The Press., 1900-12-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 Miss Melvina Bolieau spent Christmas in Worcester. --a4-4~.5- Winter Post G. A. R., meeting next Tuesday evening.
 Mayor Dean of Maiden was here Satur- day on business trip. "
 J. V. Squier of Windsor Locks was in town for brief stay Monday.
 Regular session of Wauseon lodge, |. o. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
 Regular convocation of Orient chapter, R. A. M., next Wednesday evening. Mitchell Mccormick, former resident, has bought plumbing business in Provi- dence.
 William Engley of New York city ie spending vacation with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Engley.
 Fred Burwell of Brooklyn and Mise Grace Burwel of Westield, Mass. have been guests of Mrs. W. w. Burwell for a few days.
 The rummage sale under the auspices of the ladies of the Methodist church closed Saturday evening. The gross re- ceipts from the sale amounted to $215.
 Fitz & Webster's "A Breezy Time" is booked at the opera house for next Mon. day evening. This attraction is familiar locally, as it has been here before, and has proved popular with the theater going public.
 Fishing for pickerel through the ice is a popular sport locally, and the severe weather has made it possible to try the fish earlier than usual. The best catch thus far reported, is that of T. O'Grady F. Shippe and Daniel Sullivan, who went to State Line last Friday. The combined catch was 63, and the largest weighed about 1t pounds.
 | Culhane, Chace & Weston's minstrell will appear at the opera house tomorrow evening. There is nothing that take better than a good minstrel show, ant the coming attraction has good reputa tiop. The fact that two Stafford boys | William Weston of the Hollow and FIet Sweet of the borough, are with them vii have tendency to swell the attendance here.
 | The following are home for the Christ mas vacation: Alberta Eaton from Smitl college, Ruth N. Walker and Maud k Chandler from Mount Holyoke college Hattie Werner from New Britain norma school, Sophie Brown and Kate I. Lort from Wellesley, Florence Smith from Will limantic normal school, Alice M. Wake from New York, Alice Reed from Willi mantle, Carrie Comins from Springfield Arthur Meyers from University of Penn sylvania. E
 A pair of horses owned by Charle Anderson and driven by Eugene Kendall made things lively at Rockville last Fri day. The team was on the principa business street of the town when tn horses became frightened. In trying t. control the horses the driver and trav cling man were thrown out. The drum mer was not hurt, but Kendall's eye wa badly injured. He also recei> el sever cut on his temple, ,and several other bruises It was at first thought he would lose hi eye, but the indications are now that b will come out all right. The horses ra up the street and injured several member of g crowd gathered to listen to a theatrl cal band that was giving a street concert Of those injured, Hattie Kerchubel, nine had her leg broken; J. Semple, ten, go 8 scalp wound, with bad cuts on the face Sarah Tatham, seven, had a bad gash O the head and other bruises George Rich ten, and Frank King, nine, were also GU and bruised. Tue iDjuled Were taken iu to nearby stores and all the doctors Rockville were summoned. The horse continued up Main street to the Amer can mills, thence down Cottage and Pros pect streets to North Park, where the collided with another team and took wheel of the carriage. Mir. Anderson wagon had an axletree sprung and othe II damage. The horses were not hurt. Tn first report was that the horses wer frightened by a trolley car, but Kends says 1t was the noise of the band the started them.