The Press., 1902-12-25
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 Miss L. s. Cady is in Hampden for tn Christmas vacation. | John P. Hanley is home from Cornel for the Christmas holidays.
 Charles Demond Is home from Will Hams college for the holidays. Miss Elsie Tuthill has gone to Sayles vile, R. l., for an extended visit.
 Miss Kate Lord, who is at Wellesl college, Is with her parents for the holi days
 Miss Teresa Clark, who Is teaching a Greenwich, Is home for the Christmas va cation.
 The appointment of H. s. Abel as post master was confirmed by the senate las Saturday.
 R. H. Fisk and D. J. Mccarthy, wh' are studying law at Yale, are home fo the holidays.
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson are witt the formers uncle, Edwin Johnson, a Hartford, for Christmas.
 Grocery stores close all day to-day, bu some of the other stores will be open { little while in the morning.
 Mrs. M. J. Hassett and daughter ar, spending the holidays with Mrs. Hassett'' parents in Leominster, Mass. The annual meeting and supper of thu Congregational church will be held in thu chapel next Wednesday evening. Schools closed Tuesday for the Christ mas vacation of two weeks, and the out of-town teachers have gone to their homes P. B. Sullivan has recovered his valu able fox hound which was stolen abou three years ago. He found it in Hol land.
 A social will be h cid at the Congrega tional church Friday evening at SIS Mrs. Charles Holt and Mrs. J. M. Leach hostesses.
 l.. B. Baker Is home from Rainbow fol the holidays. MT. Bakers health il much improved since he has been in tht Adirondacks.
 H. O. Converse has taken position il Bridgeport with the city electric ligh company. Lewis Bolieau takes the posi- tion at the local plant made vacant b. MT. Converse.
 As many of the former students of th' high school are home for the holidays, il is expected the reunion at society hal will be largely attended and very enjoy able occasion.
 Henri Cini, for the past few years em ployed in New York, has accepted posi- ton with the International Grocery com pany of Hartford. He was with his pa rents here over Sunday. Eddie Rudge, who Is alleged to be al incorrigible child, has been returned tt the school at Meriden. He has been ou on probation, and his behavior has no shown the improvement hoped for.
 The new store of Robertson & Go. ha been fitted up with a display of holida. goods and a passage cut through iron the main store. The alterations will b completed now that the Christmas rush 1 over.
 The boat train is keeping up Its recor for being late, and Stafford people ar becoming quite familiar with the appear ance of the union station in Palmer an its surroundings from spending so muc time there waiting.
 Business men have had lively tim this week, answering the call for caler dars from the children. The supply not anywhere near equal to the demand Some of the business men send the appl cants to neighbours store, and other content themselves with saying that ther are none.
 Dr. J. J. Hassett of Lee has been aE pointed associate medical examiner b Gov. Crane to succeed Dr. Wilcox, wh was appointed medical examiner upo the resignation of Dr. Holcomb. Dl Hassett was member of the board ( Ipension examiners during the Clevelan administration .-P Pittsteld (Mass.) EGgl