The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-08
Miss Margaret Cooley will attend Brad

ford Seminary, at Bradford, Mass.
A. @. Eaton and family have returned
from a summers outing at Crystal Lake.
E. G. Dennis and j. D. Fenton have
been doing juror duty at Tolland this
week.
Mrs. Herbert Parker and daughter,
Bertha, have returned from Bridgeton,
Maine.
Miss Grace E. HARDWOOD will enter Alb
bott Seminary, Andover, Mass, this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Walker of East
Boston, Mass, are the guests of A. W.
Walker.
Miss Julia Chapman entertained party
of her young friends Monday, 1t being her
9th birthday.
Miss George Beckwith is a guest of
her sister, Mrs. T. G. Tiffany, at Mechan-
icsville, N. Y.
Miss Bertha Heald is to act as librarian
In place of Miss Bessie Underwood, who
Is to leave town.
Mrs. F. A. Bagnall and two children of
St. Adams, Vt, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. e. K. Taft.
E. K. spaulding, who is quite Ill, pass
ed comfortable night, and is feeling a
little better to-day.
Mrs. Mary Ladd of Yantic and Mrs.
Eliza Prentice of Hartford are guests of
Mrs. Andre Cummings.
Mr. and Mrs. James II. Fisk of Wood
stock Valley were guests of E. Y. Fisk
on Stafford Street yesterday.
A golf team from Rockville will play a
match game with a local team on the
Country clubs grounds Saturday.
The Mccarthy shoe machinery was
purchased by Bronahan & Co. of Lynn
and has been shipped to that city.
E. G. Dennis and G. B. Gary of the
Stafford Springs Agricultural society are
attending the Rhode Island state fair.
The boat train was again very late last
evening. It arrived at 1920 p. m. The
delay was caused by the Saratoga excur-
sion train, which had the right Of way.
Otis Chapman has found pug dog.
and he says the owner can have him.
whether he is able to prove property or
not.
Frank Fuller was before the borough
court Tuesday, charged with drunken
ness. He was sentenced to Tolland for
80 days and costs.
The large stones back of the school
house have been removed and the yard
leveled up. AS 1t is now it makes very
desirable playground.
John English has passed the examina-
ton of the Massachusetts state board.
and is now eligible to practice medicine
anywhere in the state.
Arthur Johnson is spending vacation
at Mrs. Johnson's home In Whitney, Vt.
Mrs. Johnson, who isfwith him, will re-
main for while after he returns.
F. L. Clisby of Parker. OAK, has join
ed his wife and children here, and after a
few days the family will go to Martha's
Vineyard to continue their vacation.
r.. A. Rice of Philadelphia has been
engaged as superintendent of the Warren
Wooden company. James Norton will
act as assistant superintendent and boss
weaver.
Miss Helen Underwood Is to go to
Longmeadow to reside with her uncle.
Misses Maud and Bessie will make their
home in Worcester with their aunt, Mrs.
E. P. Robbins.
Rev. r. G. Gragan of st. Edwards
church lost a satchel at South Wilmington
Tuesday evening. A man who got off
the Block Island train at that station
took the satchel by mistake, or otherwise.
The satchel has since been heard from,
and will probably be recovered.
J. F. Chamberlin was knocked down by
bicycle at Watch Hill, on a cross street
last Saturday. The force of the blow and
fall dazed him, and it was at first feared
that he was badly hurt. He wa taken
to his hotel in a carriage, but soon rallied
He sustained few bruises, but nothing
of serious nature.
Work on the new penstock and Wheel
for the Warren Wooden company is near
~ completed. The job has proved quite
extensive and has been thoroughly done
The w. N. Flynt Granite Co. of Monsor
has furnished quantity of cut stone fol
the retaining walls, and one of their en-
gines has been used for moving the heavy
blocks of granite.
Some of the unemployed, who make
their headquarters in the sheds and barns
in the vicinity of Demond's lumber yard
have formed the unpleasant habit o
milking w. D. Irons COW before he getl
a chance. 1t has happened several times
and Mr.. Irons says that he shall discour
age the practice. He also says he hal
not fully decided whether buck shot o.
the law will be best for the case.
Robert Hampston was before the cour
this morning charged with drunkenness
breach of the peace, resisting an officer
and ungentlemanly conduct Judge Park
ess sentenced him to eight months in jail
and costs. A tramp, who was fncarcera,
ted last evening for drunkenness, wa
given fifteen minutes to get out of town
At the rate he started 1t was thought tina
he would cross the town boundary line Of
time.
The shower yesterday afternoon was
lively one and much rain fell. Quite
lot of Edgewood was washed down t.
Furnace avenue and Main street. Tn
walk for some distance along by the Con
gregational church was also well covere
with mud that washed down. Lightning
shattered an immense pine tree on Tol
land avenue, struck an electric light pol
on East Main street, and burned out tn
fuses In many places.
Frank Butler of Danbury is stopping a
, the Springs House. Mr.. Butler is takin
Ia few weeks rest by order of his phys