The Press., 1900-05-31
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Gary Bros. have new pneumatic wagon of late pattern.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Bruce Robinson are spending a few days in town.
 Frost has done more or less damage to the early garden truck this week.
 Mrs. Chapelle of Philadelphia has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. M. Leach.
 John Brown has sold house on Pros pect-st. to Sydney and George Siswick.
 Mrs. George Siswick is in Worcester, the guest of MT. and Mrs. s. s. Taylor.
 Exercises appropriate to Memorial day were held in the public schools Tuesday. Lawyer Danahey delivered an address at the Mansfield Centre cemetery Memorial day.
 A meeting of the woman's library club will be held at the library Friday at p. m. A full attendance is desired.
 The banks and factories were closed yesterday in observation of Memorial day and the business places closed at Il @. m. Service and sermon at the Orcuttville school house next Sunday at o'clock, Sunday school at 3. All are cordially in- vited. ~
 Road Commissioner Parkess has had a force of men at work this week cleaning out the gutters and fixing up the business streets.
 Complaint is made again this season that flowers are stolen from the cemetery. There ought to be some way of stopping this phase of vandalism.
 Thele Is not much doubt that there will be several local weddings during June. No surprise need be manifested if Rich ard Fisk becomes a Benedict during the month of roses. T. R. Prentice Is anoth- or man who seems quite cheerful at this season.
 The Eagles played ball last Saturday afternoon with the Buffaloes of Rockville and the visitors won by score of Ii to 10. The home team lost the game by costly errors at critical times. Consider ing the practice they have had, however they made pretty fair showing.
 The work on the West Stafford grade crossing has got to the stage where the trains are obliged to run slowly. The indications are that, even with the drain age afforded by the ditch that connects the road with the river, 1t will be a damI piece of highway very disagreeable 1T the spring.
 O. M. Brown has show window at the Chicago grocery that is attracting atten tion. Two dressed dolls are seated at z table playing checkers, with bottles o located for use during intervals of tht game. It Is a very good advertisement for the beer.
 The Teutonia association held an enjoy able dance and social at the club room! Tuesday evening. Music for dancing wal furnished by Bissett's orchestra, Prof Hitchcock of Springfield first violin Bounteous refreshments, including vari ous German delicacies, were served. Ther were about 50 present.
 As soon as the surveyor makes his re port on what is necessary to be done ol East Main street, special town meeting will be called to see if the town will vot' to appropriate money to macadam th street from the corner near M. A. Smith place to the corner of Willington avenue The report of the surveyor is expected any day now.
 The Junior dramatic society of St. Ed wards church presented Brother agains Brother at St. Edwards hall Tuesda, evening to a fair sized audience. Tn young people presented the piece in yer, pleasing manner The stage setting were pretty and the costumes were appro priate and tasty. The proceeds of tn entertainment will be added to the churc fund.
 A pair of heavy team horses owned b Gary Bros. ran from their coal she Tuesday forenoon. The coal wagon al tached struck stone hitching post at tn corner by Andrew Whiton's store an broke 1t off. The horses freed then selves from the wagon at this point an continued for short distance. Whe the wagon struck the post the pole swun around and smashed box of orange within foot of the plate glass window the front of Mir. Whiton's store. Tn wagon was not damaged and little harr was done to the harness. The horse sustained no injury.