The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-15
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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Ethel. f. Kreisel.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. Rebecca Page has gone to Wor-
cester for visit.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
s. F. Pease on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Converse are the
parents Of daughter born last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. P. Kenyon of Provi-
dence are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.
Sweet.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Smith are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of son
last Saturday.
Mrs. E. A. Burnham has changed the
day for her local music scholars from
Tuesday to Friday.
A union service will be held at the M.
E. church next Sunday evening at seven
gregational church will preach. Young
men are especially invited.
The surveyors who are working along
the line of the proposed trolley are stop
ping at the Springs House. They COM
menced at the state line above Stafford
Vile the first of the week and are work
ing toward Rockville.
Mrs. A. E. Gary will sell at auction
next Wednesday after noon the farm known
as the Simeon Horton place on Village
Hill at O'Clock, and some building lots
on Westford avenue, near the Wallace
Morse place, about three O'Clock, as per
advertisement.
Horses do not take kindly to the auto
mobile as yet. Edgar Colburn's team
was standing in front of Ridges shop
yesterday morning, when E. 81. Pinney
hove In sight with his new carriage. MIR.
Colburn's horse reared and swung around
quickly, smashing one of the front wheels
The horse did not get away, and no other
damage was done.
As Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Brooks were
returning home from Moose Meadow
church on Sunday afternoon, while driv-
ing down Lillibridge hill, their horse, be-
ing frightened by man with bag Of hay
on his back, ran away, upsetting the car
riage and throwing them both to the
ground. Mr.. Brooks was badly cut
about the head and nose and his left
thigh severely wIenched. Mrs. B. es-
capped with bruised face and severe in
jury to left hand. Both are doing we'll at
present. They were attended by DR..
Smith.
Dennis Sullivan was before the borough
court Wednesday morning, charged with
drunkenness and larceny. The prisoner
had been employed at Rawitser's mill,
getting through Tuesday. The larceny
charge was brought because Sullivan went
through valise at the station owned by
J. Lietz of Hartford, who came here to
see E. II. Pinney on business relative to
his automobile. Miss Palmer kept an
eye on the two valises left by Mr.. Lietz.
Sullivan took one of them and went into
the ladies' room. Miss Palmer waited
put everything back that he had taken or
she would have him arrested. At first
the man said the bag was his, but the
plucky telegraph operator knew better,
the ladies' room and pretended to put
back the things. Soon after he went
away Station Agent Parkhurst came in,
and when he heard what had been done
was on the street, and when he saw the
station agent he threw away nice meer-
schaum pipe which he had retained. Mr.
Parkhurst held the man and got some
body to get the pipe. The judge gave
Sullivan 80 days for drunkenness and 81
days, seven dollars and costs for larceny
1t will take 70 days to work out the SEN
tence at Tolland.
The local public will have an oppor
tunity next Tuesday evening to hear Rev
John Talbot Smith, LII. D., lecture OF
1.-THE stage; its power for good or evil.
DIR. Smith Is a talented author, and his
literary efforts have received nationa
recognition, but it is owing to the fac
that he wrote the new play, The Balti
more Marriage" that he comes so prom
inently before the public at present. Thu
play treats of the empire period, with the
principal action centering about the thrill
ing episodes, political and social, as vel
as ecclesiastic, which followed the mar
riage of Jerome, brother of the great Ma
polean, to Miss Elizabeth Patterson O
Baltimore, Md, in 1903, which marriag,
was annulled by Bonaparte two years
later. Plans are already formed for al
elaborate production, and Miss Henrlett;
Crosman, the famous actress, will tax,
the leading part as Nine. Betty. Tn,
New York Herald recently devoted {
page to a review of DIR. Smith and hi
work. While 1t Is impossible to repro
duce the many complimentary thing.
that the Herald said of the talented au
thor and playwright, the following give.
an idea of his personality: "Keenl,
alive to the humorous, the pathetic anc
the solemn In actual life, with nature
reposeful and contemplative, voice a.
musical as deep-toned organ note, anc
personality that is altogether charming
and digni1ed, Father Smith succeeds IL
impressing one with the sterling qualities
of the man." The reverend gentleman Il
chaplain of the Sisters Of Mercy, Madison
avenue, New York, and Is we'll know
and beloved In his neighborhood, wher
he has devoted years to the ministratiol
to the poor and afflicted. Rev. Johl
Talbot Smith Is In great demand through
out the United States and Canada as
lecturer on literary topics as we'll as
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