The Press., 1902-06-12
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Paul Bennett has returned for the sum mer.
 A. D. Brown Is in Holyoke for fev days.
 Dr. s. H. EIlery of Palmer was in tow Tuesday.
 w. B. Hanley is in Boston on a busi ness trip.
 Mrs. Julius Converse opens Woodlawr to-day for the summer.
 Miss G. A. Beckwith Is visiting rela. tives in Springfield and Longmeadow.
 Captain Burr's baseball team will cross bats with Captain Sharkey's nine Satur- day.
 G. H. Davis of New York has pur. chased the Colburn place, near State Line, through the Smiledge agency.
 Flower beds have been laid out at the west entrance to the Springs house, ad- ding much to the looks of the grounds
 Examinations for admittance to the high school will be held at the school building next Wednesday, beginning at g a. m.
 T. M. Lyon of Westford has purchased an interest in the hardware store of Har- vey Chapman, and will arrive here about July 1st.
 Robert Furness will sail the 17th for England on the Teutonic. He will wit ness the coronation parade, and visit the scenes of his early days.
 William H. Corbin was elected chair man of the Middle school district con- mittee of Hartford, Tuesday evening, by handsome majority. MT. Corbin for merly served on the school board in this town.
 There is talk of local celebration for July 4th. While the plans have not yet assumed form, considerable interest is manifested. Among the features sug- gested are a parade, sports on agricul- tural society's grounds and display of fireworks in the evening.
 Daniel Sullivan's new book, "Stories of Long Ago." will go on sale tomorrow. The book is little larger than "Spun Yarns," and already there Is an active demand for the new volume. The book will be sold by MT. Sullivan and can be obtained at The Press office at 25 cents.
 At the last meeting of the school con- mittee 1t was decided to invite all the teachers in the public schools to continue for another year, with the exception of the kindergarten. Opinions differ as to the advisability of continuing this branch of the work, and the matter will come up at another meeting. While the Stafford committee is considering whether to con- tinue this branch of the public schools the citizens of Rockville are strongly ad- vocating the introduction of the same in the Rockville schools.
 Two men arrived in town Saturday with a horse that was sick and discouraged, The men tried bard to sell the rig, but were unsuccessful. The horse was in such bad shape that L. D. Gary, who is the local representative of the long-named society, forbade the owners driving the animal any further, and 1t was locked in stall at Gary Bros' stable. The horse was little better Sunday and the journey was continued There were suspicious circumstances connected with the case that led to the belief that the team was stolen.
 There will be lawn party and sham battle on the grounds of St. Edwards next Tuesday evening. The school cam- pus will be enclosed with sheeting eight feet high. About 200 or 300 soldiers will be engaged in this battle, and every effort made toward realism. It is confidently expected that no blood will be spilled, as the greatest care will be exercised with the blank cartridges used by the firing squads. There will be two scenes in this spirited drama, one representing June F, when the Redcoats come in, and the oth- CT, March IT, when the Redcoats go out. The Redcoats will evacuate under the in spring strains of ''Yankee Doodle" and "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning 1" Tickets for the spectacle will be 20 cents for adults, and 15 cents for those under 15 years of age. Each holder of 20 cent ticket has a chance on lady's gold watch. There will be a display of fire- works, with a competent operator in charge. At an adjourned meeting of the court of burgesses held last Friday evening def. nite action was taken relative to sewers. A survey and working plan will be made of Maple, Cross, School and Edgewood streets. Ten-inch pipe will be used on Edgewood and eight-inch on the other streets. As soon as the survey is com. pleted the sewer committee will advertise for bids for construction. In the matter of improving that part of Gold-st. known as Cobble Lane it was ordered that curb ing be put in along the south side, to be completed by August 18th. Another matter that Is receiving attention from the burgesses is the condition of the cov- ering over the canal leading to Johnson's mill. Chestnut timbers were used in cov- ering the canal, and the section that cross- es Edgewood is now considered unsafe, owing to the fact that the timbers have rotted badly during the years that they have been In place. A section has been taken up, and the conditions justify im- mediate attention. In the opinion of a borough official possessing considerable scientific knowledge, the only reason that the highway has not eaved at this point is owing to the unusually strong crust of the highway along this portion of Edge- wood.