The Press., 1898-05-19
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 Samuel Chesbro of Willimantic visited friends in town yesterday.
 Miss Blanche Ramsden spent Sunday with her aunt. Mrs. J. J. Clark.
 Alonzo k. Furnell and family of Woon- socket are guests of Mir, and Mrs. Walter Scott.
 The marriage intentions are announced Bolieau.
 George J. Bailey has moved to the Chamberlin cottage, recently occupied by W. II. Corbin.
 W. II. Corbin entertained his Sunday school class of young men and q few invited guests at his home on grant avenue Fri day evening,
 A delegation of Ionic lodge attended the funeral of Samuel Hanson at Bun Cap last Friday afternoon. The funeral sermon was by Danish minister from Hartford. Napoleon Bolieau baggage master at the Central Vermont station for sixteen years closed his connection last Saturday evening The position Is temporarily filled by j. E. l.. Robbins
 Robert IIampstOn came be'ore Judge Parkess Monday, charged with drunken ness. He was sent up for 30 days. Tues day Ernest Banford came before tho court charged with being n common drunkard and vagrancy. His sentence was four months and the cost in the case will detaln him at Holland another 90 days. Both cases were prosecuted by Lawyer Danehey. Joseph Midgley, 54. died at the home oi John Woods, where he boarded, Sunday morning after an Illness of about one week, The deceased was n wool sorter employed by the stafford Worsted company. He came here from Providence and has lived In town but few months. The funeral wna held from Mir. Woods residence Tuesday afternoon, Rev. T. D. Martin officiating.
 At the special meeting of the borough held last Thursday evening the attendanc, was not very large owing to the unfavor able weather. The meeting proved inter esting and instructive. After considerable discussion the court of burgesses was in structed to proceed with the improvement of West Main street from It's junction witl Center to West. The said street Is to b' 4b feet wide Furnace avenue Is to b' macadamized if sufficient sum of thu town money is apportioned to the bOrougl to cover the expense. It seems that thu selectmen and the senior burgessess ar, about S650 apart. The selectmen ar willing to apportlon to the borough @1 ,S5' and the burgesses ask for $2,5OO. Tn of burgesses. One of the points advance, at the meeting was in regard to the rela tive cost of macadam as compared witt gravel. It was said that owing to tn scarcity of gravel and the long distanc that 1t has to be hauled, the cost of re pairing borough highways with this ma terlal is almost as much as trap rocl which Is shipped in ready for use at $1 Il per ton.
 The program for Memorial observanc Is about perfected. Sunday, May 29. a lO45 a. u., Rev. T. D. Martin will hold union Memorial service at the Episcopa church. Monday, Memorial Day, the prc ceasion will form at c. 30 q. m, and pro ceed to decorate at the Catholic, Wes Stafford, Hillside, Staffordville and Stai ford Street cemeteries fin the order namec At 1.30 D. m., the line of march will agai be formed In front of c. A. R., Hall an will proceed to the Stafford Springs cem' tory. After the decoration exercises tn address by D. J. MoCarthy will be giver Muslc for the day will be furnished by th Stafford Cornet band. The general con mittee of Winter Post, consisting of Anti ony Adams, Rev. T. c. Druley, Williar Irons, A. L.. Howard, John Arnold an W. P. AmAdon, has appointed sub-con mittees for the different yards in town an these committees are expected to make a nscessary arrangements. Any informatio required can be received from the generl committed. The sub-committees are ( follows Catholic cemetery, George BreI nan. James Hurley, Miss Lena Brennan Miss Mary Qulnlan, Stafford Spring Henry Benton. Calvin Smith and ladies W. R. C. Hillside, s. E. Dwight, Mir Nellie M. Weston, 0. W. Sanford, T. Druleyj stanordville. Henry Butterfiel Mrs. Peel, Geo. M More, Mrs. John I Mccarthy West, John Wood. Mrs. Woo West stafford, Henry McKenney, MT Henry McKenney. Frances Patten. Mir Wilbur.