The Press., 1901-12-19
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPR1NGSs
 Dimock has opened meat market in Pages block.
 Most all the stores will keep open each weekday evening until Christmas.
 M. O'Halloran, who has been Ill, re- sumed his duties with G. H. Baker & Go. yesterday.
 The Young American Athletic club will give basket ball New Years eve at their hall, Westford avenue.
 The annual meeting and supper of the members of the Congregational church will be held Thursday evening, January 9.
 M. J. Eaton will sell at auction on Frl- day and Saturday evenings of this week in the Page block the residue of his stock of goods not sold last spring.
 Mrs. Vim. H. Webster had her face quite badly burned yesterday with burn- ing fat, while cooking. The fat caught fire and blazed up. She was attended by Dr. F. L. Smith. While her injury was painful 1t Is not considered dangerous.
 There have been two more deaths this week in the Ducharme family from the effects of diphtheria. Both had appar- ently recovered from the disease, but weakened vitality resulted in fatal col lapse in each case. Ida, 5, died Monday, and Eva, 13, passed away yesterday morning. There have been three deaths in this family, and much sympathy is felt for the surviving members.
 The circulation of the public library during November was 917 books. Last year during the same month, when the library was only open two days in the week, the circulation was $50. The cir culation last month was divided as fol- lows: Fiction, 49O; juvenile, 26s; histo- ry, 50; travel, A; literature, 27; mags- zines, 15; science, IA; poetry, g. Num- Der consulting books of reference nearly 100. Daily average at reading table, IS.
 Another tragedy has been enacted at the lookup. stephen Callamer, about 35 years of age, hung himself Sunday night with strip of blanket. He was put in Saturday for threatening the life of his wife and intoxication. Callamer was a travelling photographer, who came here early last summer from Somers soon af. ter being married. He parted with his wife six weeks after they were married, and has since been absent from town. He returned last Friday, coming from Rockville, and went to the home of his wife at Hydeville. Mrs. Callamer makes her home with her father, John Lons- bury, and the husband was denied admis- sion when he went there Friday evening. He stayed in the hotel at the Hollow Fri day night, where he complained of the way he had been treated and threatened to get even with his wife. Saturday af- ternoon he purchased two revolvers at a local hardware store, had them loaded and hired livery team to take him to Hydeville. He did not see his wife, as her father met him at the door. He drew one of the revolvers and pointed 1t at Mir. LOnsbury, but he was overpowered and disarmed without doing any damage. Callamer came back to the Springs in search of another revolver, but in the meantime Officer Helm had been notified and captured his man before any more plans could be carried out. The last time Officer Helm saw the victim Sunday he seemed cheerful and in his right mind. When he opened the cell to give the pris- oner his breakfast Monday morning he found him hanging to the top bar at tached to the door. The prisoner had tied his own feet and hands, and after at taching the cord to his neck had strangled himself by his own weight. He left a letter addressed to The Press, in which directions were given as to the disposal of his body. The letter was an incoher- ent epistle complaining of the treatment he had received, and stated that he could not stand the disgrace to himself and fam fly by going to jail. He directed that his body should be sent to Mrs. 0. H. Money, Hchuylerville, N. Y., who Is supposed to be his sister. Officer Helm sent tele- gram Sunday to the same party for Cal lamer, notifying her that he was In trou- bIe. His wife refused to have anything to do with the body, and 1t was sent to Schuylerville as directed.