The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-08-06
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Watch Hill, r. 1.
Miss May Chandler Is visiting her sis
ter In New Haven.
Mrs. T. r. Prentice has been spending
Q few days at Msshspaug.
Frank Furness Of North Adams Is at
home visiting his parents.
Their will be no services at the Congre-
CATION church next Sunday.
Harry Chaplin of Providence has been
the guest Of Charles Moore.
Miss Lottie Handler Of Worcester is
the guest Of the Misses Hanley.
Mrs. G. B. Newton Is the guest of Mrs.
Benjamin Fessenden at Providence.
A. ]. Squires has added q shoe polish
ing chair to the equipment of his shop.
Attorney and Mrs. W., 81. Reed are
spending vacation of week In West
ford.
Miss Carrie Comins and Miss Lizzie
Wassum have gone to Maine for vacs-
ton.
Prof. Maynard, principal of the high
school, has been In town part Of the
week.
Smith w. Page has returned from a
few days visit at Block Island and Provi-
dence.a
Mrs. johnson of Willlmantic Is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Farms
worth.
E. 81. Atwood of Springfield Is with
his nephew, ]. NJ. Leach, at Mashapaug
for q week.
A report on the case of Matthew'S ap-
peal from probate will be found on the
second page.
Mrs. Charles Green of Penacook, N. H.,
has been the guest OF her mother, Mrs.
Charles Converse.
A. E. Gregory's pool room has been
newly painted and papered and other i'm
provements made.
Thonas Hayes and Frank Butterfield
attended the state convention of firemen
at Brandford this week.
G. Fl. Coburn has resigned his position
as salesman for the L. j. Coburn Land &
Lumber Co. OF New Britain.
Richard Williams, employed by H.
Chapman & Co., Is spending vacation of
one week In New York City.
Miss Laura and Miss Lucy Burbank of
East yLongmeadow have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs F. ]. Chandler.
Frank Keefe Is building the foundation
for large new barn on the Cleaveland
place, which he recently purchased.
D. N. Brown cut one of his fingers In a
meat cutter at his store this week, and
the wound has proved very painful.
Augustus Roberts, who has been having
serious trouble with his knee, Is better
and has resumed his work at Smith &
Cooley's.
Miss N. M. Wilton will have a dem
onstration of the Kodak day developing
machine at her store next Thursday from
Q to 6 p. m.
Dominick Parsardia Of Staffordvflle4
was before the borough court Tuesday
charged with illegal liquor selling. He
paid 8 fine Of 80 anu costs. & |
Alexander Rifenburg, on account Of the |
mill running slack at Monsmne, has re-
signed and accepted position as boss
dry finisher with the Gilbert manufactur-
Ing company at Ware, Mass.
A golf match with the Willimantic club
Is expected on the local ground Friday
afternoon at four O'Clock. A game was
arranged for this week Tuesday, but was
postponed on account of the rain.
A. w. Gardiner OF Springfield has taken
q position as salesman for Harvey Chap
man In his wholesale hardware business.
81. A Wilcox, who has held the position,
has gone with Joseph Brock of Boston.
At the last meeting of the school.com-
mittee the resignation Of Miss Worthing-
ton, who has taught In the Davis district
at West Stafford, was accepted, and Miss
Lena Ellis was appointed to fill the posi-
ton.
The presentation of "Sunbonnets'' at
Grace church last evening proved very
ludicrous and pleased the audience. The
entertainment will be repeated this even
Ing, as the rain last evening made 1t i'm
possible for many to be present.
Among the late arrivals of summer
people at the Springs house are Mrs.
Wilder and daughter of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Gray, son and daughter
of Syracuse, N. Y, Miss Julia Shaw of
Boston, Miss Alice I. Clark of Spring
field, David Hamilton of Boston, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hamilton and Miss Victoria of
Boston.
The merchants excursion proved q very
enjoyable event. Owing to the competi-
tion In the excursion business the number
was smaller than usual, but there were
1856 tickets disposed of. The day was
perfect and the train and boat service
were both satisfactory. Some disappoint-
ment was felt over the absence Of CLAIMS
from the bill OF fare at the shore dinner
house, but not much complaint was made,
as no one was to blame, and Mr.. Larkin
Of the shore dinner house felt worse
about 1t than the visitors. There were
no accidents to mar the pleasure Of the
day. A few of the young people got left
over In New London, but they bore up
under the misfortune bravely.
stafford.
Mrs. George Hassett Is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. A. 81. Pomeroy has been spending
g few days In Springfield this week.
Miss Stella Puffer of Amherst Is guest
for few days of Miss Mary Smith of
Hydeville-
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