The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-07-30

relatives In town.
Mrs. Washington Graves, who has been
quite Ill, Is improving.
Miss Katie Scott of Putnam Ia the guest
of Miss Margie Mullins.
E. d. Cushman of Monson visited
friends In town yesterday.
Miss Cora Irons has returned from the
hospital In Norwich and lie cured.
The appearance Of the Tilden block Is
being improved by coat Of paint.
F. 81. Lentje of Hartford has taken q
position In the Squires barber shop.
A coating of sand was placed on the
macadam on Main street yesterday.
The case of the state against Colburn
has been withdrawn by the plaintiff.
CORTLAND Harrington has taken po-
sltion In Hartford with Sage, Allen & Co.
Miss Mabel Foster has returned from a
vacation spent in Palmer and other places.
Mrs. Mary Hsmpston of Hicks street,
who has been quite Ill, is more comforta-
BILE.
Mrs. Stearns Of Ware and Mrs. Merritt
of Hartford are the guests of Mrs. John
Brown.
]. r. ParkhuIst has hired the Beck
with house on High street, and Is moving
In to-day.
T. F. Mullen & Co. are considering the
advisabllity of lighting their plant with
electricity.
Miss Elizabeth Wassum OF Springfield
Is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Comins.
Most of the stores will be open this
evening, as all will be closed tomorrow
for the excursion.
Mrs. s. A. Hyde will spend the winter
In California, and will leave here about
the first Of October.
Amos Gagnon has the contract to wire
DIR. Soule's new tenement house In Mon
son for electric lights.
James MullIgan has resigned as boss
weaver at Faulkners and will go to the
Riverside mill In Providence.
Hlldreth Whitaker and Forest Belcher
gave a party to twelve of their young
friends last week Wednesday.
NJ. F. Brown has purchased a new horse
called "Bon Ton" The animal can go
close to Q 90, and has no mark.
Keefe Bros. have lost good COW from
poisoning. This Is the second animal
that has died in the nelghborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. +. HARDWOOD and daugh-
ter and Mrs. James Walker are spending
a vacation In Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. Carrie Needham will sell the
standing grass on the Cady place on the
lower Hollow road at auction on Monday
at 3 a. m.
Lucy Alden has been partially disabled
by an accident to her knee which she re-
eeived while riding her tricycle. one day
last week.
John Sena has hired the room In the
Brown block recently vacated by Mrs. N.
Nadeau, and has opened fruit and gro
Gerry store.
Joshua Wood, Jr., who has been In
Boston, has gone to Columbus, Ind
where he has taken a position In frrni-
ture establishment.
j. E. Miner Is to occupy one of the
tenements Ia the house on High street,
recently purchased and enlarged by Mrs.
George Cleaveland.
James Peirolo, formerly In the employ
Of A. w. Kingsbury as stone cutter, has
accepted more lucrative position In VIII
limantie In the same line Of business.
| Officer Helm went to Middletown Tues.
day with Annie Lewis, who was commit
ted to the Institution there owing to the
impossibilIty of controlling her In hel
home.
The merchants excursion comes to.
morrow, and with good weather there will
be large attendance. The business
places will close and several OF the mills
In town will shut down.
The Flaherty house on Center stree
and the Foster stone block on Main stree
were struck by lightning last evening
Very little damage was done at either
place Some years ago the Flahert.
house was struck and John Flaherty wa
KILLED.
As a result OF the raids last Frida,
evening Apolevis Serafin was before tn,
borough court lest evening, pleaded guilt,
with keeping with intent to sell, and palC
a fine OF $25 and costs. John Baldi wa
also In and paid fine of $50 and cost
for keeping with intent to sell and reputa
ton. 1t Is probable that several NOR
reputation cases will be brought.
A new bunco game has been invented
and has been tried In Bristol and othe
places with some success. A man claim
Ing to be q state well inspector come
around and looks the wells over. HI
charges fee of $3.50 for his services
There Is reason to believe that the schem
may De tried In this vicinity, and peopl
should be ready for the Inspector and in
sist on seeing his credentials.
Invitations are out for the marriage o
Ernest Aston Maynard to Miss Marteni
Ambuhl Stupplebeen at the home of tn
bride, at Chatham, NY, on Wednesday
August 18th. Mr.. Maynard Is the princi
pal of the borough schools and Miss
Stupplebeen recently resigned as teache
of the kindergarten department here
Both young people have the best wishes
Of the many friends they have made sine,
their sojournment here.
/ Sta lord.
Carl Moore of Wllbraham was at hi
home here over Sunday.