The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-18

Booth were guests OF MRS. Asa Harris
over Sunday.
The road force have commenced their
annual spring work of repairing the high
ways this week.
Almeron Wier of Port Chester, N. ",
has been seriously Ill with pneumonia,
but Is improving at present.
| Miss Effie Dunbar, who has been teach
ing a Normal school course of ten weeks
at Manchester, Is at home for the spring
vacation.
Mrs. Richardson Of Preston, and Miss
nj. e. Fisk, teacher In the Hartford
schools, have been visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Fisk, on Stafford
Street.
The Ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church will meet for work next Wednes-
day afternoon at two O'Clock, and will
eerve their usual supper at 5 O'Clock with
Mrs. Asa Harris and Mrs. George Will
liams as hostesses. Ice cream will be on
SALE
There was large audience at the Bap
tist church last Sunday evening to hear
Pastor Williams subject on the "Aris-
tocracy of Heaven" On Sunday evening
next Pastor Williams will preach another
special sermon and the subject will be-,
"Hell In the light of common sense"
The mumps have been getting In an I'M
paralleled amount of work In this village
for the past few weeks and have been no
respectors of persons, old and young, big
and little, having been afflicted. One of
the latest victims is Austin Witt, who has
had severe attack of muscular rheuma-
tism In addition to contend with.
By request, the young people Of Stat
fordville M. E. church will present the
three-act drama 'Our Folks" in the town
hall this evening. This play, with the
same cast. was given in Staffordville a
few evenings ago and Is very highly spo-
ken of by those who were In attendance.
Twenty cents admission for adults, and
ten cents for children.
| Notwithstanding the long spell of wet
weather forest fires did considerable dam
age last week. Saturday fire started
near State Line and burned over a tract
OF about forty acres belonging to A. ID
Cady and also another lot Of about the
same size owned by Myron Leonard. This
fire did considerable damage, and no
doubt was caused by spark from loco
motive. Sunday another fire broke out
on Gilmore Hill and for time threatened
a lot belonging to E. G. Pinney, on which
was quantity of cut wood, but with the
help of a number of men from the village
the fire was turned in another direction.
The Harmonial Progressive Union, the
Stafford Spiritualist society, has perform
ed an act of generously that is highly ap-
precated by all residents of this section.
At business meeting, held last week
Monday, it was voted to make a present
Of their hall, lot, and surroundings owned
by the society, to the town, said gift to
be added to and used in connection with
the Mrs. Annette Cotton hall fund. Very
few conditions were imposed, the society
only wishing to retain the privilege Of
holding their meetings there as usual.
The society has quite little fund left,
the proceeds from which will be used for
defraying the expenses of speakers. This
deed of kindness on their part insures to
this village hall which will be second to
none in this vicinity, and will also allow
enough of the original bequest to be re-
served as fund for its maintenance.
The money from the Mrs. Annette Cotton
bequest, amounting to about $15 ,OGO, has
already become available and will soon
be placed in the hands of the trustees,
when it Is expected preliminary work will
be commenced. The selectmen will call
a town meeting soon for the purpose Of
taking action In the matter of this last
gift.
stafYordville.
Mrs. Forbes Is visiting at A. s. Eaton's.
r. M. Chamberlin has secured the mail
contact.
The Methodist parsonage has been I'M
dergoing repairs.
w. V. Odell Is laid up with severe at
tack of rheumatism.
Mrs. George Ormsby had stroke of
paralysis last week.
David E. johnson of New Haven Is WIS.,
ing friends and relatives 10 town.
The young folks will present the drama
"Our Folks" In the town hall of Stafford
this Thursday evening
Frank Edison has the contract OF paint
ing the house and barn known as the
Fosket place, now owned by Peel & Nc
Carthy.
John T. Neville OF Rochester, N. Y,
who formerly kept store here, but Is now
a travelling salesman, was here last Fri
day visiting old friends.
There are some things that happen in
this place each week that the correspond.
emit does not hear of In time, or not at all
and people wonder why they are not In
The Press. Now, the correspondent can.
not manufacture news, and his compensa.
ton Is not so large that he can devote his
whole time In looking for items. II any
one knows Of any items that would be Of
interest to the readers of The Press, and
they would kindly let the correspondent
know of them on or before Tuesday even.
ing Of each week, he would be only toe
glad to send them in..
West Stafford.
Mrs. Eliza A. Holmes will sell hel
place and personal property at auction
next Tuesday at p. m. This will make
a very pleasant home for some one.
A. E. Wilson of Worcester has traded
his mill in West Stafford to Thomas
Reilly of Pittsfield, through the Johr
Smiledge agency. Mr.. Reilly has con-