The Press., 1908-12-16
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l STAFFORD SPRINGS. Grace Churoh Notes: Rev. J. +. George of St. Johns church, Rock vile, and Rev. R. M. D. Adams of Grace church exchanged pulpits last Il Sunday evening.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church will give a supper at the church on Wednesday evening at o'clock. At 7.3O the Young Peoples Auxiliary will give an enter ! tainment
 .l Gary Bros. will conduct one of their popular auctions Saturday. Dec. 26th. l o Oonsignments for this sale will be re. ! tcsived, and there will be about the usual offerings of horses, cattle and Imiscellaneous articles.
 ,I Services appropriate to Christmas will be beld at the Methodist church. next Sunday. A fine musical pro- gram Is in preparation, and the pas ! tor will preach on a theme in har.
 mony with the occasion.
 ,i K. o. K. A. Notes: Judge R. H. Fisk gave the castle an interesting talk on the origin of law. at the meet ing last Wednesday evening. The regular date falls this evening, so there will be regular oonclave to. night at : 50. The Woodcroft h. dians meet today at 4.15 D. III. State Deputy Kennedy of New
 Haven, District Deputy Mulligan of Thompsonville, officials of the Knights of Columbus, were guests of W. E. Hanley last Thursday. District Dep
 uty Mulligan will be here in a short time for the purpose of forming a
 local council of this order. It re- quires 21 members to form council.
 and there are now five in town. \ Judge M B Fisk has made radical
 Improvements on his property near the high school building. By moving
 a barn at Prospect and High streets and grading, he now has three fine
 building lots. He has put granite wall around the Rowland estate, and
 has built cement wall around the
 corner lot at Prospect and High. The judge has been an enthusiastic rose grower for a number of years, and
 his gardens are very fine In the sea. son. It is evident that he wishes to
 have the rest of his property compare with his grounds.
 Samuel Kuslansky was before the
 borough court Saturday. charged with violation of the jtinerant vendors
 law. He pleaded guilty and paid a ! fine of $1 and costs The action grew out of MT. Kuslanksy's recent sale in the Foster stone block. He bought Q bankrupt stock of shoes and furnish Il ings at Ohicopee and shipped it here for sale. Later he sold 1t out and closed the store Kuslansky stated that his original intention was to continue the store, but .. could not afford to do so on Rcoount of the rent. ! As he has no state or local license and the evidence showed that the business was of temporary nature, the court
 imposed small fine, with the under. standing that the defendant was to conduct no more sales of this class. fI BOROUGH ELECTION. As there was only one ticket before the voters at the borough election on Monday. the one nominated at the citizens caucus Friday evening, a small vote was cast One hundred and ten envelopes were found in the
 box, one of which did not contain @ ballot. The following is the ticket
 elected: Warden. David Bissett i; burgesses for two years, Lott O'Hal- loran, 0. B. Pinney, Frank Silk |;
 clerk, William H Heald; treasurer. William H. Heald: collector. D. J. Hanley bailiff. Thomas Hayes; as. ] sessors. H. o. Butterf1eld. George Sis- wick. E. K. Taft: board of relief, W. E. Hanley, H s Abel, B. T. Eaton l; haywards. G l.. Dennis, c. B Gary, TO. W. Oomins; registrars. David Bissett, H. s. Abel; wood inspectors. A. O. Brooks. Louis Johnson, E. l..
 Burr, B. T. Eaton, Maurice Demond. Andrew Whiton. F. J Chandler. W. H. Webster, Hannibal Alden, c. H, Meyers, Jr., o. B. Gary. Frank Keefe l; tything men, c. E. Butterf1eld, E. !. K. Taft. O. O. Ellis. W. H Webster. John Melbourne, Lewis Mclaughlin, G. S. Baker, Michael O'Halloran. Joshua Wood, 0. ". Comins. H. E
 Burwell was modeIat
 Lott O'Halloran and c. B. Pinney are new members on the hoard of burgesses Lott O'Halloran has served
 on the board before. Frank Silk was
 re. elected. Henry Wise was renomi-
 mated for burgess. but refused to stand
 for another term Lott o Halloran land 0. F. Chandler were elected
 borough committee at the caucus. At
 the business meeting, held at the close
 of polls on Monday. the usual T
 mills tax was laid. Only eight voters
 were present at this meeting.
 The borough report shows an in.
 crease in the debt from SIS. .O7S. sS
 to $13, TOP. 3s. a gain of $623. 50.
 Nearly all the departments show an
 increase In expenses over the previous year. The receipts and expenses of
 the past year, in comparison with the
 year before, is given below :-
 EXPENDITURES.
 WWgagMSyT WsgsP MsIn Street Sewer '2sas S4sss
 East Street Sewer. 267.6O
 Interest, 774S4 767.ss