The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-07-27
Miss Lizzie Whitaker is visiting rela-

| MIR. ana Mrs. w alter OCOLC are 0uJOyluS
a vacation at Cottage City.
J. M. Leach and Rev. E. w. Bishop
are In camp at Mashapaug.
Mrs. P. r. Galway has gone to Bridge
| ton, Maine, for the summer.
J. FL. Dudley Of Chicago Is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Bidwell.
| Mrs Lewis Mclaughlin is at her old
home in Holyoke for two weeks.
W. E. Hanley has been in Boston on
business trip part of this week.
Frank Simmons, the clothier, was in
Worcester over Sunday and Monday.
Fred A. Sweet has taken position
with Photographer Norton at Block Is
land.
beach to enjoy the sea breezes for two
weeks.
Miss Cora A. Dorman of Marlboro,
Mass, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. ID.
Heald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. HARDWOOD are
at the Clark hotel, Greenport, L. l., for
a week.
Miss Elsie Tuthill is visiting for week
or so with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradley
of Monsoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ButterfieLd, B. P.
| Cooley and Miss Margaret Cooley are at
Lake Sunapee.
Lewis E. Holt of New Haven has been
visiting friends in the borough. He made
the trip on his wheel.
Mrs. Annie G. Walkley and Miss
Mildred Walkley are camping at "The
Pine" at Crystal Lake.
The Buffalos of Rockville will play a
game of ball with the Eagles, at the fair
grounds, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Edgar johnson and two children,
and Miss Ina Avery of Milford, Mass.
have been visiting VIM. Whitaker.
There was an exciting time at the sta
ton this morning, when Special Officer
Hayes arrested Charles Mccarthy on
complaint of Station Agent Bumsread.
: Mccarthy resisted arrest and several men
went to the officers assistance Fred
) Corcoran advised Mccarthy not to go
with the officers, and Bailiff Chapman,
, who had just arrived, took Corcoran in
charge and after slight struggle led
him down to the detention room. In the
meantime Mccarthy, who is a powerful
: young man, was entertaining the men
} who were trying to take him into GUS
) tody. He chung to the posts that sup.
3 port the shed for carriages, and not
much Roadway was being made in his case
until he was attacked with an epileptic
fit. Later, when he had partially recov:
l cred, he was put into an express wagon
, and driven to the lookup. Agent Bum.
stead alleges that Mccarthy insists or
lettering at the station, after being re.
/ peatedly requested to keep away from
L there. Mr.. Bumstead says that he tol6
} Mccarthy to go away this morning, and
3 the latter refused to do so.
The slumbers of the townspeople were
disturbed by an alarm of fire about H. Al
this morning. The fire was in Rockwelps
building, which is occupied at present by
George E. Bucks card clothing manufac
, tory on the lower floor, and the German
club rooms on the upper floor. The fire
started in the attic, where lot of looms
and other things were stored. The fire
was discovered by the Misses Norris, who
live near, and they Immediately aroused
the neighbors. Thomas Hayes rushed
down and rung in the alarm, and the fire
department responded with the usual
promptness. When the firemen arrived
flames were breaking through large
part of the roof, and the condition ap
i peared quite serious, as the building Is ii
u thickly populated neighborhood. In {
very short time three streams of wate
were playing on the fire, two from by
: drants and one from the steamer. Ii
: about half an hour from the time of tn
= alarm the fire was we'll under control ant
y there was chance to estimate the dam
' ages. The upper part of the building Il
badly scorched and charred, and the roo
u is burned Off The German club loses al
its paraphernalia, including chairs, tables
it stage curtains, etc. The clubs loss
h about 300, and is covered by insurance
n On the floor below, occupied by the car
shop, the loss is principally from water
q There is large stock on hand at present
Q both finished and unfinished, and the ma
5 chinery will be damaged more or less b
the drenching. 1t is hard to estimate tn
9 loss at present, but it it is thought that /
It will be from 81, 900 to 81 500. Mr.. BUG
Loo Il
chinery, and does not think his loss wi
l. be heavy. The loss on the building is es
t. timated at $1,000 and is fully insured
y Peter Gordon's stock of wool and waste
l, stored in the basement, was damaged So
<. and is insured. The origin of the fire
IN unknown, but circumstances arouse sul
picion. A hole had been cut near tn
le spring lock on the outside door leadin
7e to the club room large enough for anyon
7. to reach i'll and unlock the door, and a
?. oil can, said to have been left on tn
le lower floor, was found in the attic.
3. Stafford.
" Miss Nellie Conner is visiting wit
X friends at Milford.
I'd Miss Clara Findeisen of Springfield
a. visiting her sisters in this village.
Mrs. Nella Weston and son, Dwigh
IL will leave tomorrow for months outin
= at Lake Pleasant
IN Miss Sadie Davis of Providence Is tt
- guest of Mrs. Holtham at the resident
-, of Rev. L. s. Goodell.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nichols and daugl
II ter were guests of Mr.. Nichols mothe
q Mrs. Abner Needham, over Sunday.
" Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. {
+ G. E. this evening "Honoring The Lord
n Day" A cordial invitation is extended
IL Miss Alice Wilton is spending her v,