The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-03-13
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Anthony Adams has returned from a
business trip to Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Street and son
have returned to Central Village.
Miss Mabel Foster Is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. d. W. Foskett at Foskett's Mills.
The usual morning and evening services
will be held at the Methodist church Sun
day.
Henry Girard has sold his farm near
the A. D. Charter place to Mrs. Cath
crime Brarnoyer.
Miss Sarah McElroy was called to
Hazardville yesterday by the serious ILL
ness of her brother.
DR.. John English, who has been en-
ployed in hospital at Hartford, visited
his home here Monday.
Mrs. ]. G. Shuttleworth of Lawrence,
Mass, Is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Wood.
Regular meeting of Winter W. r. c.,
No. %. next Wednesday evening. A
full attendance Is requested.
Joseph Stuhlbach, optician and jeweler,
of Norwich has hired the small store west
of Heald's drug store, and will open April
1st.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
hold a social next Wednesday with supper
from six to seven-thirty o'clock, to be fol-
lowed by an entertainment.
The Stafford Floral company is making
its usual preparations for the Easter
trade, as will be noticed by their adver-
tisement In another column.
Miss Whalen, Miss Harmon, Mrs. S.
A Jacobs, Miss Rice and Miss Alice
Flagg, teachers in the public schools, are
boarding at the Springs House.
Rev. G. b. Davis will deliver lecture
at South Hanson, Mass, on 1.-The Land
of the Pilgrims" in the near future. 1t
will be illustrated with the stereoptican.
Schools re-opened Monday, with the
exception of the kindergarten. The lat
ter grade will not resume sessions until
the opening Of the spring term. The at
tendance has been fair thus far.
Rev. E. A. Burnham was unable to oc-
cupy the pulpit at the Congregational
church last Sunday on account Of illness
In his family, and Rev. Alex R. Merriam
of the Hartford Theological seminary
supplied In his place.
The firemen have decided to have their
fair the first week In April. The plans
will be carried out as originally planned
as nearly as possible. The booths are still
standing in the opera house, and the work
of preparation will not be difficult.
There will be social at the Congrega-
tional chapel next Monday evening, with
Mrs. Christopher Allen and Mrs. G. L.
Dennis as hostesses. Supper at O'Clock.
The dialogue, "a Pair of Lunatics," will
be given. Supper and entertainment 10
cents.
Adelbert Needham will receive another
carload of horses the first Of next week.
The new lot will be mostly heavy ones,
and will contain some good stock. Mr..
Needham sold this week a 1900 pound
bay horse to Timothy Clifford, to be used
in the fire department at Springfield.
Keefe Bros, are doing a lively business
in the long chestnut tree trunks used for
poles and spiles. They have already
shipped about 800 and will have about
800 more. Many are shipped to Boston,
but there Is an active demand for them
all over the country. They have reduced
the process of loading on the fiat cars to
the ease with which they are placed in
position.
Yesterday for the first time in many
weeks there was not a house Guaranteed
for diphtherla In the borough. The last
families to be released were s. F. Pease
MIR. Harrington, Bert Rounds, Mrs. La
Foe and Mrs. Carder. Much satisfaction
is felt over the improved conditions anC
while there may be few more scattering
cases the approach Of warmer weather In
sures against continuance of the cpl
demic. Sunlight and air are the best dis
infectants and there Is plenty Of both t.
be had.
The following from the Manchester
News of March 7th will be of interest t.
our readers, as Mr.. Eaton was formerly
resident of this borough -
In the case of Mrs. Clara Agnes Looms
of Bolton, daughter of F. II. Eaton o
Bolton, which has been on trial at the 81
perior court in Hartford this week, tn
jury awarded Mrs. LOOMS $500 yester
day afternoon. The action was brough
to recover $1,000 damages. The case wal
tried before Judge Wheeler and jury
The action arose out of an accident which
occurred on Charter Oak street, nea
Main, in August, 1900. Mrs. Loomis wa.
seated In buggy near DIR. Parker's offic'
when q heavy double team, belonging II
MIR. Hollister, ran down Charter Oai
street, the heavy truck striking the ligh
buggy, breaking 1t generally and throw
ing Mrs. Loomis to the ground with mucf
force, inflicting injuries from which sht
claims to have suffered very much since
that date.
A letter received from T. G. Perkins o
Hartford last week in regard to the pro
gress of the Hartford Worcester cleo
trio road, states that an appeal has beel
made to the railroad commissioners o
Massachusetts for the franchise across
the 1900 feet of highway in the town o
Oxford as the selectmen Of that place re
fuse to grant the same. The hearing be
fore the commissioners is appointed TO
next Tuesday. Mr.. Perkin writes tina
the selectmen were Influenced to refus
this franchise as the chairman was In
terested In rival road running from
Charlton City to Worcester which will b
PARALLEL by the Hartford & Worceste
road, although the lines will be from
three to four miles apart nearly all tn
way. There seems to be no reason TO
the commissioners to refuse the reQues