The Press., 1898-07-14
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Springfield over Sunday.
George Cardinal made business trip
to Mashapaug Tuesday.
James Merriam and family are prepar-
ing to camp at Mashapaug.
Mrs. Wilbur Clark has returned to her
home much improved In health.
Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, /.
o. 0. F., next Tuesday evening.
Lawyer j. Shahan, former resident,
has been visiting friends In town.
Rev. r. G. Gragan has gone TO Brigh-
ton, Mass. for the annual retreat.
George O'Neil has severed his connec-
ton as clerk at the Springs House.
A top dressing of gravel has been
placed on the macadam of Main street
Miss Lena Whitford is in charge Of the
Western Union telegraph Office for the
summer.
Mrs. G. H. Snow leaves next week for
an extended visit to her parents in SYRIA
cuse, N. Y.
Mrs. w. w. Lathrop and several friends
from Manchester are spending vacation
at Crystal Lake.
Miss Mamie Converse has returned
from the Danbury School of Music for
the summer vacation.
DIR. G. n. Snow, the optician, will sell
at auction Saturday, at p. M, his office
fixtures and household goods.
w. P. Bidwell and family, accompanied
by Mrs. Brockbank, have returned from
ten days stay at Mashapaug.
Mrs. T. G. Tiffany and daughter, Ruth,
of Mechanicsville, N. Y, are guests of
Chas. W. Beckwith on Crown street.
Misses Alice and Gertrude Chamberlin,
with Misses Carolyn and Sophia Brown
are spending the week at Mashapaug.
George L. Dennis has purchased bay
male, Burnice g., of Adelbert Needham.
The horse can show very pretty load
gait.
Miss Rose Tetrault, Mr.. and Mrs. Med
rick Gangnon, and Miss Rose Frazier left
Monday morning for an excursion to
Canada.
Lawyer Danahey has brought suit
against VIM. Watson of Union, in behalf
of John Barrett of Monson, to recover a
$50 loan.
Louis Percy Of the regular army has
been in town on a brief furlough. He
left town Tuesday, and will go at once to
Santiago.
Squads of New Hampshire men have
been passing through here on the Central
Vermont railroad the past week, on their
way to Chickamauga.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor, accompa-
MED by her sister, Mrs. W. NJ Needham,
of Wales, leave tomorrow for Crescent
Beach for the summer.
The dealers have cut the prices on bi-
cycles to close out their stocks. Good
wheels can now be secured for $40 less
than at the first Of the season.
]. T. Woods, who has graduated from
the United States School of Embalming,
advertises in another column that he has
opened undertaking rooms at his resi-
dence, so Furnace avenue.
Anthony Adams has the contract fol
piping and placing three new hydrants
for the Central Wooden company for adj
ditional protection. He also has the con
tract to place hydrant and do consider
able piping for the Stafford Worsted COM
pany.
G. II. Baker & Co., have been remod.
cling and enlarging their greenhouses
One of the buildings is to be used exclu
sively for roses in the future, and more
attention will be given to the wholesale
trade. The raising of carnations and vic
lets will also be extensively carried on.
Andy Jacobsen has severed his connec
ton with George ]. Bailey, and has gone
to work for the Union Tea company. Ht
takes the route that Arthur Moore hai
covered. Edward Tetrault, Jr., has tax
en- the position with Mr.. Bailey made va
cant by the resignation OF Mr.. Jacobsen
Part Of the mills are now on the sum
mer schedule of time, which gives hal
holiday on Saturday. The arrangement
is quite pleasing to the employees, as i
gives a chance to enjoy the base bal
games and other attractions Saturday af
ternOOn. 1t Is hoped by the employees
that all the factories will adopt the plan
Rev. Adrian Dykmans left Tuesday fol
Wichita, Kansas, where he Is to assis
Bishop Hennessey in his missionar!
work. During the time that he has beef
with st. Edwards, Mr.. Dykmans hal
made many friends, and his farewell ad
dress Sunday caused regret among tn,
parishioners. He has done much worl
in the western field in previous years.
The Stafford Springs ball team met de
feat last Saturday In the game with thu
Rockvilles. Pinney, a crack amateur
pitcher, of1ciated for the Rockvilles
The local team hit him freely, and /
their game at other points had compares
with their batting, would have won. Tn
game was lost by poor work at the base
and wild throws. D. ]. MCCARTHY acte'
as umpire. The attendance was large
than usual. The score was 10 to 9.
The following officers of Wauseol
Lodge, l. o. o. F., were installed b,
District Deputy E. E. Fuller of Tolland
assisted by G. E. HARDWOOD of Rockville
N. G., o. T. Hulett; V. g., Georg
Braithwaite; R. S., s. F. Clark; P. s.
w. E. Robbins; T., Charles johnson
W., Ernest Moore; Con-, A. H. Adams
o. g., W. s. Ellis; 1. g., L. G. Beard
R. s. N. g., Carl Green; L. S. N. G..
Chas. Wilton; R. S. v. g., Ernest Taft
L. s. v. G., Frank Walsh; R. s. s., VIM
Wobbecke; L. s. s., Gustin Marbles G.
Harvey George; P. N. g., Lewis Nc
Laughlin. After the installation cola
ton was served by NJ. Brown caterer.