The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-03-10
Miss Celia Holt is spending two weeks

in the borough two days last week.
Daniel Hurley Is quite lame. He has g
severe attack of rheumatism in his right
leg.
Mrs. F. A. Bagnall is slowly improv.
ing, and the outlook for her recovery is
hopeful.
Mrs. f. F. Patten and son, Farley, are
visiting Mrs. Patterns parents in Della.
ware, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry o. Butterield en-.
tertained crokinole party at their home
last evening,
r. M. Collins and wife of Great Barring.
ton are the guests of J. H. Collins at the
Springs House.
The Amenity whist club was entertain
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Simpson
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. w. w. Lathrop is in town pack.
ing her goods preparing to move them
to South Manchester.
w. H. Corbin has hired Mrs. W. w
Lathrop's house on Grant avenue, and
will occupy it April 1st.
The Haymarket Square club will have
"Longfellow" evening at their meeting
next Wednesday evening.
About half dozen members of Ionic
lodge visited Day Spring lodge of Masons
in Monson Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Allen enter
tanned the Monday evening club at their
home on East-Main-st. Monday evening.
H. o. Butterfield is having trouble
with his eyes. The doctor thinks it is not
serious, although.it is causing him some
inconvenience.
Mrs. A.JTurner has sold the Scripture
place, through the J. S. Smiledge real
estate agency, to VIM. Farnsworth, who
will take possession at once.
j. Weinstein of Springfield has bought
of the assignee, J. F. Chamberlin, the
Kuslansky stock of groceries recently
damaged by fire in Taft's block.
Edwin B., son of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Collins, is improving every day, and will
soon be able to be at school again, where
he is popular with teachers and scholars
Hereafter graduates from the high
school will be received at Mount Hol
yoke college on certificates. This is 8
good recommendation for the excellence
of our hign school, and Prof. Jacobs anC
his staff are to be congratulated.
The winter term of the Stafford Street
school closed last Friday, L. N. Agart
teacher. The following pupils wereneithe
tardy nor absent Leo Garvais, Florenc,
Garvais, Morris Greene, j. Hawley Larned
Absent but one-half day; James Lykings
Whole number Of pupils Is. Average at
tendance 70 "a.
Miss Josephine Hewett has secured
1000 subscribers for the Ladies' HON
journal, which entities her to a year
course in music AS she will continu
the work and is unable to travel an.
more, she trusts the subscriptions will b.
sent her, and enable her to receive tn
amount of expenses for a second year.
The st. Edwards Dramatic society ar,
getting in good form for the presentation
of by Force of Impulse" March II. A
feature of the entertainment will be the
singing by Mrs. d. j. Hanley and VIM
A Chamberlain. Music will be by Jor
dams orchestra. Seats will go on sale al
Abel's Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock
Prices, 25 and IS cents.
Mrs. Augusta Eaton, rs, died at her
home on East Main street at 4 O'Clock
this morning after long Illness of Bright's
disease. Mrs. Eaton was born in West
Stafford, and has always lived in town
She was a estimable woman, and her neigh
bors and friends who knew her worth fee
keen regret for her death although it was
not unexpected owing to her age and i'll
ness. Four children survive her. OF thes
Frank lives in Bolton, Alvah in Worcester
Miss Josie at home, and Mrs. Albert Hal
In Colorado. The funeral will be held a
her late residence Saturday at 10 O'Clock
Frank Engley, overseer of the wool
sorting department at the Central mill
was the victim of an accident about ga
yesterday afternoon, which resulted in
broken leg. He had started to drive hi
horse from Bolieau's barn, where he keep
her, down the hill, when the mare con
menced kicking and plunging and becam
unmanageable. She got over one of tn
reins in her manoeuvres, which destroye
all hope of controlling her. AS she wa
making straight for the river Mr.. Engle
decided to Jump. He was in the freigh
yard of the New London road when b
jumped, and apparently struck on hi
feet all right, but the result proved to b
serious. His left leg was broken nea
the ankle joint. Both bones.were broke
and the ankle joint was dislocated. 1t
a bad break, and it will be some time be
fore he fully RECEIVERS. He is attended b
DR.. G. B. Newton.
Mrs. ChoOla Scholnick was befor
Judge Parkess yesterday morning charge
with assault on Samuel Kuslansky. TIL
court room was we'll filled, AS considerabl
interest was felt In the case. Lawye
Danahey appeared for the defense an
States Attorney Reed conducted the pros
eeution. From the evidence it appear
that j. Weinstein of Springfield, accom-
panied by Mr.. Kuslansky, went to tn
house of Scholnick to get desk that bt
longed to the fixtures of Sheveloff an
Kuslansky. The testimony did not agre
as to what happened at Scholnick's
Weinstein and Kulansky testified thu
Mrs. Scholnick threatened to split Ku
Iansky's head, and as an evidence of goo
faith started to do it with stove handl
W einstein held her hand, but she b
Kuslansky on the neck with the other har
several times. Mr.. and Mrs. Scholnic
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sheveloff testified
, substance that Mrs. Scholnlck told Ku
lansky to leave the house. AS he did n,
do 1t Mrs. Scholniek pushed him lit