The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-02-26

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visit.
Keefe Bros. lost valuable team horse
Tuesday.
i WE Hanley has returned from trip
to New York.
Charles Bolieau, employed at Smith q
Cooley's, Is Ill
Regular meeting of Winter Post, g. A.
R., next Tuesday evening.
Edgar. the little son of Rev. and Mrs.
G. 8. Davis, Is seriously Ill.
Charles Gregory, employed at the War
rem mill, Is quite III with the grip.
B. P. Cooley attended reception at
Mt. Holyoke college Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Horniss returned
Tuesday from Narragansett Pier, R. l.
G. g. Anderson, the liverymsn, has a
new pair that makes the people look
twice. .-..... ......
Mrs. P. B. johnson of Hubbardston,
Mass, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. g..
Sanford. a ......sH
The fishermen have 1t all figured out,
and the law will be of on trout four weeks
from Thursday.
Rev. C. s. Davis was Ill with the grip
last Sunday, and there was no preaching
service at the M. Z. church.
S. A. Clapp of Boston Is studying the
wooden business with the Stafford Worsted
company. He Is boarding at the Springs
house.
The dealers have dropped the price of
coal to % per ton. Prices here have run
lower during the famine than In most
places
G. r. Newton has resigned his position
as assistant superintendent of a wooden
mill at Chenille, and will remain at his
home here for the present.
Mrs. Burnham's benefit concert will be
given Wednesday, Mar. 18th. Musicians
from a distance will take part. Full par
ticulars In next weeks Press.
Miss Mabel Foster, employed by A. l..
Howard, has been Ill this week, but is
now more comfortable. Miss Barrett Is
taking her place in the store.
The Womsn's Home and Foreign Mis-
slonsry societies of the NJ. E. church will
meet at the home Of Mrs. B. T. Eaton
Friday afternoon at three O'Clock.
The women's whist club of the Stafford
Country club will meet at the Springs
house Saturday afternoon, with Mrs. G.
B. Pinney and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin
hostesses.
/ The death Of the senior member Of the
firm Of Brown Bros. makes q settlement
of the estate necessary, and the stock
will be closed out, as will be seen by the
advertisement In another column.
Mrs. Alonzo Psttsn fell on the Ice last
evening and fractured her wrist. She
was on her way to the house In the even.
ing when the accident occurred. She
was attended by DIR. G. b. Newton.
At meeting OF the school board held
yesterday afternoon the time for the
spring vacation was fixed to begin March
25th and last until April 18th. 1t was
voted to place the Patterson spoilers In
the schools.
Reserved seat tickets for the prize
speaking contest to be held In the opera
house tomorrow evening are on sale at
81. s. Abel's. There Is q brisk demand
for the tickets, and the indications are
for q large attendance.
Miss Gertrude l. Butterfield has gone
to a hospital at Worcester, where she
will prepare herself for the vocation of a
trained nurse. Miss Butterheld received
very short notice Of her appointment, and
was obliged to discontinue her juvenile
dancing class.
| Word was received at this station from
the management of the G. ", this morn
ing, to refuse all shipments Of freight un,
til further notice, except New York freight
The order Is made necessary owing to the
congestion of freight and the refusal o.
other roads to receive freight for the
present
Rev. E. A. Durham, pastor Of the
Congregational church, has been III with
the grip, and narrowly escaped pneu
monIs. He was unable to occupy hi
pulpit last Sunday, and Rev. I. p. Raab
of the Hartford theological seminary sup
piled. Mr.. Burnham Is much better, ant
expects to preach next Sunday.
Charles A. Baker, a former resident
celebrated his 10th birthday at his hom'
In Fall River, Tuesday evening. Among
the tokens presented was bouquet Of n
roses. Mr. Baker has resided In Fal
River since 1858, and has been deacon
of the Central Congregational church II
that city for the past 81 years. His healtl
has been intirm for years, but he attend
to business and church affairs quite reg
ulsrly. He spent the early years of hi
life here, and will be remembered by thu
older residents. Mr.. Baker Is the las
surviving member Of his generation Of tn
family.
|, At the common council meeting Mon
day evening petition was received, bear
Ing 653 signatures, asking the council t.
give the Stafford Springs Street RaiIwa.
company the right to use Main street
from the corner Of Grove street east
This was referred to the special trolle.
committee. Alderman Noble, Chairman
of the special trolley committee, states
that the committee was not yet ready t.
make any recommendation, owing to tn
presentation Of the large petition for tn
East Main street route. He said he be
lleved the committee was plactieall,
unanimous In favor of giving the compan,
: the use of East Main street, as they Eel
satisfied the company would not build b.
the Grove-Hale street route. He believes