The Press., 1903-07-16


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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. Margaret Rafftery Is visiting hel
sister In Maiden.
]. J. Fitton spent Sunday with his
family at Crescent beach.
L. 8. Converse OF Salem, Ohio, Is In
town for Q brief vacation.
Miss Ella Murray has been quite Ill fol
few days with appendicitis.
Walter Parkhurst has taken q position
In the grocery OF w. g. Ellis.
William Butterfield of New York ID
visiting his uncle, Z. E. Butterfleld.
Clarence and Miss Florentine Penny Of
New York city are guests of Mrs. w. w
Burwell
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Crawford Of Wor.
cester are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Crawford.
Carl Adams acted as one of the ushers
at the Murdock-Hill wedding at South.
bridge Tuesday.
The boys are catching good strings Of
dace from the river between Faulkner's
mill and Smith q Cooley's-
Mrs. i. g. Baker of Springfield returned
to her home yesterday, after q visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Pinney.
Mrs. John Fletcher and Mrs. E. L.
Burr were at Hampden q part Of last
week, the guests of Mrs. M. Hewlett.
Mrs. 81. L. Burn OF New Haven Is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Z. L. Burr. ii.
L. Burr of New Haven was here over
Sunday.
Charles ii. Moore, G. Fl. Demond and
Morris Demond are planning a camping
party at Mashapaug. Mr.. Moore begins
10-days' vacation to-day. r.
Charles Frazier, employed at the Gen.
trail, was overcome by the heat last Fri
day. He has since recovered and will ex-
perience no permanent Ill effect from bic
collapse.
Another popular dance was held at the
Springs House Monday evening, with
quite number Of townspeople present.
1t Ii the purpose Of the management to
make these weekly hops pleasant for the
guests as well as for the local attendants.
r. N. Crane has taken the agency for
the Bridgeport Bronze company, who
manufacture cemetery memorials He
has recently placed q monument In the
local cemetery to the memory of the late
Ambrose Coleman.
Adslbert Needham will go to the west
In search Of horsehesh about August LIST.
Mr.. Needham has had very busy sea-
son, having sold about six carloads. or
these, four carloads were shipped from
the west, and the rest from Vermont and
other places
Mrs. Carrie Stevens, Mrs. E. Carder,
Mrs. Louis Stevens, Mrs. George Siswick,
ST., Mrs. Samuel Taylor, George Stew
ems. Louis Bolieau, VIM Benton and
David Peacock Of WIllimantie leave to-
morrow for q vacation at Crescent Cot
tage, Crescent Beach.
It has been decided to continue the OPP
Grafton Of the Rawitser mills for the pres
emit. Herman Rswitser will come here
from New York once week and spend q
day. There IL to be no change In the
Office force or any other department Of
local management for the present.
The manufacturers will run an excur-
sion to Watch Hill and Block Island Sat-
urday, August Sth. A band will be Sc
cured for the occasion and every effort
made for the comfort Of the excursionists,
as per advertisement In another column.
A shore dinner will be served at Watch
Hill. Full particulars will be announced
later.
The local ball team will play the
Churchills OF Holyoke on the fair grounds
Saturday afternoon. The battery for the
Stanords will be Collins and cCarthy,
and for the visitors Wade and Shlncel.
The Churchills are one of the strongest
amateur aggregations In western Massa-
chusetts and a good game can be expect
ed. The game viii be called at 3 o'clock.
Admission, zoe; ladies, loo.
II there Is any one In this vicinity who
has definite recollection of the stafford
Mineral Spring Circulating Library" they
viii confer favor by giving such infor-
nation as they possess to the librarian at
the public library. 1t has recently come
to light that at one time there was quite
q circulating library In existence In town.
The evidences In possession indicate that
the library was at the Springs house, and
II win be OF value to the future historian
Of the town II full information can be
lodged with the public library for Its
records. The terms Of the old-time libra
~ were quite different from our free
library, now 50 popular. Subscribers, or
patrons of the circulating library were
charged five dollars per year or two dol
lars per quarter, while the use OF single
books ranged from six to twenty cents q
week.
At the annual meeting of the Stafford
Savings bank, held yesterday afternoon,
the old board Of officers was elected as
follows; President Edwin @. Pinney
vice-presidents, Joel 81. Reed, Justice ].
Ellis; directors, George C. Parkess, VIM
q. Ellis, Lucius A. Aborn, James v.
Squier, Davis A. Baker, Christopher Al
len, Marcus B. Flax, Charles F. Har-
wood; secretary and treasurer, Charles
+. Hsrwood clerk and book-keeper,
Charles +. Chandler. The report for the
year ending July LIST Is giving below:
ASSETS.
Loans on Real Estate, ss1s, 2s4 90
Loans on Collateral Security, 1,9b.00
Loans on Personal security, &,:Oo.o0
Borough Notes, 1310o0o
Real ESTATE, 1900
Premium, 26,5O0.OO
Town. City and Corporation Bonds, 250O0.0O
Railroad Bonds, 2145Oo.O0