The Press., 1903-11-12
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

slight illness. ..s. ..-.
 H. S. Abel has been in Boston on a business trip.
 Winter W. R. O. supper Friday, from 5 to :, 10 cents.
 Henry Gilmartin has been in Ston- ington for a few days.
 Some very fine chrysanthemums are being shown st the Baker greenhouse.
 Regular meeting of Winter W. R. O. next Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. .-.... .~,- ...
 Miss Ethel Gary, who is attending Wesleyan academy, was home over Sunday.
 Ed. Dimock of the Banner Stock Farm has started a meat cart route for the winter months.
 Mrs. Wm. W. Burwell has added a piazza and made other improvements at her house on Crown street.
 The Kings Daughters will meet at the home of Mrs. J. W. Robinson next Tuesday evening at half-past seven.
 E. T. Albertin has resigned as boss dyer at the Central mill, and is suc- ceeded by A. H. O'King of Torring- ton.
 William Day of Palmer has taken a position with the local electric light company. He has worked here pre- viously.
 Treasurer R. H. Fisk of the agri- cultural society has mailed the checks this week for the premiums awarded exhibitors at the last fair.
 Mrs. B. B. Paine will have an ex- hibition and sale of her embroideries at the Springs House parlors Monday, Dec. 7th, from 10 a, m. to O,p. m.
 Miss L. s. Cady, who has taught for years in the primary grade of the public schools, is improving, but it will be several weeks in all probability before she is fully recovered. Y
 A. J. Squires' oldest son, John, is i'll with diphtheria, and the house has been quarantined. The case is a mild one. In the absence of Amos Nichols, VIII. Heald is acting as health officer.
 Governor Chamberlain yesterday signed thescommission of Joel H Reed to be judge of the superior court, to succeed JRdge Elmer, who retires on account of age limitation Nov. 6, 1904
 Gary Bros. have three new horses at their stable. These include a promising matched pair of light brown horses and colt born this week to MArpse g.. 2.23t The colt is sired by Alcyoro, who has a mark of -2.214.
 The Junior Epworth League of the MethcdiM ehAreh met for reo<ganiza- tion last Sunday afternoon The fol- lowing officers were elected: President, Jessie Keefe; president, Frank Ruby; secretary. Edith Adams; treas nrer, Lillian Warren.
 A movement is on foot for the es- tabEishihent of a night school in town. A petition has been circulated and numerous signatures secured The interest manifested indicates desire for such an institution, and if there are a number who desire chance to at tend, this desire should be gratified. There is no danger of too much intel hgence in citizenship. ... ; At the adjourned meeting of the school board, held Tuesday forenoon, but three members were present. Messrs. Black, Wiers and O'Connell. Under these conditions it was impos- sible& to transact any business. It wss decided to ask Chairman Howard to call special meeting at a later date. This leaves the condition rela- tive to the election of school visitors just where it was previous to the meeting. ....-.
 The first issue of the second volume of the Oracle, the high school peri odieal, will be published next week. The staff for the coming season is as follows: Editor-in-chief, Ralph Con- verse, 'O5; literary editors, William Phelps, 'O5, Florence Barrows, 'O6; business manager, Wayland Preston, '06; assistant business manager. Rose Hanley, 'O6; alumni editor, Kate Cptler, 'O4; exchange editor, Charles Peel, 'O6; news editor, John Hodgson, 'O4; class reporters Howard Lee, '04 Isadore Dunham, 'O5; Richard Valen- tine, '06; Malcolm Beckwith, '07.
 sThe Policy Players, the company that will appear at the opera house this evening, numbers 30 people, are c6lored and present a two-act musical comedy called "A Bogus Prince, '" in which many songs and speciality acts are introduced. Among the features Of the entertainment is the work of Allie Brown, the slack wire artist and hoop roller. The company comes here from Springfield owing to an unfortu- nate confagration destroying the opera hpAse in Winsted, where they were booked to appear. They play Hart ford and willimantic following here. Seats on sale at Abel's at 25, B and 50c.
 IF. J. Benedict of New York will give the first of the winter-oFgan con cSrts at the Congregational church nezS Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. A large audience is expected, espec- ially as the sale of tickets for the three recitals has been such as to practically insure success, from the outset, in this effort to give music lovers a rare opportunity to hear one of the very finest organistss in this country, a program of delightful mu- sic and fine new organ The soloist forSthe evening will be Miss Ella P. Harris, soprano. who last month sang with great acceptance in Boston. The other racitals will probablY be given