The Press., 1903-08-13
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
MIR. and Mrs. John Bolieau are at Salem
for week.
Miss Jennie Hopklnson is visiting rela.
tives In Lyme.
Paul Schmeiske's tailor shop is being
repainted and freseoed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Horniss are at Mar
agsnsett Pier, for few weeks.
Miss Jessie A. Demond Of Springfield
is visiting her brother, w. e. Demond.
Frank Carpenter, employed by Andrew
Wilton, Is taking vacation of one week.
Mrs. L. ]. Holland of Geneva, Ill, Is q
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Hannibal Alden.
e. A. Bennett of Providence, has been
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. M. e. Spsuld-
ing.
Mics Annie Frazier of Bennington, VT,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Quinley.
There will be no services at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday or the Sum-
day following.
Mrs. F. B. Newton and daughter, OF
Flushing, L. l., are guests Of DR.. and Mrs.
c. B. Newton.
Matthew Holloran returned the first OF
the week from a short visit In Leominster
and Worcester.
w. E. Hanley and daughters, Mildred
and Alice, have gone to Maine, for q va
cation of one week.
o. B. Usher and family, accompanied
by Miss Frieda Kretchmar, are spending
a vacation at Bolton. -.z ....
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Stein and family of
Brooklyn, N. Y, are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Stuhlbach.
Miss Margaret Mccarthy, who Is en-
ployed in Springfield, is spending vaca-
tion with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick MCCARTHY.
Miss. Alice Wilton, employed by II.
Chapman & Co., is taking a vacation Of
one week. She Is spending part of the
time In Worcester.
DIR. j. B. Comins, a former resident,
now of Springfield, will be united In
marriage, Wednesday of next week, to
Miss Ada B. Bragg of Braggville.
Miss Mildred Walkley entertained q
party of about 30 of her young friends
Monday afternoon, the occasion being her
7th birthday. The young people thor
oughly enjoyed the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Smith, B. P.
Cooley, Miss Margaret Cooley, Miss
Florence Washburn and Miss Jennie Hew-
lit attended the Stupplebeen Maynard
wedding at Chatham, last evening.
G. L. Randall, principal of the Barre,
Mass, high school, Mrs. Randall and two
children and Miss Julia Smith of Belcher-
town, Mass, have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin the past
week.
The Stafford's will play ball Saturday
with the Churchllls of Holyoke. This
will be the second meeting of the local
team with the Churchills. The Staffords
were victorious In the first game by q
score of o to 8 In five innings, played In
the rain.
Perfect weather, big crowd and good
time were the features of the Manufac-
tures' excursion last Saturday. The band
proceeded by an imported drum major,
paraded Main street, before leaving and
a banner poster announcing the excursion
was placed on the front OF the engine. The
dinner proved good an plentiful and many
enjoyed the ball game. There were no
accidents and good order prevailed. There
were 651 tickets disposed of.
The Springs house orchestra will give
a concert at the opera house Tuesday
evening, the 25th. The artists are Miss
Mary Weaver pianist, Miss Jessie B. Hal
lenbeck contralto, Clarence Phillip, vio-
Iinist, and Miss Jessie G. Ross bumorist
and impersonator. Miss Hallenbeck and
Mr.. Phillip need no local endorsement, as
their merit is well known owing to their
connection with the Springs house this
season. The others on the bill are equal
ly capable, and the concert should draw q
large attendance. Tickets are now on
sale at Abel's at 25, 35 and so cts.
The local baseball team was defeated
at Watch Hill last Saturday by the nine
representing Fort Mansfield. The sew
enth inning the local team made seven
runs, but failed to draw anything but
goose eggs in the other innings. They
were defeated In the fourth inning, when
the Fort Mansfields made nine runs. The