The Press., 1903-01-22
sTAFFORD SPRINGS.


daughter last Friday.
A chimney fire at the house of Louis
Helm on West Main street Monday alarm
ed the neighborhood for time, but fort
unatsly no damage resulted.
Principal Z. A. Maynard announced
the honors Of the senior class, decided by
scholarship, last Friday. Harold Com
ms Is to be valedietorian and Helen Leach
salutatorian.
There will be a meeting of the Current
Events club next Monday evening. with
Mrs. Willis Reed and Miss George Wash
burn as hostesses. Subject, mining and
Transportation"
Zero weather of Monday and Tuesday
put the finishing touches on the Ice crop,
and the dealers are busy gathering. The
large Ice houses at Oreuttville, owned by
Norwich firm, are being filed with
prime Ice about 12 inches thick.
AT special meeting of the directors OF
the library association held last Friday
afternoon 1t was voted to allow the use
of q part of the library building for the
new girls club which is to be organized.
The grand army has voted to allow the
club the use Of its rooms.
The Lincoln Athletic club has arranged
an attractive list Of prizes for It's fair JAN
uary 80, 80, and 81, and Feb. 2. There
will be- an entertainment and dancing
each evening Music for the fair will be
furnished by the Stafford orchestra, and
Mullin will act rs prompter. The indi-
cations are for a successful fair.
The Temple Of Honor will present the
one-aet farce, "A Duel to the DEATH"
about the 18th of February. The cast Is
as follows:
Mrs. F. Cherival Ford, Miss Annie Tooin
Mrs. A%ela ,oTmiston Miss LEILA Meo0grns
Algernon DuIe, Sydney Siswick
An admission of Is cents will be- charged.
The farce will be presented in Society
hall.
There will be a social at the Congrega-
tional church next Wednesday evening.
Supper will be served at quarter past six.
All interested are invited to make one or
more aprons for the apron sale to be held
at that time. The aprons may be left at
the house Of Mrs. G. E. Butterfield. Host |
esses, Mrs. w. Ii. Cooley and Mrs. Chris.
TOPPER Allen.
Special meetings are continued at the |
Methodist church this week. Tuesday
evening the Epworth League had charge
of the services; last evening Rev. c. s.
Davis gave his lecture, The Land of the
Pilgrim, !" to fair audience; this even
Ing the pastor will be In charge, and to-
morrow evening Rev. q. w. Sheppard Of
Stafford ofieiates. Much interest Is be-
Ing manifested.
Rev. G. II. Puffer Of Salem gave an ad-
dress before the high school Monday af-
ternoon on Dorathea Dix and her work.
In the evening he gave lecture In the
yestry Of the Methodist church on phil
lips Brooks" The attendance was not
so large as the excellence Of the lecture
deserved, but the senior class, for whose
benefit 1t was given, will gain q small
sum for the treasury.
The topic Of Rev. E. A. Burnham's
sermon next Sunday morning will be
christianity is for man; not man for
Christianity" In the evening there will
be q musical service, The life Of Christ
In song" This Is a service especially
prepared for this occasion and with great
care. Some Of the many scenes In the
life of Christ will be portrayed by choir
and sololsts, with selections from the best
anthems Of the standard composers.
District Deputy NJ. j. Eaton Installed the
newly-eleoted officers of the Odd Fellows
Tuesday evening. He was assisted by
Mr.. Mason Of Pawtueket, r. l., who Is
visiting here, and who Is district deputy
In his own state. The list Of officers Is
as follows; N. g., E. E. Phelps; v. g.,
). f. Clark R. s., A. Z. Converse; p.
s., G. L. Johnson; T.. E. K. Taft; W.,
F. A. Brown; c., Carl Green; o. G.,
w. s. Ellis; l. g., L. q. Beard; r. 5. N
g., E. F. Engley; L. S. V. g., Ed Mars
dale; R. 8. v. G., L. Hassen; L. s. v.
G., w. R. Goodsn; r. s. s., w. E. Rob-
bins; L. s. s., Chss. Anderson; P. e.,
Herbert Gay; chap, j. III. Reed.
Mrs. Louis Fedler, who was poisoned
by coal gas several weeks ago, has nearly
recovered. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Fedler
nearly lost their lives, but the former re-
covered quickly from the effects. The
condition which came so near proving
disastrous, was caused by q new stove
which the couple had bought. Mr.. Fed
Ter was aroused In the morning by the
alarm clock. His wife attempted to get
up, but was unable to do so. Mr.. Fedler
was badly affected, but finally managed
to get up, and as soon as he realized the
condition opened the doors and windows.
1t was a short period before Mr.. Fedler
gathered strength to remove Mrs Fedler
from the room. A little longer exposure
would have proved fatal In both cases.
Mayor Loomls of Rockville received
last Friday the new application Of the
Stafford Street Railway company for the
franchise In that city. The new applica-
ton Is for the use Of Market street, be-
ginning at the steam road, and for the
part of East Main street known as the
middle road. Starting from the terminus
OF the Hartford, Manchester and Rock
VILE road, they ask to cross the terrace
on q curve, striking the street at the rear
of the hotel, and following the north
wall on this street to Cottage street. The
street Is then to be widened at the ex-
pense Of the company, by the purchase Of
the property below the Young block.
The remainder Of the route Is as In the
first petition, up East-Maln street. A
public hearing has been called for next