The Press., 1902-11-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

save himself all trouble.
Anthony Adams.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.V. Squier visited friends
In town Monday.
Miss Ida Grace Congdon Is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs G. Allen.
Rev. &. F. Maine of South Coventry
was In town yesterday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Belcher on Tuesday.
The Young American athletic club is
to have Thanksgiving ball.
Charles Marsdale has taken a job as
fireman on the Central Vermont.
Adolph Dio has sold his farm in the
Davis district to Joseph Robdeau.
Miss Margaret Cooley is at Oneida, N.
Y, the guest of Miss Esther Huntley.
Everett Scripture Of New York has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Ellis
The young men have formed football
team, and will play Monson Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Mrs. Julius Converse has returned to
town, and will spend the winter at the
Springs house.
Mrs. w. w. Burwell and Miss Priscilla
visited Miss Cora Burwell at South Had
ley yesterday.
Mrs. Albert Pinney of Palmer and Miss
L. Thsyer of Monson are guests of
Smith W. Page.
George Bolieau Jr., Miss Mary Bolieau
and Miss Catherine Moore were at Spring
field over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Bolieau and Miss Mona
Converse are spending a few days in
Hartford and Manchester.
The court of burgesses will meet to-
morrow evening, there being too much
else doing Tuesday evening.
Landlord Mccarthy of the Stafford
house, who has been quite i'll with ty-
phoid fever, Is now comfortable, and will
be able to be out In few days.
f. A. Warfield of Washington was in
town Tuesday to vote. He was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Wsrfield, who has been
spending some weeks In the north.
Uldege Robert, 90, died Tuesday even
ing after a short illness of peritonitis.
The deceased was unmarried and resided
on Wilmington avenue. The body was
taken to Canada for burial yesterday.
A delegation from the W. r. G. and
others attended the Cottage home fair in
Hartford Wednesday. Bolieau's bus
took the party to Rockville, and the bal
ance of the trip was made by trolley.
The cups offered as prizes in the relay
race at the Stafford fair are on exhibition
In Leach's show window. The cups are
handsome In design and rich In appear
ance. The larger one goes to Ware and
the other to the Stafford high school.
The DIR. Mann farms at Ellithorpe were
sold at auction Monday. The farm south
Of the highway including the mill privi-
lege was sold for 81, 500 to A. W. Kings
bury. The farm north of the highway
was bid off by Orrin Graves for $500.
A. W. Kingsbury, who has bought the
Mann farm and water privilege, will
utilize the mill for doing his polishing, |
lettering and other work that requires
power. He can secure enough motive |
power to run all his machinery at once at
q much less cost than under present con- |
ditions.
The warrant for the appropriation town
meeting has been posted, and will be held
next Monday afternoon at 100, In addi-
ton to the regular business, action will
be taken on a new highway on Mr.. Boy
er's land at Crystal Lake and the appro-
lon Of For thn oIo -
Memorial day.
The officers Of the Christian Endeavor
society Of the Congregational church
elected for the next six months are as
follows: President, Miss M. L. Kings
bury; vice-president. Harold Miner Sec
rotary and treasurer, Miss Millie Royce {;
prayer-meeting committee, E. A. May
nard, Mrs. E. A. Burnham, Miss Mabel
Pease; executive committee, Maurice
Demond, Miss Hattie G. Werner and
Miss Margaret E. Cooley.
Attempts were made to enter several
residences on East Main street Monday
evening about II o'clock. The east door
at the Cooley residence was tried, but the
dog barked loudly and the men ran away.
There were two of them, as Mr.. Cooley
saw them plainly as they ran. They
finally entered the back door of the Dr.
Smith residence, In the apartments occu-
pied by Mrs. Risley. She was awakened
by noise and saw man In the kitchen
Mrs. Risley gave the alarm and there
was quick retreat. Nothing was taken.
The attraction for the opera house next
Tuesday evening Is "The Lights of Goth
am" under the management of Culhane,
Chace and Weston. This is distinctly an
American play with characters strongly
drawn. The plot Is complete one, filled
with strong dramatic situations, scenes of
life In Gotham, and Is strictly true to life
1t Is comedy drama, fresh, strong and
delightful. The character of Jim Breen,
breeze from the west, Is new one
The comedy element Is extra good and
the players hrst-class. Mr.. Weston of
the management Is Stafford man.
Henry G. Thresher, who was elected to
the legislature from the LIST district, has
been a lifelong resident of the town, and
is thoroughly respected for his sterling
qualities as citizen. He Is successful
farmer, and has many friends in the north
part of the town, where his farm Is To-
Gated. Mr.. Thresher can be depended on
for independent and intelligent action on
any legislative matters that may come up
during his term of service, and from his
practical knowledge will be an especially
valuable member on anything relative to
the agricultural interests.
st. Edwards church notes: An eight.
days mission will open at st. Edwards
church next Sunday, and terminate the
Sunday following. Rev. John Talbot
Smith of New York city will preach the
English sermons, and one of the La Sal.
cite fathers of Hartford will deliver sew.
eral discourses In French The evening
services will begin at 7.3O, with sermon
by Father Smith, to be followed by bene-
diction and short sermon In French