The Press., 1902-05-22
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

MAnA nhLLOou.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Miss g. s. Beckwith has returned from
a visit to Willimantic.
A room In Taft's block Is being fixed
up for Joseph Fregeau, who will open q
bakery there this week.
The Italians to be employed on the
new reservoir arrived In town Tuesday,
and are now located near their work
DR.. J. E. Middleton of Springfield was
In town over Sunday. His daughter, who
has been visiting here, returned with him
VIM. Peers house and barn, A. c.
Eaton's residence and the new bakery
have been added to the electric light cir.
cult.
Jesse Clifford Is obliged to give up his
work as book-keeper In Gary Bros. Office
for time, and the position will be filled
by D. J. Mccarthy.
Work has been commenced of making
ready for the new fence at the fair grounds.
Several men are working under the super.
vision or Henry =. wheeler.
J.W. Robinson has taken the tenement
In the johnson house, East Main street,
recently vacated by DR.. Mitchell, and has
moved his household goods fl ON Agawam,
Mass.
Advertised letters: Mrs. s. 81. AL
drich, Mrs. Annie McNalley, Napoleon
Normandin, Evangelist Mariner, M D.
Jewett, Andrew Hoffman,, Lyman L..
Congard
Miss Kate /. Lord, who Is attending
Wellesley, has been elected president Of
the students government association.
Wellesley is only one of the few colleges
having this form of government, and, as
the election Is the result of a vote of the
entire school, the honor is highly priz ID.
Miss Ann E. Morris, 81, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morris, died Wed.
nesday, after an illness of about one week.
The primary cause of her death was
asthma, with which she has suffered fol
years. Miss Morris was an exemplary
woman, and much regret Is felt for hel
death by her friends and acquaintance
Besides her parents, she leaves brother
John OF Somersville, and a sister, Mrs
Robert Buckley of Stafford Springs. Tht
funeral will be held from st. Edwards
tomorrow at O'Clock in the forenoon.
John Burr has hen who deserted he
brood of chicks and took up the NOR,
congenial occupation of laying. A ban
tam rooster realizing the helpless condi
ton of the young family, has taken en-
tire charge of the orphans, and give
them all the attention they require, In
Guiding spreading his wings over them a
night. So unselfsh Is the rooster tina
he refuses to eat until the chicks are sat
isfied, when, II there Is anything left, b,
will take hold. The name of this para
gon Is Sammy.
Edward Marsh, who was arrested her,
last week for the theft of team ownet
by Lewis ]. Ball, was arraigned befor,
the police court In Springfield, Monday
and held In $500 bonds for appearance
before the grand jury. Marsh claime'
that he took the team while intoxicated
and that when he reached this town, hav
ing sobered off, intended to abandon 1t
The prisoner said that he had no stead,
employment, but had been making liv
ing the past two years by selling pens
His home was in Lynn. Robert lyle
was present in court, and testified tina
Marsh brought the rig to the stable wher,
he Is employed about $50 In the evening
and asked to have it put up for the night
Marsh told him that he had come from
New London and was in hard luck, ant
only had 25 cents to pay for keeping tn,
horse.
The lecture Tuesday evening in tn
opera house by Rev. j. Talbot Smitl
proved instructive and entertaining. TIL
speaker held the close attention of hi
audience from the start, and while tn
lecture occupied about an hour and half
1t seemed much shorter. The speake
argued that the clergy, instead of stand
ing aloof from the stage, should put fort
effort to raise the standard of the produc
lions presented. The stage Is an educa
tor, and has great opportunities for In
struction as we'll as entertainment. Hold
ing these views, 1t Is not strange that Dr.
Smith has produced play. The orato
briefly criticised some of the current play
and thought that the public was not get
ting what was possible from them. 81
blames the managers for the condition
that exist rather than the playwrighte
az the plays have to be written for tn
acceptance Of the manager. The speake
referred briefly and in modest name
to his own play, "The Baltimore Mar
riage," which has been so widely herald
ed. Enough Of humorous nature wa
introduced to give the effect of eontras
to the weightier element Of the discourse
All who attended were much pleased witt
the speaker and his subject. St. Ed
wards church will clear about 300 q
the material result Of the lecture.