The Press., 1900-10-25
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


Mrs. W. T. Jones Is visiting relatives at
Somersville.
J. A. Simpson was home from Fitch
burg over Sunday.
DIR. G. L. Nichols returned Monday
from a brief visit to New York city.
F. W. Golf announces his intention of
opening night lunch about the first of
November.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lynn of Eastford
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nc
Laughlin over Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Library club will be held at the library
building Friday afternoon at $50.
Mrs. i. L. Burr and son, john return,
ed Monday from brief visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Newton at Monson.
Mrs. I. J. Chace, who is the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Ellis, will
return to her home in Providence Satur-
day.
The annual meeting of the Stafford
Springs Agricultural society will be held
in the room over the express Office Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Hattie Werner was home from
the New Britain normal school over Sum-
day, and filed her usual position as first
soprano In the Congregational choir.
s. F. Maine has completed the enumera-
ton of the school children of this town.
He finds there are 954 children of school
age. OF these 575 are in the borough.
Premiums awarded at the annual fair
are not payable until after the annual
meeting of the society. This year pre-
miums will probably be paid about the
middle of next month.
There is to be a football game at the
fair grounds next Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock, between teams representing
Rockville and Stafford, for the champion
ship of Tolland county. Admission will
be 15 cents.
Mrs. Ellen Guyotte will sell her person.
al property at her residence near Grit
fiths' blacksmith shop next Tuesday at 10
a. m. Auctioneer Preston will also sell
other property, as per advertisement in
another column.
L. D. Gary entertained his friends
Tuesday evening with a coon supper.
Mr.. Gary understands how supper of
this kind should be served, and those who
attended speak in the highest terms of
the entertainment.
The following praise service will be
rendered at the Congregational church
next Sunday evening:
Male quartet-Thy holy presence, Abbott.
| Solo-Abide with me, Fiddle.
Quartet-Lead kindly light, Dudley Buck.
Duet-Come unto Him, Morrison.
Gloria in Excelsis, Schilling.
James Wood has brought suit for $4,000
against the borough Of Stafford Springs
to recover for injuries sustained from a
fall ON the Ice last January. The suit is
brought by Lawyer Charles Phelps OF
Rockville. Mr.. Wood Is having serious
trouble with his eyes, and thinks the fall
Is the cause. Mr.. Wood says that he has
consulted DR.. st. John of Hartford and
DIR. Ellis Of Monson, both eye specialists
of note. The experts tell him that they
can give him no help, and Mr.. Wood says
they agree that the trouble Is caused by
injury to the nerves connected with the
eyes, caused by his fall. He fears that
he will become totally blind from the ef.
fects.
Judge Wheeler Of the superior court
held session In Society hall Monday fol
the naturalization of those who wanted to
become citizens. 1t was a long session
as there were forty -four persons anxious
to swear allegiance to this country. The
court convened about 10 O'Clock and, with
the exception Of brief recess for dinner,
the time was occupied until 415 In the
afternoon. Nearly all nations were rep
resented, and Clerk OF Court Tingier Of
Rockville was busy man getting out the
necessary papers for the occasion. Ol
the A who came up, the largest number
were of this town. Wilmington, Somers
Vile, Coventry and Mansfield were al
represented, however, there being one OF
two from each Of these towns.