The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-10-31
HOME NEWS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon Of Haz
ardville were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. F. B. Newton is spending few
weeks at her old home in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Ellis have returned
from carriage trip in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Berry have hired
one of the Lathrop cottages on Grant
avenue.
VIM. Chamberlain of Thompsonville
visited friends in town the latter part of
last week..
Miss Babcock has returned to her home
In Springfield, after visit with her uncle,
q. A. Ray.
Mrs. Julius Roberts and daughter Of
Palmer were guests of friends In town
over Sunday.
Miss Florence Flske of Holliston was
the guest over Sunday of her friend, Mrs.
S. A. Jacobs.
Robert Mercer of Canada has taken a
position as boss dyer for the Warren
Woolen company.
Miss Kate Dondero returns to-day to
her home in Meriden, after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Fred Bernardo.
Harvey Chapman and F. G. Sanford
captured thirty one gray squirrels as the
result of a hunt In Westford Saturday.
Daniel Sullivan, who has been en-
ployed in Baltic, has returned to town
and will enter the employ of T. O'Grady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon Archambault,
employed at the Springs House, have gone
to Springfield, where Mr.. Archambault
has secured position.
Peter Shahan has left the employ of
the Metropolitan insurance company and
has taken a position with the Hartford
Life as superintendent of the Providence
division.
The annual meeting of the Woman g
Home Missionary society Of the M. E.
church will be held Friday afternoon at
three O'Clock at the home of Mrs. B. It.
Eaton.
The ladies Of the Congregational church
will hold their first social of the season
next Wednesday evening. Supper at g. 80.
Mrs. W. H. Cooley and Mrs. e. F. Engley
hostesses.
Patrick Sullivan, who has been employ
ed in Monson, was at his home over Sun
day. He left Monday evening for place
near Baltimore, where he has secured a
position.
The town school committee has voted
to require all scholars entering the high
school to pass an examination, and not to
admit them on teachers certificate, as
has been done from some schools in the
past.
John Fontanella will sell his farm,
formerly owned by George Ellithorpe, on
the road to Crystal Lake, at auction next
Tuesday, at 10 a. m. He will also sell
his stock and farm implements at the
same time.
The ladies' 12-hole putting match at
the golf grounds last Saturday resulted
as follows: Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin IS,
Miss Mary Converse 26, Mrs. r. M. Fisk
26, Mrs. E. II Pinney 29, Miss F. E. Rice
%, Miss G. E. Harwood 80, Miss G. E.
Mead 81. Prizes for the first three were
furnished by Mrs. A. Needam, who also
served chocolate and waters after the
match.
G. B. Gary and son, George, have re.
turned from visit to the exposition at
Buffalo. Mr.. Gary reports that Connec-
ticut is to gel gold medal for tobacco.
He opened negotiations with the Esqui-
maux village to secure the attraction for
the Stafford fair next year. At Niagara
he saw the barrel In which the school
teacher went over the falls, but did not
see the courageous woman.
A recent delightful event in Topeka,
Kansas, was the celebration on the 23d
inst. of the eighty third anniversary OF
Avery Washburn by the Topeka contin.
gent Of the Stafford Washburn's, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. Wash.
burn. Mr.. Washburn still enjoys good
health, and would easily pass for many
years younger. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Washburn, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank M. Washburn and children
Geo. A., Ellwood and Francis; MIR. and
Mrs. Albert D. Washburn, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry M. Washburn and son John, and
Mrs. j. M. Washburn, who very happily
returned from the east In time to partici
pate.
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gestion there is nothing better or more
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Swift Beef Extract contains all the
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contained in beef. All physicians recon-
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Chicago Grocery.
Heavy Weight Carriage Paints.
i Devoe's weigh to 8 ounces more II