The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-08-07
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
C. #. Beckwith has new bay horse.
Elmer Blair Is spending q vacation In
Boston and vicinity.
Robert Hampston of Schenectady, N.
Y, is visiting friends In town.
Fl. e. Burwell Is taking vacation of a
week In New York and vicinity.
David Bissett caught a bass one day
this week at Crystal lake which weighed
over four pounds.
Mrs. Billings Of Norwich and Miss Nell
lie Kinney of Springfield are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Ray.
Miss Emma Kuehne has gene to Glou-
cester, Mass, with Rev. E. A. Burnham
and family for the rest of the month.
Rev. Fl. T.. Barnard of West Stafford
will supply the pulpit at the M. E. church
next Sunday and the Sunday following.
Erva and Marion Demond of North
Wilbraham, Macs, have been the guests
of their uncle, w. E. Demond, the past
week. rs
Richard Fisk has received considerable
credit for his efforts In rescuing live stock
from the burning Dimock barn last Sun
day evening.
About thirty from this place attended
the Monsoon excursion Tuesday, and the
train was stopped going and coming for
their accommodation.
The Involvement house on West Main
street, advertised by F. W. Preston, was
sold at auction Tuesday to Samuel Kus.
lansky for $500.
Hon. A. w. and Mrs. Hatch of Everett
Mass, and. Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Balloon
OF Watertown, Mass, are at the Foster
homestead for a couple Of weeks.
Stafford Springs has a beautiful and
well-kept cemetery, of which we are very
proud. Would 1t not be good idea te
give it q name other than the Stafford
Springs cemetery?
George Ellis went to the House OF
Mercy hospital, Springfield, yesterday for
treatment of the eyes. He has become
poisoned with Ivy or dogwood, and his
eyes are endangered.
sion to Watch Hill and Block Island will
be held next week Saturday. Fare for
the round trip $1.25. Tickets good to
return August 18th, $1.75.
The Congregational church will be
closed the next two Sundays. Prof. A.
r. Merriam, of the Hartford theological
seminary, will supply the pulpit August
a, Rev. E.W. Bishop of Concord, N. H.,
who was announced for that date, being
unable to supply.
John Bissell of Wales Is this week NOV
ing the old main hall, of late years used
for the poultry exhibition, at the fair
ground, to the northeast end of the sec.
tion OF land recently purchased of Orrin
Converse. The horse barn that has stood
In the middle Of the grounds is also being
moved by him on to thenew tract of land
A number Of the other small buildings
are to be moved back, and when the i'm.
provements are all completed the grounds
will be much improved.
A thief entered the cottage at Crysta
Lake occupied by r. w. Wyning Tues
day evening and stole a pocketbook con
taining $28. He also entered the Butter
field cottage and took a pocketbook con
tanning sum Of money belonging to Miss
Gertrude. The occupants were at tht
pavilion at the time and the cottage.
were unlocked. David Bissett's cottag.
nearby was locked and was not entered
The campers have seen a man once o.
twice strolling around the grounds In thu
evening, and it Is thought that this was
the thief waiting for an opportunity.
Harold g. Parkhurst, a son of the loca
station agent at the Central Vermont rail
road, who Is employed as telegraph oper
ator at East Brimfield, was badly shaker
up by fall from a train early Monda,
morning. Parkhurst was on his wa,
from Palmer to East Brimfield on &
freight train, and the accident happened
just before the station at East Brimfielt
was reached. He was on the rear end o.
the caboose, and a sudden jolt of the trair
threw him off when the cars were moving
about thirty miles an hour. He wal
thrown on his face, which was badly hurt
There was a bad cut In his forehead, ant
the skin was removed from the larger
part of one side of his face. His arm ant
leg were also badly bruised. No bone,
were broken, and although his injuries
are painful they are not considered dan
gerous. He was able to come home yes
terday and will be out again In about tw,
weeks.
The silver cup for the handicap gol
contest, presented by the governors is Oh
exhibition in Burwell's window. TIL
score for the third contest, held last Sat
urday, with three more yet to play, is a
follows: