The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-11-05

with typhoid fever.
Miss Emma Foss of Charlestown, N
H, has taken a position as telegraph
operator at the Central Vermont sta
ton.
A party of the young friends of Mis-
Hazel Comins made her a surprist
party last Friday evening. A goot
time, of course.
@. III. Kemp is removing the hedge
and making: other improvements
around the Ellithorpe homestead Oh
West Main street.
Friends of Miss Ethel Chapman
pleasantly surprised her by visit
last Friday evening. A jolly social
event is reported.
There is q vagueness about the an
nual report of the Rockville fair that
leads to the suspicion that the claims
of attendance were somewhat inflated.
Harvey Chapman, DIR. l.. f. Eaton,
William Purcell and Mr.. Shea have
returned from hunting trip to West
ford, and there is but little game left
in that town.
The Current Events club will meet
Monday evening at the library build.
ing, with Miss Washburn and Mrs.
Reed hostesses. Program Quota
tions men; current literature cur.
rent events; music.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Hyde,
who died last week in California, will
be held from the Congregational
church tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. The body will be taken tc
Norwich for burial.
There has been a reorganization OF
the Rawitser mills at Meriden, and q
stock company has been formed. The
mills here are not affected by the
change and will be operated under the
present management.
W. H. Hall, Henry Sands and Jar
Wis Cady recently captured five coons
in one night. This is thought to be
the record for a one-night hunt. The
territory covered was in the neighbor-
hood of the Sands homestead.
M. J. Tobin, boss finisher for the
Central Wooden company, was with
his family at Dalton, Mass, over
Sunday. Mr.. Tobin's family is to
move here this week, and will occupy
E. J. Sweets house ON Furnace ave-
nue..
Landlord Scott will serve a coon
supper at the Springs House this even
ing. There will be plenty of coon
and various kinds of game. No de-
tails of program likely to please will
be omitted. The supper will be
served about O'Clock.
Burt S. Chaffee. has presented to
the library "A Genealogical Dictiona-
ry of the First Settlers of New Eng
land" by James Savage, in four vol
umes, and shows the records of three
of those who came to
New England previous to 1899.
John White has made some radical
on the Solva Converse
place, which he recently purchased.
He has placed new and larger win
lows, a new door and has greatly i'm
proved the appearance of the property,
inside and out.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Foster are
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Foskett
at Foskett's Mills, near Palmer J.
M. Leach and Rev. @. III. Puffer of
Salem, Mass, are also members of the
party, and hustle will be made for
the game birds in that section.
Grand Worthy Templar John Sloan
of New Britain will visit Harmony
Temple of Honor next Wednesday
evening, and bring some of the other
grand officers with him. They will
Install the newly elected officers.
There will be three candidates to ini-
tiate. Refreshments will be served.
At the meeting of the court of bur-
gesses, held Tuesday evening, Amos
Nichols was re-appointed borough
health officer for a term of four
years. The attorney for the borough,
R. H. Fisk, was directed to notify the
counsel for Mr.. Frost that the claim
for damages held by the latter is not
considered valid.
The Temple of Honor has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: W. @. T., Charles Curnan; W.
v. T., Raymond H. Eaton; W. R.,
s. F. CLARK; w. A. R., H. @. Holt I;
W. F. R., John Mahan; W. T., Chas.
F. Chandler; W. c., Rev. Charles S.
Davis; W. u, Allen Brown; w. D.
u, Amos Bolieau; W. G., George
Parizeau; w. s., Chris Hansen; P.
w. @. T.. William WEIGH.
A man from Staffordville drove on
the embankment caused by the sewer
excavation on Furnace avenue Satur-
day evening, and was tipped over.
He was accompanied by a woman and
little boy. None of the three was
much hurt, and the wagon was not
injured. The harness was slightly
broken. Three of the lanterns used
to warn people of the condition of the
street were precipitated into the ditch.
The county commissioners were at
the Springs House Tuesday, and grant
ed licenses to the same places that
were granted last year, as follows:
Springs House, Stafford House, Tim
othy Grady, Adelbert Needham, Frank
Mogle and James Sullivan. Drug
gists' licenses were granted to the
Eaton, Taft and Heald stores. For
these licenses $3.50 was received six
1t $3.50. and three druggists at $50.
Of this amount ten per cent. goes TO
the county treasury, and the balance,
81, 800, to the town treasury.
There is to be town meeting at
the town house at Stafford next Mon