The Press., 1902-05-01
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAEFORD SFh1NGS.
Miss Harmon was at her home in Bos
ton over Sunday.
Miss Reed OF Springfield is the CUES
of Mrs. Charles Holt.
Mrs. M. J. Leach Is with her son, j. M
Leach, for few days.
Mrs. j. M. Leach Is a guest Of Mrs. M
d. Harris at Cambridge, Mass.
The changes on the telephone line arr
completed. and the Improvement Is ap
preciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Ellis were in tow1
Monday, making the trip in their new
motor carriage.
DR.. Daniel Sullivan OF Willimantit
made brief call on friends here the lat
ter part of last week.
Mrs. r. s. Hicks, who has been spend
ing the winter months In Worcester, hat
returned to her home on the Terrace.
Charles Demond has finished his course
at Mt. Hermon and has returned to his
home for vacation before entering vii
liams college next fall.
M j. Hassett was at Leominster ovel
Sunday. Mrs. Hassett and her daughter
who have been making an extended visi
there, returned with him.
j. Carl Converse of Oneonta, N. Y.
was In town part of last week, returning
to his home Saturday. He was accompa
MED by Mrs. q. II. Baker.
Michael Donahue, Joseph Award anc
Henry Ladd were gathered In by Officer
Helm Monday evening. Tuesday morn
ing they came before Judge Palkess
All three were charged with drunkenness.
and breach of the peace, and each got 81
days and costs at Tolland.
Rev. T. D. Martin has resigned as rec
tor of Grace church after pastorate O.
five years. Mr.. Martin has a call to gt
to Ascension church at Auburn, r. I.
which he Is considering. Included In tht
charge is st. Bartholomew's at Cranston
While the rector's local friends will bt
10th to part with him, much satisfaction
is felt that so promising field is Offered
him. 1t is probable that the change will
take effect about July 1st.
e. G. Dennis motor carriage caught
fire near Carpenters grove In Stafford
vile Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Dennis, ac
companied by his son, George L., was
travelling along at about four or five miles
an hour when the carriage suddenly
blazed up. Both jumped and escaped
without serious injury. e. @. hurt his
foot slightly when he jumped and had his
clothing and whiskers slightly burned.
George, who was steering, shut off the
power before he left the machine, and
had his eyebrows and mustache singed,
just what caused the accident Is not
known, but 1t Is thought that there must
have been flaw in the feed pipe. AL
that was combustible about the machine
burned, and the metal work shows tn.
effects of the extreme heat. Both tires
on the rear wheels were spoiled. Tht
forward running gear was not injured
The machine was shipped back to tn,
factory Tuesday afternoon and new car
riage will be sent on to take it's place.
In letter this week Monday to F. g
Sanford, T. G. Perkins writes as follows
l was sorry not to be able to see yo,
whan / nrnu0 fhrorOh G%oA
from Worcester last Tuesday, but W,
reached Stafford too late to find the banl
open, and as the parties were anxious t,
get through to Hartford that afternoon
we didn't have much time to spend IL
your village. expect to have the sur
veyors start In work In Connecticut be
tween Stafford and Wales to-day, and VI
shall push this end of the work alon,
lively now. We had a hearing In Leices
ter Saturday afternoon. This was tn
last hearing which we have to clean Vi
all our franchises In Massachusetts, an,
was for the relocation of our tracks, whic
gives us better grade In Leicester thai
we originally got from the selectmen O
that town. drove over the route las
week with the contractor who Is going t.
build our road, and also the manager @
the bond house that Is going to take ou
ponds when ready. have had all tn
stock of the road underwritten also /
Boston, and all our plans are now nearl
completed for going ahead with the cor
stTuction OF the whole road 1t will prob
ably take several days before we can ge
hearing before the railroad commits
sioners to organize our Massachusett
company, when we will be ready to pay L
One-half OF our capital stock and then b
ready to go right ahead.