The Press., 1903-05-14
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Adelbert Needham expects car loat
of 90 western horses tomorrow.
Harry Converse, who is employed q
Bridgeport, was home for over Sunday.
James Pierola, who has been seriousl!
iii with pneumonia, is able to be ou
again.
Fabiano Palanck Ia building an addI
tion on his house and making other alter
ations.
Miss Alice Cantwell OF Monson was
the guest over Sunday of Miss Margaret
Powers.
Charles Butterfield and B. P. Cooley
are spending q few days at Readsboro
vt on fishing trip.
The Retail Merchants Protective asso
citation will hold meeting over the ex.
press office this evening.
John Mortensen held No. 112 check
given out by Wilcox Co. last week, and
received silver sugar-bowl.
James Williams and daughter, Gather.
Inc, Of Blackstone have teen in town q
few days, called here by the death Of Mrs.
John Brosnan.
Ionic lodge, 110, expects to have me.
mortal service In their hall on Sunday af.
ternoon May, "a, at 80, in memory OF
the deceased brothers, details of which
will be announced later.
Miss Mary Leach was home from the
New Britain normal school for over Sum-
day. Miss Emma Kuehne Is also home
from the same institution, but owing to
illness was unable to return.
Joseph Levene has been making a mum.
Der of improvements and repairs on his
house on South street. He has put on an
addition to his kitchen, and built a new
veranda on the front of his house.
Gold street will receive the attention of
the highway superintendent. It will be
repaved with the best of the cobble stones
now In use as far as the turn at Timothy
Grady's barn, and gravel will be used for
the balance of the way. The cur bing will
be reset, and the cutters will also receive
attention.
An alarm was rung In Tuesday after
noon for q brush fire, between the. upper
leading to the Hollow and the
stream. The flremen were not able to do
much good, as it was impossible to get
water for the steamer. A number Of
acres of sprout land were burned over,
but not much damage was done.
The case of @. p. Anderson of New
London against Rawitser Bros. has been
decided In favor Of the plaintiff, who sued
to recover full price for quantity OF coal
that the defendants considered was not
mp to the standard bought. The decision
gives the plaintiff the full contract price,
%, ,745. 90 and cost.
r. 81. Ford, civil engineer for the Gem
tral Vermont railroad, was In town last
Thursday and Friday, looking over the
ground In the vicinity of the crossing
where the grade Is to be changed at some
future date. Mr.. Ford favors bridge at
the dam of the Mineral Springs Co. g
pond. On one side of the track there Is
q natural elevation at this point, and the
difficulties to be encountered are much
less than at the point where the highway
crosses at present. Even at this point
the work would cost large amount, and
1t will probably be some time before 1t Is
undertaken.
In the game of ball Saturday between
two local teams, Collins and Roach will
be the battery for the Eagles, and Sullivan
and Mccarthy for the competing team.
For these two teams It is expected that
material can be obtained for a good town
team. The first game of the season will
probably be played the 23d of this month
with the Three Rivers. Dates have been
made with Storrs College, Hampden,
Thorndike and Somersville. The man
agement will put good team In the field
and promise the public good clean sport
free from all Objectionable features. 1t
is hoped that patronage sufficient to pre-
vent loss viii be accorded the aggrega-
tion.
Mrs. John Brosnan, 65, died last Sat-
urday morning Of pneumonia. While
pneumonia was the immediate cause of
her death, she has been iii for several
years. The deceased was an estimable
woman, and will be missed by all with
whom she came In contact. Besides her
husband she leaves a daughter, Miss
Mary, and a son Edward, both residing
at home. also a brother and sister, Rich
ard and Catherine Manning of Kilkenney,
Ireland. Mrs. Brosnan was born in XII
kenney, Ireland, and came to this coun-
try and Stafford In 1866. The funeral
was held from ST. Edwards church Mon
day morning at o'clock and the burial
was In st. Edwards cemetery.