The Press., 1902-10-16

Great sale OF Umbrellas on Friday
and Saturday, the nth and 18th of DC.
tober, at D. Robertson q Co.
-Edlson Concert Photograph for sale
and to rent. Prof. T. f. Jordan.
"A big tablet of good paper at The
Press office for cents.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
G. F. Beckwith and family are now at
their new home on Grant avenue.
N. Pero is In New York City, selecting
merchandise for the Christmas trade.
e. j. Hopkins went to Palmer Tues
day to attend the wedding of his sister.
Henry Girard entered his horse Green
lie" In the gentlemen's driving class at
Palmer, where he made good showing.
James p. Tobin, formerly boss. dyer at
the Warren Wooden Co., has accepted a
similar position at The Beebe, Weber Co.
of Holyoke, Mass.
The court of burgesses have voted to
take out all the arc lights In the borough
with the exception of the two on Main
street, and substitute incandescent lights.
George Clark will appear at the opera
house next Monday evening In 1.-The Doc
tor" Mr.. Clark has played principal
parts at Daly's theater, New York, for a
long time, and will be remembered by
many who have visited that theater.
Anthracite coal now retails for 90 so,
- a
that price. There is no permanent price
for soft coal, and scarcity and price are
compelling the mills to use wood. The
fuel situation is not 80 grave locally as In
the larger centers, but 1t is serious enough
here.
Bert Eaton Is at his old post In Andrew
Whiton's store for a week, to give a
chance for Frank Carpenter to take va
cation. After this week Mr.. Eaton will
give his entire time and attention to his
lumber business. Lott O'Halloran will
take the position of book keeper for Mr..
Wilton, and @. l.. Johnson will become a
permanent employee.
A change OF time went into effect on
the Central Vermont Monday, and there
are several changes at this station. Go
Ing north, the train that left at 6. 43 now
goes at 7.1S; $40, no change; 4.15 p. M
now O'Clock; 7.15 p. m. now 1854. 90
Ing south, the O5 a. m. now leaves at
500; 1926, no change; 80 p. m. no
change; 7.45 p. m. now 747.
Applications for liquor licenses have
been made as follows Springs house,
Stafford house,, James Sullivan In Kemps
block, Timothy Grady, Frank Mogle In
Kane's block on South street, and Adel-
bert Needham In Rockwell's building.
All the applications are by present hold
ers of licenses except the last one for the
place which Louis Symonds now has a
license.
There is to be some alterations In the
north end of the Taft block. The room
which Otis Chapman has occupied with
his Ice cream manufacturing has been
vacated. The partition will be taken
down between this room and the one at
present occupied by the barber shop and
shoemaking establishments. This will
give thSoccupants nearly double the pres
emit amount of room. AS far as known,
there are to be no changes in the Foster
block and Otis Chapman will continue
his business as usual.
A meeting of the town school commit
tee was held last Monday for organization.
w. E. Hanley was temporary chairman.
No permanent chairman was chosen the
rest Of the offices were filled as follows
Secretary, Rev. E. A. Durham !; school
visitors, Rev. E. A. Burnham, o. l.
Suenderhauf and Ralph Wiers; committee
on building and repairs, Alvarado How.
ard, Ralph Wiers and W. 81. Black
transportation, W. II. Black; auditing
w. E. Hanley and o. L. Suenderhauf. A
meeting for further organization will bt
held next Monday.
The sale of wood at auction owned by
the Keefe Bros. on the Rockwell lot die
not materialize last Thursday. as tn,
prices bid did not represent the value
The advance of rates on the railroad
makes it expensive to ship to the cities
1t now costs cents per 100 pounds t.
ship on the Boston & Albany. This fac
accounted no doubt for the lack of livel,
bidding at the auction, and the owner
bid 1t In. 1t has since been sold at pri
vate sale. 1000 cords goes to Springfield,
In two lots; 200 cords are sold In New
Britain, 200 cords to Walter Scott for tn
Stafford Worsted Co., 115 cords to tn
Butterfield wood yard, and $50 cords t.
Gary Bros. The prices were about 81 t
$5 per cord.
The following Is the result of the eight
and last match for the Onvernnrs, Gun -