The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-03
r. e. Cady is iii At his home in Mon

son.
The usual July assessment Of the A. o,
U. w. win be omitted.
Adelbert Needham expects carload
of horses the last OF next week.
Miss Mary D. Sanders Of Southbridge
Is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81. Reed.
The Eagles will play game Of ball on
the fair grounds tomorrow at 1Oa. M.
with q team from Rockville.
Mrs. B. F. Taylor has gone to her cot
tage at Crescent for the summer, accom-
panied by Mrs. N. D. Fenton Of Monson.
Robinson & Patterson, the Ice dealers,
have placed telephone In the house Of
Knud Jensen, near State Line. The num-
Der Is 1924.
Clarence Walker of Medford, Mass.
was In the borough over night to attend
the graduating class reception at the
Springs House.
The body Of John E. Brown will be
brought here Saturday afternoon from
Mansfield and buried In the Stafford
Springs cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. HARDWOOD attended
the graduation exercises Of the Bay Path
business college at Springfield Tuesday
evening, their daughter, Miss Grace, be.
ing one OF the graduates.
The Methodist Sunday school picnic
will be held at Evergreen park next Tues.
day, II the weather Is fair. II Tuesday Ii
stormy the picnic will be held Wednes.
day. Besides the usual features there
will be ball game between mines repre-
senting the single and married men.
John Hopkins, man about 30 years Of
age, who has been working as helper ir
the dyeing room of the Warren Wooler
company for the past few weeks, fell
down stairs at Mrs. Carrie Mechanic
boarding house Saturday about midnight
He was picked up unconscious and re-
manned 80 until he died, Monday night
His death was due to compression OF thu
brain, caused from hemorrhage, and h'
was probably injured internally, as b.
vomited quite lot of blood just before
he died. 1t is said that he was badly in
toxicated at the time Of the accident
His folks are thought to live some where
In Massachusetts,, but up to this time al
efforts to find them have failed. A lette
was found in his pocket from a man Ii
Mayall, Mass, and he was telegraphet
for Information, but could not give any
as he had only slight acquaintance will
Hopkins. Medical Examiner G. B. New
ton was called and he made his report t,
Coroner Phelps Of Rockville. The sc
lectmen are making preparations to bur!
the body at the old cemetery at the Stree
this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
A letter was received last week from
Mr.. Perkins, promoter of the Hartford ant
Worcester electric road, In which he states
that he had hoped to get an opportunity
to visit Stafford Springs during the last
few weeks, but he had to be In Boston sc
much lately that he was unable to do 80.
He also stated that he was to be married
last week, and after he returned from his
wedding journey Of about two weeks
would spend several days with the chief
engineer In this vicinity. He expects
that the surveyors will have all the field
work completed In few days, and that
the maps will be ready in about two or
three weeks, then he will take hold OF the
matter of getting the proper authority
granted to lay the rails from Rock Vile to
the Wales line. After this is obtained he
will call q meeting of the Stafford Springs
company, and plan to take up Immediate.
ly the construction work. He states that
the bonds have been sold to we'll known
banking house In Boston, conditioned
upon the securing of all the rights of wa.
and necessary franchises from Worceste
to Rockville, and that he has succeeded Ii
getting practically all of the stock under
written by Boston people under the sam
condition, and that arrangement has bee
made with the Hartford, Manchester an,
Rockville road to run the cars. An al
rangement with the Worcester street rail
| way company was made some time age
Time between Hartford and Worcester
be three hours, and the fare 70 cents
e. II. Gay & Co., of Boston and Ne,
York are the bankers who have under
written the bonds.
The sham battle of Bunker Hill an
one scene from the battle of Monmouth
will be fought on the fair grounds thi
evening at O'Clock. The bills announc
that, apart from slight dramatic license
historic details will be closely adhered tc
The first scene will be Bunker Hill an
Breeds Hill, near Boston. The first pal
of the spectacle includes the stirrin
events centering around this engagement
The second scene represents the Marc
following, when Howe, hard pressed b
Washington, desires to withdraw fror
Boston. This scene includes the evacus
ton, the parade of Washington and hi
troops, and the planting of the new fiae
The third scene is a decided innovation
introducing Molly Pitcher in her heroi
action at the battle of Monmouth, N. !
Mrs. Pitcher Is the historic characte
who volunteered to carry water to th
patient soldiers during the engagement
June 18th. Her husband Is a gunner
and is killed by British ball before he
eyes. She serves the gun In the teeth {
the foe. The woman to impersonat
Molly will be chosen by ballot. The CT
izens' band will be In attendance and r,
freshments will be served. Every DR.
caution will be taken to avoid acciden
General admission will be % cents an
reserved seats will cost 50 cents. TIL
will be the most imposing spectacle eve
attempted on the fair grounds, and th
attendance Is hound to be large. A larg
number OF men will be engaged, and ther
will be no lack Of firearms. All who a
tend the sham battle at the fair ground
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