The Press., 1894-08-30

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 STAFFORD.
 An accident which occurred last Thursday evening, serious though it was, was providentially light one as con- pared with what it might have been. Four boys, Albert Walker, Howard Cooley, Charles Newton and John F. Dean of Maiden, Mass, (son of Col. c. l.. Dean) were sitting upon the railing guarding the roadside over the East Main-st. bridge The railing is often made use of as seat, especially in the evening, and one length of rail had become detached from the next one, and at the same time the heavy stone to which it was bolted had become loos- ened from the concrete of the sidewalk Suddenly the rail and the stone support ing it toppled over to the river bed, about IA feet below. Cooley escaped falling with it, but the other three lads fell to the almost dry river bed, upon the jagged stones. Walker was picked up uncon- scious, with bad scalp wound. Newton escaped with severe bruises, Dean suf- fered little injury, save to his clothing. Walker was taken to the office of Dr. Newton, where his injuries were dressed, and then removed to his home He is now able to be out, and is likely to fully re- cover in short time
 Miss Thralls class in physical cul- ture for children will open Sept 1st, at 10 a. m., in the Mineral Springs office build- ing. Other classes will begin in Oct. for afternoons and evenings, as formerly ad- vertised.
 The fire department were on Saturday evening guests at a supper furnished at the Springs House by Walter Hughes, in acknowledgement of their services at the recent burning of his house on Prospect street. Citizens Band acted as escort be- tween the firemen's club room and the ho- tel, and were also guests of MT. Hughes.
 Francis A. Bagnall and family have removed to St, Albans, Vt., where he will immediately enter upon his duties as high school principal, The Stafford Springs schools open on Wednesday next. Prin- cipal Jacobs, who succeeds MT. Bagnall, and Miss Grace G. Pinney, who is put in charge of new primary department, are the only new teachers, all the others, ex- cept Mir. Bagnall, continuing in their form er positions. An unfinished room in the last addition 10 the school building has been finished up for recitations.
 -JeInie Hewitt is this week visiting at Worcester, from whence she will go to South Birmingham, Mass, to enter upon her second year at the normal school.
 MT. and Mrs. Judd and daughter, of Holyoke, with friends from Holyoke and Hartford, are stopping at the Orcutt house on Stafford Street, the home of Mrs. Judd's mother, Mrs. Janette Horton, who is now visiting another daughter, Mrs. Stafford, at Providence.
 Mrs. Agnes Carlton and child, of Springfield, are spending the summer with her mother, Mrs. Fairfield, on East Main-st.
 The case of Mrs. Sontagg, who re- gently complained of her husband for as- sault, is exciting much indignation among her neighbors, who are all in sympathy &ho Tp ho fr;o of& &ho Mrs. Sontagg appeared at great disad- vantage from her inability to express her self intelligently in English, her husband having much the advantage in this re- spect, and these two being the sole wit nesses. Neighbors say that Mrs. Sontagg has been accustomed to taking care of the stock and doing much outdoor work, henae the occurrence of trouble in the barn, and over work she was herself ac- customed to do was not so much to her discredit. Also that from having fur nished money to pay for the horse she supposed that she owned it, and therefore had right to take it from the wagon when it was doing service for a neighbor she felt unfriendly to. Their neighbors also say that she was half starved and obliged to work hard, that the step chil- dren were not ill used by her and do not feel unkindly towards her, though they had been advised by parties to use club if she attempted to exercise authority over them. Now Mrs. s. lies in a very low condition, deserted and destitute. Neigh bors are caring for her, her husband hav- ing entirely abandoned her. A bit of seeming rascality was shown in visit paid her directly after the assault case of parties pretending to have foreclosed up- on all the effects, forbidding her use of chickens or potatoes for her own sub- stance, and giving her fifteen days in which to vacate the premises. The stock has since been driven away. Such is the story told us by neighhors. If any con- siderable part of it is true it is a case for official interference. The woman is en-. titled to her rights, also to 8 fair hearing She is undoubtedly an object of pity helpless, destitute and sick.
 At the hearing before Judge Chandler on Monday upon the liquors recently seized at Crystal Lake, MT. Coogan of Rockville appeared and claimed proprie- torship and asked for a postponement This was not granted, but the liquors were condemned as unlawfully kept for sale. Coogan therefore appealed to the superior court
 Concert by Citizens' Band this eve- ming as follows:
 Gladiator March, Sousa Princess Royal SchOttiSche, ROSenfield. Baritone SOlO-Stella Polka, HerndOn.
 Mir. J. Mcclure.
 American Cadet March, Hall Cornet tSolo-Remembrance of Liberati-CaSey
 H. O. Butterfield.
 COrnet Duett-Selected.
 MeSsrs. Frazier and Lynch.