstrels of Monson. There al . about 50 men in the organization, inch - ding the orchestra. The orchestra ht } eleven pieces, and Is led by the we a known musician, r.. W. Hardy, of Sprin T field. Several of the leading singers al f we'll known in Stafford. The overture = very cPtchy, and the strong chorus { male voices brings out all there Is in 1 a There are IA soloists, and the songs 8 i lected are new and of pleasing variet |, Fred Sweet, a local favorite, has bet |