The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-04-02
nj r Brovn l. TAKING : short vacation

at New York city.
Miss Kate Lord of Wellesley Is home
for the spring vacation.
Mrs. Kate Sugrue OF Naugutuck Is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. John White.
Miss Lydia Eaton OF Monson has beer
q guest Of her brother, B. T. Eaton.
Miss Blanch Cleaveland is visiting Miss
Bertha Walker at Dorchester, Mass.
Miss Ruth Walker, senior at Mt. Hol-
yoke, Is home for the Easter vacation
Z. T. Russell b Co. win have their
spring millinery opening Friday and Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Augusta Taft, who has been at Bos.
ton for medical treatment, Is at home for
q week.
Miss Alice Reed Is home from Wester-
ley, r. l., and Miss Edna Reed from TIL
ton seminary, N. 81.
Mario Baldrachi and Louis Baldrachl
returned Tuesday from q visit of SIX
months at Tirolo, Austria.
Joseph Larvie offers his place ut Stat.
ford Street for sale. as will be seen by an
advertisement In another column.
Next Sunday Is Palm Sunday and the
usual services commemorative OF the day
will be observed at ST. Edwards.
The illustrated lecture on st. Anthony,
at st. Edwards, drew large house last
evening and proved very interesting.
Mrs. N. Nadeau Is to have her millinery
opening this week Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. David Cardinal Is to remain with her
this season.
There will be q special meeting OF
Winter post this evening. All veterans,
members Of the old 25th, are requested
to be present.
Charles Russell has bad hand, owing
to an Infected wound. The original cause
was q cut on the thumb inflicted while he
was chopping wood.
John Bradley was before Judge Par
kess OF the borough court this morning
for drunkenness, and was sent to Tolland
for 30 days and costs
The marriage of Athena, daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. Peter Bondville, to Anthony
Hansen is to take place on Tuesday, the
14th. A reception will be held at the
German club hall.
At special meeting of the Congrega-
tional ecclesiastical society Tuesday even-
ing, f. j. Chandler was elected on the
society committee In place ]. 81. Valen-
tine, who declined to serve.
The fishermen were out In force yester-
day. F. E. Fitzpatrick caught hand
some string Of Il. Rev. F. ]. O'Niell
Rev. VIM. Morrall secured string Of %
Lawyer Charles F. Thayer of Norwich,
has brought suit against Samuel Rock
we'll to recover for fee Of $3.50 which he
alleges the defendant owes him on the
case of Rockville vs. the borough OF
Stafford Springs. The writ Is returnable
at New London the first Tuesday In April.
The w. r. q. reception to the G. A. R.
Tuesday evening was very pleasant oc-
casion and as many as could be entertain
ed were present. Music and recitations
with impromptu remarks by Revs. Barn
ard and Sheppard were followed by guess
Ing contests. Light refreshments were
served.
The permanent organization of the
Massachusetts, end of the Hartford and
Worcester street railway company took
place at Worcester on Tuesday. These
officers were elected: President, Fred G.
Kinds, Boston vice-president, Thomas
@. Perkins, Hartford, Conn, treasurer,
Charles Fl. Wilson, Boston; clerk. Charles
L. Wilson !. directors, Herbert E. Shaw,
Wales, Charles 8. Tarbell, Brimfield John
F. Hibard, Sturbridge, Edward Akers,
Fred @. Kinds, Charles II. Will
son and Thomas G. Perkins.
A large delegation went to Hartford
last Thursday to be present at the hear
Ing relative to the proposed new power
and lighting company. The hearing was
not held, owing to the fact that the pro-
posed enterprise had not been advertised
In some newspaper In the county as re-
quired by law. In spite of the fact that
all adverse spirit was waived, and the pc
titioners offered to eliminate all lighting
privileges that would be Ia opposition to
the present company In this borough and
Rockville, the matter was turned down
and so far as Incorporation under special
laws Is put of for two years. 1t will be
possible to proceed under the general Law
with all the features except that of light
ing. A decision has not been announced
as to what course will be pursued under
the present circumstances.
Owing to the adverse decision relative
to Saturday half holiday large proper.
ton Of the employees Of the Warren Wool
en- company refused to go to work last
Saturday, and full fiedged strike Is now
In progress. A meeting between repre-
sentative OF the company, J. 81. Valentine
and the employees was held at the Young
American athletic club. There were about
eighty of the operatives present. Mr.
Valentine asked them to go back to work
and said he would see what could be done
about granting them what they desired
but would not give them definite prom.
ise that IL could be done. In the after.
noon q notice was posted from the com.
pany stating that the factory would be
started the following morning. Yester.
day morning about 20 of the 145 employees
went to work. This Is the first labor
trouble of any magnitude that has been
experienced here for some time, and ow.
Ing to the effect that 1t Is bound to have
on the general business interests of the
town, hope is still expressed that the con.
tending parties will get together. 1t must
be admitted, however, that the outlook
for such q elimination Is not favorable al
present. The position Of the operatives
In the matter Is that they feel that theil
request Is a reasonable one and should be
granted. Other plants In various places
have adopted the plan, and 1t has proved
satisfactory. Inasmuch as the same mum.
Der of hours will be worked under the
proposed new schedule, the operatives dc
not see where there can be any loss to the
company. They feel that their position
In the matter Is fair one, and propose
to stand by their determination as voted
at the meeting. Many of the employees
have jobs elsewhere that they can take,
and unless the difficulty Is adjusted this
week many Of them will leave here and
go to other places. In an interview ye d
terday j. II. Valentine Of the Warren
company talked freely of the strike stu
alton. Mr.. Valentine said that he en-
loved A half holiday oeeaaionallv and did