The Press., 1901-05-30
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
W. D. Tuthill of Palmer was In town
over Sunday.
g. W. Stroud has the carriage formerly
owned by Lewis Helm.
Mrs. T. G. Tiffany and daughter of Me.
chanicsville, N. Y, are guests of Mrs. G
W. Beckwith.
The Central mill closed down yesterday
for two weeks, with the exception Of the
dyeing department. The card room will
be closed only one week. .
The wedding of Miss Agnes Hattie Mar
tin and James Amos Bolieau will take
place Tuesday, June II.
Adelbert Needham has received fresh
carload of western horses, including
some good drivers and workers.
In the borough court Monday Gary
Bros. were granted judgment on account
in suit against W. FL. Whittemore.
Mrs. Seymour Carpenter advertises he1
place on Park street for sale. II not solo
by June Is will be sold at auction at 10 a.
m. on that day.
Crystal Lake opens for the season to-
day. There will be dancing afternoon
and evening, with music by Fields or.
chestra, and Prof. Hops as prompter.
The Goodrich place at Orcuttville has
been sold to o. T. Jewett of New York
through the Nelson Towne agency. Mr.
Jewett will use the place as a summer
residence.
The appraisers Of the Butterfield stock
are w. M. Crawford, Otis Chapman and
J. F. Chamberlin. The appraisers have
been busily engaged the past few days
taking inventory.
Charles Kuehne, loom fixer at the
Central mill, has gone to Louisville, KY.
where he has secured situation as as.
sistant superintendent In factory. Mr.
Kuehne's family will remain here until
fall.
Rev. G. s. Davis preached an able me-
mortal sermon at the Methodist church
Sunday morning. The grand army post
and the Woman's Relief corps attended
in body. Besides the eloquent sermon
there was a pleasing musical program. .
A fire in the picker room at Faulkner's
mill last Friday afternoon caused consid
erabIe uneasiness until 1t was under con
troll. The department was called out
but the danger was over when the boys
arrived at the scene. The loss on this
fire, like the one earlier in the week, wal
small and from water.
At the special meeting of the Macca
bees Monday evening it was voted tx
change the nights of meeting from th'
second and fourth Wednesdays to th'
second and fourth Mondays. Rev. T. D
Martin, Jr., was elected delegate to th'
state convention at Hartford next weel
Thursday and Friday.
The boxing exhibition of the Lincoll
Athletic club Saturday evening was vel
attended, and 1t proved warm meeting
| Charles Kretschmar was matched agains
Kid Mathewson of Rockville. Both me-
were in excellent condition, and the mattel
lasted rounds. The decision was givel
to Mathewson, but Kretschmar won muc
applause for the skill and endurance b
displayed. An exhibition of boxing b.
two men from Rockville was another fea
ture of the program.
The funeral of Adolph Rawitser wa
held last Friday forenoon from his lat
residence, Rev. T. D. Martin of Grac
church officiating. The manufacturin,
plants and business places throughou
the town were closed during the service
The attendance included all classes c
people, and showed the general respec
felt for the deceased. The pail bearer
were W. Fl. Cooley, Charles F. Harwooe
A. w. Walker, J. M. Leach, G. F. Becl
with and Charles Meyers, Sr. After til
service the body was taken to New Yor
for burial.