The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-02-05
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Miss Ella Stebbins of Springfield Is thu
guest of Miss Mona Convarse.
George Lawton of Worcester made &
brief visit to local friends last Friday.
M. O'Halloran was called to Palmer
Tuesday to act in his professional ca
paclty.
A special meeting of Ionic lodge, F.
A. M, will be held this evening. Work
entered apprentice.
Frederic Faulkner has been called to
Lowell, Mass, this week, by the serious
illness of his father.
The firemen will have social Satur
day evening at the engine house for mem
bers and honorary members.
Edward Martin of Wales was before
the borough court Monday charged witt
drunkenness. Judge Parkess made 1t 81
days and costs.
E. j. Tetrault has taken position with
the Singer sewing machine company al
Norwich and is residing at Baltic.
Henry G. Huden and Eli Buckwheat
have taken positions with the Springfield
Medallion company, and will leave next
week to take up their work.
Adelbert Needham's horses have ar
rived, and he expects another carload In
about two weeks. The present shipment
consists largely of good, heavy workers.
The prizes at the afternoon whist meet
ing of the ladies of the Stafford Country
club on Saturday were received by Miss
F. E. Rice and Miss Jennie MacCallum
The Current Events club will hold its
regular meeting at Mrs. W. H. Cooley's
on Monday evening. The program will
be, Current events and current litera
ture."
The Relief Corps met at the home o
the president, Mrs. Amos. Nichols, las
Friday afternoon and packed box fol
the soldiers home at Noroton. Included
In the contents of the box were 48 tum b
lers Of jelly and a quantity of reading
matter. After packing the box the Ladies'
notified the president that they intended
to stay to supper. They were amply pro
vided with food and the occasion wal
made very pleasant for all concerned.
The following books have been added
to the library-the gift of B. P. Cooley
and will be ready for distribution Friday
Quisante, Anthony Hope, 27Ss
Abner Daniel, Will N. Harden, 279(
The Girl at the Hallway House, 2791
E. Hough.
With Fire and Sword, 279s
Henryk Sienkiewicz.
The Lady Paramount, 279s
Henry Harland.
D'ri and l, Irving Bacheller, 2649
duplicate. ..-.
The Current Events club will hold a
special meeting next Tuesday evening In
Memorial hall A short entertainment
of reading and music will be given. The
club rules and methods for the new girls
club, which, 1t is hoped, may be organ.
lied that evening, will be presented. AL
girls over fifteen years of age, who may
be interested In this organization, are In.
vited to attend, also a committee from
the Relief Corps. Hostesses, Mrs J. A,
Mix and Mrs. G. F. Beckwith.
At the fourth quarterly conference O.
the Methodist church the expression O
the meeting was favorable for the return
of the pastor, Rev. G. s. Davis. Mr.
Davis has been here two years and has
made many friends. He Is an abl'
preacher, good pastor, and an enthusi
astic worker in all that is for the bes
interests of the church. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
Stewards, G. F. Harwood, F. F. Patten
William Lee, B. T. Eaton, Arthur Kel
logg, Charles P. Hodgson, Ernest K
Taft, Alonzo L. Howard, Joel 81. Reed
Arthur F. Bemis, R. w. Ellis, J. J. Fit
ton; district steward, q. P. Hodgson
class leader, Joseph Clifford; recording
steward, E. z. Taft.
The Lincoln Athletic club concluded
successful fair Monday night. Entertain
ments were given the first two evenings
Thursday evening the farce, "a Living
Statue" was presented, with the follow
ing In the cast :: Owen Mccarthy, Jame
Sullivan, Michael McCrohan, Miss Mar
garet Shea and Miss Mary Mullins. Fri
day night an athletic exhibition was Civ
en-. Chas. Kretchmar gave club swing
ing act, and bag punching by Peter Rey
nolds was another feature. The dumb
bell drill, In which Messrs. Mack, Mullin
and Kretchmar appeared, was pleasing
number of the second evenings program
There were no entertainments the las
two nights. There was dancing eaet
evening, with music by Lynch's orches
ira, which gave good satisfaction. Th'
attendance was good each night, and es
pecially large Saturday and Monday even
ings. The club will clear about $500.