The Press., 1903-03-05
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

ouuudys
Samuel Kuslansky has returned from
business trip to New York.
Grant Foster and Fred Moore of Union
are spending few days In Boston.
Joseph Stuhlbach, the ieweler, will re-
turn tomorrow from a business trip Of
a few days at New York.
At the meeting for whist of the women
members of the Stafford Country club al
the Springs house last Saturday after
noon, Miss L. 81. Meyers and Miss s. L.
Comins received the prizes.
Thomas D. Riley of Orcuttville, en-
ployed at the Ellis Ricketts, mill of Mon
son, has been presented with beautiful
watch charm by DR.. John Rand, In rec
ognition of his prompt and efficient work
in saving the two boys from drowning at
the Reynolds pond a few weeks since.
The charm Is engraved with the owners
name on one side, and diamond Is set
on the other. Inside the charm are the
pictures of the two boys, Moynahan and
Rand. Mr.. Riley is much pleased with
the keepsake.
DR.. Malcolm R. Griswold died at the
state prison Sunday afternoon at $50 from
uraemia. He had been In the prison hos
pital for about six years. DR.. Griswold
was serving a sentence of ten years for
arson. His sentence, with allowance for
O0od hahavior uOI1ld havo ovpirod fhic
fall. He was tried for setting fire to
the Woodbridge building In Hartford in
March, 1895. DR.. Griswold practiced den-
tistry In this borough for many years, and
represented Stafford In the legislature In
1889, and subsequently ran for comp
troller on the democratic state ticket,
representing the labor element of the
party. The remains were taken to Blan-
ford, Mass, by Rev. A. J. Culver. and
the funeral was held there In accordance
with Dr. Griswold's request.
The selectmen of Sturbridge have been
notified by the promoters Of the Worces-
ter and Hartford electric road that they
accept the franchise and locations award
ed by the board, and that the company
will proceed to work as soon as prelimi-
nary details are worked out. AS another
evidence that the Worcester & Hartford
means business, they have let contract
for an immense number Of poles and ties.
Mr.. Smith of Barre Is the lucky man to
secure this big contract. Smith has re-
Gently bought several large wood lots
close to the line of the proposed road,
and has already begun getting out the
poles and ties. The people along the line
of the new road are elated over the near
prospects of having first class electric
road, as we'll they Notwithstanding
Press
(Communicated)
1.-THE ToLLAND COUNTY Power CON-
PANY." Name of a new company pro-
posed to be located at Stafford Springs.
1t Is understood that Samuel Rockwell, =,
John Rockwell, J. NJ. Sheehan and others
are back of petition to the present ses-
sion of the legislature of this state to Sc
cure charter for an electric light and
power and also manufacturing company,
which Is to have its location and principal
place of business at Stafford Springs
The success of this enterprise cannot be
too greatly hoped for, as, to say nothing
about the great benefit which the addition
Of large manufacturing concern would
be to the borough In the way of increas-
M ho 70 oil hn lo
tion, 1t really looks as If at last the bor-
ough and its citizens were going to ac-
tually realize and enjoy that which has
for 30 long been tantalizlngly held out to
them, and then, when the golden apple
seemed within their reach, as If by magic,
rudely snatched away from them, to leave
them in darkness and disappointm- mt and
at the mercy Of the Standard Oil company
The way the people of the borough have
been treated by the present company
seems more like f1am-flam game than
anything else. We have been promised
good lights and good power, induced to
pay our good money for the same, and
then left to get what light we can out of
an old kerosene lamp good part of the
time. The promise and result of the
present electric light company would re.
mind one of 'David Harum's" promise
to his sister to attend holy services every
Thanksgiving day for five years, land
do you know" said David, while telling
about 1t afterwards, 81 never missed but
four out OF the whole five Thanksgiving
day services after l made that promise"
Considering the alarming decrease In pop,
ulation OF the town In the last ten
years, 1t Is to be greatly hoped that some
thing of this kind will come here to light
en- our prospects In more ways than one.
1t Is understood that negotiations are
now pending with large manufacturing
concern to locate here at the Springs, and
that this proposed Tolland County Power
Company Is intended as an inducement to
them to come. However, one thing is
sure, we are to have good, new, modern,
up-to-date electric plant here at any rate.
Not much Is yet known about this manu-
featuring part Of the scheme, but it is
generally supposed that some New York
parties are interested. Not only will this
new company, II located here, benefit the
borough by increasing Its tax income, but
1t will also be of great benefit to all the
merchants, tradesmen, railroads and 9TH
ers because 1t will tend to increase ma
terially the population, and an increase Of
population always benefits these classes,
and besides, every increase of population
adds 80 much more to the tax income In
itself. 1t is understood that the proposed
site of location OF this company will be
on what Is known as the old Fox mill
privilege. This property has for con-
siderable length of time been standing
idle, as work was abandoned there several
years ago. With the coming through this