The Press., 1898-01-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

H., next 1ueSQay evening.
]. W. Chandler will take possession of
the post office next Tuesday.
Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, 1.
o. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
This seems like golden opportunity
for a large old fashioned sleigh ride.
Regular convocation of Orient Chapter,
R.. A. NJ, next Wednesday evening.
Lincoln Athletic Club will hold So
cial dance at their hall on Saturday even
ing.
Miss Cora A. Dorman of Marlboro,
Mass, is visiting at w. D. Heald's for
few days
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bugbee of Crom-
wall were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.John
Smiledge over Sunday.
George Burdick of Monson has been
visiting friends in town. Mr.. Burdick
drove down with his fast horse, "Balbrig
gan"
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary societies will meet at the home of
Mrs. Robbins Patten Friday afternoon at
3 O'Clock.
The Amenity whist club held meet
ing at the usual place Tuesday evening and
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
H. Bumstead.
A NJ Bemis has moved from the cot
tage owned by Bert Eaton on Highland
Terrace to the Spencer cottage vacated by
Lawyer Back. Mr. Eaton will renovate
the house and live in it himself.
John Shine has sold the Stafford House
to Frank R. Williams and NJ. Coogan,
both of Rockville. The new proprietors
will soon take possession.
The rules of the public library limit
one new book to family at a time, and
they must not be kept out longer than
one week. Books are considered new
for six weeks after they are placed in the
library.
There will be q sociable at the Congre-
gational church next Wednesday night.
Mrs. Christopher Allen and Mrs. w. w.
BurweIl will be the hostesses. An enter
tainment will follow, consisting of music,
readings and "Pillow Dex."
William Bowler had guest Monday
afternoon whose description tailed with
the Brookfeld murderer. Mr. Bowler
notified Sheriff Dickinson by telephone
from Tolland and search was made for
the man but he was not found.
John NJ. Leach is building room in
the rear of his candy store to be used for
making ice-cream. There is some space
between the store and the ledge, but it
will be necessary to do some drilling be-
fore room large enough can be made.
The Christian Endeavor Society has
accepted an invitation to join with the
Tolland society in the observance of
Christian Endeavor day next Sunday at
Tolland. The bus will leave the church
at 1.3O p. m. The usual prayer meeting
will be omitted.
Adelbert Needham left last Saturday
for western trip. He will visit Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, and will ship car
load of horses from each state to his
sales stables in this town and Whitman
tic. He received one carload this week,
and with three more expects to be able to
supply the demand.
Springfield Republican,
Agitation of the matter OF an electric
road to connect Stafford and Rockville has
raised talk as to the possibilities OF
steam connection along the lines once
proposed to the managers of the old New
England railroad company by E. G. Pin
ney. The plan then proposed was to con-
tinue the Southbridge road through Stur-
bridge, Fiskdale, Wales, Staffordville
Stafford Hollow, Stafford Springs, West.
Stafford, Ellington to connect at Rock.
Vile. The New England road is we'll fix
ed to develope this line, and with the
equipment now in hand would immediate
ly upon the completion of the road fine
active work for the rolling stock of both
the Rockville and Southbridge spurs
Connected as the New England road is
nearly all the incoming and outgoing
freight would be handled by it's own lines
Stafford alone has much fIeighting for its
wooden mills, its wool coming from either
Boston or Philadelphia markets. With
the Southbridge and Rockville or Vernon
branches connected the Boston shipment
would be made directly over the New
England road, while the Philadelphia
stock would as now go from Philadelphi;
to Providence and from that point b,
sent around over the New England roaC
the oDtire distance ipCtaad Of b,,t q nor
of the way as at present. While the day
for steam road building in New England
seems to have gone by, the merits anc
possibilities of this connecting link seen
SO good that it surprised many, who have
given it thought, that the railroad official.
have not pushed the matter before this
day. 1t is seldom that road of 80 OF 81
miles can be put through and good bust
ness stand ready to fall into its hands will
so little outlay for road and iron, anC
practically no outlay for rolling stock
tits believed that the right of way through
Stafford could be secured for a nomina
outlay, and probably by right manage
ment without cost to the railroad com
pany. Now that the trolly line is cutting
so deeply into the business Of the New
England road at Rockville, it is favor
able time for the consideration of thi
project by both the communities alonI
the line and thu managers of the New
England railroad, or what is PRACTICAL,
the same thing, by the Consolidated roac
officials Rv nushinr this axtaDeio,
through the road might recapture all tina
the Rockville trolly line has taken, ant
with it take over large line of new bust
ness.