The Press., 1903-02-19
srAFFoRD sPRINas.

Press ONCE the last Of this week.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
William j. Hanley of Palmer was at
his home here over Sunday.
Michael Mack, clerk at the Stafford
house, Is spending a few days In Wor-
cester.
@. w. Harrington has recovered sufic-
iently to resume his labors at the ELLIS
grocery.
A. s. Kellogg, employed at the Ellis
grocery, Is at Newark, N. j., for short
vacation.
The usual monthly praise service will
be held at the Congregational church
next Sunday evening.
Rev. William Morralrs subject at
Grace church next Sunday morning will
be THE gospels earnest call"
Mrs. Mary Squires and daughter, Miss
Mary, were at South Norwalk Saturday
to attend the funeral OF a relative
At the meeting Of the Coli whist club
Monday evening, prizes were received by
Mrs. F. III. Cady and Christopher Allen.
Howe's moving pictures drew a large
house Tuesday evening and, as usual, the
audience was well pleased with the en-
tsrtslnment offered.
Rw. Wyning Is attending the florists
convention at Brooklyn. Miss E'hel
Wyning is In New York attending the
millinery openings,
Henry Souele and Miss Tilds MaQuinn.
both Of Stafford, we've united In marriage
by Lawyer OConnell yesterday morning.
There will be meeting of the Current
Events club In Memorial hall next Mon
day evening with Mrs. r w. Smith and
Miss Meyers as hostesses. Program:
1.-The \ osemite;" Colorado Canon"
The heavy storm of Monday and Tues
day made railroading difficult. About
foot Of snow fell. No freight trains were
moved on the Central Vermont railroad
until late In the afternoon of Tuesday,
and passenger trains were all late. The
train from the north, due here at 10 80,
comes through from Brattleboro. and did
not reach here until 2 80 in the afternoon.
The other trains were from half an hour
to two hours late.
The bylaws Of the Girls club have
been amended so as to allow girls Of IA
years Of age to avail themselves Of the
privileges Of the club. The meetings of
the glee club will be postponed for a week
or two on account Of sickness. The club,
at the suggestion Of Miss Mary Newton,
president Of the Current Events club, will
take ups little literary work. The month
ly study will be Longfellow and his poems.
The club room will be open for games
next Tuesday evening. The cooking class
meeting will be postponed this week. An
effort will be made to form a cooking
class to meet some evening, to aceommo-
date those who can not meet on Saturday
afternoon. The sewing class, and all who
wish to Join 1t, will meet with Mrs. j. w.
Robinson on Tuesday evening at 7.S0.
A petition lie being circulated to ask
the common council to grant the Stafford
Springs Street Railway company to use
East-Main street In laying the tracks in
stead of compelling 1t to go by the way
of Grove and Hale streets. The petition
has received over 800 signatures. 1t Is
argued by the originators Of the petition
that as the Grove and Hale street route
Is longer and Objectionable to the trolley
company, and as the company will appeal
to the railroad commissioners rather than
build that way, the promoters should be
given the East Main street route, so as to
facilitate the constructing of the road.
The matter Is now held In allegiance wait
Ing the report of q special committee ap-
pointed by Mayor Loomis. The action
OF the council will no doubt be influenced
In q great measure by the recommends
ton Of this eommlttse.-ROckUille CORE
spoadsnce 10 Hartford CourGAt.
Daniel sully's great success, THE
Parish Priest" Ia booked for the opera
house next Tuesday evening. The play
is welLknown locally, as the attraction
was booked here In December, and the
date was made at such short notice that
the appearance was not properly adver-
tised. Consequently the play did not
draw so large house as on former occa-
sions. The play tells no complicated
story. A mistake Is made; an ambitious
youth, blinded by his love for the good
things of life, forgets the girl to whom he
Is bound by honor. and his act Is the
cornerstone OF the incidents that follow.
The sunHy, philosophie priest Is the
strongest character of the story, and
through his efforts the tangled threads
are Strengthened and the good trlumphs
over the evil. Mr.. Sully's conception of
the priest Is a very Iovsble character.
The seats are on sale at Abel's at 25, 80
and 50 cents.
Ohio r. Brown, So, Of the firm of Brown
Bros, died at the Stafford hotel last Fri.
day afternoon, after an illness of one
week Of pneumonia. He was born In the
north part of the town and spent the early
years of his life there. He commenced
his business career as a clerk for Cad
dings Pinney at the Hollow, and when
Mr.. Pinney went to New York took a
partnership In the enterprise. Later,
Claudius Harvey bought Mr.. Plnney's in
terest, and the firm became Harvey &
Brown. Mr.. Brown sold his interest In
the business to his partner and went
abroad. Returning, he In company with
his brother, A. d. Brown, bought out
Mr.. Harvey, and have been associated In
business ever since. After selling out at
Stafford the firm went to Holyoke and
engaged In the clothing business for sew
eral years. Later, Brown Bros. ran a
clothing store In Springfield, which they
closed out and returned to their native