The Press., 1898-07-07
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Frank J. Preston of Meriden spent the 4th ut his home.
 Fred Burwell of Derby was In town the first of the week.
 Miss Muly Royce Is at Wales for a va- cation of two weeks.
 90orRe Stevens of Hartford Is spend Ing few days at his home on HIgh-st. Alex Valencia of New York has taken n apoaltlon as night clerk at the Springs House.
 Mise May and Miss Elizabeth O'Niel of Boston ara visiting with their cousins, the MIssos Riley
 Mrs. l.. K. Lord and Mrs. F. l.. ClIsby of Purker. B. D., arc guests of their fath- or, Orrin Converse.
 The class of '0s Of the high school will go to MashHpaug 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 warren's, lp Hampden.
 Mir. Gordon and family have moved ln- to tho 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 $2 and costs.
 The engagement of Miss Nina Williams of PouRhkeopsie, N. r., and William EnRley of Stafford Springs Is announced Reuben Converse has gone to Danbury for n vacation. George Ellis will take care of the Methodist church during hi: absence.
 Frank Carpenter and Ferdinand Shippy went on their annual fishing trip tC Knowlton's pond July 4th. The trip was n failure.
 B. NJ. Squlres returned Tuesday after noon from a visit to friends in Soutt Norwalk. He made the return trip or his wheel.
 A force of men have been at work or the business streets, clearing up the loose stone and dirt, and the improvement if quite noticeable.
 Some of the members of Grace church have recently presented the parish with some new altar vestments and some new obanoel hangings for the Trinity season, all of which are of very fine material and beautifully embroidered.
 Peter Barsalou, 59, died Monday morn- Ing after a short illness of chronic ne-
  five children. The funeral was held yes terday morning from St. Edwards church, and the burial was in the Catholic ceme. tery.
 k. w. Muzzy, formerly superintendent of the electric company, has entered tho 1st regiment of New York volunteer en gineers, with the rank of corporal In com pany D. He Is at present at Camp Town send, Peeksklll, N. r., and expects hli regiment will be sent to Porto Rico.
 The missing shoe, of which Phila VII Hams has the mate, has been discovered F. k. Fitzpatrick has the shoe and | willing to sell it. In the account of tn complication printed last week, the nam of PhilO West was used as the owner O the odd shoe, Instead of Phila Williams A. k. VIning of Springfield Is stoppln at the Springs House. Mir. Vlnlng Is a upholsterer by trade, but gives his spar moments to the propagation of the zoe pei. He has held several meetings O. Haymarket Square since coming here He opens by singing several gOspe nFf sUh hn rsN. Fnneous talk.
 WllllamCooney, ,84, was found dead nea the covered bridge, north of the Mlnera Springs mill, Sunday afternoon. Dr. New ton was summoned to examine the body and decided that death was due to sun stroke. The deceased has been Ill wit rheumatlsm for some time. He leave two brother and two sisters. Of tn brothers, George resides in town an James at Wlndham. The sisters ar Mrs. F. Lyons of Springfield and Mrs Mary Thomas of WindhAm. The funera was hold Monday morning from St. Ed wards church, and tho burial was in tn Catholic cemetery.
 The Lincoln athletic ball team has add ed two more victories to it's brilliant reC ord this season. Saturday a game wa played with a team from Wllllmantit The attendance was small and the gam was not particularly interesting. Whit and MoCarthy were the battery for tn home team, and Nichols and Melody fc the visitors. Stafford won by the follow ing score;
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 Wnlimantic, CO 0 6 O-i6 Monday the boys played the second gam with the South WilIingtons, and 1t prove lively contest all the way. The Sout Wlllingtons brought Q strong team, wit the full intention of making 1t tw straight in their favor. In the first inr ing the visitors made ten runs, and looked as if they had walk-over. The took three more in the third and two 1 the fourth. Up to the sixth Inning th Staffords had secured but two scores. l this inning they found the ball in goo shape, and with good batting, aided | errors by their opponents, got eleven me over the plate. In the first half of tt ninth, when the score stood 16 to 15, He bert Day made four bagger that brougl in two runs besides his own. This mao the score 10 to 10, and 1t was not change by the South WiIlingtons, as they coul not score in their last inning. Marsda made some phenomenal running catch' in the field. Conley and Mccarthy wei the battery for the home team, and al