The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-12-08
srAEFoRn SPRINGS.


to Sacramento, Cal, this week.
Miss Lena Siswick is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. s. s. Taylor, in Worcester.
T. c. Feeley has a flock of so hens,
and claims that they average about 3S
eggs per day. AS eggs are now worth
about 3S cents a dozen, Mr.. Feeley is to
be congratulated.
The New York papers have ceased to
arrive on the morning train, and now ar
rive in the afternoon, as In the days be-
fore the war. The local circulation of
the Boston dailles show an increase as.
result.
The first rehearsal for by Force of
Impulse" was held Tuesday evening. The
play will be presented the first week In
January for the benefit Of the relief fund
Of the A. o. II. The play has been put
on once before In town, and most of the
parts will be taken by the same actors
who were in the cast at the former ap-
pearance.
NJ. ]. Bowler has withdrawn his appli-
cation for license at the hotel at Crys-
tai Lake. There is considerable opposi-
ton to the granting of license at the
lake among the temperance people of this
town, Tolland and Ellington. A petition
to the county commissioners, asking that
the license asked fol be withheld, was in
circulation previous to Mr.. Bowler's &C
tion.
Mrs. Alvarado Howard and Holcomb
Howard have returned from Mashapaug.
They were there during the late blizzard,
but returned as soon after as possible.
Holcomb Howard is much improved In
health. He stood his ride home In good
shape, and Is able to walk about the
house. His friends hope he will be able
to play football and other wild outdoor
games next season.
The attraction at the opera house next
War-a-Graft and Concert company. The
program will include vaudeville special
ties, the singing of illustrated songs. anc
the biograph pictures, illustrating scenes
lures are very life-like and interesting
and the entertainment, as a whole, il
clean and wholesome.
The annual sale of fancy articles at tn,
Congregational church will be held mex
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. TIT
farce, The Flying Wedge" will be pre-
sented both evenings with the following
cast:
Tom Hulburt, captain of Yales football team o
Percy suydam, his friend, Yale 80,
Alfred Chester their chum, Yale ss, o-ia-i'il'
Miss Cornelia suydam, a chrysanthemum bud,
Mrs. G.. B. Mclaughlin
Nellie suydam, her niece, and Toms fiancee,
Kate Chester, her chum, Percys nancee, '-
Jack Scribner, reporter, Karl Adam
Mrs. O'Flynn, the tanitress, who takes gloom!
view OF Iootoau, mrs. A. &. Jacob
Admission, 10 cts. The articles donated
may be left at the home of Mrs. Christie
pher Allen before Tuesday noon.
The frame of lamp was attached t.
two of the electric light wires, In front o
Rawitser's mill, during the storm Sunda,
evening, in such way as to form a shor
circuit. AS result the fuses were burn
ed out at the station, the wood work wa
damaged, and William Converse. an EN-
ploye, was slightly burned about the face
So active was the returning current tina
large rubber bolt heads were burned of
As result of the joke the west part o
the town was without the incandescen
lights for the rest of the night. The at
tachment was placed on the wires from
cherry tree, conveniently located for tn
purpose. The frame was tied in plac
with pieces of lace leather. The perso
who did the job must have had som
knowledge of electric work, as electri
wires carrying over 600 volts Of electric
ity are very unsafe playthings for the IN
initiated. The company is making q
effort to find out more about the case
and will prosecute II evidence can be 81
cured.