The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-09-13
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Karl Adams has been visiting friend
In Catskill, N. Y.
Holy communion at Grace church mex
Sunday at 7.30 a. m.
William Benton is spending a vacatio
In Holyoke and vicinity.
A. A. Stebbins is quite lame from tn
effects of sticking spur into his heel.
Mrs. Warren Bond and Mrs. Charlie
Darling of Bondsville, Mass, are guest
OF MIR. and Mrs. Anthony Adams.
Miss Blanche cleveland went to Mad
ison last Saturday, where she has posi-
ton as teacher in a grammar school.
Noel N. Pease, druggist for A. G
Eaton, is moving into the Washburl
house, and can be found there after tn
18th.
Anthony Adams has taken the contrac
to put in the sprinkling apparatus at tn
Central mill In the addition Just com
pleted.
Grant and William Foster attende,
the bicycle races at Springfield Tuesda,
evening. William is taking a part of hi
vacation with friends in Holyoke.
The dru miners and fifers' reunion will
be held at Crystal lake next Saturday
There will be the usual attractions. in
Guiding dancing and a shore dinner.
Charles Anderson, J. H. Mccarthy ant
DIR. g. L. Nichols had a race on tn,
macadam road Tuesday afternoon. DR.
Nichols took first place and Mr.. Ander
son second.
Next Sunday there will be service anc
sermon In the Orcuttville school house al
$50 p. m. Instead of the usual Sunday
school session at $50, the confirmation
class will meet at that hour next Sunday
for their first instruction.
The Lincoln athletic club will hold q
ball at their hall on West Main street
the first and second nights of the fair,
and the Young American athletic club
will hold ball at their hall on Westford
avenue the third night of the fair.
Inc registrars are In session to-day to
receive names of voters to be made, and
all names handed In before five O'Clock
tonight will be In time to be made by
the selectmen and town clerk, who will
meet next week Saturday from 9 a. m. to
IL M, at the town house, and at the bor-
ough hall from to z p. M.
G. F. Beckwith, F. J. Chandler, w. E.
Demond, Hannibal Alden, G. A. Ray, r.
w. Smith and W. Fl. Cooley attended
church at Monson last Sunday and heard
Rev. Z. A. Durham preach. Mr.. Burn
ham graduated from the Hartford theo-
logical seminary last June. He Is a.
young man of much promise.
East Main street has been again laid
out, and the AUDITORS are now we'll salts
fled. The street has been narrowed about
two feet for short distance. At meet
ing Of the court of burgesses held Tues
day evening 1t was voted to accept the
street as relaid. There Is now no reason
why the hill shall not be macadamized as
voted.
The drouth in many places has become
a serious matter. Water for drinking is
poor, and streams are so low that indus
tries may be forced to curtall operations.
In this town 1t is dry enough, and the
dust Is a decided nuisance, but there Is
no danger of a water famine. The SUD-
ply for the borough would probably last
two months II no rain fell One reservoir
is full and the other about half full.
The humorous comedy drama. "Joshua
Simpkins," accompanied by band and
an orchestra, will be at the opera house
next Monday evening. 1t Is a rural play
In four acts, bound together by an inter.
esting plot, and produced with special
scenery carried by the company. In the
third act realistic saw mill scene is in
troduced, when a real buzz saw Ia seen
cutting through a real log at terrific
speed, upon which human being has
been helplessly bound by his enemies and
left to an evident death. There is an
of comedy In the play, while
there are many singing and dancing spec
ialties incidentally introduced. The COM
pany carries % people. Prices 25, 35 and
30 cts. Reserved seats on sale at Abeps
This Is the first attraction to be put on
at the opera house this season, and, as
this style Of dramatic effect Is always
popular, good house may be expected.
A stock company has been organized
called the Stafford Springs Mineral water
company. AS the name indicates, the
company will bottle and sell the mineral
water, much of which Is now running to
waste. The spring has been leased for a
term OF years from Landlord Follansbee,
ana work will be commenced at once get
ting ready to put the water on the market.
Most OF the stock Is owned here In town.
number of shares are owned
oy Palmer man. The machinery former
y usoo III charging and bottling the wa
ter is In good condition, and has been
bought by the company from John Smi- |
ledge. ID. q. Eastman, who has been In
town several weeks working up the Or
ganization, will act as selling agent. Mr..
Eastman has had plenty of experience In
selling various brands of water, and feels
confident that he can work up a good
business on the local mineral fluid. It Ia
probable that the spring will be open to
the public as In the past, as there IL plen-
ty OF the water. The transfer of the
spring to the new company was made
yesterday.