The Press., 1897-02-11
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

the AeEdJluS CAuEA'
 M. B. Fiske attended the probate con- vention at Hartford yesterday.
 A. K. Morse, of Willimantic, was visit ing friends in the borough yesterday.
 Samuel Paisley has secured position and is at work at South Manchester.
 Regular meeting of the W. c. T. U. Friday, at p. m., with Mrs. A. N. Nieh- ols.
 John A. Foster killed fox ahead of one of his eight months puppies last Tues day.
 Edgar D. Mcleod will go to Philadel- phia Monday, and continue his dental studies.
 Advertised letters: MT. c. L. Blair, Edward Green, A. E. Gensburg, Miss R. A. Jetty.
 Miss Harriet Fowle and Miss Blake, of the Springs house, are in Boston for a few days.
 Rev. A. J. Mcleod has been i'll with the grip this week, but is now able to be out again.
 Miss Blanche Ramsden, of Palmer, has been spending few days with her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Clark.
 Judge J. w. Chandler and Deputy Judge G. c. Parkess have been reappoint- ed by the legislature.
 Prof. Jacobs of the high school attend ed a meeting of teachers held at Willi- mantle last Saturday.
 It is expected that by Monday the Min eral Springs Manufacturing company will be running on full time.
 Daniel Brick came before the borough court for drunkenness and disorderly con- duct last Saturday, and was sent to Tol- land for short term.
 Calvin Harwood, who has been very ill at Norwich, is more comfortable, and is considered out of danger.
 Adelbert Needham will have an auction sale of horses at the Willimantic stable next week Friday, Feb. 19.
 Rev. G. W. Griffith, of Norwich, who oticiated at Grace church last Sunday, will supply again next Sunday.
 J. H. Mullen's mill at Forestville starts on full time to-day. The mill has been running only three-quarter time.
 The Methodist ladies will have social and supper next Wednesday. Hostesses, Mrs. o. Converse and Mrs. A. Coleman. Adelbert Needham has gone to Iowa, and will ship back two carloads of horses for his stables at Willimantic and in this town.
 Dr. Smith was called to Wilmington yes terday to attend Miss Marsh, daughter of John Marsh, who fell and broke her thigh bona.
 Mrs. Annie Weeks little two-year-old daughter sustained fracture of the elbow joint last Friday. She was attended by Dr. F. L. Smith.
 Christian Endeavor topic at the Con- gregational church next Sunday evening : "What our denomination is doing" Rev. A. J. Mcleod, leader.
 Dr. Rafftery's horse ran away last Satur- day, but did little damage. The start
 
 was on Willington-ave.
 w. W. Lathrop has exchanged an in- terest in two tenements on Benton street for the Whitaker interest in the cottage at the corner of Edgewood and Silver-st.
 Quite number of the members of the Christian Endeavor society will attend the union meeting at the Baptist church, Stafford, next Wednesday afternoon and evening.
 Mrs. ADgeline Robbins, 56, died at her home on Village Hill, last Saturday, of pneumonia. The funeral was held Mon- day, at il o'clock, and the burial was at Westford. She leaves a son.
 Dr. G. H. Snow, the eye specialist and jeweler, will move his office about the first of March from Tilden's block to the room in the old blue front building recent ly occupied as an office by Dr. Nichols.
 Improvements are being steadily made at the public library. This week row of new shelves have been put in the north side of the room. It is only matter oi time when the interior of the library will compare faVorably with the exterior.
 Two new cases of scarlet fever have developed the past week, one in the fam. fly of Ephraim Gale, and the other Emily Gary, daughter Of Levi Gary. As the last named case was a student in Miss Comins' school, it was decided to close her room.
 Fred Sweet, who is taking course al the Boston school of acting, is to make his debut as Lazarello in Don Cesar de Bazan about the first week in March Il is probable that he will appear at the 10. cal opera house in the same piece sooI after the Boston engagement is closed
 The marble top to the radiator, that sets in the center of the waiting room al the railroad station, has been broken into several pieces. A Staffordville lady, who was waiting for the train, was responsible for the accident She raised the slab tC look under 1t, when 1t slipped to the flool with dull mud.
 The Sherlock combination did not prov, a drawing card at the opera house las Saturday evening. The receipts footed up about 65 cents, and would not cove the price of the hall and other expenses MT. Sherlock was disappointed to see tha the public is not educated up to his clas of entertainments.
 There was good attendance at th meeting of the alumni of the Staffor, Springs high school last Friday evening It was decided to hold two meetings, a which literary and musical programs vii be rendered. The first meeting will b held Tuesday, March 9. The committe having the arrangement of the program in charge are, Edith Cushman, Prof. Ja