The Press., 1898-12-29
STAFFORD STRINGS.


 you have seen the large assortment at A. W. Walkers.
 STAFFORD STRINGS.
 Regular meeting of Winter Post, G. A. R., next Tuesday evening.
 The borough schools will open the winter term next Wednesday.
 Regular sesslon of Wauseon Lodge, I. q. 0. F. neIt Tuesday evening.
 Ragulur convocatIon of Orient cha ptsr. R. A. NJ, next Wednesday evening.
 Miss Berthp l.. Heald attended the wedding of N friend at Norwich Tuesday. P. j. Jester of PIttsburg, Pa Is spend- Ing the holidays with his friend, James B. Comins.
 Albert Walker was home from Amherst and Miss Alice Walker from Montclair, N. J., for Christmas.
 Michael Welch of Plymouth, Mass, q son of MT. and Mrs. Hugh Welch, was home for Christmas.
 Harry Converse Of Hartford was with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Con- verse, over Christmas.
 The annual meeting of the Congrega- ilonal church will be held Ut 7.3O this evening In the chapel
 Four persons by letter and two by pro fpssIon Of faith will unite with the Con- Rregational church next Sunday.
 Fifty new blbIes. for use in the mid week service, were presented as a Christ mas offering to the eCongregational church.
 Winter Post, c. A. R,, has appointed J. C. Cleaveland, J. W. Witt and Anthony Adams committee for the annual banquet on Wsshingtons birthday.
 Gary Brothers furnished the transpor- tation for the high school sleIghride to Rockville December 10, instead of L. D. Gary, as announced last week.
 Miss Mary Haigh of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas HAigh, bose wool sorter for the Stafford Worsted company, arrived In town Tuesday, and will make her home here.
 Dr. ]. E. Middleton, formerly of the borough, who has been for the past two years with Dr. W. l.. Roberts of Spring field, Mass., has opened a dental ofice for hImself at 345 Main street in that city.
 The telephone wires for the new circuit are now strung as far as this town, and n sample telephone will be on exhibition soon at the orioe of the electric light oom- pRny in the Hurley store. The wire will bs strung as far as State Llne, and the fin uwHll hsar
 The new bell for the Congregational church arrived early Sunday morning. Preparations for hanging the bell were started carly this week. Tuesday the old bell was lowered and removed, quite a crowd assisting at the ceremony. Tue new bell Is now in place, and has quite a pleasant tone in the key of F. The name of the church and the year Is in- scribed on the bell, with the following Glory to God In the Highest. And on earth peace among men tn whom He ls we'll pleased"
 Q. M. Browns store w"s broken into last Friday night. A pane of glass was removed in the back of the store, and the window uniastened and lowered from the top In making the entrance. The proba. bllIty Is that but little was taken from the store, as Mir. Brown has not mIssed anything. It would be possible, how ever, to take quite quantity of the stock without having 1t missed, If little was taken from each kind. The cash regis tor, containing about 50 cents in change, was not broken open, but 1t had evidently been tempered with. Mir. Brown offers Q reward Of t26 for evidence leading to the conviction of the burglars.
 Elmer Blair was before the borough court Tuesday morning ch1rged with drunkenness, assault and Indecent ex- posture. He was ordered to pay q fine of i've dollars on each count and costs, amounting in all to SEA go He cheer fully settled. One of the most damaging points against Mir. Blair was quite Q quantity of hair that was brought to court done up In . paper. The hair was black, and just matched that of Mrs. FL mer Blair, who testified that the defend ant removed the said hair from her head by force and arms, contrary to tho laws Ol the commonwealth, and nearly dIslO eating her neck in it's removal. Mrs Mary Green was interested In the affair fin fact, according to the testimony, she was engaged in e personal encounter with Mrs. Ellen Blair at the time that Elmer Blair came to the rescue and pulled out the hair that vas present In court. Mrs Green was charged with lnto1IcatiOn Ant breach of the peace She pleaded guilty on both counts. The judge made it. @S and the costs brought it up to 917.1O Mrs. Green pulled twenty dollar bill out Oi her glove and wNltd for the change Mrs. wm. Converss. daughter of Mrs BlnIr, ~ns present. In court. and was alss present at tho frncas- Evidence was of fsrsd that she was knocked down during the more active part of the engagement by Blair. The trouble occurred Sunday evsnIng. Wills Reed conducted th, prosecution, and the deEendants did not employ cOunsei.