The Press., 1903-03-12
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin Is visiting hel
parents in Holyoke.
r. Fl. Fisk of New Haven was home
for over Sunday.
William r. Rudge visited relatives II
Willlmantic over Sunday.
Henry Russell will sell his real estate
and personal property on Tolland avenue
at auction Saturday at 8 p. m.
The annual meeting of the Stafford
Springs Cemetary association will be held
at the library building Tuesday evening
March Gath.
Catherine, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. M. j. Hassett, has been Ill, but
Is now much better.
The annual meetings of the Stafford
Country club and the Stafford Golf com.
pany will be held at the Springs house
next Tuesday evening.
Fl. o. Butterfield, the optician, attend.
given under the auspices of the mems
club at Monson, Monday evening.
Otis Chapman has sold his store in the
Foster stone block TO Anders Jacobsen,
who has already taken possession. Mr..
Jacobsen will continue the business along
the lines established in the past, with
the exception of the hardware line.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Demond and Mr..
and Mrs. J. Fl. Valentine attended the
opening number in the academy course of
entertainments at Monson last Friday
evening, returning the next morning.
Mrs. E. A. Burnham of this town sang
and furnished an enjoyable part of the
program.
Martin Costello, the well-known paint
er, has sold his business In that line to
James Kenney and Arthur Snow, both of
whom are residents and we'll known here.
Mr.. Costello will form a new partnership
with firm In Providence, where he in
tends to start next Monday. His many
friends wish him success In his new un-
dertaking.
John Hancock of Palmer has been Sc
lected as superintendent of the local elec-
trio light company and William Day will
have charge of the plant. W. E. Shea of
Springfield has also taken position with
the company. improvements are In pro-
gress at the station which will improve
the service. A new engine bed is being
placed and other alterations are planned.
Ambrose Coleman, n, died at his home
on West street Sunday forenoon, after an
illness of about five years. Mr.. Coleman
was born In Marlboro, but has lived In
this town the greater part of his life. He
came here In '56, and was In the lumber
business In partnership with Mr.. Treat
and Nathan Plerson. Later, Mr.. Cole
man was In company with F. A Har-
wood In the palm leaf and palm leaf hat
business. Still later he was In the meat
business with Mr.. Wakefield, after which
he was In Hartford In the same kind of
business for about ten years. Besides
his widow he leaves brother, Joseph, of
and sister, Mrs. Wilbur, of
The funeral was held from
his late home yesterday afternoon, Rev.
G. 8. Davis of the Methodist church Of
icating. The burial was In the cemetery
Of Stafford Springs.
At meeting of the common council at
Rockville Monday the resignation of AL
Thomas s. Pratt was read. MIR.
Pratt resigns because of poor health.
The special trolley committee presented
4 report upon the application of the Stat
ford Sprlngs railway company for a lay
out through the town to the warp mill.
The committee recommend that the CON-
pany be allowed to lay tracks on East
Main street, beginning at the terminus of
the Hartford, Manchester and Rockville
company's line and continuing
On the southerly side of Main street to q
point near the old Fitch mill, where the
rack is to cross the street to the north
srly side and continue on that side to a
point near the warp mill, where the road
leaves the highway and crosses private
also commencing at the termi-
nus of the Hartford, Manchester and
Rockville road, running through Market
street to connect with the steam road
near the CONSOLIDATED" railroad station.
The company Is to conform to the pres
,nt grade of the street for grades. The
,oad Is to be a single track. The COM
nittee recommend that the company be
,equired to pay annually the sum of 5000
ls an equivalent for the additional ex-
'ense for maintaining the street through
which the track runs, the company to use
block pavement between the tracks, to
correspond with that laid on Market
street. The committee Incorporated In
ts report plan of the Park and School
street route, stating that If the company
desired to build that way the committee
would be ready to meet 1t halfway. In
order to go by this route 1t would be nec-
sseary for the company to make a new
application to the council. The East
Main street route, which the committee
Is the one first asked for
BY the trolley company. Hartford Cour-
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