The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-10-17

over Sunday.
Edward Farnell of Woonsocket Is a
guest at the Springs House.
Edward Hopkins has been at his home
In Palmer part of the week.
Miss Maggie Cain of Holyoke is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stevens.
Miss M. A. Stupplebeen will go to her
home at Chatham, N. Y, to-day to re-
main over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Bishop of Holyoke.
Mass, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Mclaughlin. a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Nichols and Mr..
and Mrs. John Cleaveland visited their
old home in Brimfield yesterday.
g. s. Baker and H. E. Burwell attend
ed the presentation of sour New Minis
ter" at Springfield last Friday evening.
The trap-rock for the new strip of
macadam is not arriving as fast as it
could be used, and the work will be some
what delayed.
A. ]. Tilden has completed the enumer-
alton of the school children in town. He
finds 965 children between and 16 years
of age, an increase of IA over last year.
Regular meeting of Winter w. R. c.,
No. 25, on Friday evening at Z 80 O'Clock.
The corps will be inspected by Mrs. Anna
r. Loomis of Rockville. A full attend
ance is requested.
Miss Mary Bennett of Hope Valley, R.
L., is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Christie
pher Allen. Miss Davis, who has also
been a guest, returned to her home in Da-
visville, R. l., yesterday morning.
There has been slight change in time
on the Central Vermont railroad. The
first train for the north is scheduled to
leave at TO instead of 7.13, and the first
train from the north should arrive at 8. II
instead of sos.
The Ladies' Aid society of Grace church
have decided to have their annual fall
and entertainment on Dec. 10 and II, anC
a ''rummage" sale on Oct. 26. They
will hold "cake" sale in the vacant store
next to Ellis grocery tomorrow after.
noon between and 5.
The county commissioners will be ir
session at the Springs House, Saturday
November 2, at p. M, to hear appliea
tions for licenses. Applications so fa1
have been made by Frank E. Mogle IL
Kane's building on Wilmington avenue
James Sullivan In Kemp's building OF
Main street; Lewis Simonds in Rock
Wells building, East Main street.
The Temple of Honor Is to have read
ing room in the Converse block, ovel
Hodgson & Smiths store. The room Ii
being prepared and will be opened at once
Reading matter, including books and pc
riodicals, will be supplied and games cal
be played. The room will be open every
evening. There are about twenty-five O.
the young men interested in, the under
taking. ..:.: -
The Howe moving pictures at the opera
house Tuesday evening drew a large at
tendance. The entertainment was giver
under the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor society of the Congregational
church, and the treasury of this organiza-
ton will be helped about $77 as result.
Those who attended were very much
pleased with the excellence of the pic
lures and the artistic manner In which
they were presented. ~ = II
DIR. Daniel Sullivan has sold his prac.
tice to DR.. James Stretch of Meriden, and
will leave about the first of November fol-
New York City, where he will take ur
the study of special subjects at the Uni
| versity of New York. Later he will e
abroad and continue his studies. Tht
doctor has made many friends in towI
during the time he has been here; ant
has built up good practice. Much re
greet will be felt because of his removal.
Mrs. Mary E. Ward, g., former resi-
dent, died of cancer In the hospital a
Holyoke, after an Illness of six weeks
last Thursday. An unsuccessful opera
ton was performed on the. patient Tues
day. The deceased had resided with he
son, Nathan A. Ward, of Holyoke, who
with sister, Mrs. Amos Nichols, sur
vive her. The body was brought her
Saturday, and the funeral was held iron
the Methodist church Sunday. The buria
was at Skunkamaug.
The following officers of the Ladies
Aid society of the Congregational churc
were elected Tuesday afternoon: Presi
dent, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin vice-presi
dent, Mrs. w. H. Cooley; secretary an
treasurer, Mrs. E. G. Dennis; solicitors
Miss Bertha Heald and Mrs. q. Allen
collector, Miss Lettie Meyers; entertain
ment committee, Miss Margaret Cooley
Miss Mary Newton, Mrs. G. B. Pinney
Miss Lettie Meyers, Miss Martena StuE
plebeen, Miss Lavilla Burr, Miss Gene
We've Hewett, Miss Josie Hewett, Mis-
Mena Adams. AS Mrs. Mclaughlin de
clines to serve as president, meetin
will be held at Mrs. w. HI. Cooley's Sal
urday at 8 p. m. to fill the vacancy.
Judge VIM. s. Case of the superio
court at Hartford, on Monday last, grant
ed an order restraining the Savings Ban
of Stafford Springs from paying out
any depositor any sum, excepting interes
at the rate of Il per cent. semi annually
for one year, from Oct. 10Th. This ofde
does not apply and in no way affects d.
posits made after Oct. 18th. At the heal
ing before the court the bank was repre-
sented by States Attorney J. b. Reet
Treasurer A. Howard and Bank Con
missioners Charles Fl. Noble and Geore
F. Kendall were also present. The ordt
was granted simply on the ground tht
the run started on the bank in July las
was not quieted, and it would not be jul
by those loyal to the bank to risk calm
loans or sacrificing securities to meet a
, unoallad for Situafinn The RIM WAS star