The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-08-14
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Ohio Brown Is spending few days at
his home In Holyoke.
Misses Sarah and Alice Sweet of Mon
son are visiting relatives In the borough.
Louis Stevens, employed at the Chica-
go grocery, Is taking vacation Of one
week.
Mrs. T. G. Tiffany and daughter of Me-
chanicsville, N. Y, are guests Of Mrs. G..
w. Beckwith.
Miss Mary A. Francis, who has been
visiting friends Ia town, has returned to
her home In Norwich.
Mrs. Ervina r. Bullock, who has been
visiting In Worcester, has returned to her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Bolieau.
Miss L. s. Cady has been In town
part Of the week, and has gone to Hamp-
den to spend the balance of her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frazier, Adelbert
Brown, Louis Bolieau and Clara Espeg
are to spend next week at Mantle in the
Hodgson cottage.
Mrs. Frank circuit enter tanned her Sun
day school class at her home yesterday
afternoon. The class made the trip In
Marshall Bolieau's bus.
e. G. Dennis; Gardner Hall, Jr., and
C. B. Gary went to New York last even
ing to look over the possibilities In at
fractions for the annual fair.
Advertised letters: Mrs. Loria Blaire,
Miss 81. e. Crane, Walter Cohen, Ellen
Kilgdriff, George Lanyard, s. A. Mac
keown, Mrs. Malvin Pichette, Richard
Turner.
George Stevens, employed by Chapman
&Co., and David Peacock of Willimantic
will spend next week at Crescent Beach,
and will spend the following week in
New York.
Another opportunity to visit Watch
Hill and Block Island at excursion rates
will be given by the Christian Endeavor
excursion next Saturday. Fare, $1.25
for round trip; with privilege to remain
over Sunday, $1.75.
DIR and Mrs. e. T. Lyon and Miss EN-
ma Lyon of Meriden, 3. B. Price of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Piper Of
Springfield have been guests at the Springs
House. Richard G.. Beebe of Los An
geles, CAL, Is guest at the house.
A boy about 10 years of age drifted in
to town about one week ago. He gave
his name as George Ellis and claims to
be an orphan. He has been under the
general guardianship of L. D. Gary since
his arrival, although he has not spent afl
his time with him.
or the graduating class of the high
school this year the Following are to per-
sue their studies further this fall: Miss
Cora g. Burwell at Mt. Holyoke college
Miss Emma F. Kuehne and Miss Ruby
Avery at the New Britain normal school
Maurice Demond, Miss Alice M. Fitton
and Miss G. Louise Webster at the Bay
Path institute, Springfield.
A carload of flour owned by the List
man Milling company OF Wisconsin, was
attached at this station this week in be-
half of E. o. Smith of Springfield, who
has claim against the milling company
alleging breach of contract. The case
will probably come up at the September
term of superior court. The suit Is
brought by States Attorney Reed.
The committee on replacing arc cleo
trio lights with five incandescents have
had the change made this week. The re-
moval Of the arc lights on Highland Ter
race, Church street, Furnace avenue, and
East Main street gives large number OF
incandescents to be located In different
parts Of the borough, and the lighting OF
the streets is much improved In many
places.
In all probability the town water will be
Sunday while connections are being made
with the new reservoir. 1t Is expected
that the work on the new reservoir will
. be all completed by September 1st. The
land surrounding the reservoir is private
property, and driving to the reservoir Is
forbidden. People who wish TO view the
work will be obliged to walk from the
highway.
The following letter was received by
f. g. Sanford from MIR. Perkins on Tues.
day in regard to the Hartford & Worces.
ter electric road
The bonds on the whole proposition
have been underwritten by we'll known
banking house In Boston. The stock OF
both the Massachusetts, and Connecticut
corporations has been subscribed for, and
q conditional contract has been made with
a we'll known firm of street railw ay build
ers of Boston to construct the entire road,
all subject to our being able to get the
necessary locations and rights of way, the
same having already been secured from
the Connecticut state line to the city OF
Worcester In Massachusetts,. Although
we have been pushing the matter as fast
as possible, 1t has been very slow work
" completing the surveys In Connecticut
The same, however, was finished up to two
weeks ago, and all the maps relating to
the whole location In Connecticut are now
practically finished, and we will have sew.
eral sets OF maps.
We will be ready to go ahead securing
locations and rights of way the first Of
next week. do not anticipate that there
will be any uouble nor unnecessary delay
In getting these rights OF way through
Connecticut, as our locations on the high
way will undoubtedly be satisfactory tC
the various town officials; and II we car
not purchase the land we need for private
rights of way on q favorable basis, we viii
start condemnation proceedings, which
we can do under our charter.
I shall be In Stafford Springs early mex
week with complete set of plans show
ing the entire layout Of Connecticut, ant
start 10 securing the rights Of way ant
arran0o for fho uaofipOa In the towns n