The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-10-01
HOME NEWS.
srAEFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Mabel Cavanaugh of Hartford
was at her home over Sunday.
James Mack, who has been employ
ed in Thompsonville, is home.
Miss Sophia Brown has returned to
her studies at Wellesley college.
J. A. Barrett of Worcester has TAX
en- a position at the barber shop of A.
J. Squires.
The trustees of the Wakeman Sibley
estate have sold the homestead to
Mrs. Clara S. Breen.
Mrs. M. Anna Doane, who has been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. S. N.
Page, has returned to her home in
Worcester. .....
Several from here went to Monson
last Saturday to see the ball game be-
tween the team of that town and In
dian Orchard.
Samuel Kuslansky has returned from
a business trip, to New York city,
where he went to purchase stock for
his Main street dry goods emporium.
H. o. Butterfield, the local optic
ian, will have the latest improved in
struments for testing the eyes at his
booth in horticultural hall next week
during the fair.
Jessie Lee, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Lee, is i'll with diph-
liberia. The case is a mild one, but
every precaution has been taken in
the way of quarantine.
Quite a number of second crop
Strawberries are reported. n. Larson
recently brought several nice ones to
The Press office, and W. G. Ellis has
had several boxes on sale from the
well known Clough farm in Tolland.
Daniel J. Hanley stood 18th for the
amount of business done last month
for the Metropolitan insurance COM
pany in the Atlantic territory. AS
there are n large number of agents in
this territory, the showing is a good
one.
Several large cases owned by Samuel
Kuslansky were taken from in front
of his store one night the first of the
week and carried to the dump. The
transaction was evidently intended for
a Joke, but as one or two were broken
it will prove an expensive joke if Mr..
Kuslansky finds out who did it.
Charles Max was before the borough
court last Friday, charged with illegal
hunting, assault and battery and
breach of the peace. The defendant
was acquitted ON the first two counts.
For breach of peace he paid fine of
81 and costs. The defense was con-
dncted by Lawyer O'Connell and the
prosecution by Lawyer W. H. Reed.
The case was brought by Game War
den Eaton.
The American House has been
thoroughly renovated throughout, and
will be open to the public next Mon
day. 1t will be called the City
Hotel and Carlos Tilden is the pro-
prietor. The furnishings were pur-
chased from G. H. Baker & Co., and
are first-class in every particular
Special attention will be given to the
transient trade, and a few regular
bOarders can be accommodated.
Snipsic lodge of Foresters, with the
grand officers of the order, we're here
last Friday night and installed the
newly organized court here. The
local court starts with membership
of 3S, and will be known as Oronoco
court. The officers elected are as fol-
lows: P. G. R., John Bradley; G. r.,
John B. McCrohan; D. G. R., Louis
Suenderhauf; R. S., Henry Pero; F.
S., Frederick Clark; treasurer, John
L. Melbourne; S. B., Paul Schmeiske
J. B., Alfred Clark; trustees, W. E..
Hanley, M. H. Mccarthy and Dr. G.
P. Bard. DR.. Bard was appointed
court physician. A committee was
chosen to get hall in which to meet
A large number will be initiated at
the next regular meeting.