The Press., 1901-11-21
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Charles Mccarthy was taken to the in
sane retreat at Middletown Tuesday, by
Officer Helm. ...H
Mrs. M. j. Leach has gone for an ex-
J tended visit with her daughter, Mrs. e..
E. Newton of Monson.
Adelbert Needham has been in Boston
a part of the week offering expert testi-
mony In horse litigation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stupplebeen of Chatham,
N. Y, were guests of their daughter,
Miss M. A. Stupplebeen, over Sunday.
William Lee, who recently took the
position of superintendent of the Ayrshire
woolen company at Skaneateles Falls, N.
Y, was home over Sunday.
The library association is to be present
ed with handsome clock in memory of
Miss Ella M. Baker. 1t is probable that
an inscription will be placed on 1t, giving
a quotation from the writings Of Miss
Baker.
The frankie Carpenter stock company
has been booked for the opera house for
the first week in December. This COM
pany was In Palmer this month and was
very popular, playing to good houses all
the week.
The Current Events club will meet with
Mrs. James Mclaughlin on Highland
Terrace next Monday evening with the
following program: Sight seeing in Am
sterdam, Mrs. J. A. Mix; Dutch masters,
Mrs. James Mclaughlin Religion and
language of Holland, Mrs. w. H. Cooley.
The Congregational church was crowd
ed last Sunday evening to hear the can
tata, 1.-The Gallilean," which was espec-
tally well rendered by chorus Of twenty
voices, and gave great credit to the lead
er, q. A. Ray. The solos were by Mrs.
E. A. Burnham, g. A. Ray, Miss M. 1.
Newton, Miss J. A. Hewett, DIR. F. B.
Newton and Il. E.. Burwell Rev. E. A.
Burnham and B. P. Cooley were the
readers.
At special meeting of the board Of
school committee held Monday afternoon,
plans were made for concerted work In
the various schools of the town. 1t was
voted to adopt uniform text books
throughout the town, also a system of
uniform grading of all schools. 1t was
decided to have the heads of the various
departments render monthly reports on
blanks to be outlined by the board of
school visitors. The present school term
will consist of IA weeks with one week
vacation at Thanksgiving. Schools will
close for the Thanksgiving vacation next
Tuesday.
The census report bulletin on the stat
istics of manufactures of the state of
Connecticut was issued last week. The
report for woolen goods shows that In
1900 there we're 81 establishments with an
investment of 80, lac, ,066, employing 4,6es
persons, paying wages of 81, ,76O, 917,
manufacturing products valued at $8 ,O97,
218. In 1890 there were 55 establish
ments, with $40, 1s9, ,O42 invested, en-
ploying 5000 persons, paying wages of
81 1881 ,019, manufacturing products val
ued at $9,082, ,493. Of the manufactures
statistics given of 81 cities and towns In
the state for 1900 Stafford ranks 39th In
population and 28th in the manufacture
of products. Establishments reported in
Stafford rs, capital invested 81, ,061 ,474,
wage earners 1861, receiving 1899, ,S76 In
wages, manufacturing products valued at
81, 1T ,535, using materials valued at $1,-
347, 143, with miscellaneous expenses of
$1O5,606. ->+s F.
Stafford Springs correspondent in the
Springfield Sunday Republican:
There is prospect that the street cleo
trio lighting service Is to be improved
The new arc machine that has been stand
ing at the electric light station since last
July, awaiting the arrival of the repre-
sentative OF the general electric company,
was installed Saturday night. The super
intendent has been handicapped by hav-
ing to await orders from the manager,
who lives in Palmer or its vicinity. Prob
ably there is not town In the state that
has had SO poor lighting service and sub
mitteds so peacefully as has Stafford
Springs. The old machine that is to be
discarded is SO badly worn that the men in
charge have not dared to run 1t up to the
regulation speed. AS consequence the
electric light service has been very much
las q recent visitor to town remarked,
+" Your electric light service reminds me
of the, old lady who who said she had
served. the Lord 'off and on for 40 years. !"
lone reason why the electric light compa-
fny have delayed making any improve
ments to the station Is that they are plan
ming, when the electric road Is built in
the spring, to arrange to furnish power,
in which event the station would b re-
moved from Its present location to point
within the borough limits.