The Press., 1898-05-19
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

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 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Samuel Chesbro of Willimantic visited friends in town yesterday
 Miss Blanche Ramsden spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. J. J. Clark.
 Alonzo R. Farnell and family of Woon- socket are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott.
 The marriage intentions are announced of Frederick Fisher and Hattie Mabel Bolieau.
 George J. Bailey has moved to the Chamberlin cottage, recently occupied by w. II. Corbin.
 w. H. Corbin entertained his Sunday school class of young men and few invited guests at his home on grant avenue Fri day evening,
 A delegation of Ionic lodge attended the funeral of Samuel Hanson at Buff Cap last Friday afternoon. The funeral sermon was by Danish minister from Hartford.
 Napoleon Bolieau baggage master at the Central Vermont station for sixteen years closed his connection last Saturday evening. The position is temporarily filled by J. E. l.. Robbins.
 Robert Hampston came before Judge Parkess Monday, charged with drunken ness. He was sent up for 30 days. Tues day Ernest Banford came before the court charged with being a common drunkard and vagrancy. His sentence was four months and the cost in the case will detain him at Holland another 30 days. Both cases were prosecuted by Lawyer Danehey.
 Joseph Midgley, 54. died at the home of John Woods, where he boarded, Sunday morning after an illness of about one week. The deceased was a wool sorter employed by the Stafford Worsted company He came here from Providence and has lived in town but few months. The funeral was held from Mir. Woods residence Tuesday afternoon, Rev. T. D. Martin officiating.
 At the special meeting of the borough held last Thursday evening the attendance was not very large owing to the unfavor- able weather. The meeting proved inter- esting and instructive After considerable discussion the court of burgesses was in structed to proceed with the improvement of West Main street from it's junction with Center to West: The said street is to be 45 feet wide. Furnace avenue is to be macadamized if a sufficient sum of the town money is apportioned to the borough to cover the expense. It seems that the selectmen and the senior burgessess are about $650 apart. The selectmen are willing to apportion to the borough $1 $50 and the burgesses ask for $2,5OO. The matter of sewers was left with the court of burgesses. One of the points advanced at the meeting was in regard to the rela- tive cost of macadam as compared with gravel. It was said that owing to the scarcity of gravel and the long distance that it has to be hauled, the cost of re- pairing borough highways with this ma- terial is almost as much as trap rock which is shipped in ready for use at $1 .15 per ton.
 The program for Memorial observance is about perfected Sunday, May 29 at 1O.45 a. m., Rev. T. D. Martin will hold a union Memorial service at the Episcopal church. Monday, Memorial Day, the pro- cession will form at 6.30 a. m., and pro ceed to decorate at the Catholic, West Stafford, Hillside, Staffordville and Staff ford Street cemeteries in the order named At 80 p. m., the line of march will again be formed in front of c. A. R., Hall and will proceed to the Stafford Springs ceme- tery. After the decoration exercises the address by D. J. Mccarthy will be given. Music for the day will be furnished by the Stafford Cornet band. The general com mittee of Winter Post, consisting of Anth- ony Adams, Rev. T. 0. Druley, William Irons, A. L. Howard, John Arnold and w. P. Amadon, has appointed sub-com- mittees for the different yards in town and these committees are expected to make all necessary arrangements. Any information required can be received from the general committee. The sub-committees are as follows: Catholic cemetery, George Bren- nan, James Hurley, Miss Lena Brennan, Miss Mary Quinlan; Stafford Springs, Henry Benton. Calvin Smith and ladies of w. R. C.; Hillside, S. E. Dwight, Mrs. Nellie M. Weston, o. w. Sanford, T. o. Druley Staffordville. Henry Butterfeld, Mrs. Peel, Geo. M More, Mrs. John H.. Mccarthy West, John Wood. Mrs. Wood; West Stafford, Henry McKenney, Mrs. Henry McKenney, Frances Patten. Mrs. Wilbur.