The Press., 1901-03-07
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Benjamin Fessenden of Providence was
In town over Sunday.
Mrs. E. q. Dennis has presented an In
dividual communion service to the Con-
gregational church.
W. g. Ellis left yesterday for Rain
bow In the Adirondacks, where he will
remain until the weather is more settled.
IN. J. Moriarty" of Springfield, who is
matched to wrestle with Nelson Towne.
was here yesterday, completing the de-
tails for the match.
Owing to the state of his wife's health,
Gov. Yates of Illinois will not visit his
sister, Mrs. Julian s. Wadsworth, but
has gone to Florida instead.
Rev. E. A Burnham will exchange
next Sunday morning with Rev. 81. Bar
pard, the new pastor Of the West Stat
ford and Staffordville Congregational
churches.
About 90 couples attended the dancing
class sheet and pillow-case party Tues
day evening. The usual music was In
attendance, and the occasion proved very
enjoyable.
Adelbert Needham is expected to-day
with his carload of western horses. This
Is the first lot Mr.. Needham has brought
from the west this season, and he writes
that 1t Is an exceptionally fine lot.
Otis Chapman, who has been employed
In Palmer most OF the time recently, has
been looking after his store here this
week. Mr.. Chapman will add a stock of
paints and varnishes to his other lines.
The athletic exhibition by the Lincoln
athletic club will not be held the 10th, as
planned, but probably one week later.
Rice, who Is to meet Sullivan. cannot be
here the 10Th, and, as this bout Is the
most important one of the evening, 1t has
been decided to postpone the exhibition.
The supper at the Congregational soci-
able next Wednesday will be under the
charge Of the young men of the society.
They will serve escaloped oysters and
salads, besides many other good things.
A short entertainment will be given In
the evening. Supper, including enter
tainment, Is cents.
The electric light service has not been
all that 1t should be, and short time ago
the court Of burgesses instructed the clerk
to make a protest to General Manager
Purinton. A letter has been received
from Mr.. Purinton, saying be will be in
town in a few days, and do everything
possible to make the service satisfactory.
Henry Davignou, who works in the
lower shoddy mill, found last Monday a
torpedo by the railroad track. which he
exploded with hammer. He received a
bad wound of the throat, laying bare the
windpipe, the skin and tissue beneath be-
ing torn up to extent of two and one-hali
inches, requiring eight stitches to close
the wound. A piece of the shell was
found imbedded In his neck. He Is at.
tended by DR. G. B. Newton.
Daniel Curtis, who was injured last
week at his saw-mill near Crystal Lake,
Is at the Mercy hospital In Springfield
Mr.. Curtis was injured by receiving q
piece of steel In the ball of his eye while
striking the head of Ratchet with 9
hammer. He was taken to Springfield by
DR.. Smith, and every effort was made tc
find the steel, but without avail. The
doctors at the hospital think the steel Is
still in the eye, and II 1t Is Mr.. CurtIs
will undoubtedly lose his sight.
Walter Scott, Charles Bragg and G. F
Beckwith have been chosen a COMMITTEES
by the business mems association to In
terview Nathan Washburn and find ou
II there Is possibility of getting com
pany formed and locate a plant for tn,
manufacture of car wheels for steam carr
In this town. Mr.. Washburn has invent
ed process for hardening cast iron which
It Is thought may revolutionize the Cal
wheel business. 1t Is said that by Mr.
Washburn's method cast iron can b.
easily and simply hardened to such al
extent that 1t Is nearly indestructable
1t Is claimed that by his process the cos
Of construction Is cheapened to such al
extent that car wheels can be made for
little over one-third of the present cost
Local business men have investigated tn,
merits of the invention and think we'll O
1t. 1t would be extremely gratifying /
another large and paying industry coult
be added to the town.
People interested in racing hope tina
the purses for the trotting at the agricul
tural fair will be made larger this year
Much difficulty has been experienced tn
past few years In getting entries enougl
boro, where the purses are $500 and 5000
there are plenty Of entries and hot racing
The expense to the society II the purse
were doubled would not be as much a
frst thought would indicate. Five pc
cent. of the purse is paid for entrance an
Eve per cent. more Is collected from win
ners. With good big purse offered 1t |
probable that In some Of the classes tn
entries would nearly pay the expense
The same trouble In getting horses is ex
perienced In Putnam, Palmer, Rockville
Sturbridge and the other smaller fair as
sociations. The Stafford Springs fair as
ISOLATION can afford to try the experiment
of raising the purses II the management
see ft. II 1t does not prove profitable
10 net necessary to repeat the attempt.