The Press., 1902-01-02
Miss Josephine Bartholomew, forme,

Edmund J. Bassow has returned from Christmas vacation in Petersham, Macs. The Lincoln Athletic club will have a boxing exhibition at their hall on Vest Main street Saturday evening, January 11th. The star bout will be between Kid MatthewsOn of Rockville and Charles Kretschmar of this town. The prelimi- nary bout will be between Peter Reynolds of Lawrence and Michael Mack of the borough. Tickets will be 30 cents; ring side 70 cents.
 The Country club dance at the Springs house last night was attended by about thirty couples. Music by the Philhar- monlc orchestra of Springfield was of the usual pleasing variety. The party proved 80 enjoyable that the music was hired for an extra hour, and it was one o'clock when ''good nights" were said. Manager W. A. Segar of the Springs house was in his usual form, and attended to his end of the entertainment with the grace and courtesy gained by long experience.
 The annual meeting of the alumni as- sociation was held at the library rooms yesterday afternoon, and the following officers were elected: President, Miss Kate I. Lord; vice-president, Miss Alice M. Walker; secretary and treasurer, w. H. Heald; members executive committee, officers and following, c. B. Pinney, B. GooloU Mfcc Pnkh M WolHor. voonn bership committee, Miss Jane Clark, Miss Eugenia Lee, Mrs. Lottie Pownall. All graduates of the high school, who have not done so, are requested to call on Sec retary Heald and sign the bylaws, in or der to make the records complete.
 There is $252, ,OOO on deposit at the First National bank at present. The amount Is much larger than usual, and Is good indication of the prosperity that prevails in business circles. With pros- perity prevailing in the community it naturally follows that the bank has had a successful business year. At a meeting of the directors of the First National, held Saturday afternoonn, 3 per cent. semi-annual dividend was declared, pay able January 1. The usual semi rate has been 1-2 per cent, but as the bank this year, under the new state law, pays all the taxes, it makes 6 per cent. annual rate, free from tax. Under the condi- tions existing before this law went into effect party living in the borough and owning stock received his per cent. dividend for the year, but had to pay a tax of 27 1-2 mills. A party living in town outside of the borough had to pay a 20-mill tax. and a nonresident owner of stock had to pay tax of 10 mills. Stafford.
 Mrs. Simonds will sell all her hats, wings, feathers, etc., at less than cost for the next two weeks.
 All departments of the Pinney Gram mar school commence the winter term to- day.
 E. 0. Pinney is in Hartford attending the state constitutional convention as a delegate.
  business trip to New York city and New ark, N. J.
 Mrs. Frank Cogswell and son, Frank. Jr., have joined MT. Cogswell here, and are boarding at Blacks hotel.
 Earl Walbridge and Charlie Moore are making record as pedestrians that will soon place them in the professional ranks.
 E. 0. Pinney has purchased tract of twenty-one acres of land, which includes the Corpe pond, water privilege, etc., of Cyril Johnson.
 The item in this column last week in regard to Walter Ellis sister should have read Mrs. Rose Niles instead of Mrs. Rose Gardner.
 It will be seen by notice in another column that Cyril Johnson offers fol sale the home place, where he lives, and the cottage on the opposite side of the street, now occupied by Mrs. Sanger.
 Pastor Williams will preach on Sunday morning and the subject will be "Oul new friend," and in the evening the sub ject will be "Over the river" There will be communion after the morning service, and all members are requested to be out.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church will hold their annual business meeting next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, when full attendance is request ed. Supper will be served at 5.30. Mrs Williams and Mrs. Thomas Melbourne hostesses.
 Thomas Simonds, Jr., met with quit a serious accident in the Phoenix mil last Thursday and has been laid up fol ) some days as the result. The belt of thu
 lock-cutter caught in the pulley, throw ing the machine against his thigh ant knocking him against other machinery Unclaimed letters, Stafford post office Mrs. A. Loveland, Mrs. Frank Wyckoff Mrs. Charlotte Sprague, Mrs. Betti' Sevelinge Roswill, Miss Olive Phelps ! Peter Egan, Alfred Denette, William Lonergan, E. T. Albertin, J. A. Mallett M. T. Mallett, Al Signor Amprimo Dom enico, Pan Woyceik Chomisoski. Warren Goodeil, 92, died at the hom of his brother, Rev. L. s. Goodell, yes
 terday morning about eight o'clock fror complications caused by old age. Praye , at the house this afternoon, and the bod was taken to Dudley, Mass., for buria } The deceased came here on visit to hi brother number of months ago, and wa 3 taken Ill soon after. He leaves quite number of children, none of whom resid
 in this section.
 StaM0rdvill0. Mrs. Lucy Winter has moved to tn Hollow.