The Press., 1902-06-05

Miss Addie Whiton of the Willimantic Normal school, accompanied by friend, Miss Annie Plunkett of Norwich, was at home over Memorial.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lester Collard of Hart ford, and Jas. Collard of Chicopee have been recent guests of Mrs. Collard's par ents, Mir. and Mrs. Sands.
 There was another game of ball on the local grounds last Saturday between the tocal team and nine from the Springs. The home nine won by a score of IT to 13.
 There will be two games of ball on the local ground next Saturday. One in the morning with 8 Springs nine, and one in the afternoon at 4.3O between two picked hines of this village.
 Unclaimed letters, Stafford post office: Mrs. s. Johnson, Mrs. Lizzie Pomack, Miss Willie Oumette, Miss Melissa 8. Franklin, Miss Addie Lapanne, Miss Amanda Karlson, Stephen Davis, 3 for Henry Stanley. Frank McKeon, Fanowna Pani Fotia Wikton, Wictovya Kalata.
 stafFOrdville.
 Mrs. Ernest Corbin Is spending few weeks with her uncle, s. B. Amadon.
 Allen s. West, Jr., of Worcester, Mass, was the guest of Mrs. John Booth over Sunday.
 George Sharp has shingled his house and added g veranda, E. Warren doing the work.
 The children's day concert will be held in the M. E. church Sunday morning, June 8th.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Odell were guests of her sister, Mrs. Samuel Mellen, at Stafford Springs recently. il A bus load of people from this village attended dedication of the Corbin Memo rial at Union last Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. Wilson returned Sunday night from Westford, where they have been staying for few days.
 Charles Peel, Edwin Tobin and Willie Chamberlin have telegraph line in op. eration and are learning telegraphy. MT. and Mrs. Elmer Colburn of Spring. field, Mass, were the guests of their par. ents, MT. and Mrs. Lucius Colburn, last week. f.
 The house of Richard Dorsey has beer much improved in appearance by two coats of paint and the addition of new blinds.
 Allen s. West, jr., of Worcester, Mass. and Miss Grace M. Booth spent Memorial day with the latter's sister, Mrs. George E. Webster, at the Springs.
 All those who are interested in the M E. church of this place are requested tc meet there Tuesday morning, June 10th for the purpose of cleaning the church.
 Mrs. Warren Chapin is visiting friends and relatives at the Springs this week, and Mrs. Lovica Cummings is staying with relatives in Union, during the ab- sence of Mrs. Chapin.
 The memorial exercises at the ceme- tery here were unusually good this year. Everybody was much pleased with the short but appropriate address of Rev. MT. Gray, the new pastor of the M. E. church.
 The Staffordville orchestra will furnish music at the calico social which the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church give in the vestry this (Thursday) evening. A good time is anticipated, and everybody Is invited to attend.
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. Hattie Cummings Is with her moth CT, Mrs. J. R. Washburn. Several of the young people went tt Laurel park on Memorial day.
 Miss Edna Taylor of Westford has beel the guest of Miss Gertrude Barlow. MT. and Mrs. H. A. Pownall spent part of last week with friends in Hart ford.
 Michael Roberts and family took a car rlage drive to Spencer, Mass, on Satu1 day and returned on Sunday. The saw mill owned by George Ne and F. A. Sturtevant has been moved one of Elmer Worthington's wood lots. Orwell D. Preston was shot In the lei arm at Waltham, Mass, on May 3Oth, b Ernest Hobbs. rivalry for girls lov prompting the act. Both young men wer friendly with Miss Florence Stark Hobbs boarded at the Stark house, an Preston had been invited to spend the da with the family. The two young men an the girl met in the parlor late in the a ternoon, and Hobbs, finding that th young lady preferred Preston's compan to his, turned upon his rival, pulled r voIver from his pocket and fired, the bu let entering an arm. Another bullet en bedded itself in the wall. Immediatel after the shooting Hobbs ran from tt house to the police station. In the di trict court the next morning Hobbs plea' ed not guilty, but was held for the gran jury in $500. Preston's kind, charitab disposition is sbown in that he asked u judge not to take further action again his rival, as he did not think he intende to kill him. Mir. Preston Is held in hie esteem by his many young friends in tn community, who were sorry to learn the affair, and glad that 1t did not pro, to be more serious or fatal wound. ! UNION.
 Mrs. Lovica Cummings of Stahordvil is with her brother, H. F. Corbin, for few days.
 Zida Young of New Britain spent tt Sabbath with her parents, MT. and MT 10 YOnno