The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-04-05
Herbert Royce, the meat man, is quite

Ill.
Miss Sophia Brown is home for the
Easter vacation.
Miss Josephine Hewett advertises for
pupils In voice culture.
Richard Ellis has takeE position with
his father, W. G.. Ellis.
Harvey Chapman has placed an attract
i've new sign over his store.
Miss Kate l. Lord is home from Wei
lesley for the Easter vacation.
Miss L. s. Cady is spending the spring
vacation with relatives In Hampden.
Charles Esplg and Miss Edith Ruby are
to be united In marriage next Wednesday.
Mrs. P. B. johnson of Hubbardston,
Mass, Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. q.
Sanford.
Mrs. George Topliff of Boston Is the
guest of Mrs. James Mclaughlin at her
home on Highland Terrace.
Miss Jennie circuit, who Is teaching at
Montclair, N. J., Is utilizing her spring
for southern trip.
Miss Louise Walker is the guest of her
uncle, A. W. Walker. Clarence Walker
is home from Tufts for the spring vaca-
ton.
Preparation has been commenced for a
local talent minstrel show to be given in
May under the direction of Prof. T. F.
Jordan.
The worsted mill has been closed down
this week, and operations will not be re-
sumed before the first of next week. A
new foundation has been put In for the
engine, and work has been commenced on
the new chimney. Contractor Jones of
Wiilimantic is In charge of the work,
which will be pushed as fast as possible.
Grace church notes: Service and SER
mon tomorrow evening at 745. Meeting
of Woman's Auxiliary in the basement
tomorrow OF $50. Holy communion
next Sunday, palm Sunday, at 7.30 a. m.
On Wednesday of holy week there will be
service and sermon at 645 p. M, and on
Thursday holy communion will be cele-
brated at 7.45 p. m.
Those who have assisted the pupils of
the high school in their attempt to earn
800 for the high school library will be in
terested to hear that last Wednesday af,
ternoon the sums presented by the four
classes amounted to $1485 This was
made up to $18 by the teachers. Four
poems were read-one from each class
giving the methods of raising the money.
The remaining So will be obtained by
selling copies Of the four poems.
At the adjourned meeting of the Stat
ford Springs Cemetery association last
evening". the resignation of the secretary,
F. H. Baker, was handed in, and w. D.
Head was elected to fill the vacancy.
The finance committee, which includes
the president, Andrew Wilton, and vice.
president, W. II. Cooley, was increased
to three, to include the treasurer, G. F.
Harwood.. This committee has charge of
the cemetery, and they intend to expend
more money than usual this year, so as
to have the cemetery kept in a much bet
ter condition than 1t has been In the past.
Mrs. Dianna Prouty caused commo-
ton at the station last Friday in an at
tempt to leave her happy home. She in
tended to go on the 0.48 train north, but
her husband found it out and went down
to prevent her. He finally persuaded her
not to go on the train, and the two trunks
she had with her were not put on. Later
In the day she got away all right and took
her two children with her. 1t Is alleged
that she went with man named Dewitt
Squiers. Mr.. Squiers would not be con
| sidered for one moment in a beauty show
and the fact that he left his own wife ane
went away is sufficient evidence that his
moral nature is sadly warped. No reasons
are given for the abrupt manner in which
Mrs. Prouty cancelled her solemn mar
riage obligation, and the theory is ad
vanced that she was hypnotized.
The athletic exhibition OF boxing an,
wrestling given by the Lincoln club II
their hall on West Main street Saturda
evening was most decided success in al
but one particular, the victory In the wrest
ling match went to the visitor, Mr.. Kibbe
When the sport began every seat wa
taken and later nearly all the availabl
standing room. Every match was goo
one and the program was so we'll arrange
that the interest of the audience wa
never lost during the evening. Georg
Remmert and Micheal Sullivan boxe
four rounds to draw and did some yer
lively work. Henry Carey and Williar
Roach had three-round bout which RI
suited in favor of Roach. The little AS
brothers gave clever show and wer
roundly applauded for their work. Th
decision was given by the audience and
draw was the result. Club swinging b
Charles Kretchmar, weight lifting b
Amos Gongye, and vocal selections b
? Gilbert Forgea were very we'll received
the audience. In the star event, til
wrestling match, the contestants, Lou
Suenderhauf Of the Lincoln club an
William Kibbe of Ellington, were we
matched. Suenderhauf had bette
knowledge of the wrestling art but it VIZ
not sufficient to overcome Kibbe's grei
strength. The ring space was quite il
adequate for the best sort of work b'
each man was at an equal disadvantae
In this respect. Kibbe won the first fall
Is minutes throwing Suenderhauf from
standing position squarely on his bacl
l He was down only a moment but ia
was allowed. Suenderhauf won IL
second fall in two minutes by clever worl
He pinned Kibbe under him by the arm
and with back and leg work turned hi
: over gradua ly. When the fall was a
lowed both men were on their backs b.
Suenderhaufs back was on Kibbe's ches
g The third fall was won by Kibbe in fl,