The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-10-31
Armedie Collett is driving a new horse.

clerk at the Springs house.
FL. Chandler has returned from visit
to the exposition at Buffalo.
The apple crop this fall is small and
good fruit is hard to secure.
Smith & Cooley are putting in new
foundation at their Springs mill.
L. H. Clark of Wales is the guest of
his daughter, Mrs. William Herring.
Charles Bolieau, ST.. is i'll and unable
to be at his duties at Smith & Cooley's.
Nathan Morse of Akron, Ohio has been
the guest of his sister, Mrs. M. P. J.
Walker.
Rev. Frank La Bonte of New Haven,
Ind, made a brief visit to friends in town
this week. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Buck are In Hol-
yoke, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. @. R.
Kingsbury.
Miss Grace Harwood is taking teach
er's normal course at the Bay State insti-
tute in Springfield.
Henry G. Fiske is making radical i'm
provements on the place he recently pur-
chased at Stafford Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Burr of New
Haven are guests of their nephew, E. L.
Burr on Highland Terrace.
D. L. Suenderhauf is to move from his
present location on East Main street to
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An attractive monument of light West
erly granite has been placed on Mrs. W.
II. Smiths lot in the local cemetery.
Miss Evalyn and Miss Prexides Collins,
formerly popular walters at the Springs
house have returned to that institution.
Mrs. E. K. Taft is spending few
weeks with her brother at Walton, N. Y,
and other places in the Delaware valley.
DIR. Stretch has reported a case of
scarlet fever In the family of Lewis Otis
in the HARDWOOD block. A little girl
about years old Is inflicted.
Harmony Temple of Honor will hold an
opening meeting next Wednesday evening
for members and invited friends An
entertainment is being prepared.
The matchmaking on East Main street
is nearly completed and Highway Com
missioner Ellis will open the street for
travel again in all probability tonight.
DR.. Switzer of Springfield has been in
town part of the week. The doctor is
quite lame, the result of an accident to
his knee while handling FESTIVE horse.
Over so attended the meeting of the
North Tolland Sunday school union at
South Wilmington yesterday. Several
went down on the afternoon train, but
the majority went in buses.
The Stafford Worsted company has
added some new machinery in the draw
ing room. Business at this plant Is driv-
ing and difficulty is experienced in getting
sufficient help In some departments.
The Warren Wooden company has been
making some changes In the location of
machinery. Some'old looms have been
thrown out and new looms bought some
time ago have been installed In their
places.
Willis, the four-year- old son of Fred
Russell of Orcuttville, fell yesterday upon
a piece of glass, making wound over
three inches in length, cutting down to
the bone. He was attended by DR.. G. B.
Newton.
The latch-string at Fitzpatrick's hangs
out in hospitable manner, and regret
will be felt when the old plan of having a
new-fangled door latch is once more
adopted. There seems to be no immedi-
ate danger of change, however.
Ex-senator E. G. Dennis was nomi-
mated at the republican caucus last even
ing for delegate to the constitutional con-
vention. Mr.. Dennis Is we'll qualified to
fill the position. He was state senator
from 1882 to 1884 and is president Of the
First National bank and the Stafford
Springs agricultural society.
Tomorrow, friday, All Saints day,
there will be holy communion at Grace
church at 10 a. M, and at 7.30 p. m. there
will be choral service with an enlarged
choir and sermon by the archdeacon OF
New London, Rev. Lucius M. Hardy,
rector of Christ church, Pomfret. Offer
ing for the aged and infirm clergy fund.
All are cordially invited.
The public library will open tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and for the pres
ent will be open each day, excepting Sun
days and holidays, from O'Clock in the
afternoon until 8 in the evening. The
reading room connected will open at the
same hour of the library and remain open
until o'clock in the evening. All who
visit the library or reading room will find
one of the most attractive suites of rooms
for the purpose to be found in this part OF
New England. The building has been
thoroughly repaired and rearranged in Its
interior, so much so that few would rec
ognize the rooms, and the appearance is
such that it would indicate design on
the part of the builder to adapt the struc.
ture to just its present arrangement. The
library occupies the entire floor of the
annex, and Is entered directly from the
main entrance hall. The reading room
is In front of the library room and 80 ar
ranged as to be under the constant view
of the librarian. While the reading room
can be entered from the main hall, for thu
present it must be entered through tn,
library room. In opening the rooms eacl
week day the association follows the plal
and purpose first laid down in their or
ganzation, viz: To give to the publi
the best it can afford in library. and edu
cational work. A few years ago 1t abol
ished the fee system and granted free us
of its books, etc., two days in the week
| Later 1t granted extra privileges to tn
school teachers of the town. Now 1t OF