The Press., 1901-01-10
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STAFFORD SPRINGS,

HOME NEWS.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 | Meeting of Winter Post, c. A. R., next
 Tuesday evening.
 Regular session of Wauseon lodge, I. 10. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. c. P. Hodgson, who has been quite i'll, is now more comfortable.
 A business meeting of the Epworth
 League will be held this evening, at the close of the meeting in the Methodist church.
 Patterson & Robbins of Norwich have commenced filling their large ice houses at Orcuttville. The ice is of splendid quality and about 12 inches thick.
 J. M. Leach and Louis Helm were in Mashapaug the latter part of last week on a fishing trip. The weather was so cold that there were but few caught. Miss Grace Agnes Mark of Gilsum, N. H., has been engaged to i'll the position as teacher in grade five, to fill the va. cancy caused by the resignation of Mise Miller.
 In connection with the supper given by the Ladies' Aid society in the parlors of the Methodist church next Wednesday, 8 short program will be rendered by mem- bers of the Epworth League.
 Reuben Converse, who has had the care of the Methodist church for number of years, has resigned his position. As slight token of appreciation he was pre- sented with handsome umbrella, suit ably engraved. James E. Milner has been engaged by the committee as his successor.
 At the Congregational church next Sunday special collection will be taken for the work of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions. Those who contributed to this object last Sunday are requested to mark the amount given on slip of paper and put that in the plate, so that there shall be no con- fusion in the matter.
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 To THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS :-The peo- pie of this end of the town are becoming very much interested in the prospects of the trolley road. The daily and weekly pa- pers are scanned closely for word that gives encouragement to the enterprise. The interest expressed by the manufac- turers and business men is much con- mended, and the hope is expressed that the interest manifested today will not cease with the granting of the char ter The time to build this road Is when every body wants 1t, and are willing and anx- ious to lend helping hand. All in this section and in Wales are hoping and re- joicing that 1t will come this time sure, but of course the people up the stream expect reasonable time will elapse after the road Is built to the Springs village before we can hope for it up the valley, and so on to some point where 1t will connect with the B. & A., or a trolley road for Worcester and Boston South bridge people, especially Geo. w. Wells, president of the Southbridge and Fisk ~NSAO nection. This would open up line be- tween Southbridge and Rockville which has long been talked about and much de- sired. H.Eo Stafrordville, Conn.,, Dec. 28th, 1900.
 tFrom Springfield Homestead.)
 "The greatest good for the greatest numbers" ," and Begin at once," are my notices. Few people realize what through l trolley lines mean for the business in- | crease and growth of Springfield. In a l few years it would mean thousands of people year travelling through this city. This large amount of travel should be | kept separate and independent of our local | trolley system. Instead of being an injury | to the present system it will be an im- mense feeder, as people riding from Pal mer or Hartford into Springfield would | stop over for an hour or more, either to | lunch or make purchases. Some would | go to our hotels and stay over a day, others a week, so that by the end of week of midsummer travel we would have quite large population of transient guests in Springfield, who never would have come except brought here by the through trolleys. While here, they would use our present system greater part of the time in visiting the many places of ir- terest about the city and in making side triT Ts to Holyoke, Mt Tom. Northampton, Wesifield and other places. While we call Springfield progressive city, 1t eel tainly has not kept abreast of the timt 8 the past few years or we would have had before this late date, trolley connections with Hartford on both sides of the Connecticut river, also with Stafford Springs, West Stafford, Somersville, Sciti- % and Hazardville. shall do all in my power to get these towns connected with springfield by trolley, and look for the support and encouragement of every citi- 'en who takes an interest in the future yrowth and welfare of our city.
 Respectfully, K. H. BARNEY. Springfield, Mass, Dec 26, 19OO