The Press., 1898-12-15
Advertised lstters :, Win c.nrey, Patsy

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 A. o. Rodman has purchased the stock of groceries and dry goods of George J. Bailey in the bank building, and will con- tinue the business.
 Grace church notes: Choir rehearsal at the home of Mrs. Fisk this CThursday) evening at 8O...... Holy communion next Sunday morning at 7.3O.
 The Congregational ladies' sale was we'll attended, despite the prevalent sick- ness and extreme cold weather. The net proceeds will exceed $110.0O.
 l.. b. Gary took a party of about thirty young folks to Crystal Lake last evening, the attraction being a chicken-pie supper at Charters. The sleighing is now first class, and the party enjoyed the ride as well as the supper.
 The annual election of officers of the League of the Cross was held at St. Ed ward's hall last eveoing,: President, Peter Shahan; first vice president, Francis Stevenson; second vice president. Joseph Mullen; treasurer, Wm. Hopps; secre- tary, James Sullivan; sergeaut-at-arms, Michael McCrohan.
 There will be A holiday gathering at the Springs House Wednesday, December 28lh, under the auspices of the Country club. A Springfield orchestra has been engaged for music, and judging by the preparations in progress the event prom Ises to be one of the meet brilliant in the amusement annals of the club.
 The assessors have made the following valuation retnrns. Grand list. &1 1,362,- 349; dwelling hOuses, S564, ,985; mills and stores, e354, ,O96; horses, $2,O4l 1; neat cattle, $I6.705; insurance and bank stock, e75, ,47O; merchandising and trade, $3S, ,860. The assessed valuation on prop erLy represents about 60 or 60 per cent. of the real valuation.
 Koster & Blal's spectacular production "In Gayest Manhattsn" will be the at- traction at the Loomer opera house in
 willlmantic Saturday evening, December
 24 The piece has had a long run in BOs-
 ton and tho papers of that city give 1t very lfiatterlng notices. A special train will be
 run for the accommodation of thOse who
 wish to attend and seats can be secured
 from Agent Bumstead at the passenger
 station.
 c. $. Baker returned this morning from
 Troy, N. Y., where he placed the order
 for the new 2OOO pound bell for the Con gregatlonal church tower. The bell will
 probably arrive in time to ring on Christ mas but If 1t does not 1t will be In place
 to ring in the new year. The new bell
 will be about twice the size of the present
 one. The action of the borough appropli-
 ating $15O, enabled the purchase of { larger one than would have been necessary
 for church purposes. The addItiona
 weight will make the bell more valuable
 for the fire alarm apparatus as we'll as fol
 its other uses.
 The ladies of Grace church will hold
 their annual fair and entertainment next
 Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. A
 novel feature of the fair will be ''do'
 nestle" table, at which will be sold pies
 cake, Saratoga chips," preserves, etc Those who would like to have their char
 acteristics told are requested to bring specimens of their handwriting in ink About S.3O o'clock both evenings tho
 IaughabIe one-act comedy entitled, "A
 Rural Ruse," will be given with the fol.
 flowing cast
 lsolomon slenker, a lonesome wtdower. Dr.Smitl
 Pansy Weston, a romantic maiden or or 10, D.,, , Amos Burns, Pansy's lover, Michael o'Haiiora
 Content Weston, Pansy's maiden aunt ,o
 Doors open at o'clock. Admission, 1 cents children, 10 cents.
 Stafford. loses another member of on of It's representative families In the deatl
 of Mrs. William Smith, which occurre = yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Mrs Smith was 75 years of age. She had bee an invalid for the past ten years, owin
 to a broken hip, resulting from 8 fall 8 that time, and other causes. Her maide T name was Abaigail E. Ellis, and she wa - born at West Stafford Aug. 8, 1923. Sh
 was married June 5, 1S45, to Wm. Smith prominent manufacturer of the Springs - Mir. Smith died in 1880. Mrs. Smith ha been a member of the Congregations church for many years, and her christia character and sterling worth won for he
 universal respect and esteem. The de a ceased leaves one son and two daughters l. W. II. Smith, Wrs. w. H. Cooley, an ' Mrs. c. K. Butterfield, all of whom resid ], in town. The funeral will be held Satul
 day afternoon at 9 o'clock from her lat - residence. Rev. k. W. Bishop of tn
 Congregational church will officiate. At the annual borough meeting hel Monday, there was only one ticket in th field, the one nominated at the citizens caucus and printed last week, with the el . ception of A. E. Converse for assessor ], who was substituted for Hannibal Alder ! who declined. Anthony Adams is re-elec - cd warden, Alvarado Howard, Lyma ' Cushman and G. c. Parkess the thrt
 senior burResses hold over from last yea h The three junior burgesses elected, Ot Chapman, Burt T. Eaton and A. W. Wall 3 CT have not served on the board befor' | Amos Nichols, who was elected collector served last year, being appointed to tak the place of James Warren who was cleo . ed but declined to serve. W. H. HealC n clerk and treasurer, Otis Chapman, bailii J. F. Chamberlin and John Brosnan, a - sessors, E. c. Dennis, W. E. Hanley al D II. s. Abel, board of relief, all served la 8 year. At the business meeting 1t was 70 l cd to lay tax of 2 mills, the same as la a year, and a poll tax of 75 cts. After qui discussion it was voted to instruct tf court of burgesses to arrange with tt Congregational society for the use of the . bell for fire alarm purposes, for term ( 8 years and that the sum of $150, be appr, . priated for the purpose. The annual T d port shows an increase of the boroug n debt from ei7,8OO to SIS, 800, but u amount due from sewer assessments C
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