The Press., 1909-11-10
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About one hundred voters attended
 the town meeting on Monday after
 noon. The report of Che committed appointed for the revaluation of the taxable property made the grand list of the town $3. .se3. 21'5 This is . much larger increase than was ex- psoted. The total of the last grand list was $1. .358. 029. when the prop erty was supposed to have been put
 in at about half value. The select men, as per vote of fthe town, pre- sented a budget to cover the expenses of town in each department. The
 largest items m the budget were as follows: Schools, $19.0O0; high ways. s60OO; borough highway ap- portionment. $2OOO; state road two appropriations) $45OO; bonds, $30OO; l; interest, $2900; county tax, $l664; town officers, $I25O; revision of grand list. $500; sundry accounts, 5000; almshouse and repaits, $260O; state tax, $1276; borough macadam, $2OOO; Fox Village bridge, $1700. These items are about the same as was expended last year, with the exception of the schools, which cost over $2O. 900 last year on account of extra repairs. It was estimated that ten-mill tax would pay the expenses for the coming year. This was voted after some discussion of a proposal to adjourn the laying of the tax until the revAluation was printed for the benefit of the tax payers It was also voted to have an itemized list of the reValuation printed in pamphlet form. Samuel RO0kwolf madlo Q motion that an itemized list of the old valuation be also printed, but this was voted down. Eighty dollars was appropri. ated for the observance of Memorial day.
 The ". R. 0. will serve one of their loo suppers next Friday.
 Dr. and Mra Frank Mitchell are guests of Dr. and Mrs 0 PerCival Bard.
 Mrs. ". H. Smith Is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Hunsley, in Oneida, N. Y. -..e ....s. .-... ..a.e5 --.#@
 Miss Teresa B. Clark of Greenwich Is spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs. T.. H. Rafftery. .- v E
 Gehring Bros. of Holland have sold their we'll known pair of Holssein steers to Grant Foster of this place.
 Gary Bros. will hold an auction at their stables Saturday. Nov. 20. In- cluded in she sale will be horses. COWS, wagons, harness, etc.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. ". Melbourne and daughter, Bessie. of Derby have re- turned to their home after a visit with MT. and Mrs John T. Melbourne.
 After this week Joseph Chandler will hold his dancing school in the French club hall, as the Eaton hall Is to be occupied by the Gem theatre.
 Miss Helen stimpsonv has resigned as stenographer for Brown & Lowell, owing to the illness of her mother at Palmer. Miss Marion Quintal of Ware has taken the position.
 Books are out for the fair to be held by the French club. and considerable interest Is manifested. The German hall, over the hall occupied by the olub, will also be used during the fair. .-
 The annual meeting of the Rock ville Christian Endeavor union, which includes the societies of Rockville, Springs. Vernon Center, FL Coventry and West Stafford, was held at the Congregational church last Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance. The meeting opened with a praise service, con- ducted by Charles Moore. Following the reading of the scriptures by Rev J. W. Ballantine of West Stafford and prayer by Rev. D. E. Jones of Ellington, the banner for local attend ance was awarded to Stafford Springs, which reported an average attendance of 57 per cent. at the regular meet ings of the society. West Stafford captured the banner for the largest attendance at the union meeting. Rev. R. s. Moore, pastor of the Methodist church of Rockville, delivered the address of the evening. It was a helpful. uplifting and inspiring one and followed with closest attention. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Charles Chandler of Stafford Springs; secretary and treasurer, Miss Pearl Waltz of Rockville; junior superin- tendent, Miss Edna Clough of Filing ton. An enjoyable social followed the business meeting.
 The report of the revaluation com- mittee, which has been filed at the town clerks office for the past few days, is the uppermost subject for local discussion at the present time. As the report is examined by differ ent ones 1t is very evident that it contains some discrepancies, especially among some of the smaller tax payers. shat should be straiRhtened out by the assessors or board of relief, but it is a very difioult matter to make revaluAtion that does not need to have of Q second revision. The increase of the tax valuation of a town from $1, ,353, ,O29 to $3, ,S83. 215 in- dicates that much of the property must have gone in heretofore for quite 8 little less than fifty per cent. of It's value. The list as completed shows 92S dwellings, 76 mills, stores and manufactories, 34. TAB acres of land, 500 horses and 999 neat cattle The manufacturers are listed as follows, the figures in parenthesis being the former valuation: Warren Woolen Go. $157 200. ($4s. 6OO); Cyril Johuaon Sl76. SOB. (S63. 640l: Phao-