The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-04-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Trimmed Hats in first class style. New
goods received every week.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
J. j. Wise has taken a position in
Hartford.
Schools will resume sessions next
Wednesday.
Chas. E. Monroe, the optician from
Southbridge, will be at the Springs House
April IS and 10.
Miss Jerl lie Ortut Of Montciair, n. j.
is spending the spring vacation with her
parents at Village Hill.
Miss Lillian Benton, with her friend,
Miss Viola Tinker, of Willimantic, spent
Easter at II. M. Benton's.
Mis-. George Lucas has removed to
IIolyoke, where she will make her home
with her son, Andrew Lucas.
Collector Wightman has received the
books from the assessors, and an opportu-
nifty is now offered to pay town taxes,
w. j. Denver, proprietor of the East
Main street vienna bakery, has moved in
L
An enjoyable erokinole party was held
at the home of Clarence Walker Monday
evening. Prize winners were Robert
Smith, Miss Alice Reed, Miss Margaret
Cooley and Ernest Arnold.
Mrs. f. K. Spaulding has re-opened the
store on Main street, and will continue
the business for the present. Her nephew
E. A. Bennett, will make his home with
her and will be employed in the store
Mrs. Spaulding is familiar with the de
tails OF the business, and will continue il
along the same lines that have made II
successful in the past.
The young mems literary society hello
a meeting Monday evening and debated
on the following: Resolved, that Stat
ford Springs would be benefited by cleo
tric road connections with the outside
world" Sidney Siswick and Raymond
Eaton appeared for the affirmative, aut
l.. Dimock and E. Charter for the mega
tive. The decision was for the negative
Work was resumed last week on tn,
old railroad bridge above the Minera
Springs MILL The new iron bridge ar
rived last Friday and was put in place
Sunday The new bridge was made b,
the Berlin Bridge company, and the spal
is SO feet. The old bridge caused tn
death of more than one railroad man ant
much satisfaction is felt in the change
The roadbed on the New London division
is being improved each year and will 500
rank with the foremost.
Chauncey Orcutt's box shop at circuit
vile was burned Saturday noon, and Is
total loss. MIR. Orcutt and the employee
were at dinner when it caught, and it /
thought that sparks were blown out int
the room from under the boiler. Tn
building burned rapidly, and no attemp
was made to remove anything. A quan
tity of manufactured boxes ready 70
shipment was included in the loss. Their
was 1900 insurance on the plant and tn
loss is $4,000. Mr.. Circuit will rebuild
For the present he is making boxes i
dtuOIuCI OulIuluS bLnt HO O"h3, dlu VIII
machinery secured from the plant at ELI
thorpe's.
The following scholars in the boroug
schools have not been absent nor tard
during the past term:
High School-Gertrude Avery, Flor
ence Chapman, Bertha yon, Charles De
mond, Maurice Demond, Archer Simpson
do hol1 10
ford, Alvan Smith.
Grades VIII and VII--Kate M. Cutler
Bertha A. Witt, Annie Wobbecke.
Grades vi and V-John Burr. MORT
Rosenberg, Willie Wobbecke, Harol
Pierce, Tillie Brown, James Brand, Lee
Furness.
Grade IV-Annie Gaunt.
Grade Ill = May Chandler. HIATT
Houseman, Lena Wobbecke, Ralph Ma
tin, Willie Rister.
Grade II-Mary Hewett, William Bran
Ethel Mathews, Minnie Thiesing, Able
Hewett, Charles Gary.
The annual meeting of the Congreg
tlonal society was held Friday evenin.
when the following officers we're elected
Committeeman for three years. j. Ca
Converse HANNIBAL Alden and w. E. ID
mond holding OVER; clerk, Lewis NJ
Laughlin; treasurer, g. F. Chandlel
collector, B. P. Cooley; auditors, j.
Chandler and j. M. Leach; ushers, g.
Baker, w. Fl. Head, G. F. Chandler,
r. Newton, Chas. Meyers, K. G. Adam
r. w. Smith and B. P. Cooley. The S
cety voted to collect the money for Il
support of the church for the coming We
by the envelope system. using numb
for each pledge. and that all money p
upon the plate outside of the envelopes
belong to the church to be used for mi
sionary or other purposes.