The Press., 1898-03-24

c. P. Hodgson has sold Wilcox & White organ to the Congregational church at Union.
 Miss l.. s. Cady Is spending her vaca. ton in Wales with Mrs. Fred Smith form. erly of Hydeville.
 Quite . number went to Springfield Tuesday afternoon and listened to the concert by Sousa's band.
 The new machinery recently purchased by the Stafford Worsted company is being put In place. The firm can give employ ment to a few more girls.
 Samuel Kuslansky has brought suit against Joseph Scholnick and Jacob Sheveloff for $t000. The plaintiff al- leges that a part of the stock is missing that was inventoried for the trustees when Kuslansky made his assignment. The parlor lecture at Mrs. Aliens Wednesday afternoon was attended by forty three persons. This Is an incentive to the Current Events club to arrange for a series next season. Mrs. Marble is a very bright, entertaining speaker, and should she come to Stafford again would have a hearty welcome.
 Martin McGuane of Rockville was be- fore the borough court Tuesday morning, charged with an attempt to rape Mrs. Stephen Lamb, an elderly lady who re- sides on Stafford Street, Monday after noon. He was held for the April term of superior court in $500 bonds, and was sent to Holland. MeGuane had only been out of jail day or two, and was intoxl- cated when he committed the crime.
 At the meeting of the Haymarket Square club next Wednesday evening the debate will be on the question, Resolved That mon arc intellectually superior to women" Ladies will argue for the gen. tlemen and the gentlemen for the ladies, MIs, \. ]. Mcleod and Mss Mena Ad- ams for the affirmative, and A. o. Brooke and Geo. w. Lawton for tho negative. Alter the debate thore will be music and caaradcs.
 Some time ago tho extending of the strret lighting by electricity, SO as to ceVer West Stafford, Staffordville, Staf- tari Hollow, the Springs and the main roAds connecting these villages, was agl- tatcd. Sufficient encouragement was not received At that time to warrant any stcps eeinH taken. lt would be a great convenience to have the different villages connected by the electric light sytem. and with nttle agitation this might be easily accomplished, it all the villages dealred b. The expense would not be very large consiSerane the benefits received. 1t would also be great Improvement n the lights were run until l2 o'clock, and not shut of al n o'clock, as al present.
 The town meeting on Monday was at- tended by over one hundred voters, and there was not dissenting voice against the appropriation for an additional strip of Macadam. The meeting voted to take advantage Of the state law and expend $3. 600 tn Maeadamizing the road leading south from the end of the section con- tracted for last year as far towards East Main street in the borough as the appro- priation will admit. B. J. Pierce, Jr., Co.,, of Bridgeport, who are soon to com- plete the strip contracted for last year, ought to be able to bid very low and se- cure this years contract, as they will have everything in readiness for building the road. The appropriation will take the Macadam to very near East Main-st.
 The dramatic club of the St. Edwards society presented the military drama, By Force of Impulse," to q crowded house last Thursday evening. All the parts were we'll taken, and reflect much credit on the members of the club. A large proportion of those in the cast have won laurels In previous entertainments and met the expectations of their friends on this occasion. Miss K. F. HorrIgan and Lott O'Halloran impersonated the leading characters in a very praiseworthy manner. M. O'Halloran, Miss Martha Desmond and Miss Maggie Shea were great fayorites. James Warren, unlike him as it seems, acts the scoundrel with great ease. W. k. HanIey,D. J. Hanley Dr. Sullivan, J. Enright, James Roche and Joseph Connor are all worthy ot mention. The rocking to sleep of little "Alice" was a very pretty feature of the play. The solos by Mrs. D. J. Hanley and W. A. Cham mberlaIn and the music by Jordan's orchestra were much enjoyed The net proceeds were $40.
 The body of John Carroll was found or the east road to the Hollow, about hall way between the borough line and tho Wright place, early Tuesday morning A. H. Slmonds was the first to see the man, when on his way to work, about 6.16, and there were no signs of life al that time. The body lay in the gutter farther down, both being covered with white frost, indicating that he must have lain there the most of the night. Medl cal Examiner Newton was notified anc made an examination. There were DC wounds or brulses on the body to indicate foul play, and 1t Is the opinion of Dr. Newton that the man died from natural causes. Carroll had been drinking dur. ing the day, and in all probability fell In a drunken stupor while on his way home | aha Viehoh hVSo to uc1eh UT uieu hon Shs effects of asthma, to which he was sub, Ieot. He was about 30 years of age, snt has n mother In staffordville. Carol was released from Holland but a few day. ago. The body was taken to Woonsocke for burial yesterday morning.
 Names of scholars who have neither been absent nor tardy in the borough schools during the winter term
 High School--Chas. H. Demond, Wal do P. Druley, J. F. Hanley, R. w. Pit kin, Ethel K. Bailey, Maud L. Beard Grace NJ. Booth, Grace E. Harwood Bertha Lyon.
 | Grade IX--Cora Burwell, Maurice De mond, Emma Kuehne, Robert Mcleod Archer Simpson, Hattie Tuthill, Louis' | Wehater