The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-18
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
VIM. H. Tuthill of Palmer visited his
home here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert T. Eaton were in
Monson over Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles g. Ellis visited
Monson friends Saturday.
Landlord Follansbee of the Springs
House Is Ill with the grip.
The ladies Of the Methodist church will
hold their usual May dinner.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Gordon of Hazardville
were In the borough over Sunday.
Jordan's orchestra will play for dance
at Tolland next week Friday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. F. F. Patten have gone
to New York and Philadelphia for few
days.
Saturday is the last day given by Col
lector Nichols to save interest on your
town taxes.
Adelbert Needham, who has been Ill
several weeks with the grip, Is ence more
able to be out. 49,.
Fred Bernardo, the fruit dealer, Is put.
ting a new counter In his store and max.
ing other improvements.
Wilbur Welch, recently of the U. s.
marines, has taken a position with Seth
Schofield for the summer
Prof. T. F. Jordan has returned from
Boston, where he has been to arrange FOL
his summer musical engagements.
A party of the lady friends of Mrs
Louis Helm made her a surprise visit
Monday afternoon in honor Of her birth.
day and presented her with silver ladle.
The public library is indebted to Rep.
resentative Reed for full line of state
reports and documents, and the papers
will be found In the reference department.
Mrs. Bush and daughter returned te
Palmer Saturday, after visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Chapman. The Misses
Chapman gave party In honor Of theil
guest Saturday afternoon.
Nathan Washburn has completed the
section of a Car wheel under his new pro
cess, and will present II for examination
before the business mems association II
the near future. Mr.. Washburn is conf.
dent that he Is now prepared TO make the
best car wheel ever manufactured at Q
much reduced cost. II results can be as
sured there will be no difficulty in finding
capital to push the enterprise, II not here
some where else.
NO OPPOSITION TO TROLLEY CHARTER.
1t was large delegation that attended
the hearing before the railroad committe,
at Hartford, last Friday, in behalf Of tn,
Rockville and Stafford trolley charter
There were eighteen from Stafford pres
ent and large number from Rockville
The Springfield owners of the Hick'
charter had notified their attorney a
Hartford that they would not appear 70
a renewal Of the Hicks charter. No on
appeared to oppose the Perkins charter
and there does not seem to be any reason
why the application should not have
favorable report from the committee ant
be granted by the legislature. Judg
Perkins, father of T. G. Perkins, the pro
moter, appeared in the interest of tn
charter. Mayor w. H. Loomis, Con
gressman E. s.. Henry and Joseph C
Hammond OF Rockville, Alvarado How
ard, G. F. Harwood, States Attorney
81. Reed, e. G. Pinney and ]. II. Valen
tine of Stafford and Col. 9. M. Joslyn Q
Hartford all testified to the needs of
better connection between Stafford an
Rockville. Henry II. Doyle of Tollan
objected to the lay out of the road on hi
farm, where it would interfere with hi
cattle obtaining water from Snlpsic lake
but he had no objection to the charte
being granted. MIR. Perkins told MI
Doyle that when the regular survey wa
made that the lay out would be made g
as not to be Objectionable to him.
ooNNEoTIoUT BRANCH OF INTERNATIoNA
4 SUNSHINE SOCIETY.
i Have you had a kindness shown?
Il Pass it OH.
Twas not given for you alone
Pass it on.
Lat 1t travel down the years,
Il Let 1t wipe another's tears,
4 Till In heaven the deed appears,
i Pass 1t on.
], Society motto, "Good cheer;" colors
] yellow and white; flower, coreopsis; &C
ciety song, "Scstter sunshine"
i A Stafford branch of the l. 8. 8. ha
been formed with Mrs. Carrie M. Clar
president and Miss Celia Holt secretary
The following ladies constitute the list G
members: Mrs. G. Allen, Miss Men
Adams. Mrs. Mary Anderson, Mrs. E6
ward Brown, Mics Carolyn Brown, Mis-
Kate Bliss, Miss G. 8. Beckwith, Mis-
Gertie Butterfield. Miss Mabel Buct
Mrs. VIM. Cooley, Miss Margaret Cooley
Miss Alice x. Chamberlin, Miss Gertrud
Chamberlin, Mrs. Carrie IL. CLARK, Mis-
Sadie Comins, Mrs. Lucius Eaton, Mr.
M. B. Fisk, Mrs. Lillian Foster, Mis-
Mabel Foster, Miss Mary Howard, Mis-
Celia Holt, Mrs. e. Josephine Martin, Mr.
Lewis Mclaughlin, re. Allen Mix, Mis-
Mary Newton, Mrs. Carrie Orcutt, Mr.
Anna Pease, Mrs. A. w. Rockwell, Mis
Millie Moyce, Mrs. Annie Smiledge, Mr.
Stella Smith, Mrs. Frank Spellman, Mr.
Kathrine Smith. ~
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