The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-05-04
John Speed and family are spending a

A. g. Eaton has placed an attractive
new sign over his drug store.
Daniel Hurley has very slick pointer,
a present from travelling friend.
Regular communication of Ionic lodge,
F. Il A. M, next Tuesday evening.
Miss Margaret Carney of Springfield
has been visiting Miss Minnie Enright.
w. s. Martin has been selected as class
of the graduating class of
the high school.
Some of the patriotic citizens had the
large republican flag raised Monday in
honor of Dewey day.
Miss Gertrude Chamberlin and Miss
Carolyn Brown are at Springfield attend
ing the music festival.
Michael Hassett visited friends in town
Monday evening. Mr.. Hassett likes his
new location very much.
The Warren wooden company is laying
a new floor in the machine shop and MAX
ing other repairs on the plant.
John Sullivan is working at Palmer
during his vacation from his studies at
the Philadelphia dental college.
Miss Edith Cushman has returned from
the training school at Springfield and is
spending vacation at her home.
A new electric light has been placed in
front of the Hurley store. 1t is 1900 can
die power, about equal to an arc light.
The young mems literary society was
entertained Tuesday evening by Rev. and
Mrs. J. s. Wadsworth at the parsonage.
The Stafford worsted company's plant
was closed down Tuesday evening for the
balance of the week to make repairs on
the bed of the engine.
DR.. G. II. David has sold his horse
choose" to John Mccarthy of Stafford
vile. VIM. Chamberlin of the Stafford
house has bought the DOCTORS promising
colt.
Miner r. Knowlton and daughter, Miss
Marie Knowlton, arrived in town yester.
day, and are stopping at the Springs
House for brief period before opening
their summer home on Rockwell Hill.
Mrs. F. G. Sanford is at Norwich with
her parents, who will celebrate theil
golden wedding next Tuesday. Mr.. San
ford will go to Norwich next Tuesday to
be present at the anniversary.
The county commissioners will meet al
Tolland on Monday and act on the Bowler
application for a license. A remonstrance
will be presented to the commissioners al
that time.
A new schedule was adopted on electric
lighting the first of the month. The
lights now burn until ~ O'Clock, with thu
exception of moonlight nights, when the
service is not required. The change Ii
appreciated.
John Comfort came before Judge Park
ess Monday, charged with drunkenness
and disturbing the peace. He was giver
80 days at Tolland and cost. John Shan
nahan was present in court the same da.
on similar charges. He was fined 81 ant
costs.
w. A. Segar has closed his connection
with the Springs House. Mr.. Segar tool
the management of the house last July
and conducted it until his son became
landlord in October. He remained with
his son during the time he was there, ant
finished his duties under the new proprie
tor last week.
There is talk Of forming a village i'm
provement society. The work done b,
these societies adds much to the appear
ance of town, and it is hoped that tn
movement will meet with favor. Staffor,
Springs Is making bid for summer pat
ronage, and the prettier the town look
the better our summer visitors will b.
pleased with 1t.
Grace church notes: Holy communion
next Sunday morning at 10. 45......The OF
ferings next Sunday also, morning an
evening, will be for Diocesan missions
If those who have not yet handed in thei
envelopes will do so then it will save tn
rector the necessity of calling upon then
personally about it....The Juniors" will
meet next Saturday at $50.
The Current Events club will meet wit
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin next Monda
night. The evenings program will be
A selection from New England shor
stories, Miss Sargent Southern shor
stories, Mrs. circuit; Western sho1
stories and their writer's, Miss Comins
Instead of the current topic there will b
an election of officers for the ensuin
year. Roll call will be responded to b
quotations from local short stories.
Fred GuaY's house in the edge of Yves
Wellington was broken into last Sunda
duri.g the absence of the occupants
The visitor or visitors ate nearly every
thing in sight, and judging from tn
amount Of victuals missing were evident
ly hungry. Mrs. Quay had cooked quit
a quantity of provisions for over Sunday
and the menu must have proved quit
satisfactory. A revolver lying on des
was not taken, although the cartridge
were extracted from it. A watch belong
ing to Mrs. Quay, hanging in plain sigh
was not disturbed. Entrance was force
by breaking rear window The robber
Is very similar to one perpetrated at tn
home of James Pierce about two week
ago.
An alarm of fire was rung in last Satu
day evening about 9.15. 1t was at fir
feared that Warren's mill was burnin;
but the fire proved to be in storehouse ]
a separate building situated above IL
plant used for storing fiocks, machinel
and other miscellaneous articles. tt
building made hot fire. and at one tin
! it was feared that the wooden mill ne:
to it would catch. Lively work proven
ed the mill from igniting, although Il
paint was blistered and blackened. I'll
burned building was formerly used as
saw mill. 1t caught fire cnce before, al
was partially burned, but had been r
nairod and fixed ovar How n oouo