The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-09-13
FL. Jester Of Chicago is the guest Of

y. M. L0acn returned yesterday from
business trip to Boston.
e. L. Burr has returned from a bust
ness trip to New York.
e. ID. Cushman Of Monson visited will
! friends In town yesterday.
Miss George Beckwith Is in New Yorl
) selecting her fall millinery.
Contractor HI. M. Day and family are
to remove to Leominster, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Hassett are te
go to housekeeping over The Press office
Miss Florence Smith has returned te
the state Normal school at Willimantic.
Noel M. Pease has hired the house
formerly occupied by the late e. n Wash.
burn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis French of Boston
are spending a month at the Syringe
house.
Mrs. James Mclaughlin has returned
from an extended visit In Palmer and vi
entity.
]. 81. Valentine, who has been i'll, has
recovered, and Is now able to be at his
Office again.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frazier have taken
one of DIR. G. B. Newton's houses on
Maple street.
Miss Maggie, daughter of Peter Sha-
han, went last Saturday to Putnam, where
she will attend school.
Miss Palmer, telegraph operator at
the passenger station, is taking a vaca-
ton of one week at Hartford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Prairie of Chico
pee Falls have been spending week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Tetrault.
W. P. Amadon, James Sibley and Il.
s. Abel attended the congressional con-
vention at Hartford last Saturday.
Miss Martha Desmond and niece, Cath
crime Desmond, attended the jubilee cele-
bration at st. Patrick's church, Monson,
last Sunday.
| Henry M. Bartlett, who has been on a
vacation at Old Orchard, Me-, has re-
sumed business, and has been In town a
part of the week.
DIR. N. A. Hyde of Indianapolis and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Converse of Chicago,
former residents, made brief stop at the
Springs house last week.
The furniture has been moved into the
new office Of the Central mill this week.
The room Is sheathed In cherry and
wildwood, and presents an attractive ap-
pearance.
Lawyer Danahey went to Union Tues
day and prosecuted George Scranton for
an assault on Silas w. Newell. The case
was prosecuted before Justice Reed and
the defendant was fined.
The Citizens band has been engaged to
furnish music for the Palmer fair next
Wednesday, the second day. The band
Is doing good work, and the attendants of
the fair will hear some well-rendered
band music.
W. L. Warner, a former resident, Is
spending few days with DIR. L. F. Eaton.
Mr.. Warner Is now located at Hedges, In
Southern California, a mining town of
600 Inhabitants, where it Is nothing I'M
usual for the thermometer to register 115
and 100. Mr.. Warmers health is better
than when he left Stafford.
F. Wayland Preston, who is painting
the Methodist church, assembled to the
top of the steeple Monday and removed |
the weather vane which is to be regilded. |
Owing to the peculiar construction of the
steeple at the top, it was very difficult
feat, and the people who saw 1t done felt
nervous until was over with.
Carpenters are at work on Reuben /
Converse's Main street building, prepar- |
ing the store for G. P. Hodgson. The
space which has been used to drive teams |
under will be utilized, and room about
80 feet square will be finished off. Al
large show window will be cut In the
front and other improvements made.
The semi-finals in the golf contest for
the ladies' cup were played last Friday. |
Mrs. G. L. Dennis defaulted to Mrs. E. |
Fl. Pinney, and Miss Mary Converse de-
feated Miss G. K. Baker up. On Wed |
nesday Miss Converse defeated Mrs. Pin |
ney up, to play, and won the cup. |
Miss Converse was also the winner of last |
years ladies' match.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman of New
York will present the interesting drama,
"Stars and Stripes" at the opera house
two nights the second week In October,
under the auspices of the Maccabees.
Local talent will be utilized for the pre-
sentation. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman made
a successful presentation of ga Noble
Outcast" at Palmer last week.
The high wind yesterday was very an
noying, and did more or less damage. It
Is 80 dry that clouds of dust were con-
stantly blowing, and, Notwithstanding
the fact that the sprinkling cart was kept
moving, the merchants were kept busy
trying to keep their stocks In presenta-
BILE condition. In parts of the town where
there Is no sprlnkling service the dust
was very disagreeable to careful house
keepers. Much fruit was blown from
the trees, and the loss will be consider
able. The telephone service between
here and Willimantic was interrupted.
Marc s. Chapman, president of the
Hartford, Manchester & Rockville tram
way company, recently told Rev. J. S.
Wadsworth that II the citizens of Stafford
wanted the road extended from Rockville
1t could probably be done. Mr.. Chapman
would like to meet the business men of
the town and have talk with them on
the matter. It is probable that meet
ing will be called In the near future for
the purpose. 1t Is thought that not much
local capital would be required for this
enterprise If there is sufficient interest to