The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-07-16
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Miss Minnie Eddy Is spending a weel
at New London.
Miss Gertrude Rockwell has returned
from visit with her father at Thomp
sonville.
Miss Margaret e. Dougherty of South
bridge is the guest of MIR. and Mrs. w
81. Reed.
Peter DeRonch left Monday for Italy
where he has been called to settle his
fathers estate.
e. A. Tetrault, employed by j. Nj
Leach, Is taking his annual vacation. Hs
is at his fathers farm In West Stafford.
The juvenile base ball nine, the Rough
and Readys, played the Neversweats al
the Hollow Saturday and won by q score
Of 28 to "a.
Prof. e. A. Maynard of the high school
has hired DR.. Newton's cottage on Maple
street, and will occupy 1t after the sum
mer vacation.
Hodgson & Smith have taken an Inn.
portant plumbing contract at MonsOn.
which includes the installment of ming
toilet rooms at the Heimann & Lichten
factory.
q. e. Buck, formerly of this town, has
sold his interest In the retail store OF
Buck d Whitcomb at Palmer to Cecil
Whitcomb and Robert Faulkner. Mr..
Buck will give his full attention to his
wholesale business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Reed entertained
party of friends at Mrs. Reeds old
home in Westford last Friday. Guests
were present from this town and South
bridge, and very enjoyable time Is re-
ported.
William III. Mahan, who for the past
two years has worked as a brakeman for
the Central Vermont r. R., has taken a
better situation In the same capacity with
the New York Central r. R., and is now
running from Boston to Albany, making
his headquarters at Springfield.
The annual merchants excursion to
Watch Hill and Block Island will take
place the 31st. There will be the usual
stop-over privileges, and tickets will be
on sale at the stores of H. 8. Abel, J. M.
Leach, W. e. Hanley, Andrew Whiton,
G. B. Gary and F. E. Fitzpatrick after
July Goth.
Prof. Waldo 8. Pratt Of the Hartford
theological seminary will supply the pull
pit at the Congregational church next
Sunday. Rev. G. w. Morrow of Fiske's
university, Nashville, Tenn, who is spend
Ing the summer at Maryland park, Masha.
paug, will preach July 26 and Rev. Frank
Palmer Of Norwich on August I'd.
A meeting of the Stafford Springs agri-
cultural society was held last Friday af-
ternoon to act on the resignation of FL.
8. Abel, treasurer of the society. Mr..
Abel Is obliged to give up the position,
owing to the other demands on his time
and attention. There is much hard work
connected with the position and the pay
ing of the premium list by check, as the
practice now is, makes an additional bur-
den. Mr.. Abel has made very satisfac.
tory treasurer, and unanimous vote of
thanks was taken at the meeting for the
thorough manner In which he had trans
acted the duties of the position, as we'll
as the courtesy extended to all with whom
he came In contact during the four years
he has acted as treasurer. Robert II.
Fisk was elected to fill the vacancy, and
has the qualifications necessary for ably
discharging the duties of the position.
The local baseball team won new hon.
ors last Saturday, when they defeated the
fast West End team of Rockvil In a
game that was almost errorless. Col
Inns, the home pitcher, was In good form
and struck out six men. 1t was a busy
game from start to finish, and was played
In one hour and ten minutes. If the boys
continue to put up the same kind of base
ball the attendance will grow, although
there was fair-sized crowd present Sat
urday. When 1t is considered that the
Staffords are purely amateur team, with
no hired players from outside, the credit
able showing that they are making Is all
the more noticeable. The score :