The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-08-04
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

U. o. G. G.. meeting next Monday even
ing.
Temple of Honor meeting next We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Nettie Morse is visiting friends in
Pawtucket, r. /.
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin is visiting her
parents at Holyoke, Mass.
Miss Molly Lathrop is at the White
mountains for a few weeks.
The Congregational church will be
closed the two coming Sundays.
Seth Kennedy, chef at the Stafford
House, has resigned his position.
Miss Jessie L. Sldaway Is visiting In
East Greenwich, r. l., with friends.
]. NJ Leach and daughters and Rev. G.
H. Puffer are camping at Mashapaug.
F. E. Cady and DIR. G. L. Nichols took
days outing at Mashapaug Tuesday.
A W. Kingsbury has completed the
curbing of the south side of Maple street.
The Sisters of Mercy of st. Edwards
have gone to Hartford for the annual re-
treat.
Mrs. Michael Mccarthy has returned
from two weeks visit with friends in
Worcester.
Mrs Hewitt and daughters, Jennie and
Josephine, returned Saturday from visit
at Worcester.
Louis Helm, John English, Arthur
Myers and T. r. Prentice are camping at
Pine Point, Mashapaug.
Robert Tyler was at Fiskdale over Sum-
day. Mrs. Tyler, who is in quite feeble
health, returned with him.
A. w. Walker has returned from his
vacation, spent with his family at East
Orleans and Wareham, Mass.
John Powers received the meerschaum
pipe given by F. E. Fitzpatrick to the
most fortunate individual interested.
Louis Helm left Tuesday for months
outing at Lake Mashapaug.' In his alb
senee Corydon Smith will act as patrol
man.
Lot O'Halloran, employed by Andrew
Wilton, is taking vacation of one week.
George Ellis is employed at the store
during his absence.
The bar-room business Of the Springs
House has been discontinued since the
recent change Of ownership of the hotel
and it will not be resumed.
The annual Christian Endeavor excur-
sion to Watch Hill will take place Satur-
day August Is. The fare from Stafford
for the round trip will be $1.25.
Levi Gary and family went into camp
at Crystal Lake Saturday. He celebrated
the event by bonfire and a clambake, |
at which some of his friends were present. |
There was an exciting game of ball at
Crystal Lake Monday afternoon between
a nine made up from the campers there
and a team from Tolland. William
Bowler went to Tolland Monday, and an
nouneed that there were few old has
Deems at the lake who had an idea that
they wanted to play a game. A team
was organized in Tolland at once, and
composed of the flower of the young man.
hood of the town. When the Tolland
team arrived at the lake In the afternoon
and saw the lake nine they smiled smile
that indicated that the popular song
might be passing through their minds:
"Behind the times SO they told them.
You're all behind the times.
Your curves have lost their swiftness;
You are slower than the kline;
You cannot hold on to the hot ones,
You faulter on base lines;
Your power is gone; and few will mourn,
For you're just behind the times"
The Hollands brought their own umpire,
which was in their favor, but there was
good-sized and sympathetic audience pres
ent to encourage the campers. The game
was called about 8 O'Clock, and the camp
ers were at the bat. Henry Butterfield
saved goose egg by making score,
being the only man who could judge the
Tolland pitchers drop. Fisk pitched for
the lake team and Bowler was behind the
bat. The Hollands made two scores in |
the first inning. In the second inning
the campers got nothing but experience |
and the Tolland boys got eight runs At |
this point the score stood 10 to In favor |
of the Hollands, and the campers held a |
conference. David Bissett, the short |
stop was severely reprimanded for lying |
down in the infield. Bissett claimed he |
conld cover more ground by lying down,
but the others had no difficulty in proving |
that the best short-stops always play the
game standing up. After the conference |
the lake team made splendid rally. All |
distinguished themselves, but in different |
ways. Fl. S. Abel scored several times, |
in spite Of the almost fatal effects of rum
ming bases with his weight. Thomas Ad- |
ans proved to be coacher of ability, and |
his voice was heard high above the din of |
the contest. Bissett played as in the
days of the old Eagles. Fisk pitched a |
ball that could not have been hit with |
tennis raquet. Wilton Harwood and
Walter AbOrn kept the procession NOV
ing. Mike Bowler was In the thick of |
the fray. VIM. Bowler drank more water
than ever before in his life, and was re-
proved for his earelessness. At the end |
of the ninth inning so we'll had the camp
ers redeemed themselves that the score |
stood IL to 10. The umpire proposed to
call the game back to the fifth inning
anu give lne NcCory 10 ROLAND. Inc |
lake team crowded around him and
changed his mind without using the bats.
Another inning was played. The Crystals
got In two runs and the Hollands did not
score. Amid shouts that arose to high
heaven the victorious lake team was car
ried to the ice house and put away in the
sawdust. The score by innings:
23458 7S 10
Crystal Lake, 100000 $40 ga
Tolland, 2SO2 10000 Ola