The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-16

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L. Howard's.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
William Wood has taken position in
Lawrence.
Rev. Dr. M. Burnham of St. Louis,
Mo-, will preach at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning.
Rev. E. A. Burnham is attending the
meeting of the American missionary as
ISOLATION In Boston this week.
Bidwell & Co. have bought the land
occupied by their slaughter house, and
about two acres back of it of the Cleave-
land estate.
The Current Events club will meet
with Mrs. F. B. Newton next Monday
evening. A full attendance is requested,
as the subject for consideration is to be
the course of study for the coming year.
A new departure will be picture contest.
Arrangements for Memorial day are
of West Stafford will be the speaker, and
the Stafford cornet band will furnish
music. The following committees have
been appointed at the various cemeteries:
Springs, III. M. Benton, Calvin Smith:
Catholic, John Mccarthy; West Stafford.
Henry Mckinney, Frances Patten; Hill
side, s. E. Dwight, o. W. Sanford; Stat
fordville, w. P. Amadon, q. M. Moore
Street, T. G. Druley; West, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Wood; Stafford Village, Phillip
Ensminger. Teachers and scholars are
invited to assist.
Charles Bragg has been elected treas
urer and manager of the Plainfield wool
en- company, and will leave this week to
take charge of the new mill at Central
Village. The Plafnfield company is cap
italized at 300, 900, and will have an up
to-date wooden plant in every particular.
Besides being an experienced and capable
manufacturer, Mr.. Bragg is a very desir-
able citizen, and regret is felt that he and
his family are to leave town. Peter Scott
of Sherbrooke, p. O., has been hired as
superintendent of the Warren plant, and
began his duties yesterday.
The attraction at the opera house Sat-
urday evening will be Charles Cowles in
ga Country Merchant" Mr.. Cowles is
very good in the role of an honest, tender
hearted New England farmer, and the
company will probably draw a good house.
The class of plays to which GA Country
Merchant" belongs is deservedly popular
IL the rural characteristics are not over
done. Mr.. Cowles as Eben Baxter is nat
ural and pleasing. Several good speciality
artists ale included in the company, who
will add life and variety to the program.
The farmer band, which will appear on
the street the day of the show, Is an at
tractive and unique advertising feature of
the show. Tickets are on sale at Abel's.
At the meeting of the directors of the
Stafford Springs Cemetery association on
the grounds, last Thursday afternoon, the
outlay for this summer was talked over.
As the borders of the lake have been
graded so that the grass can be kept cut
by lawn mower to the waters edge, ii
was voted to keep it cut the coming sea-
son. A number of lots have been sold
lately, and the lots that receive extra care
and are kept cut by lawn mower are in
creasing quite rapidly, which adds great
ly to the appearance of the whole yard
After lot Is graded, so that 1t can be
moved with lawn mower, the cemetery
association will take care of it for sc
small sum it Is difficult to see how any
one can neglect to take advantage of 1t
The price Is from 50 to So for the aver
age lot per year. There are very few
towns of the size of Stafford that have
cemetery that is so we'll taken care Of
and Is so attractive In appearance as the
local one, and Superintendent w. D.
Head is to be congratulated on the ap
pearance of the cemetery, considering the
amount of money the association has te
expend each year.
Every little while an attempt is made
to cheat Adelbert Needham In horse
trade. Mr.. Needham has a confiding
disposition, and it is not right to take adj
vantage of him. Last Saturday he had 6
fortunate escape. Earlier In the week he
had traded red cow and a blackboard
for two horses. He had never seen the
horses, but the man spoke so highly Of
them that Mr.. Needham snapped. The
exchange was to be made at the Century
hotel barn In Monson, and early Saturday
morning Mr.. Needham took last long
ing look at the red cow and started fol-
Monson. The blackboard was already
there, as 1t was part of another trade
which he had not brought home. A little
later In the day friend telephoned from
Palmer telling him that the agent for tn,
protection of cruelty to animals had takeI
two horses away from a man driving
through. Mr.. Needham telephoned tt
Landlord Newton at the Century hote
and told him to hold the COW and tn,
wagon. He was just In time, as the mai
was there after the property when wore
was received to hold 1t. Along late II
the afternoon the red COW arrived bacl
home.