The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-21
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


STAFFORD SPRINGS.
George e. Buck visited friends In town
Tuesday.
]. M. Leach has returned from bust
ness trip to Boston. ,--.-s> -t:-. E.
Christopher Dunleavy of Cleveland, o.
Is here for brief visit.
Miss Kate g. Bliss is making an ex-
tended visit in Blandford, Mass.
James Sullivan has moved from Or
cuttville to his house on Furnace avenue.
Miss Flora Pero of Danielson, who has
been visiting relatives In town has return
ed.
Rev. e. A. Burnham has had tele-
phone placed In the parsonage. His call
is 92-1s.
The w. r. G. will serve supper Fri
day evening In Memorial hall from to q.
Supper, 10 cents.
L. 81. Wilcox of Norwich has hired the
Wheeler store in Pages block and will at
once open candy kitchen.
Willie Pierce has concluded his labors
at the freight depot and is In the employ
of Rswitser Bros. at Meriden.
John Greenhaulge had one Of his fingers
slightly injured, by getting it caught in
loom at Warren's mill Monday.
Frank Furness has resigned as clerk at
the Springs House and has taken job In
the spinning room at Faulkner's mill.
The Home Missionary society Of the
Congregational church has shipped box
valued at $120 to missionary In Texas.
Prospect street, near the property of
Judge Parkess, has been improved by
placing curb. Concrete walks will be
put in later.
Prot. T. F. Jordan, who has been
travelling with theatrical company since
closing his summer work, has returned to
town and has reopened his music store.
Advertised letters: Miss Rose J. Top
lift, Mrs. Mary A. Smith, Mrs. w. W.
Sweeney, Jan Lehas, Fl. D. Gard, John
Hammond, Walter Pratt, Geo. Schofield,
Samuel Walch, E. Russell.
Peter Shahan has left the employ OF
the Hartford Life and has gone to Nor
witch, where he has the position of assist.
ant superintendent for the Norwich divis.
ion In the employ of the Metropolitan.
The carding and spinning departments
are running extra at the Central mill to
balance production. The same depart.
ments at the Warren and Faulkner mills
have. to be operated extra time for the
same purpose.
Fredericks orchestra club of Rockville
will furnish music for the Thanksgiving
evening at their hall on tWestford avenue.
Steve Tobin will be. the prompter. The
committees In charge consist Of Pau
Schmidt, Glenn Smidt and Andrew jacob
sen. Tickets so cents per couple. Dane.
ing fromS to Q.
Mrs. e. A. Burnham met with a pecul
lar accident Tuesday evening. She was
bending over the baby's cot, and the little
one was growing and kicking with the
joyous abandon peculiar to infants of that
age. One Of the kicks took effect on the
mothers eye, and the nail of the big toe
cut short cash. Mrs. Burnham has not
i: been able to see out of the injured eye
esince, but 1t Is thought that the disability
will not be permanent.
Mrs. Augusta Webster, 80, former
resident, died at her home In East Boston
Tuesday of Bright's disease. She Is sur.
vived by two brothers and two sisters.
One brother, Col. Chas. e. Warren, and
one sister, Mrs. Frank Willis, reside here
The other brother, Stephen Warren, lives
In Utica, N. Y, and the sister, Mrs. EN-.
lily Bartlett, at Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs.
Willis has gone to attend the funeral, and
the Colonel, who Is absent on a southern
trip, was notified by telegraph of the
death. The funeral was held this after
noon.
G. L. Goodhue Of Springfield, president
Of the Stafford Springs queduct company
was In town Monday and met the court Of
burgesses. The contract for water was
not renewed and the borough will con
tinue using without contract for the
present. MIR. Goodhue proposes to have
the system thoroughly tested In the neal
future, to see what is needed In the way
OF Improvement. An expert will test thu
pressure under various conditions. Tit
most important test will perhaps be tt
get the pressure without the motors being
In operation. Several firms are now usine
water motors for power and it may be fount
best to cut them out. Ii new reservoir
and main or other expensive improve
.ments should be found necessary for salts
factory service, the case will be presented
to the stockholders for action and the,
will decide what lie best to be done.