The Press., 1904-09-07

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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Oscar Meyers, who has been quite
i'll, is better.
Mrs. Joseph Stuhlbach is in New
York for ten days
Mrs. B. f. Taylor has returned
from Crescent Beach.
Miss Ethel Charter has returned
from visit in Boston.
Frank B. whiteley of Holyoke Wis.
tied s. F. Clark Monday.
Mrs. Patrick Murray, who has been
quite i'll, is more comfortable.
NJ. f. Brown has returned from q
short visit with friends in Baltic.
Walter Scott was at Woonsocket,
r. l., over Sunday and labor day.
M. O'Halloran is in New Haven at
tending the democratic state conven-
ton.
The painters are busily engaged
touching up the woodwork on John
sons block.
Edward Hopkins, who is employed
in Boston, was in town over Sunday
and labor day.
Miss Marion Davis of northern
Minnesota has been the guest of Rev.
and Mrs. G. s. Davis. 49,.
Mrs. Bert Avery and SON and Mrs.
Mosher of Somers were guests at W.
p. Bidwell's this week.
Miss Mary A. Howard returned
Monday evening from a short visit
with relatives in Monson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Sweet of
Topeka. Kansas, are being entertained
by his uncle, E. ]. Sweet.
The annual drummers' and fifers'
convention will be held at Crystal
Lake Saturday, Sept. 18th.
Gardiner Hall, Jr., W. 81. Hall
and @. B. Gary were in New York
last week in the interest of the COM
ing fair.
Waldo and Miss Dorothy Lathrop
have. returned to their home in New
London. after spending the summer
in town. #.s
Mrs. S. A. Jacobs, Misses Bush,
Harmon and Flagg are to board with
Mrs. Catherine Hicks the coming
school year.
The Jesse d. Woodbury. farm in the
south part of Monson has been sold
to w. Fl. Allen of New York, through
the ]. s. Smiledge agency.
The races at Hartford this week
have proved an attraction to local
lovers of the sport, and there has been
a COED showing of Stafford men at the
various events. -
Collins and O'Neill played two
games Monday with the Hollands
against the Tigers of Wellington. In
the first game Collins struck out Ii
men and in the second game 8.
Joseph Shea. Amos Bolieau and
Richard O'Nein are camping at Crys-
tai Lake. Francis Fitzpatrick is SUBJ
stituting for Joseph Shea at the Faby-
an office during the latter's absence.
At the election held in the Metho-
dist church Monday evening the fol-
lowing trustees were elected: Alva-
RADIO Howard, Charles Warren, for
one year; Andrew Wilton, Charles
G.. Ellis, for two years; Robbins Pat
ten and Orrin Converse for three
years.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be observed at the Methodist
church next Sunday, at which time a
number will be admitted to full
membership of the church. Last
Sunday morning and evening DR..
Woods, financial agent of Wesleyan
university, preached very acceptably.
The local ball team will cross bats
Saturday with the Crescents of Hol-
yoke. In the game July 9th the
Orescents shut out the home team by
a score of 9 to o. Effort will be
made to make it different story Sat
urday. 1t is probable that Smith,
who was here with the Springfield
Athletics Saturday, will play here the
balance of the season. He can be
used in the box if anything happens
to Collins, or he is all right at first.
The battery Saturday will be Collins
and Mulholland.
Last Sunday afternoon DR.. Smith
was called to Buff Cap to attend Peter
Morgensen, who had been gored by q
bull while leading the animal by q
rope, the horn entering the lower,
fieshy part of the back to q depth of
three inches or more, making wound
some four inches in length in the
skin, decorating the muscles most Sc
verely. The animal had never be-
fore shown any vicious tendencies,
hence Mr.. Morgensen was taking no
extra precautions. The wound is do
ing we'll at present.
The petition for free rural deliv-
cry route in the north and west part
of the town has been accepted, and
an inspector may be expected any
time now to make the final arrange
monts. The proposed route will be
about 20 miles driving distance, and
the service will reach the people liv-
ing in the Chaffee and Lull districts,
the village of Orcuttville and the
east border of Somers. Applications
for the position of driver have been
received from F. W. Preston of West
Stafford, f. G. Lynch, NJ. ii. Ryder,
H. o. Works of Orcuttville and Harry
Pownall and Arthur Tilden of Stat
ford Springs.
Eli Praizeau has placed q Yale
Wonder clock in his store in Pages
block. The clock is o mechanical
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