The Press., 1903-01-15
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Charles Frazier has returned from a
trip to Canada.
Miss Mena Adams is confined to her
home with neuralgia.
Mrs. Frank Mogls has returned from
visit with her parents In Ware.
The subject of the sermon at Grace
church next Sunday morning will be
The glory Of young men,"
The German club will hold It's annual
masquerade ball at their hall on Westford
avenue the night of Feb. 9th.
Rev. q. s. Davis Of the III. E. church
entertained his class of young men at the
church parlOrs Monday evening.
A party Of IS, including scholars, the
principal and two teachers of the high
school, went to Rockville Tuesday even
Ing and were entertained at the Rockville
house. Dana Gary guided the steeds.
Jollity and good feeling prevailed.
One OF the features at the Teutonia
ball to be held the 23d will be glpsy
camp, performed by a troupe of gipsies in
fancy costumes. The decoration Of the
hall will be something new and novel,
different than anything ever seen here
before.
AT the meeting of the court of bur-
gesses, held Tuesday evening, Lyman
Cushman was elected road commissioner
1t was voted to carry out the vote Of the
borough relative to getting a survey and
estimate of cost Of grade crossing above
Faulkner's mill. Before proceeding the
views of the Central Vermont railroad
will be secured.
There is talk of organizing girls club
In town, and the plan is meeting with
considerable favor. The idea Is to form
an organization among the girls and have
club rooms. While the social feature
will predominant, there will be an oppor-
tunity to gain useful knowledge and study
music, art and literature. In the cities
these clubs are very popular and helpful.
An experienced organizer Is expected here
soon to look the field over.
ment at Grace church next Wednesday
evening. The admission to both will be
Is cents. A 10 cent admission will be
charged for either the supper or enter
tainment separately. Supper will be
served from 6 to z 80. A feature Of the
entertainment will be a monologue by
Mrs. j. Allen Mix. MY Missing Specta-
cles." The one-aet comedy, Burglars, -
will be presented with the following cast {:
Josiah Green. brave when dangers not in sight,
Maria Green, his wife. and afraid OF burglars,
Kitty. the hOusemaid, afraid of no one, -,
Toby, a negro, hired to catch burglars,
VIM. Benton
A long debate In the Rockville city
council on Monday evening, over the pro-
posed franchise for the Stafford street
railroad company to build tracks on East
Main street In Rockville, came to moth
Ing, as 1t was discovered later that the
60-days' time In which the council had to
act on the application had already passed,
and no action having been taken, 1t was
the same as d refusal of the application.
The representatives of the company and
the members of the council were greatly
surprised when they found that the appli-
cation was dated November 4, although
1t was amended December 20. No action
having been taken by the city, the COM
pany had right to appeal to the railroad
commissioners, which would take the
matter entirely out of the hands of the
city council. Judge Perkins and T. G.
Perkins Of the company, however, waived
any rights of this kind, preferring to have
the council act on the matter, and so
withdrew the original application. The
company will file another application In
few days, with the understanding that the
council will act on the matter as soon as
possible. This will require another pub
lie hearing, and delay the final action on
the application. The debate In the coun-
ell was started by the presentation of q
petition signed by 5O4 citizens, asking
the council to insist on the granting Of
the franchise on East, Hale and Grove
streets. t. G. Perkins said that the
Rockville franchise was practically all
bA0b Woo AcAb ~ Oc ScGuE0u On tue
line Of the road, but the company did not
feel like making the contracts for the
construction Of the road until the fran
ehlse was secured there. He said that
its desire had been, from the start, to Sc
cure the most direct route from Worees-
ter to Rockville, and 1t had many similar
cases In Massachusetts,, where the citizens
wanted them to go by different routes,
which were not as direct. The company
felt that the success of the entire under
taking depended entirely on its being able
to make fast running time, and, for that
reason, 1t had secured rights OF way over
private property. In Stafford 1t had been
desired that 1t go through West Stafford,
but II was not direct route. The COM
pany did not believe the local travel
would pay, as the estimated cost of the
road was about 81, 500. 900. The financial
men back Of the road would absolutely
refuse to build on the Grove street route,
and II insisted upon, would be question
Of not building the road. In answer to q
question by Alderman Cooley, he said
that II the council refused them the right
on East Main street; the company would
not apply for franchise on Grove street.
Springfield Republican.