The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-10-28

II. n. OAuy Is connneu Dy lIAn6ss To
his home in Monson.
E. K Taft has placed telephone
in his residence. Gall. 56-3.
Mrs. O. W. Walker of Brookline,
Mass. is a guest at Reuben Con-
verses.
The first social of the season will
be held at the Congregational church
this evening.
VIM. Tobin and Miss Annie Tobin
are at Holyoke to attend the funeral
of relative.
At the meeting of the Temple of
Honor this evening election Of officers
will take place.
The woodcroft Indians and K, o.
<. A. will meet on Thursday next
week, instead of Wednesday.
Rev. John Winthrop Ballantine
will hold service at Orcuttville school
house at p. IN. next Sunday.
A. o. Rodman has the alterations
on the HARDWOOD house on High street.
which he recently purchased. we'll
under way.
The prohibitionists have nominated
E. j. Sweet and ]. T. Melbourne for
representatives and E W. Brooks for
judge of probate.
Harold Pierce has resigned as book
keeper for frederic Faulkner, and
William B. Hanley of Orcuttville has
taken the position.
At the meeting of the selectmen
and registrars last Friday five voters
were made. three in the second dis
trict and two in the first.
Gary Bros. annual auction will
take place next week Saturday, and
as usual they invite the public to add
anything they wish to dispose of.
Mrs. James Walker and Miss Grace
Harw God ars now boarding in Rock
willie during the school week During
the fall Miss Harwood has been using
the trolley daily to attend her duties
at the Rockville high school.
Hand in your town tax lists on or
before Monday if you have not already
done so, and save 10 per cent in
crease. One of the assessors will be
at J. F. Warren's clothing store on
Thursday, from 0 q. m. to B p. M,
to receive lists.
Ernest Pallank, 43. died Tuesday
morning The funeral will be held
at st. Edwards church tomorrow
morning at 8 q. m. He leaves two
brothers and sister in this borough,
Guido and Guiesipe and Mrs. Cilo
Tonidandel, brother in Minnesota
and a mother and two brothers in
Austria, besides his wife and two
children here.
Al the borough meeting on Monday
evening Edward Mann. ST., expressed
q wish that the borough would accept
Converse street, which extends from
West Main street, near the Teutonia
hall to Center street, and put in a
sewer and water pipes. in order that
the numerous lot owners on the street
could build. The borough cannot &C.
cept the street until it is laid out by
the lot owners in a proper manner.
If the lot owners would get to-
gether and have the street laid out,
the borough would no doubt accept it
and order in a sewer if the lot owners
petitioned for one.
The Methodist Dung Peoples Aux.
Hilary held its annual meeting on
Tuesday evening at the church par
lors. The reports showed that lot |
of good work had been DONE Special
interest will be taken this year in the
Union for Home Work, charitable
society in Hartford. The treasurer
reported that the Auxiliary had ST.
on hand The officers for the ensuing
year are as follows: President. Jessie
Eaton; vice president, Walter Park
hurst; secretary. Nina Reynolds;
treasurer, Fred Royce; executive COM
mittee, Miss Edith Cushman, Miss
Blanche Cleaveland and Miss Alberta
Eaton. After the business session an
entertainment and lunch were enjoyed.
Assessors ]. A. Foster aud H o.
Butterfield attended a meeting of as
SCISSORS Of this vicinity at Rockville
last week. State Tax Commissioner
w. II. Corbin of Hartford was pres.
emit, aud besides many other valuable
suggestions he gave the assessors his
views in regard to present plan of
some towns in listing the property for
taxation at lower than market value
This town is one of the worst offend
ers in the state in this matter, and the
only excuse is that it has been the
custom for so many years that it is
hard to break from the old ruts. It
is with pleasure that we hear that
the town officials are talking of plans
for the reassessment of the property
next year. By raising the assessment
of property to the proper level the
rate of taxation can be reduced. An
other important and to be encouraged
step is being taken by the assessors
this year-a new enrolment of all
persons liable to pay poll taxes is
being made. This part of the tax
collections has been badly neglected
in the past.
The indiscriminate burning of leaves
that has been going on by children
the last few weeks came very near
resulting in a serious fire last Thurs
day afternoon. Two little boy s, aged
5 and 6 years, set some leaves on fire
in the rear of the storehouse of the
Beckwith Gard company. The build
ing was soon afre, but the prompt
ringing of the alarm and the quick
response by the fire company prevented
a very serious loss. Two boys who
were seen to run away from the
huildinu ar the TINA had q ,,r;vaAa