The Press., 1903-10-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
A. ]. Tilden is to take the school
census.
Quite q number went to Rockville
yesterday to attend the annual fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. JIM Horniss have re-
turned home. after an extended stay
at Narragansett Pier.
VIM. Wood will conduct restaurant
during the fair at the Blue Front
block, in the rooms formerly occupied
by DIR. G.. l.. Nichols, as will be seen
by his adj. in another column.
The entertainment given at Memo
rial hall in Stafford Monday evening
and at st. Edwards hall Tuesday
evening proved amusing and instruc-
tive. At the Hollow $67 was taken,
and at the local hall $3.50.
The High school team defeated the
Invincibles ON the fair grounds last
Saturday in loosely played game by
a score of % to 8. The battery for
the Invincibles was Furness and Bald
win, and for the High schools West
and Colburn. The score:
/. A. X, soar 2 90 O. 8
5. ii. s., O2 8 / 10 2 0 O-23
Rev. John Talbot Smith of New
York gave an address at st Edwards
church last evening before n large au-
dience ON "Irreligion. This even
ing his subject will be Temperance, "
and the local Temple of Honor will
attend in a body. Tomorrow even
ing his sub ject will be - Uncleanness. -
The opportunity of hearing this speak
er ON these topics is appreciated local
ly.
Harmony Temple of Honor will at
tend st. Edwards church this even
New York will give a temperance ad-
dress. Friday evening all the menu
bers that can are requested to meet the
Z O'Clock train to meet the Hon. Had
lai Hull. who will give no-license
lecture at the opera house. Sunday
the members are requested to be at
the hall by 12 O'Clock, when they
will go to the West Stafford church.
There will be an organ recital at
the Congregational church Oct. 18th.
Frank J. Benedict, organist at the
Tompkins avenue Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, N. Y, will be here, and an
attractive program of vocal and instru-
mental music will be arranged. The |
opportunity to hear Mr.. Benedict again |
will be appreciated. 1t is through his
friendship for the pastor. Rev. E. A.
Burnham, that he has been secured
for this date, as his services are in
active demand for concert work, in
which he is a master. The balance
of the program has not yet been an
nounced.
A democratic caucus was held at the
town hall at Stafford Hollow Tueday
evening for the nomination of town
officers. The chairman was w. Fl.
Black, and the clerk H. +. Cady. The
nominees: Selectmen, HI. +. Cady, J.
Allen Mix; assessors, Geo. E. Burke,
John Brosnan; board of relief, Will
liam NJ Crawford, Ralph Wiers;
agent of town deposit and Standish
fund, treasurer of the same and town
clerk, M. b. Fisk; collector, d. J.
Hanley; registrar, w. s. Walbridge;
constables, Owen Silk, Thomas Null
lins, George Z. Burke, Henry Mellon
grand Jurors, Jacob Glover, f. T.
Fairfield, Frank E. Fitzpatrick; audi
tor, L. II. Pinney; school committee
for two years, M. ID. O'Connell; town
committee, F. E. Fitzpatrick, w. S.
Walbridge, ID. l.. Ellis and Owen Silk
The Mayfower Inn at Mashapaug
was burned Tuesday forenoon, with
its contents. The fire was discovered
about 7.3O, and as the building was
of wood it burned very rapidly. The
fire caught from a defective spot in
the fireplace of the sitting room ON
the north side. Mrs. Howard thought
she heard a cracking of flames and
looked into the room, but all appeared
to be right. Later she heard SINH
lar noise, and went upstairs and found
the flames already breaking out. In
the delay caused by an Intellectual at
tempt to put out the fire it gained
such Roadway that very little could
be saved. Mrs. Howard lost q gold
watch, $50 in cash and all of her
wearing apparel, with the exception
of what she had ON. Miss Crawford,
who was employed there, also lost a
gold watch. The latter came very
near being overpowered by the smoke
while trying to- save some of the
household effects. She was badly
dazed when brought out by some of
the neighbors who had arrived ON the
scene. The most serious loss in con-
nection with the fire was the various
collections that Mr.. Howard has been
accommodating for years, as these can
not be replaced. First in Importance
was his collection of books, which in
eluded a large number of costly vol
umes, many of them rare. The col
lection of minerals that Mr.. Howard
had gathered was one of the best pri
vate collections in the state. He had
a collection of canes from all over the
world which he priced highly, as
most of them were gifts from friends.
The fine collections of Indian relics,
old coins, woods indigenous to the
United States were all destroyed. The
loss is estimated at 5000, and the in
surance is $500, divided between the
Connecticut, Commercial Union and
Continental companies. The May
flower was 14-room, two-story build
ing. and the various people who have
been entertained in it and sheltered
by it's hospitable roof will regret to
hear that it is no more. There is not
much doubt that it will be rebuilt in