The Press., 1902-11-13
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


visiting her sister, Mrs. 3. 8. Taylor.
Hodgson & Smith have the contract te
put new furnace In at Grace church.
w. A. Segar has returned to his ole
position at the Monson hou 80 10 Monson.
L. s. Converse of Salem, Ohio, was the
guest of his mother at the Springs house
over Sunday.
Miss Wilhelmena Adams Is at New
York selecting merchandise suitable fol
the holidays.
There will be special business meet
ing Of the Epworth League this evening
Immediately after prayer service.
r. w. Ellis attended the state conven
tion of the Connecticut Sunday school as
ISOLATION held at Meriden this week.
A good COW owned by Fabiano Palanck
was killed by the cars near the crossing
of the Faulkner mill On Monday.
Lucius Goodell, who has been making
an extended visit with his parents, re.
turned the first of the week to Oakdale,
Mass.
Regular meeting of Winter post, G. A.
r., next Wednesday evening. There will
be an inspection, and a full attendance Ii
desired.
DIR. and Mrs. P. r. Watts of Sacramento
Cal, will have the sympathy of loca
friends In the loss of their infant son
who died October 29th at the age of siz
months.
The petition for sewer on Gold street
was granted at the meeting of the cour
of burgesses Friday evening and as mucf
of it will be built this fall as possible
1t will be started from Fisk avenue anC
run toward High street.
j. w. Williams has returned from
Pittsburg, Pa, where he went recently tt
engage In business. The change is made
necessary owing to the condition of Mrs
Williams health. She has not been well
since locating there. Mr.. Williams will
resume his duties at the old stand In the
Williams blacksmith shop.
Preparations are nearly completed fol
the Thanksgiving ball, to be given by the
Young Americans Athletic club Thanks
giving eve at their hall on Westford
avenue. Music will be by the Stafford
orchestra, Prof. Fields promptor. The
floor directors are F. Bolieau, George
Parazeau and Peter Hampston.
Il. D. Royce and Joseph Ramsey re.
turned Saturday from deer hunt in New
Hampshire. They left Stafford Tuesday,
and the following day were fortunate
enough to shoot two deer. Thursday they
were again lucky and shot two more. One
was buck, and fine specimen having 9
noble head and antlers. Friends of the
hunters now have an idea of the value o
venison as food product.
Owing to the fact that the Spring.
house is within 200 feet OF Grace church
no license was granted to the house a
the recent meeting of the county commits
sioners. The manner In which the bust
ness has been handled at the Spring
house has been entirely satisfactory t.
the towns people, and In view of the ne
cessity to a hotel for drinking as wei
as an eating privilege, regret Is felt tina
the reversed statute makes the course @
the commissioners obligatory. The re
vised statute reads "must not" where
formerly said may not. An appeal ha
been taken to the superior court, and ur
til action Is taken on the appeal, bushes
in this department will be conducted a
usual. A change in the law will probs
bly, be made as soon as the legislatur
meets. Licenses were granted to a
other applicants.
| There were twenty-five voters at tn
town meeting Monday afternoon. E. {
Pinney acted as chairman. The usual ia
of 20 mills was laid. The sum of $40
was appropriated for the observance c
Memorial day. 1t was voted to pass owe
the clause in the warning asking for
short section of new road west of tn
Boyer house, near the outlet Of Crysts
Lake. The road asked for was to stal
on the highway few rods north Of MI
Boyer's house, and go west of the house
and the cemetery near by, back to th
regular road. It was asked for in orde
to avoid the bad hill In front of the Boye
house. Mr.. Boyer stated at the meetin
that he thought that his property woul
be damaged to the amount of $3.50, an
that the proposed road would be of n
benefit to him. ID. l.. Ellis estimate
that the road could be built for 800, prt
vided no obstacles were encountered
Road Commissioner E. G. Pinney state
that, as the present road could not
discontinued, he would be against addln
additional road to what the town alread
has to take care of, and he also state
that at the next town meeting there woul
be clause In the warning for the discol
tinuance of number of miles Of bac
roads In the town that were at prese1
hardly ever used. Road Commissions
4 AAAOy 0I0ION AOe bAOA b40l blO WOSt pa
of the town In the past has had muc
larger portion Of the money used on tt
roads than the eastern section, and tn,
the roads in the western section were
much the better condition, but In the Il
ture the east part of the town, which CO..
tains many important roads, would ha,
larger portion Of the money expende
In the repairs of the roads. The follo1
| Ing minor town officers were appointed /
the selectmen: Pound keepers, Lyms
Cushman, g. G. Parkess, ID. J. Glaziel
sealer Of weights, Jacob Glover; seal
Of leather, e. G. Dennis; wood measu
ers, A. 8. Eaton, e. e. Butterfield, e.
Pinney, FL. G. Holt, e. J. Worthlngto
Charles Gary, B. T. Eaton, Herbert Ba
low, George Barlow; public weighers,
/ G. Pinney, e. q. Dennis, 8. B. Amado
Charles Gary, w. e. Demond, @. P. Bra
L.