The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


tinued and liberal patronage.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
The A. o. U. w. passes Its assessment
this month.
E. L. Burr has gone to New York on a
business trip.
Mrs. George Siswick Is visiting Mrs.
Taylor at Worcester.
Workmen have been relaying the thing
at the Eaton drug store this week.
John NJ. Hunter of Ellington has been
visiting friends In town this week.
Mrs. Andre Cummings Is having trou-
BILE with her eyes, and an operation will
probably be necessary.
Orman V. Sharpe, lay reader of Hart
ford, will officiate at Grace church next
Sunday, morning and evening.
The game of ping pong is becoming
quite popular locally. g. s. Baker has
added an outfit to his equipment.
Alterations and improvements are be-
ing made on the residence of Mrs. Han
nah Washburn on Highland Terrace.
There will be the usual supper and So
cial at the Methodist church next Wed
nesday. Supper at six o'clock. Host
esses, Mrs. Richard W. Ellis and Mrs.
Ernest z. Taft.
Advertised letters Miss Margaret
Walsh, Mime. Catherine Verge, Jos. P,
Teller, E. L. Willis, Sebbens Smith,
Alick ROBBERS, w. II. Mitchell, Timothy
Brosnahan, N. F. Harris
George Ellis is spending few days in
town. He has severed his connection
with the electric light company at Pal
mer, and after short vacation will take
q more lucrative position at Indian Or
chard.
The greens committee Of the Stafford
Country club have re-engaged Henry Gil
martin as greens keeper for the coming
season, and he will begin his duties next
Monday. Mr.. Gilmartin's engagement
will be pleasing to all the members of
the club. The golf grounds are In ex-
cellent condition this spring, and it Is ex-
pected that they will be In shape to be
played on next Wednesday. The formal
opening of the grounds will take place
Saturday afternoon, April 10th, with a
handicap match. A ping pong outfit has
been presented to the club, and will be
an extra attraction for the members this
season. E. h. Pinney, who was elected
captain of the team, will be unable to ac-
cept the same.
In a letter to F. G.. Sanford this week,
T. G. Perkins writes as follows In regard
to the electric road:
We had hearing In the state house In
In Boston last Monday, before the rail-
road committee of the legislature, on the
petition Of the Hartford & Worcester
street railway company to carry freight
and express matter into Massachusetts.
We had number of witnesses from Wales
and other places along the line Of our
road, and no opposition appeared to the
bill, although think the steam railroad
company will try to hold 1t up In the legis.
lature itself. Nevertheless, feel pretty
sure that it will go through, as there ie
really no reason why we should not gel
bu6 Tl&Qb IQal We WANT.
On Tuesday we had hearing before the
state board of railroad commissioners on
the matter of getting the franchises tc
build on the short strip, running through
the town of Oxford. The commissioners
after hearing two or three of our witness
es, said that they didn't want to hear any
thing more of our side of the question
and that they wanted to hear what the
selectmen of Oxford had to say why they
did not give US the franchise. After theiI
testimony the chairman advised the select
men to give us the franchise right away
and ended up by saying that If the OXFORD
board Of selectmen did not give US whal
we wanted within week or ten days, the
railroad commissioners would themselves
So think the Oxford matter is pretty
well cleaned up. l don't believe the &C.
lectmen will give us the franchise, but one
from the railroad commissioners will dc
just as we'll, and therefore will complete
our line absolutely, clear through from
Rockville to the center of Worcester.
We have been busy buying up rights Of
way along our line In Massachusetts,
where we leave the highway, and In sever.
al Instances recently property owners have
asked US 80 high a price that we have
been compelled to, re-survey portions Of
our route, going back onto the highway
to obviate going over the private lane, and
thus necessitating our keeping our sur.
veyors, at work but am In hopes that
we can get through with our field men by
the end Of this week, when We will senc
them right down TO Connecticut, as wan
to rush the surveying on that end of the
line along as fast as possible.
What we have left to do In Massachu
setts Is securing the balance of rights o
way over private property, and then W.
can have our plans and locations accept
ed by the seleotmen In each town, which
is only q matter of form, after which W,
will be- in q position to go to the railroad
commissioners and, by paying In 10 PEI
cent. OF our capital stock, secure ou
charter, when we will be legally organized
and ready to go ahead on the Massachu
sets end.
In Connecticut we will not have st
much trouble about private right of way
as our charter gives us the right to con
denim land when we cannot buy 1t at fail
price. The only thing that we will have
to do In Connecticut will be to submit oul
maps to the selectmen of the towns which
we go through, and the borough officials
OF Stafford Springs, for their acceptance
hope we can get our surveyors at worh
In Connecticut next week. It ia simpl,
now question of our getting all thesl
tag ends and surveys completed In oul
line, after which we will be ready to e
right ahead with the actual construction
work. hope, inside of month or two
to be In position to let the contract fol
construction Of the entire road from the
end Of the Hartford, Manchester 4 Rock
Vile eompany'st racks In Rockville, to the
city line at Worcester. shall probably
be up In Stafford Springs within week OF
two, and In the early future you will set
q good deal more Of my associates anC
myself than you have for sometime In the
past. THOMAS @. PERKINS.