The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-09
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin is visiting her
parents in Holyoke, Mass.
The Stafford worsted company closed
its plant Tuesday evening for a week or
two.
VIM. Chamberlain, formerly landlord
of the Stafford house, was in town Tues
day.
F. A. Adams has taken position at
Bloomfield, and has removed his family
there.
Michael Reilly has sold his farm above
Orcuttville to Charles E. Converse Mr..
Converse will occupy the place at once
George G. Ellis has returned from Mon
son and has taken temporary position
with Harvey Chapman, the hardware
merchant.
Il. M. Lawton of Worcester was In the
borough over Sunday. Mrs. Lawton went
to Worcester Monday. Their household
goods were sent the first of the week.
Brown Bros, the clothing merchants,
have painted their Main street block.
The color is the same as before, only a
more pronounced red. F. Wayland Pres
ton had the contract.
Orders for the electric car wheel in
vented by Nathan Washburn of this town
are coming in briskly. These wheels are
manufactured at Brightwood, and one of
the recent orders was for one hundred
wheels.
Forest fires in the north part of the
town In the past two weeks have burned
over considerable land and inflicted some
loss. A quantity of lumber belonging to
Horace Moulton was burned and lot of
cord wood belonging to others.
Principal E. A. Maynard will give an
electricity talk at the Congregational
church Friday evening, the 18th, using
the apparatus of the high school for ex-
periments, including the X-rays. wireless
telegraph and Geisler tubes. The talk
will be open to all '.'.'.f =
The 18th anniversary of the formation
of the Epworth league will be. celebrated
by specially prepared program at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening.
Stafford chapter will attend in body,
and the pastor will deliver an address ap-
propriate to the occasion.
The Sunday school rally at the Con-
gregational church last Thursday did not
have very large attendance in the af-
ternoon, the rain no doubt keeping many
from attending. The evening session
had larger audience, and the address
by Rev. G. III. Mead, ID. D., of New FORK
was listened to with much pleasure and
interest.
Robert Fowle of Sioux City, formerly
landlord of the Springs House, and well
known here, was united in marriage May
2 to Mrs. Catharine Farnsworth of Will.
man, MINI. Mr.. and Mrs. Fowle have
been here few days, but left yesterday
for Newburyport, Mass. From there
they go home by the way of Buffalo, Wis
iting the exposition.
At the annual meeting of the Current
Events club at the Springs House Mon
day the following officers were elected
President, Miss M. I. Newton; vice
presidents, Mrs. Hannibal Alden, Miss
Celia Holt; secretary, Mrs. j. A. Mix
treasurer, Miss W. s. Adams; literar,
committee, Miss CIV. Brown, Miss Cell.
Holt, Mrs. F. F. Patten, Miss F. E. Rice
Miss M. 1. Newton.
At the auction sale of the real estate
belonging to the estate of Josiah Con
verse, with the exception of the hom
place. last Saturday, the wood lot in Wes
Stafford was sold to w. E. Demond TO
1880. The wood lot on the road to Or
cuttville, north of the golf links, was solt
to Chauncey Orcutt for $425. The hous
and lot on West street was bought by E
j. Fuller of Springfield for $770.
Paul Bennett has again come to tn
front. He appeared Friday with a chick
en- which had four legs, two heads an
four wings. 1t was thought best to pre-
serve the chicken, and DR.. Daniel Sulli
van compounded a preparation for tn
purpose. The acid In the compound at
up everything but the claws, and MI
Bennett thinks it would have been bette
had alcohol been used.
: The following from The Silver Blad
of Rathdrum, Idaho, in regard to tn
success Of former townsman, will be In
teresting to his friends in this vicinity
At quarterly conference held here o.
last Saturday 1t was the unanimous wisl
of those present that Rev. T. g. Hodgsol
of the Methodist church be retained 70
another year, the 9Th. His retention is
matter of congratulation all around. III
has become a dominating influence il
church circles In this county, and his In
fiuence for higher ideals in church
school and society could Ill afford to b.
lost at this time.