The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-01-14
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


The A. o. II. will hold semi
monthly meeting Sunday at O'Clock
Miss Lillian 7. Grady of Montville
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hassett.
NJ. J. Tobin has resigned his posi-.
tion as boss finisher at the Central
wooden mill. +~ III
Miss Lillian Eddy, who has been
with Miss Wilton for some time, has
returned TO her home in New London.
There are two cases of 'diphtheria
in the family of Mrs. Thomas Whit
taker, and the house has been quaran-
tined. s.a-,
The ladies of Grace church will hold
3 cake and food sale at the store of E.
L. Burr ON Friday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. s-Fe-=.- .s~
Rev. +. ]. O'Neill took the choir
OF st. Edwards ON sleighing party
Tuesday evening After the ride a
lunch was served at the rectory,i
Mr.. Benedict will give his next
organ recital at, the Congregational
church Wednesday evening, the 27th.
The soEeist will be announced next
week.
A sleighing party from West Stat
ford drove through the principal
streets Tuesday evening. The partic-
ipants gave every evidence of thoi-
oughly enjoying themselves.
The next meeting of the Country
club for whist will be held at the
Springs House Monday evening at
O'Clock. Hostesses, Mrs. Lewis Nc
Laughlin, Miss Gertrude Chamberlin
and Miss Margaret Cooley.
Judge Robinson has filed his decis-
ion in the Matthews appeal case, in
the superior court at Hartford, and
sustains the action of the referee and
of the former decisions. He puts the
costs of the suit entirely upon the ap-
peliant, Matthews.
The st. Edwards Social club team
will play game of basket ball at st.
Edwards hall this evening at 8
o'clock with the Connecticut Agricul-
tural college team. Admission: Gen
tlemeu, % cents; ladies, Is cents; re-
served seats, S5 and % cents. This is
the only game this week.
There will be a social at the Con-
gregational chapel next Wednesday
evening. with Mrs. G. H. Baker and
Mrs. II. Alden hostesses. The play,
''All in a Fog" will be given by the
following young people: Miss Lettie
Meyers, Miss Ella Harris, Chas F.
Chandler, B. p. Cooley, Oh. Moore.
Supper and entertainment, 15 cents.
Miss Kate E. Grady, daughter of
Mrs. Kate Grady, was united in mar
riage Tuesday to J. A Fitz of Roch-
dale. Mass. the ceremony being per-
formed by. Rev. F. ]. O'Neill at st.
Edwards rectory. James J. Sullivan
was best man and Miss Maggie Fitz-
gerald maid of honor. Miss Grady
has resided in the borough for several
years, and the couple have the best
wishes of a large number of friends.
At the annual meeting of the Stat
ford Library association, held Monday
afternoon, Alvarado Howard declined
to again serve as secretary and treas
urer and chairman of the book pur-
chasing committee. For about sol
years. or since the library was first
started, Mr.. Howard has been closely
connected with the work, through
periods of severe trial as we'll as pros
perity. The success of the association
is largely due to his unselfish labors.
A sleigh-ride party has been ar
ranged TO Monson tomorrow evening
by the local high school. The bas-
kat ball team of the school will play
q game with the academy team ct the
Holmes gymnasium after the arrival
in Monsoon. The game will prove an
enjoyable feature of the occasion.
The high school basket ball team has
also made q date with the Palmer
high school for q game at st. Ed
wards hall the evening of Jan. 30th.
The tips for fishing through the ice
invented by David Bissett and DIR. L.
+. Eaton have been patented. Mr..
Bissett has tried his and they worked
perfectly. He is at present making
some with the Eaton improvements. |
The only difference in the two is that
while on one the flag is always in
sight, the flag is arranged on the 9TH
er so that it is not visible only when
there is something doing ON the end of
the line where the hook il These
improved tips can be seen nc the store
Of G. III. Baker g. Co. rs -
At the meeting Of the Retail Pro-
tective association, held Tuesday even
ing, it was voted to change the name
of the organization to the Stafford
Business Mems association The
president, ]. M. Leach, and W. E. |
HAnley. were elected delegates. to at |
tend the state meeting to be held at |
Bristol tia 2Sth. of this month. There
are many advantages to be gained by |
affiliating with the state association.
Each organization keeps it's own list
Of people who refuse to pay their
bills In case any of said delinquents
move to any section of the state,
where there is an auxiliary of the
state association, notice is sent to the
in that section.
The Rawitser wooden manufactur-
ing business in this town has been
formed into q stock company and in
The company will be
known as the Fabyan Wooden COM
pany, and the authorized capital stock
Is saoe, 900, divided into .2,0O0 shares
81 800 each. Herman and Simon
Rawitser of New York and Charles
Meyers, Jr., of this town are the in
eorporators. and MI. Movers will act