The Press., 1900-10-04
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Buttertield's Hardware Store.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Miss S. E. Ellery is the guest of Mrs.
Julius Converse.
]. H. segar of Westerly, R. l., is in
town for few days.
Miss Mollie Selvey Of Springfield Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Ellis.
Miss Grace Burwell returned Monday
from a weeks visit at Boston.
DIR. G. Ell. David has been i'll with a
light attack of malaria, but is now able to
be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Thresher of Day.
ton, Ohio, are the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry c. Thresher.
Prof. Hidden of New Britain Is home for
the fair. Mr.. Huden Is running photo
graph gallery at New Britain.
Mrs. Fanny Page, who has been the
guest of s. W. Page, returned on Monday
to her home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
James Squires, the little son of Arthur
Squires, fell last Friday and broke his
collar bone. He was attended by DR.. g.
L. Nichols.
A new time table goes into effect on the
Central Vermont railroad next week.
There is no change in time of trains at
this station.
James Williams and family of Black,
Daniel Hurley, of the same city, is also
on for the fair.
The wedding of Miss Clara May Ellis
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ellis, to
George J. Gordon of Hazardville, will oc,
cur Wednesday, Oct. nth.
George Dana of Wilmington was before
Judge Parkess yesterday morning
charged with over-indulgence In alcoholic
stimulants. Mr.. Dana will be thorough
ly Strengthened out when he returns from
Tolland, as he was sent there for 30 days.
At meeting of the members of the
Congregational church held Sunday even
ing 1t was unanimously voted to extend a
call to Rev. E. A. Burnham to become the
settled pastor OF the church. A meeting
of the Ecclesiastical society will be held
Friday evening at 8 o'clock to see If the
society will ratify the action of the church
remarkable coincidence was the fact
that the retiring pastor presided at the
church meeting which voted to call his
successor.
A committee of four citizens from thu
house last Saturday and met the railroad
committee of the Business Mems associa
ton. The Brimfield citizens are striving
to have the Springfield street railway ex
East Longmeadow through Brimfield t.
Stafford Springs. They state that tn
Springfield company stand ready to fur
nlsh the capital, but wish to have loca
corporation form here for line to thu
state line and obtain the franchise.
Large congregations were in attend
hIlC0 hL Ill Iuo ScTNl&0S dJ Luc OOuSrOSd
tional church Sunday, the last day o
Rev. E. w. Bishops pastorate. TIL
church was beautifully decorated in re-
and green by the Stafford floral company
In the morning Mr.. Bishop preached
strong sermon fraught with helpful sug
gestions and earnest hope. Three person
united with the church on confession Q
faith. AT the special musical service Il
the evening the pastor closed his address
with the hope that each would so live tina
his life would as spire point Heaven
ward. Mr.. Bishop will go to his new fiel
of labor at Concord the last of this week
accompanied by the sincere regard an
best wishes of a large circle of friends.
The town election on Monday .resulte
in republican majority Of IS, with te
tai vote of 695, taking the vote for aud
tors as an average. Last years republ
can majority was SO, with total vote {
661. No license was carried by majorit
of 40. The result of the ballot was q
follows, the successful candidates bein
marked with y: