The Press., 1898-07-07
sTAFFoRD sPRINGs

4th ut his home.
Fred Burwell of Derby was in town the
first of the week.
Miss Milly Royce is at Wales for va
cation of two weeks.
George Stevens of Hartford is spend
ing few days at his home on High-st.
Alex Valencia of New York has taken
position as night clerk at the Springs
House.
Miss May and Miss Elizabeth O'Niel of
Boston ara visiting with their cousins, the
Misses Riley.
Mrs. L. K. Lord and Mrs F. L. Clisby
of Parker, s. d., are guests of their faith
er, Orrin Converse.
The class of '9S of the high school will
go to Mashapaug for picnic at Foster s
grove next Tuesday.
Frank Mcdonald of Holyoke has been
in town several days. He rode here from
Holyoke on his wheel.
Mrs. Charles Holt and Miss Celia Holt
are spending the week at Mrs. Moses
Warrens, in Hampden.
Mr. Gordon and family have moved in
to the house on Grant avenue formerly
occupied by Addison Arnold
Homer Bland was before the borough
court Tuesday, charged with drunken
ness. He paid fine of So and costs.
The engagement of Miss Nina Williams
of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and William
Engley of Stafford Springs is announced.
Reuben Converse has gone to Danbury
for a vacation. George Ellis will take
care of the Methodist church during his
absence.
Frank Carpenter and Ferdinand Shippy
went on their annual fishing trip to
Knowltons pond July 4th The trip was
failure.
b. M. Squires returned Tuesday after
noon from visit to friends in South
Norwalk. He made the return trip on
his wheel
A force of men have been at work on
the business streets, clearing up the loose
stone and dirt, and the improvement is
quite noticeable.
Some of the members of Grace church
have recently presented the parish with
some new altar vestments and some new
ehancel hangings for the Trinity season,
all of which are of very fine material and
beautifully embroidered.
Peter Barsalou, So, died Monday MORN
ing after short illness of chronic ne
phritis. The deceased leaves a widow and
five children. The funeral was held yes
terday morning from ST. Edwards church,
and the burial was in the Catholic ceme-
terry.
E. w. Muzzy, formerly superintendent
of the electric company, has entered the
LIST regiment of New York volunteer en-
gineers, with the rank of corporal in COM
pany B. He is at present at Camp Town
send, Peekskill, N. Y, and expects his
regiment will be sent to Porto Rico.
The missing shoe, of which Phila Will
liams has the mate, has been discovered.
F. E. Fitzpatrick has the shoe and is
willing to sell it. In the account OF the
complication printed last week, the name
of Philo West was used as the owner OF
the odd shoe, instead of Phila Williams
A. E. Vining of Springfield is stopping
at the Springs House. Mr.. Vining is an
upholsterer by trade, but gives his spare
moments to the propagation of the Cos
pei. He has held several meetings on
Haymarket Square since coming here.
He opens by singing several gospel
hymns, after which he gives an extempo-
raneous talk.
WilliamCooney "a, was found dead near
the covered bridge, north of the Mineral
Springs mill, Sunday afternoon. DR. New
ton was summoned to examine the body,
and decided that death was due to SUM-
stroke. The deceased has been ill with
rheumatism for some time. He leaves
two brother and two sisters OF the
brothers, George resides in town and
James at Windham. The sisters are
Mrs. P. Lyons of Springfield and Mrs.
Mary Thomas of Windham. The funeral
was held Monday morning from st. Ed
wards church, and the burial was in the
Catholic cemetery.
The Lincoln athletic ball team has add.
ed two more victories to it's brilliant rec.
ord this season. Saturday a game was
played with team from Willimantic
The attendance was small and the game
was not particularly interesting. White
and Mccarthy were the battery for the
home team, and Nichols and Melody fol
the visitors. Stafford won by the follow
ing score:
stafford, 40 or 8 1-I
Willimantic, 0 o 8 0 Ole
Monday the boys played the second game
with the South Willingtons, and it proved
a lively contest all the way. The South
Willingtons brought strong team, with
the full intention of making it two
straight in their favor. In the first inn.
ing the visitors made ten runs, and il
looked as il they had walk-over. They
took three more in the third and two il
the fourth. Up to the sixth inning the
Staffords had secured but two scores. IL
this inning they found the ball in gooC
shape, and with good batting, aided BY
errors by their opponents, got eleven mel
over the plate. In the first half Of thu
ninth, when the score stood is to Is, Her
bert Day made four Dagger that brough
in two runs besides his own. This mad'
the score 10 to Is, and it was not changed
by the South Wtllingtons, as they coult
not score in their last inning. Marshal,
made some phenomenal running catches
in the field. Conley and Mccarthy wer,
the battery for the home team, and dix
good work. The score by innings:
STAFFORD, 0 o o o II 5-19
So.Wn1ngton, 10 8 2 % 0 O-15