The Press., 1903-11-19
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Mrs. J. M. Leach has returned iron a visit in Hartford.
 E. L. Burr, the dry goods man, wa in New York over snnaaS. El[5 w
 Eugene Leary, clerk at the Spring House, was at his home in Springfie, over Sunday. ,s s:syS- .gt ,j, s
 E, J. Sweet is putting in founda tfon for a new engine i'm Cushman' smlllsAt Monsen. ss s,ssa~ Ga>.,
 Miss Ethel McGregory of Palmel was the guest of Miss Christine Chap man over sunday. -..~>'.' i..s - 7
 E. l.. Burr will have a demonstra. ton of bread maker at his store Fri. day ana Saturday at sP. m. ~~r,
 Landlord Scott is refur7ishing sew: eral rooms at the Springs House and making other improvements. -s
 Miss Grace 4. Newell. only daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank w. New ell, was united in marriage Nov. Sd, at New London, to Charles F. Man chester.
 The Springs House will serve a special dinner Thanksgiving day to give an opportunity for families and others who may desire to take their dinner out. An attractive menu is being arranged, and dinner will be Sorvo.l frs,r,, 10 fr 9 ofclOok
 The Policy Players, a cofored com pany. at the opera=h =house last Thurs day evening. !Proveda lively and ca joyable senfertai1imsht. NAT6e shoFt period that the attraction. was. adver- tised no doubt had an effect 6n the at- tendance, which was not as large as the merit of stbe, predustiion i d deserved.
 At a meeting of the Epworth League. held last Friday evening the following officers were, ,elertsd President, tERte Lord; first vfce-pfesident, spiritual, Mrs. B. T. Eaton; second -presi- dent, mercy and help, Kate Cutler ; third vice-president, literary, R. ", Ellis; fdnrthTsS ice prssfeents enter tainmeAs, ssc E. Harwood; afsh vice. president, correspondence, Walter Park hurs6gs ssixthstyice-president, finance, l. G. Hodgson.a r.- a,. ..,,......
 Betsy A, 79, widow of Leonard S. Goodrich, formerly of Orcuttviffe, died Gn. Tuesday. in Springfield at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. l. Davis. She leaves two daughters and sAe Son, Mis-. HiiF. sParkerseE Br4dy eN ton, Me, Mrs. E. l.. Davis of Spring. field and Harlan P. Goodrich of Hol- yoke. 'Ths funeral services were held in Springfield this morning, and the remains. will be. brought to, Stafford Springs for burial.
 'EssThe astractioH 1t tie opera house Wednesday, December 2d, will gbe :. A. Ragged Hero" with George F, Hall in the title role. MT. Hall was here about two-years ago and made a good impression in "'The American Girl. ]" As the titfes indicates, the principal character of. the play is a..thobo. '' His downfall is due to the wayward ness of his only daughter, but her re- demption, as well as his own, is effect ed before the story closes. The play is replete with stirring situations that are appropriately framed in realistic scenery4y The hsreia deeds G fhsqqt-. cast ragged Nero" form an important part ins the spnf9a 9adiag sof, aethriAi ling and fsstinatins tetY. ofsloys And ads venture.
 ssR, Harlow Back, 8 native'of sUnion,9 who practiced1 law in this, town for 8 brief petiodss has left his business and home in. Athoi and gone to. parts iuh- known. According to the. Worcester Telegram, Mrs. Back says that Satnr- day, oct. 3I, her husband took their son, Ross, to the home of the boys grandparents in Union and left him there. He Irssurnea thes FpesdSy fpls. lowing, and she asxt dAN pasked Snpp his things ana left town Mrs. Back thinks he has gone to; the. far west, as she had letter from him saying good bye, and that he should never see her again. MT. Back was supposedito, be doing we'll in his business, and was quite p0pul& in Athof. .aHis wife and sRissle daughter apeleft withoutmeans.
 Some of the most sristocratic resi- dents of Lowell, according to the Bos- ton Globe, are displeased with Fred eric Faulkner of this town. MT. Faulkner oyhs d FtTack of laad on Bels videre heights, which is a Sery fash ionable section of the city ofi Lowell? The land owned by Mir, Faulkner is 8 part of his original estate, when he wasRa resident of Lowell. x William H. White, sJr.. bought partsof the tract and built $35, ,0OO house on it. He claims he has tried to buy the rest of the land, but has been unable to come to terms with MT. Faulkner. In the meantime Mir. Faulkner has de- cided fssntGzsfthe landa asd hssS a. ready buAE a cottage on it at a cost of sloO. This cottage 4is; right in thes view from the expensive residence of MT. White, and is attracting more at- tention at present than any house on the-stTeet. Mr. Faulkner istentfs to build several more houses on' the land at a cost that will give the people of less than moderate aeans e schance. ea live in the fashibHable FaFt of slie city. The BosteaG Globe say ssthatAdrI White declares that the airy cottage aeERg 8 suflThs Ar. Faulknar has bAaf es1e& @ sf6As him te pupchases k k2hd ashtesiier price thahzse is %sfisl ing to pay, and takes the ground that the purposs is to .fnihfs his estate. j. The Gsobe says that all thesresfdents4 -iA the vicinity, inciudfhg the wsAIt X khy < isst meh in the city, sympasli iizasNith Mr. White. MT. Fan2kner is recaixfn0