The Press., 1900-10-11

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cents each, at The Press Office.
Geo. A. Moore, optician, in Stafford
Springs every Friday. Leave orders at
Buttertield's Hardware Store.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
field were guests Of W. P. Bidwell last
week.
Miss Lizzie Mccarthy has accepted
position in millinery establishment at
Chelsea, Mass.
The democratic senatorial and probate
conventions will be held at the Springs
house next Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
Advertised letters: Mrs. Jennie Card,
Mrs. g. Fl. Thompson, Benjamin Rapp,
Robert Walbridge, John. Barsalou, Geo.
Gaucher.
d. ]. Mccarthy, who is employed by
the government at Washington, has en-
tered the Georgetown law school, and
will attend the evening sessions.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alberto
Rounds, 90 days old, died Tuesday of
castro enteritis. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rounds have the sympathy of their
friends in their affiiction.
The Current events club meets with
Mrs. Christopher Allen next Monday
evening al 7.30 The program is as fol-
lows: Florence quotations Stoddard's
travels, Miss Chamberlin Dante, Miss
Brown; Art for humanity's sake, Mrs.
Wadsworth current events.
Charles Wilson was before the borough
court last Thursday, charged with drunk
enness. His fine and costs amounted to
$1O.80 which he paid. The following day
Dennis Murray and Newton Hiscock came
up charged with the same offense. Each
paid fine and costs amounting to $11.20.
The ladies of Grace church will hold a
"rummage" sale In the store recently &C.
cupied by Squires barber shop, next door
to Heald's drug store, Oct. IS, 26, 81,
afternoons and evenings. Everybody will
have chance to pick up bargains in
clothing, books, bric-a-brac, and house.
hold utensils. Those wishing to contri-
butte articles for the sale, are kindly re-
quested to notify any of the ladies of the
parish.
o. M. Brown has been awarded the
third prize for a window display by the
manufacturers of Hires root beer. AS
retailers all over the country competed,
Mr.. Brown is entitled to much credit for
his successful exhibition, and will receive
gold watch as a prize. The display re-
ceived considerable local attention at the
time 1T was made, and the life-like dress
ed dolls forming part Of the exhibition
were quite attractive.
The first golf team of the Country club
was defeated in a handicap match by the
Hillside club last Saturday up The
Hillside club was given a handicap OF
one stroke on each hole. The following
Is the score:
DR.. L. F. Eaton, o Frank Page,
r. NJ. Fisk, 0 Lees Furness, Z
]. III. Valentine, 8 Alvin Smith,
II
William r. Handy, builder and repairel
OF steam engines, has started In business
and will be represented on the road by
Clayton Holmes, who started on his frs
trip this week. Mr.. Handy makes &
number OF specialties that he will push
including Handy's patent piston packing
rings, Handy's relief motion, water valves
steam traps, friction clutches, etc. He
will continue In his present position al
the worsted mill for the present and run
his other business as side line He has
his work built at Amadon's machine shop
Mrs Frederick Mann, SO, died at he
home Friday afternoon, after an illness o
about six weeks. The cause of hel
death was stomach and liver troubles
The deceased had lived In Stafford TO
many years, and was highly respected
among those who knew her we'll. He
husband, one son and one daughter sur
vive her. The SOD, Hans Mann, Is on du
ty In Cuba, and the daughter, Miss Lillian
Mann, resides at home. The funeral wa.
held from the home Sunday afternoon
Rev. T. ID. Martin, Jr., of Grace church
officiating.
Frank Mogle, clerk at the Stafford
house, found three pocketbooks In tn,
rear of Lathrop's drug store Sunda,
morning. Two were empty and one con
tanned several keys. One of the keys hat
the address of banking institution a
Norwich on 1t, and was evidently the
key to safe deposit vault This ke,
was sent to the banking institution, ant
II the owner Is found the other KEYS will
be forwarded. 1t is evident that pick
pockets operated here quite extensivel
during the fair. A number of cases ar
known OF those who were victims, an
there are probably many more who tax
the loss and say nothing.
Noel M. Pease, employed by A. c
Eaton, with an accident yesterday fore
noon that will lay him up for some time
He broke the large bone of his left lie
below the knee. The register had bee
taken out of the floor to be cleaned, an
Mr.. Pease stepped into the orifice, caus
ing the accident. He was carrying
plant from the rear platform to the from
OF the store when the accident occurred
He knew the register was out, but ev
IDENTIFY did not think of 1t. Frank Mea
heard the commotion, and rushed In fror
the rear platform, where he was at wor
on the register. He helped Mr.. Pease t
a chair, and DIR. Sullivan was summoned
Later he was taken to his home on Gran
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