The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-02-22
Charles Meyers is out with new team

complete.
George e. Buck of Palmer was in town
the first of the week.
John Siswick has hired the Ruby house
on Furnace avenue.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Farnell of Woon-
socket are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Scott
The Willing Workers will meet with
Miss Emma Werner Saturday afternoon
at 80 O'Clock.
Miss Margaret Cooley Of Bradford, has
been at her home on East Main street a
part of the week.
John Foster shot a fox Tuesday and
Seth Schofield was fortunate enough to
get one yesterday.
Walter Scott has presented the high
school with a picture entitled, the birth
of our nations flag.
The committee on railroads chosen by
the business mems association expects to
hold meeting tomorrow.
Miss Edith Bissett is spending a week
with Miss Mollie Lathrop who is stopping
with Col. G. L. Dean at Maiden.
Exercises appropriate to Washington's
birthday were held in all the school rooms
yesterday. The schools are closed to-day.
To-day is Washington's birthday, a le-
gal holiday. The banks are closed, but
there is no general observance of the day.
Miss Ruth Walker Is home from Mt.
Holyoke college for few days. She is
accompanied by her room and classmate,
Miss Alice Smith of New London.
The twelfth musical service of the
Congregational church will be given next
Sunday evening at O'Clock in the Cong
regational church.
The Young American athletic club will
hold social dance at their club rooms
next Saturday evening. Jordan's orches-
ira will furnish music.
A two-years-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Schmidt on Tolland avenue fell from
chair this week and broke her collar
bone. She was attended by DR.. David.
Next Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, at
Grace church there will be litany, peni-
tential Office, reading, and holy oommun-
ion at $50 a. M, and evening prayer and
sermon at 7.45 p. m.
| About twenty from here attended the
meeting of the Methodist social union in
the Methodist church at Rockville last
evening and listened to the address by
Bishop Mallalieu. Gary brothers trans
ported the party.
Rev. Minosuke Yamaguchi, Japanese
clergyman, now a graduate scholar In
Yale university, will give an illustrated
lecture, with one hundred stereopticon
pictures of Japanese customs and life, in
the Congregational chapel Tuesday even
ing, March 18th.
The following officers of the Relief
Association of United Workmen were
elected last Thursday evening: President
Thomas Hassett; first vice. president, II.
F. Wise; second vice. president, G. W.
Comins; secretary, g. Nice. Lawton
treasurer, Joseph Clifford.
There has been large advance sale OF
tickets for the opening concert and ball
of the Teutonia club In their new club
house tomorrow evening. The indica-
tions are that the opening will prove live
ly and entertaining. Bissett's orchestra
will furnish music.
The ladies of Winter Relief Corps were
very pleasantly surprised last Friday
evening by visit from the national presi-
dent, Mrs. Harriet J. Dodge, of Hartford
and Mrs. Charlotte E. Wright, national
secretary, of New Haven. They spoke
very highly of the work the corps was
doing here,
Miss Georgianna Beckwith has solo
her millinery business In Willimantic anG
will locate here. She has hired part Of
the store of E. L. Burr, and will oper
about March 1st. Miss Beckwith has
been quite successful in Willimantic, ant
makes the change In order to be with hel
mother.
Chas. E. Monroe, ophthalmic opticia1
of Southbridge, Mass, will be at the
Springs House next week Wednesday ant
Thursday, prepared to correct the mos
complicated eye defects. Mr.. Monroe
has made trips to Stafford Springs severa
times year during the past seven years
and has given excellent satisfaction te
the many who have consulted him. y =
Last Monday, while Harry Blair was
running a wood saving machine at For
estville, he was injured badly by the cir
cular saw. The wound is midway be
tween knee and ankle, deep into the mus
Giles, transversely, and cutting nearly one
half an inch into the bone. The wount
Is SO extensive that he will be laid vi
some time. He was carried to DR.. New
toms Office for treatment.
, A young man named Zaucke from Tire,
Rivers, Mass, who is subject to fits of In
sanity, was around the borough yester
day, and any information Ii regard to hi
residence or family could not be obtained
from him. He was taken In charge b,
Officer Helm last evening, and taken t,
the lookup. Later he became rationa
and gave the officers information as to hi
relatives at Three Rivers, who were mott
fed, and they came after him this morn
ing.
, The talent" sociable given by the la
dies of Grace church last Tuesday even
ing was quite largely attended and proves
a very enjoyable affair, the book-guessinl
contest being especially interesting. Mis-
Ktttie Smith brought in the larges
amount of money, ie., as the result o
actual work, having increased her "tal
ent" Give cents) to five dollars. The pro
J ceeds Of the sociable, including gate mon
ey, are $50.
: Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. M. Brooks o
Springfield are guests of Mrs. James s
, Brooks. The latter Is probably the old