The Press., 1897-07-22
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Mrs. w. w. Ellis Is at the Willimantie camp grounds.
 Mrs. George c. Fenton, of Orange, was in town over Sunday.
 Owen Eastman is filling an engagement with Andrew Whiton.
 Miss Polly Fox is visiting Miss Kate Bliss on Grant avenue.
 Electric lights have been added to the equipment of borough hall.
 Miss Ethel Ferry, of Palmer, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. John Ferry.
 Regular meeting of Star Commandery, U. O. G. O., next Monday evening.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. <. A. NJ, next Tuesday evening.
 Miss Annie Tobin has taken position as typewriter in Rawitser Bros.' office.
 Ira P. Hersey, the florist, has returned from a vacation spent in Boston and vii cinity
 George Stevens, Frank Sage and Eu- gene Sage, of Hartford, were in town over Sunday.
 Miss Grace Walker, of Boston, is spending the summer with her great uncle, c. o. Cleaveland.
 Fred Burwell has been quite i'll, but Is now rapidly recovering. He was threat ened with pneumonia.
 The teachers of the borough schools have all agreed to come back, and there is to be no changes in the corps.
 Miss Mary A. Howard is spendingsia a two weeks vacation with Rev. and Mrs. w. H. B. Allen, at Sharon Springs, NY.
 H. $. Abel, J. J. Clark, David Bissett, II. o. Butterfteld, John Ferry and fami- lies will go into camp at Crystal Lake Saturday.
 Regular meeting of Harmony Temple of Honor next Wednesday evening. An entertainment is in preparation for the good of the order that evening"
 Edward Joseph Moore, 24, died Monday fin Stafford village of consumption. The funeral was held yesterday morning from St. Edwards church at 10 o'clock.
 MT. Danielson, lawyer of Danielson,
  the field with view of locating here. There is a good chance in Stafford for the right man.
 A union outdoor service of the Ep- worth League and Christian Endeavor societies will be held near the Congrega- tional church, Sunday afternoon, at 5.3O o'clock. Rev. A J. Mcleod will deliver an address.
 Mrs. Eliza Parker, 66, wife of Ephraim Parker, died at her home on Edgewood last Saturday of pulmonary vedema. The funeral was held from her late residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. 1. Bartholomew officiating.
 The Eagles went down to South Will lington and played with the boys there last Saturday. The result was defeat for the local team by a score of 13 to 2. Prue and Hall were the battery for the South Willingtons, and Mccarthy and Foster for the Staffords. Dennis J. Me CaIthy was the umpire.
 An act of the last legislature provides that sign-boards must be put up at cross roads previous to September 1st outside of the boroughs and cities. It Is proba- ble that there are places in town which will have to receive the attention of the seleetmen along this line. The Connecti- cut division of the L. A. W. is anxious to see the law enforced, and has decided to offer large number of sign-boards free for use on the principal highways. These broad, and will contain, in addition to the names of towns and distance, characters indicating the quality of the roads.
 The special borough meeting held at borough hall last Thursday evening was attended by a large number of voters. After considerable discussion and expla- nation, the new layout of Westford avenue three rods wide, was adopted. The new layout of Willington avenue was also adopted. $3,0OO was appropriated to grade, widen and macadamize Wilmington avenue from East -Main-st. to the brook 1t being understood that the town is to appropriate $1 500 of the $3, ,0OO If all oi the appropriation of $3,0OO is not requir- ed on WillingtOn avenue the balance is to be used to macadamize Furnace avenue from East-Main-st. north as far as the balance will permit. $1, ,000 was also ap- propriated to defray the expenses oi changing the intersection of Westford avenue with Wilmington avenue. It is thought that the gravel excavated or Westford avenue can all be used in le. pairing the roads that have been so badly thus reducing the expense on Westford avenue below the estimates first made The new layout of Willington avenue does not vary much from the one previously adopted. The ledge in front of the Kane house is to be entirely removed, and the line of the street will be straight from East-Main-st. to the brook. The grade on Westford avenue will be changed fol about 320 feet from Wilmington avenue near B. c. Dennis barn. When these changes are made, and If the grade or Crown-st. is improved, the heavy team ing from the freight depot to the upper villages will probably go up this avenue in preference to East-Main-st., as the grade will be easier, and the sharp corner at East-M -Main-st., which cannot be very much improved, will be avoided. The improvements will be very much appreci- ated when completed.