The Press., 1905-12-13
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

a trip to the Bermudas.
 The Young Mems Athletic club will hold a dance at their hall or
 Westford avenue Monday, New Years night.
 Wm. s. O'Connell, who was injured
 in the O. V. wreck a few weeks age
 is able to be out again, but has not
 yet resumed his labors.
 A chicken-pi supper was given in
 honor of Mir and Mrs. John Campo at their home last Saturday evening. In addition to refreshments, the even- ing was spent in music and dancing. MT. and Mrs Campo have moved into the Feeley house, which they recently purchased.
 Mrs. Margaret M. Mahan, 51, wife of John Mahan, died Saturday morn ing after long illness of a compli- cation of stomach troubles. Besides her husband she leaves three sons and two daughters, William, John and Charles, and Misses Jennie and Rose. The funeral was held yesterday morn ing from St. Edwards church and the burial was in St. Edwards cemetery.
 At the annual meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Jennie s. Walker; senior vice, Mrs. Mary J. Butterfield; junior vice, Miss Mary Kellogg; secretary, Mrs. Jessie Quinley; treasurer, Mrs. Edna Bolieau; conductor, Mrs. Minnie Mo Intire; guard, Mrs. Emily Burdick ; chaplain, Mrs. Mary A Simonds; as- sistant conductor, Mrs. Idella Whit taker; assistant guard, Mrs Mary Marble.
 The first number of the Oracle. the Stafford high school paper, appears this week. There will be seven more numbers this year. The staff is as ence Louise Barrows; literary editors, Ralph G. Gold and Miss Rose M. Hanley; business manager, Raymond c. Barrows; assistant business man. ager, William K. Wobbecke; alumni editor, Miss Mabel E. Graves; ex- change editor, Miss Frances H. Alden ;; news editor, Harold B. Pinney; ath- letic editor, John l.. Burr; class re- portres. Miss Helen R. Butterfield, '06; Miss Mae l.. MacCallum, 'O7; Miss Etta M. Bidwell, '09; Morgan E. Eaton, 'O9.
 There was only one ticket before the voters at the borough election on Monday, the ticket nominated at the citizens caucus, with the exception of of G. B. Gary. hose na1Irg- WAS put on in place of F. J. Chandler, who declined to stand for a reelection on the court of burgesses. Only 71 voters turned out. Eleven ballots with the name of Anthony Adams written on for warden were cast. J. M. Leach received 57 votes The three burgesses holding over are Anthony Adams, finders Jacobsen and Charles Meyers, ST. The following are the officers elected: Warden, J. M. Leach burgesses two years, Louis H. Stevens Frederick Mann, c. B. Gary; clerk and treasurer, William H. Heald; col lector, D. J. Hanley; bailiff, Thomas Hayes; assessors, A. E. Converse, H. O. Butterfeld, E. K. Taft; board of relief, W. E. Hanley, H. s. Abel, J. F. Chamberlin; haywards, 0. w. Comins, 0. B. Gary, Frank Clark registrars, David Bissett, H. S. Abel; wood inspectors, W. A. Comins, H. Alden, A. Whiton, E. L. Burr, c. B. Gary, W. H. Webster, B. E. Butter field, John Smith, Charles H. Meyers, Jr., F. J. Chandler, B. T. Eaton, Frank Keefe; tything men, 0. E. Butterfield, G. s. Baker, Lewis Mo Laughlin, O. G. Ellis, Joshua Wood, John Brosnan, John Melbourne, B. K. Taft, O. W. Comins, W. H. Web ster. A. W. Kingsbury and Lott O'Halloran were elected borough con- mittee at the citizens caucus. At the business meeting the usual tax of 71 mills was laid. No other business was brought before the meeting. J. M. Leach, who was reelected warden | for his second term, has made a very efficient official, and has looked after the interests of the borough in a | thorough and businesslike manner. Frederick Mann was reelected on the | board of burgesses, and has served on | the board number of terms. l.. H. Stevens and 0. B. Gary were elected on the board for the first time.
 The borough report shows a de- crease in the net debt from $16, 163 to | S1 6, O16, reduction of $147. The | due the borough for state tax on stocks for the past year has not been received. This would reduce | the debt still more. The amount re- ,eived the previous year was $365. | The debt was reduced the previous year $7O0. The expenditures as com pared with the previous year were as
 1905. 1904. $2,680.31 $2,O29 S2 | Road Scraper, 1S0 50 IeDter street sewer, 1,214.66 Bold street sewer, 1.OO3 53 | STA % 915.19l Police, 804 72 718 g Fire department, 686.51 634 40 Electric lights, 1,535 86 291 91 | dydrants, 930.00 93O.OO | Health department, 7375 47 Miscellaneous, 43S. 20 2h2- -72