The Press., 1899-05-11
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 The telephone system is to be extended to Mashapaug.
 The Citizens band has been engaged to furnish music for Memorial day.
 Miss F. Olney of Canterbury was a guest of Mrs. $. Carpenter ever Sunday.
 Dr. Smith expects to give "Shore Acres" for the benefit of Grace church early next fall.
 Miss Mabel Buck. formerly with A. W. Walker, has taken a position at A. l.. Towards dry goods store.
 There will be meeting of the Womans' Library club Friday, at 3 p. m., at the library building, to fill the office of secre- tary and treasurer.
 James B. Comins graduated from the Hahnemann medical college at Philadel- phia last evening. He is expected home the last of the week.
 Grace Church Notes: To-day being ascension day, there will be service and sermon this evening at 7.30. There will be no service next Sunday evening.
 G. H. Baker & Co. are unloading car load of mattresses this week This firm uses about two carloads of mattresses besides smaller orders of odd lots year.
 The ice cream parlor in the Hurley store was opened last evening. The standard of excellence of the ice cream which made the Hurley room so popular last year will be maintained.
 The Sunday evening service at the M. E. church, for which special music had been arranged, was very we'll attended. The pastor, Rev. J. s. Wadsworth, spoke interestingly on islands of the sea-"
 John Robbins is confined to his home as the result of an accident which oc- cured to him last Saturday while unload ing machinery. An iron bar which he was using slipped, and he received a se- were blow on the stomach.
 Service and sermon at the Buff Gap school house next Sunday at o'clock. The confirmation class will meet the rector at the school house at 2. These instructions are open to all, whether they intend to be confirmed or not this time. There will be infant baptism at o'clock.
 James H. Williams was called to Black stone, Mass, last Thursday by the seri- ous illness of his brother, Stephen Will Hams, who died Friday evening. John BrOsnan and Miss Mary Brosnan attended the funeral, which was held Monday morning.
 There will be several marriages of To. cal interest in June. The marriage in- tentiOns are announced of John T. Sis. wick and Miss Mamie Boyce of Provi. dence: also of Miss Lena Siswick and Louis Stevens, both of Stafford Springs and of Miss Freida Slater and Joseph Gilmartin
 The Current Events club elected the following officers for the coming year al their meeting Monday evening: Presi dent, Miss G. A. Washburn first vice. president, Miss M. 1. Newton: second vice-president, Miss M. F. Berton; sec retary, Mrs. Hannibal Alden; treasurer Mrs. F. H. Spellman leader, Miss Caro- lyn Brown.
 Several from this place have heard tht quartette of the First church in Spring field sing, and speak very highly of theil music. This quartette will sing in Staf fordville the 23d of May and in Wes Stafford the 24th. Miss Myrta E. Fiske who at different times acted as organis in the Methodist and Congregations churches of this place, will be their ac cOmpanist. Tickets are on sale at the store of c. H. Baker X Co. Gary Bros will run their bus to each place.
 Mir. and Mrs. Solomon L. Richardson were before Judge Parkess Tuesday fore noon, charged with an assault on Patsey Sullivan. Itappeared from the testimon, that Mir. Sullivan has been living witt the Richardsons until about one weel ago, when he became dissatisfied and left Monday evening Sullivan went to Rich ardson's place to get some wood and oth CT things that he left. Richardson tolt him to leave the place, and emphasized his request with blow from a heav, cane when Sullivan refused to go. Afte the blow the two men got together ant both went down. Sullivan bit Richard sons finger and also took a small bite o his neck. At this point Mrs. Richardson took hand in the fracas. The differen witnesses did not agree on the actiol taken by Mrs. Richardson. MT. Sullivan testified that she fell upon him and strucl him with her fists, and several of the wit nesses offered corroborative testimony Mrs. Richardson and the other witnesse for the defense said that she simply tool him by the coat collar and removed hin from her husband. The exchange O compliments of a conversational natur between the principals of the affair durin. its progress were extremely personal Judge Parkess found that Mrs. Richard son did nothing more than was her dut as wife, and discharged her. The judg found that MT. Richardson used nor violence than the case required, and or dered him to pay 8 fine of $1 and costs Attorney Danahey conducted the prose cution, but the defense did not emplo counsel. Attorney Danaheys office, wher the case was tried, was crowded witt spectators.