The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-08-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. 4. l.. Burr Is In New Haven.
Miss q. A. Washburn Is visiting In New
London.
A. W. Walker Is In New York buying
goods for the fall trade.
j. j. Ellis has had telephone placed
In his house. His number Is 97.15.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Pease and child
are visiting his brother, s. F. Pease.
r. E. Scripture of New York was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Ellis over
Sunday.
The drummers' and fifers' annual con-
vention will be held at Crystal Lake on
Saturday, September Z.
r. N. Crane, Harold Crane and John
Burr are at Mr.. Cranes cottage at Crys-
tai lake for few days this week.
Lott O'Halloran, clerk In Whiton's
grocery store, Is taking a vacation, and
will spend part OF the time In the Berk-
shire hills.
G. l.. Follansbee, formerly proprietor
OF the Springs house, Is working In the
barber shop at the IroquoIs hotel, the
leading hotel In Buffalo.
Mrs. Alicia Brown, 81, wife OF Ohio II.
Brown, died Sunday at her home at
Highland avenue, Holyoke. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon.
Freeman Gilman and John Young, the
two runaway boys, were found In Putnam
and brought back here Friday, with the
team, by one Of Gary Bros. men.
The Lincoln Athletic club will give
social dance at their hall Saturday even
Ing Music will be furnished by the Stat
ford Springs Orchestral club, and VIM.
Hops will prompt.
Lawyer Michael D. O'ConneIl Of Col
chester, who has decided to open an Office
here next week over Brown Brothers
clothing store, graduated from the Balu-
more university law school in June, 1900,
and won gold medal for highest stand
Ing In examinations of the senior year.
He studied In the office Of Police Com
missioner Quinn of Hartford, and was adj
mitted to the bar last January and has
since practiced In Colchester
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lloyd Bowers of East
Berlin and Miss M. A. Cutler of Provi-
dence, sister of Mrs. B., who have been
guests at the Springs House for the past
few weeks, returned to their homes to.
day. This Is Mr.. Bowers first visit to
Stafford for 40 years, and while here has
visited all the outlying hamlets of this
immediate vicinity, and speaks In the
warmest terms of the marked improve.
ments made since his last visit.
Hearings for the securing of franchises
In Massachusetts for the Hartford and
Worcester electric road will be held Ia
Wales on Tuesday morning, September
10th, In Holland In the afternoon, and In
Brimfield In the evening of the same day
and on Wednesday morning, the 18th, ir
Sturbridge, and In the afternoon at Charl
ton. Hearings In Oxford, Leicester an6
Worcester will be held later In the month
The following races have been arranged
for the annual fair: Tuesday, October
list, running race, purse $780, $40 class
purse, $3.50. Wednesday, October I'd
running race, purse $3.50; 2.35 class
purse $500; free-for-all, purse $500
Thursday, October Sd, 2.27 class, purs,
$500; 2.22 class, purse $500. The purse.
have been increased $500 over last year
The free-foI-all race, with a purse o
$500, ought to bring large number o
fast horses here this fall.
The Country club golf team was defeat
ed only l up by the Mt. Tom club a
Holyoke Saturday. The last part of tn
match was played In the rain. The fol
lowing Is the score: