The Press., 1906-11-21
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

0Ad&6 AA1GA AS A0AA4AS sO&A SA civil court at Norwich.
 Andrew Jacobsen has taken a posi- ton with J. NJ. Leach.
 Miss Wilhelmina Adams is spend ing a few days in Palmer and Spring field.
 Regular meeting of Court Oronoco. F. of A, Thursday evening. The degree team will work.
 Alonzo Farnell and son, Edwin, of Woonsocket, R. l., were guests over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Walter Scott,
 Jerome Orcutt of Bridgeport has been in town this week, the guest of Mir. and Mrs Chauncey Orcutt at Or custville.
 We notice among the representa- tives recently elected the name of A. D. Cady of Plainville, formerly of this town.
 Walter Scott has added Knox car to his automobile garage. He will use the Knox when he has a definite destination in view. but will retain the Warwick.
 Owing to unfavorable weather the fair at St. Edwards was not conclud- ed last week, but was carried over to last evening and this evening. The fair will close this evening.
 Alfred Siswiok has gone to New Bedford, Mass. where he is working for B. F. Smith Co.,, the contractors who put up the new weave shed for the Rhode Island Worsted Go.
 Ionic lodge has been invited to visit wolcott lodge at the Hollow to-mor- row evening, and large delegation will respond. A bus will leave the railroad station at 7.3O, sharp.
 The milk car has been added to the train south in the morning. Not much milk is received at this station or north of here, but quite quantity is secured between here and Willi- mantle.
 Treasurer-eleet F. F. Patten has gone to Brooklyn with the state offic- ials. to be present at the presentation of & silver service to the battleship Connection" by the state for which she was named.
 Looms are arriving for the Rhode Island worsted plant. The roof on the new weave shed is nearly oom- pleted. The indications are that it will be some time before the plant is ready for operation.
 There was an alarm of fire last Thursday about 3. 80 for a chimney fire in the Harwood block on Main | street. The department was not need | ed, and the giving of the alarm seem- ed to be adding an unnecessary ex- pense to the borough.
 A stationary engine and derrick have arrived to be used in building the piers for the new electric road bridge over the railroad. About the usual number of men are working on the road, and while progress seems slow the work is being prosecuted as fast as circumstances will permit.
 The justices of the peace, in &C., cordance with the statute made and provided, have given notice as fol- lows: Every owner, keeper or har- borer of dog shall cause said dog to be either immediately killed or se- curely muzzled or confined for the period of 50 days.". This stringent regulation is considered necessary for the security of the inhabitants.
 It is said that an attempt was made to wreck k. O. Dimock's meat cart yesterday by an employe of the Arm strong market. Mir. Dimook was back of the block occupied by the Armstrong market to serve & customer at the time. It is alleged that one of the teams owned by the Armstrong market was backed into the Dimock cart several times in very aggressive manner, with the evident intention of pushing him over an embankment.
 At the annual town meeting held at the town hall Monday afternoon, it was voted to levy 8 20-miil tax. The appropriation for Memorial day was passed over. O. c. Ellis was elected | ruad commissioner in place of E. O. | Pinney, resigned. The attendance | was very small. The failure to ap- propriate for Memorial day will excite | criticism. While it may not be thought best for the local Grand Army | members to be at the meeting and i look after this appropriation, it would be eminently fitting for friends of the organization to see that it is not pass- ed over.
 The Orcuttville school has been | closed temporarily owing to the ill- ness of the teacher, Miss Gertrude Avery, and to the fact that there are several cases of diphtheria among the scholars. Only three cases, all ehil- dren of Fred Russell, have been re- ported to Dr. Smith, the town health officer. The teacher has 8 sore throat, but her trouble is thought to be quinsy. There are other cases of sore throat, and developments are awaited with some anxiety. Under the circumstances School Committee man Burt Eaton thought it wise to close the school for the present.
 There will be & short calendar ses- sion of superior court Friday. Nov. 30, and grand jury will be ordered immediately for the trial of Charles Henry Bishop. Judge Robinson will be on the bench, and the trial will come of the second week in Decem- ber. Attorneys O'ConnelI of this town and Noone of Rockville will conduct the defense, and States Att torney Phelps and R. H. Fisk will Y,~osncnka nr1 E n noupz nf El