The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-10-13
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Regular session of WauseOn lodge,
D. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Gardiner Hyde of Providence, g
former resident of the borough, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Pease.
Mrs. John Lee and Miss Kate Mccarthy
of Providence were the guests of Mrs. K.
F. Horrigan during the past week.
The registrars will hold their last meet.
ing for receiving the names of voters to
be made at 81. s. Abel's store next Mon
day from to 5.
CORRECTION: In my communication
of last week | made mistake as to the
time when no report was made in Dist
No. 1. 1t should have read two years
ago instead of last year. Mr.. W. H.
Black made a most excellent report OF
that district last year. j. r. WAsHBURN.
At a recent meeting Of the board Of
school visitors 1t was voted that no LOST
time should be made up by teachers or
Saturdays unless by consent of the district
committee, but may be made up at the
end of the term.
Miss Celia Holt has presented to the
library, through the Womans' Library
club, the Charles Dudley Warner library
This is a great addition to the reference
department, and comes in 80 volumes
full morocco bound.
G.. M. Lawton has sold his house and
lot on Grant avenue to o. M. Brown, pro.
prietor of the Chicago grocery. Mr..
LawtOn will move next week across the
avenue into the cottage of Miss Holt, re-
Gently occupied by Mrs. K. E. Foster.
The annual meeting of the ladies' aid
society of the Congregational church will
be held with Mrs. James Mclaughlin on
Highland Terrace next Monday, at pm.
As there is business of Importance to be
transacted large attendance Is desired.
The board of school visitors, at their
annual meeting held Tuesday, elected w.
ii. Black chairman and ]. r. Washburn
secretary for the ensuing year. The
members of the board are as follows w
FL. Black, VIM. II. Corbin, E. L. Burr
John M Larned, Ralph Wiers and J. R
Washburn.
The Central wooden company has erect
ed three little hose and hydrant houses
on three sides of their plant. In These
houses the hose will be attached to the
hydrant, the wrench will be in position tt
few seconds In case of fire before mum
Der of streams would be in operation.
The first regular meeting of the Cur
rent Events club will be held next Mon
day night at the home of Mrs. F. F. Pat
ten. The following program will be Civ
en-: Quotations from Poor Richards AL
manac; Introduction to American Lit
erature, Mrs. W. 81. Corbin; The Early
Colonial Literature, Mrs. s. A. Jacobs
Franklin's Autobiography, Miss Mary l
Newton.
The Rev. Adrian Dykemans, formerly
eurate of st. Edwards church, who lef
the borough two months ago for the mis-
sions of Kansas. has been appointed
pastor of Neodesha, Freedonia, and Fal
River, Kansas. Neodesha has acongre
cation of German Freedonia, a French
and Fall River an Irish. His friend
will be glad to learn of his appointement
and wish him success.
A letter has been received from E. w
Muzzy, formerly superintendent of tn
electric light company. Mr.. Muzzy is
corporal In Co. B, 1st U. S. Vol. En-
gineers, and is stationed at Abourto Pass
Porto Rico The climate does not agre
with Mr.. Muzzy, and he has lost 80 lbs
in weight. He hopes, after the compile
tion of three bridges which are being
built, to get back to this country.
This week a mission for the Frencl
members of st. Edwards church Is being
given by the La Salette fathers of Hart
ford The closing exercises will tax
place next Sunday. On Sunday, Oct. 23d
the Paulist fathers of New York vii
open a mission for the English speakin
members of the hurch. Rev. W. ]. e.
liott, the distinguished orator, missiOnar
and temperance lecturer, will be the lead
er OF the missionary band. At the clos
of the mission FIR. Elliott will lecture o
temperance and total abstinence.
The court of burgesses held speeia
meeting last Friday evening and instruct
ed the warden to proceed in the matter {
walk and curb, ordered on Church stree
before Oct. 1. The property owners o
said street have taken no action to compl
with the order. The work will be cor
Quoted under the provisions of tn
borough charter. The one remainin
section of curb and walk ordered on Yves
Main street will also be attended to unde
direction of the warden. The matter {
sewers on Crown street and Weston
avenue will come up again at meetin
to be held later.
COUNTRY CLUB NOTES. Coz
verse has very generously given I'll
Country Club the gratuitous use of
portion of his land for the extension {
the golf course. Two holes will be lal
out there, and these, with another hole
be located on the clubs grounds, wi
give the much desired nlne-hole cours
The members of the club are under gret
obligations to Mr.. Converse for his kline
ness. At a meeting Of the governor
held Saturday evening, he and Mrs. Coz
verse were elected honorary members
the club. Gentlemen's putting and Il
dies driving contests will be held Satu
day afternoon, and tea will be served b
tween A and 8 by Mrs. G.. Allen, Mr.
Lewis Mclaughlin and Mrs. J. G. Co
verse.