The Press., 1898-11-03
Miss Kathleen Carey is quite i'll with

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typhoid fever.
J. A. Simpson of Fitchburg is spend
ing spending the week in town with his
family.
Stanley W. Sharp has resigned as en-
gineer for the Stafford Worsted company,
and has taken position in Norwich.
The marriage Intentions are announced
of Joseph Fisher and Miss Isabella Rob-
erts; also of J. Melon and Miss Carrie
Watrous of Staffordville.
The w. r. G. will serve one of their
ten-cent suppers tomorrow from 5 to
p. M, at their hall In Johnson's block.
All are invited.
The 'Lost in New York" company has
been stopping at the Springs house since
Tuesday. An off date gave them chance
to enjoy the comforts of the local hostel
ry and the beauties of rural environment.
JIM. Leach, A. W. Walker, Fl. s. Abel,
Marshal Bolieau, Adelbert Needham and
IC. F. Harwood are In Willimantic to-day
attending the centennial anniversary of
Eastern Star lodge, No. A, F. & A. M.
The democrats will hold quiet family
caucus this evening at the town house.
The names of Henry Wise and Richard
Beebe will be presented to the caucus,
and both will undoubtedly be nominated.
Both candidates are popular men, and
probably each will receive the full party
support.
The missions at st. Edwards have
closed. Much interest was taken in the
services throughout, and the church was
crowded to its full capacity at many of
the meetings The mission that has been
held at Staffordville has also proved very
interesting, and closed last evening.
The following officers of Harmony
Temple of Honor were elected last even
ing: w. G. T., L. Dimock; w. V. T.,
E. r. Marsdale; w. R., Jesse Clifford !;
w. A. R., Walter Balantine; w. F. R.,
A. L. Howard; w. T., Sidney Siswick !;
w. u, Charles Curnan; W. d. u, W.
E. Benton; w. g., J. 1. Bartholomew !;
W. G., VIM. A. Ackley; W. s., s. F.
Clark P. w. C. T., f. K. Taft.
Raimondo Consolidate, an Italian, was
quite badly injured last Saturday evening.
He boarded a freight train above the
wooden bridge to ride to the station.
The freight proved to be through II lain,
and went down through at a brisk rate OF
speed. The man jumped below the freight
depot His injuries consist of a broken
nose, an impaired ear, cash on the tenn
pie, scalp wound, wound on the under
lip and dislocated thumb joint. He was
attended by DIR. Sullivan, and is coming
out all right.
Mrs. w. w. Lathrop was injured at the
golf ground Tuesday afternoon. She was
standing near Miss Edith Bissett, who
accidentally struck her with driving
stick. Mrs. Lathrop received a wound
of about one inch below her left eye, and
smaller wound above the eye. 1t was
at first feared that the sight was injured,
DIR. Newton, who has charge Of the case,
called DIR. Ellis of Monson in consulta-
ton Wednesday morning, and it is the
opinion of both physicians that unless in
impaired. Mrs. Lathrop will be obliged
to remain In darkened room for week.
Her mother, Mrs. West, of Manchester,
Is with her at the Springs House.
The republican caucus at the town hall
last evening was probably one Of the
largest ever held in town. There were
PAT votes cast, and quite number in the
hall did not vote. E. G. Dennis was
elected chairman and Burt T. Eaton clerk.
The vote for first representative, which
was by checklist, resulted in 1913 for Joel
Fl. Reed, and 119 for John M. Leach. For
second representative, Oscar W. Sanford
was nominated by reclamation. Both
candidates are strong men, and perfectly
capable of filling the office. The follow
. ing justices were nominated: Charles P.
Broadway, Adorno S. Eaton, John M.
Leach, James Lasbury, Amos N. Nichols,
Joel HI. Reed, Joseph w. Chandler,
George Thompson, Dennis J. Mccarthy,
and George G.. Parkess.
To the Editor of The Press There is
no more important and delicate work
F., connected with the administration of a
town government than that of assessing
the valuation. It calls for the greatest
impartiality, the greatest possible intelli-
gence, and the widest information A
: knowledge of the changes is important as
to local conditions which have taken
' place since last year. OF course where
none have occurred, there will be no rea.
; son to depart from valuation of estates as
> fixed by the board the previous year. Il
should be the chief aim and desire to dc
justice and equity to the individual citi-
I. zen upon one hand, and to the general
interest of the town upon the other side
' and to do this impartially the board must
be composed of members we'll versed in
t valuations, strong common sense and
3 probity. To decide the value of millions
t of dollars worth of real and personal es.
D tate requires the utmost skill and expert
!. ence. In rural towns IT. is quite the Gus.
!, tom Of the: governing board to follow the
: one preceding it as to values, and SO, fol
Q this reason, many instances can be found
: where valuations have not been changed
!, for many years. In some cases this
: method can be put down as fairly equit
r able, but in towns and villages that are
: growing changes have to be made, and tt
n make them SO that one man pays no more
Q on his dollar than his neighbor, requires
: board made up of honest, fearless men
}. stanordville, Nov, 1898. s H.EC.
Stafford.
Marquis of Queensbury rules prevailed
at the mill Saturday
d Miss Agnes Pero has resigned her pc
). sition at the Springs and returned to he
!. home in this village
# Mrs. Chas. H. Watts of Norwich, N