The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-01

jeremiah Desmond of Boston has been
visiting friends in town.
Timothy Shea has gone back to New
Haven to work for Rev. John ID. Coylo.
Miss Alice Reed Is to take a course at
the Willimantic Normal school, beginning
Monday.
Mrs. w. III. Corbin and son have re-
turned from stay of month at Havers-
ham, N. ].
A golf match with team from Rock
Vile Is expected on the local grounds
Saturday.
Norbert BelIerose has taken position
In Orange, and will move there in the
near future.
Miss Josie Eaton has returned to the
borough after spending number of weeks
in Rockville.
Addison Arnold has gone to Montreal
to set up some card clothing machinery
for firm there.
The Germans Of Rockville and few
from this town enjoyed at picnic at Crys-
tai Lake Sunday.
The public schools will resume sessions
next Wednesday with the same corps Of
teachers as last year.
! Mrs. J. w. Hummell has returned to
her home at Windsor after visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Noel M. Pease.
Evening prayer and sermon next Sun
day at 3, at the school house at Buff Cap.
Five children are to be baptized at this
service.
Julian Jordan's Select Concert company
has been secured by the management of
the opera house as an attraction for Oc-
Itober 18th.
The selectmen will hold the regular
monthly meeting Saturday morning at 9
O'Clock, instead of Monday, that being
Labor Day.
Erwin Hewlett and sister, Mrs. Emily
Burdick, OF Brooklyn are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Hewlett,
on East street.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Corbin and son of
Philadelphia, Mrs. D. P. Corbin of Hart
ford, and Mrs. J. w. Corbin of New York
stopped over in town on their way to visit
their old home in Union.
Excursions will be run to Block Island
Saturday and Monday. The fare for the
round trip Saturday will be $3.50, and
tickets will be good until Monday. The
round trip Monday will also be $3.50.
Advertised letters Clesste Brissaghel-
la, Franirrik Bannek, Mrs. ]. F. Eaton,
Mrs. E. Dennison, Lorenza Larten, Mrs
B. Murphy, Mrs. McVeigh, w. M. Leigh,
Tonon Catterna, Stiff Hasisak, Julian
Brooks.
The steamer Block Island will make
her last regular trip for this season Mon
day, Sept. 5. No notice has been received
as to when the train will be discontinued,
and it will be run in all probability until
after the close of the fair.
Amos Allen Dean, IS, died suddenly
Tuesday of cholera morbus. He was only
Ill few hours. Mr.. Dean was an essence
peddler, and was we'll known in this vi
entity. He leaves widow and widowed
mother. The funeral was held this af-
IteTnoon.
Miss Minnie Enright had painful ac-
cident Wednesday evening. A piece of a
wooden tOOthpick got lodged in her
throat and medical assistance was re-
quired to remove it. DR.. Nichols and
DIR. Sullivan were called and in a short
time the trouble was over.
The Hazardville ball team will cross
bats with the Lincoln Athletics on the
fair ground Saturday. This will be the
last game of the season, in all probability.
The local team has been playing good
ball all the season, and the game Satur-
day is sure to be interesting.
Quite party from here are spending
the week at J. Fl. Segar's Watch Hill
Farm House, including Mr.. and Mrs j.
f. Chamberlin. Mrs. G. B. Newton, Mrs.
E. H. Pinney, Mrs. F. q. Sanford, Misses
Alice and Gertrude Chamberlin and Miss
Mary |. Newton.
Rev. R. g. Gragan will attend the cele-
bratiOn of the golden jubilee at st. Rose
church in Meriden next Sunday. Rev.
Mr.. Gragan was brought up In this parish,
and will act as one of the deacons of hon.
or. Rev. G. Sacquet of Hartford will Of
ficiate at St. Edwards church Sunday.
Julian Jordan of New York, author Of
1.-THE Song That Reached My Heart, y
and other popular songs, gave musicale
at the Springs House Tuesday evening.
Quite party of the townspeople and
guests OF the house enjoyed the enter
ment, which consisted of vocal selections,
most of them written and composed by
Mr.. Jordan.
Quite crowd gathered at the station
last Saturday to see the I'd Mass. boys go
through, and much sympathy was ex-
pressed for the condition that the young
soldiers are in, owing to climate, priva-
lions and neglect. William Roberts was
on the train and in fair condition, COM
paratively speaking, but collapsed soon
after reaching Worcester, and is now In
the hospital in that city.
(COmmunicatedA
A very appreciative audience, com.
posed of many well known people from
the Springs and the immediate neighbor-
hood, assembled in the large parlors of
the Stafford Inn last week Tuesday even
ing, at the invitation of the popular host
ess, Mrs. j. Kennedy, to witness the pas
toral play called Beauty and the Beast"
given by some talented young people
from New York and Brooklyn, who are
spending che summer at the inn. The
play was staged in very pretty, appro-
pirate manner, with footlights, drop
curtain and many of the accessories which
only professional people think necessary
to successful performance. Miss Faith
Page as Beauty" looked lovely in
classic gown of soft. white material, with
her splendid hair floating over her shout