The Press., 1903-12-31
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Harold Comlns IS home rom Am herst college.
 Miss Eleanor Valentine is home from Oberlin college, Ohio.
 L. B. Baker was home from tn, Adirondacks for Christmas.
 E. T. Albertin and son, Edward were among the Christmas visitors.
 Chris. Carroll of Monson wal among the Christmas visitors here.
 Miss Marguerite Morrall is home from New Milford for the holidays.
 MT. and Mrs. R. M. Fisk of Rock. vile were in the borough over Christ. mas.
 Miss K. F. Horrigan of Proyidenc. has been the guests of friends in tho borough. ..-. .#
 Hand in your borough tax lists by tomorrow, if you have not already done so.
 Miss Alice Walker is home from Madison and Miss Ruth Walker from New Haven. .E. ....,
 Miss Everlena Ferry is home from the New Britain normal school fol the holidays .s
 Dr. John Sullivan of Willimanti. was the guest of relatives in the bor. ough last Friday.
 Thomas Frazier and family of May nard, Mass, have been visiting in the borough the past week.
 Edward Brosnan of Hartford visit ed his father, John Brosnan, ove1 Christmas and Sunday.
 Michael Mccormick of Providence was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Mi chael Mullins, over Christmas.
 The annual meeting of the Congre gationa1 church will be held this evening. Supper will be served al 6. 80.
 The installation of the officers elect of Winter G. A. R. and Winter W. R. 0. will take place next Wednesday evening.
 The members of last winters danc. ing class had an enjoyable social dance at Society hall last Monday evening.
 The name of J. R. Washburn should have been included last week in the list of original members of Ionic lodge now living.
 The regular meeting of Winter W. R. 0. will be held at o'clock next Wednesday afternoon. Every mem- Der is requested to be present.
 Miss Mary Leach and Miss Emma Kuehne are home for the Christmas from the New Britain nor nal training school at Manchester.
 The ladies of the Methodist church will serve supper this evening at six o'clock, with Mrs. J. J. Clark, Mrs. A. J. Tilden and Mrs. Robert E. Quinley as hostesses. This will be followed by an entertainment, and later by the watch-night service.
 The borough authorities have caused to be distributed circulars which give copy of the borough by laws regarding the cleaning of sidewalks from snow and ice, and they ask for 8 more general cooperation on the part oi the public, and especially in the mat. ter of sprinkling the sidewalks with sand or ashes when they are in a slip pery condition. 7n
 The following officers were elected by the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school last Sunday: Superintendent, Joseph Clifford; assistant superin. tendent, R. W. Ellis; superintendent of primary department, Mrs. Ernest K. Taft; superintendent of home de. partment, Miss Edna Reed; secretary and treasurer, Louis s. Stevens; Ii. brarian, Miss Jessie Eaton.
 The funeral of Alexander Rifen. burg, 38, who died last week Wednes day, was held at Holyoke last Satur. day afternoon at the home of his sis ter, Mrs. James Thompson. The bearers were from the two orders il this borough with which MT. Rifen burg had membership. John Tobir and D. R. Hanley represented the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and J. W. Speed and A. W. Kings. bury the Modern Woodmen of Amer ica. Rev. Joseph P. Kennedy of the M.. B. church of Holyoke officiated. MT. Rifenburg was taken i'll Novem. Der 2d at Philadelphia, and went te his sisters in Holyoke. On Decem. Der 8th he was taken worse and was removed to the hospital. After being there week he was operated upon. An abscess was found on his liver, and he died four days later.
 The first basket ball team of St. Edwards 8 Social club easily defeatad the second team at St. Edwards hall last Saturday evening by score oi 45 to 3. The features of the game were the passing of the first team and the throwing of 15 baskets by R. O'Neil. The line-up:- ,rag First Team. Second Team. T. Desmond N. Ash R. O'Neil If a Farrell E. Collins f P, Renelds J. O'Neil aIg M. Mach B. Mullins rg J. Sullivan
 Baskets. R. O'Neil 15, J. O'Neil 3, B. Mullins 3, J. Sullivan 1, T. 9Des. mond |; free tries, B. Mullins 1, Far rell l.
 The same evening at the same place the third team of the Social club de. feated the high school team 15 to o, with the following ine-up:-
 High School. Third Team. R. Lee W. Hanley H. Lee o. Woods A. Bolieau W. Ducharme