The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-03

Minnie Warren.
A. w. Kingsbury Is placing 225 feet of
curbing on st-Main-st.
George Cardinal, Employed by Harvey
Chapman, is Ill with the grippe.
Paul Bennett brought in fine string
of trout yesterday some of which were
about one foot long.
o. M. Brown has sold his stock of
groceries in Thorndike to his brother, E.
FL. Brown of Monson.
Miss Mabel Taylor Barber and James
Dexter Wolcott will be united In mar
riage at New London next Tuesday.
Charles Anderson, the liveryman, has a
very sleek new buggy with pneumatic
tires which he will use In his livery.
Dennis Mccarthy is to be employed in
the census department at Washington,
instead of the pension department, as
stated on the first page.
G. F. Beckwith is making his friends
happy with the gift of a box of maple SUI
gar made at NARROW, N. H., where his
board factory Is located.
The social at the Congregational church
last evening was the last and largest of
the season. The play, "The Champion
of Her Sex" given by eight young ladies,
caused much merriment.
The Current Events club will meet with
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin next Monday
evening, with the following program ::
Quotations-music, dress, cookery; an
nual reports and elections; character of
Hamlet.
Samuel Rockwell was thrown from his
team the first of the week and was quite
badly hurt. He is gaining, however, and
will soon be able to be out again. The
accident was caused by the breaking Of
the whif1etree.
The mission circle of the Congregation
al church held the last meeting of the
season with Mrs. W. E. Demond yester.
day afternoon. Next season the class
will take up the study of China and Africa
Thomas Mulligan, Alexander Casey and
Edgar Raney were before the borough
court Monday, charged with drunkenness
Each made plea of guilty, and Judge
Parkess sent them all up for 80 days a.
Tolland.
J. r. Parkhurst of Yantic came to this
station Tuesday to relieve L. q. Dickin
son as station agent. The next day, wher
on his way to New London, he was takel
i'll on the train and has not yet recovered
Mr.. Dickinson expects to be relieved al
soon as Mr.. Parkhurst is able to go t.
work.
The Temple of Honor have elected tn
following officers: W. 9. T., G. F
Chandler; W. V. T., E. Marsdale; W
R., S. F. Clark; W. A. R., L. Smith
W. c., Rev. Julian s. Wadsworth; W
F. R., A. L. Howard; W. T., Sidney Sis
wick; W. u, W. E. Benton; W. d. U.
W. Mahan; w. G., John Mahan; w. S.
J. Bolieau; P. W. G. T., L. Dimock.
DR.. Newton performed an unusual sur
gical operation on the hand of Michae
Corcoran of Foxville yesterday. TIL
fingers had been drawn into the palm ant
the hand was nearly useless. The docto
used an@sthetics and cut the cords of tn
fingers in several places. He then straight
ened the fingers and put the hand in ,
splint. He hopes to restore the membe
to it's former usefulness.
Mrs. Martha Hammond, SO, who diet
at Southern Pines, N. c., Monday, was I
native of Union and we'll known here
She was the widow of Marc Hammond o
Rockville, and since the death of he
husband ten years ago has resided Il
Lynn. She leaves two sons, Ernest an
Arthur, both of whom reside in Lynn
The deceased was a sister of Smith W
Page of this town. The burial will be a
} Vernon.
Mr.. Prince of the Law and Order league
whose headquarters are In New Haven
paid a flying visit to town yesterday, an
seized three nickel-in-the-slot machine
which have been In operation at the Stai
ford house, Grady's, and Paul's. A heal
ing will be held within few days to Sc
If the machines belong to anybody.
not, it is probable that they will be de
stroyed. Deputy Sheriff Helm has tn
machines in charge pending the hearing
The Davis & st. George dramatic an
specially company was welcome chang
from some of the stock companies ths
: have visited the town. The members {
this company wore good clothes and clea
linen, and had money in their pockets
: When they left they all went together b
train. The character of the entertain
ments put on compared favorably wit
the appearance of the company. All wei
: good people and there was no deadwoot
3 Davis is a versatile and powerful acto,
= and st. George can make piano do jul
r as he wants it to. The women are a
i right and the speciality work put on b.
tween the acts by different member
proved popular features of each perform
O ance. The company had fair sized hous'
o Thursday and Friday evenings and a GOO
q house Saturday evening. If they CON
n again next October as announced the
o ought to draw full houses.
q Stafford.
@ Miss Edna Goodell is quite i'll with IL
h measles.
Miss Maud Beard has taken a positio
In Mrs. ]. A Simonds' store.
: Mrs. Henry Thresher spent few da.
!! with her sister in Springfield last week.
e Mrs. J. G. Wightman and daughte
: Helen, spent Sunday with relatives
. Hebron.
: Regular communication of Wolco
: Lodge, F. & A. M, next week Thursds
: evening.
The historical sketch of the Bapti