The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-11-06
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


Paul Bennett was at New York city
over Sunday.
DIR. A. Fl. Meyers was home from VIII
limantic over Sunday.
| Miss Hattie Werner has taken posi-.
tion In Miss Whiton's store.
DIR. Daniel Sullivan of New London has
been spending few days In town.
Thomas Hassett of Agawam, Mass
was home Tuesday to cast his ballot.
r. H. Fisk and ID. j. Mccarthy were
home from the Yale law school this week
to vote.
Fred and Miss Mamie Mullen returned
from the Adlrondacks the latter part of
last week.
James McCrohan of Thompsonville was
here Tuesday for the purpose of casting
his ballot.
jeremiah Shea OF Providence is spend
ing vacation OF one week with his father,
Timothy Shea.
John Rockwell recently had 100 bar
rels of apples picked and placed in his
cellar in one day.
Four persons by confession of faith and
one by letter united with the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday.
Mrs. M. F. Scranton of East Hartford,
recently missionary In Korea, Is the
guest OF her cousin, Miss Emily Filler.
The fist meeting for the season of the
PASTORS training class will be held at the
Congregational church this afternoon at
40
Ernest D. Royce left Tuesday morning
for two-weeks' hunting trip through the
northern part of New Hampshire and
Maine.
There will be social at the Methodist
church next Wednesday, with supper at
six O'Clock. Hostesses, Mrs. w. G. Ellis
and Mrs. Ernest X. Taft.
Frank Barrett, while employed at the
Mark Smith place on Thursday, cut his
hand quite badly with hatchet. He
was attended by DIR. Newton.
Amos N. Nichols has collected and
turned over to the treasurer every dollar
of the borough taxes. 1t is making q re-
markably good showing to make clean
sweep thus early.
James Murray was before the borough
court Monday, charged with hunting on
the Sabbath. Judge Parkess made it $40
and costs, and the prisoner In default
went to Tolland for 40 days.
Rev. T. G.. Hodgson of Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, who is visiting his brother, Chas.
P. Hodgson, occupied the pulpit at the
Methodist church last Sunday on account
Of the illness Of Rey. G. 8, Davis.
George Cardinal, who has been In the
hospital at Springfield from an operation
for appendicitis, Is convalescing at his
home here. He expects to be able to re-
sumo his duties In about two weeks.
FL. o. Butterfield and R. W. Wynings
are the only hunters thus far to bring In
a string of parrrldges equal to the legal
limit. The limit Is five partridges to
each man, and their string consisted of
ten partridges, six quail and two wood
cock.
A sale of food and cake will be held by
the ladies of Grace church, Friday after
noon, from 2. 30 until 4 80. The sale will
be held in the store on Main street re-
Gently vacated by Fl. s. Abel, 1t having
been loaned for that purpose by Mr..
Robertson.
There was a large sale for "a Royal
Prisoner" billed to appear here Tuesday
evening. Owing to the illness of the
leading lady, the attraction did not ma
terialize. The manager of the opera
house regrets that he did not learn of the
condition in time to notify the public.
Regret Is also felt for the non-appearance
of "The Doctor" billed October 20.
VIM. j. Purcell will attend the New
England field trials at Hampton Hill,
opening Tuesday, November 18th. He
has entered Bob in the Derby class. Bob
Is grandson of Champion Duke of Dex.
ter and Ightfield Domino and Is the prop.
erty of r. A. Bolton of Bristol. Mr..
Purcell has trained the dog for the trials
and the pointer Is bound to make a good
showing.
The first Of the Country club whist 30.
cials was attended Monday evening at the
Springs House by forty members, and
was very enjoyable occasion. Mrs. F.
G. Sanford received the prize for the WON.
en-, and E. 81. Pinney for the men. The
two cups played for during the past sea-
con at golf were presented to Mr.. and
Mrs. r. M. Fisk, the winners, by G. B.
Pinney of the green's committee.
Hearings have been arranged for In
Tolland and Ellington this week for the
Hartford and Worcester electric road
The hearing in the town of Ellington will
be held Friday. The company will simply
ask for franchise to build the road or
about a thousand feet of the highway
with five crossings of highways. A hear.
Ing will be held in the town of Tolland IL
the afternoon, when the right to cross the
| highway three times will be asked for
The road will run almost entirely on prl.
vate property In these towns.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Home Missionary society of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church, held at Mrs. Rich.
ard W. Ellis's last Friday afternoon, the
following officers were elected: Preei
dent, Mrs. F. F. Patten; first vice-presi.
dent. Mrs. J. H Reed; second vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. w. q. Ellis; corresponding
secretary and treasurer. Mrs. B. T. Ea.
ton; recording secretary, Mrs. r. W. El.
lis; solicitor of members, Mrs. G. p.
Hodgson program committee, Mrs. F.