The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-20

en- mills.
Thomas Roehm of Cooperstown, N.
Y, has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur johnson.
Several prominent members of q
Bridgeport church have attended SER
vices at the local Congregational
church recently.
| A. G. Mitchell, superintendent at
Warren's, has hired one of the Spen-
Ger cottages. which he will occupy
with his family in the near future.
Stafford.
Austin Witt was in Springfield the
first of the week.
Miss Geneva Dimmick was at home
from Springfield over Sunday.
Jarvis Hyde returned Monday from
a several days visit at Canterbury.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. George jenkins last Saturday.
George Latham spent several days
with his father in Wellington last
week. .-.
The family of Henry Goodell have
rented Mrs. Emily Thompson's house
on the west road.
Rev. George W. Sheppard preached
in the First Baptist church at Groton,
Mass, last Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Colburn of Springfield
was q guest of Mr.. and Mrs Jarvis
Hyde one day this week.
The town officials say that all per-
sons who keep or harbor dogs this
year will surely pay the license on
the same.
Russell Colburn has purchased from
the Universalist society the Charles
Pero house, and will move it to one
of his lots.
Rev. G. @. Conner of Monson will
preach in the Universalist church
next Sunday, in exchange with Rev.
J. P. Marvin.
A. N. Nichols of the Springs oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Baptist church
last Sunday in the absence of the
regular pastor.
Mrs. Clara Cummings and Mrs.
Lucy Wadsworth left Tuesday for Say
brook Point, where they intend to
spend the summer.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
| fist church will meet for work next
week Wednesday afternoon. and serve
their usual supper at 5.45.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Fl. Pinney were
in New York over Sunday in attend
ance upon their son, Dick, who is
doing finely and gaining every day.
Miss Minnie Davis of Hartford, the
we'll known lecturer and teacher, will
speak in Memorial hall next Sunday
evening at 7.3O. Subject. "Jacob's
Ladder" an Interpretation.
The republican caucus for the cleo
tion of delegates to the state conven-
tion will be held in the town hall
next Tuesday evening, and the demo-
cratic caucus for the same purpose on
Wednesday evening.
The attention of all that are in any
way interested in Hillside cemetery
is called to the notice in another col
umn of the annual meeting to be held
Saturday afternoon, May 7th, at 3
o'clock. A good attendance is very
much desired.
Alfred, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Robinson, had a narrow
escape from a serious accident last
Friday afternoon. He was returning
from school, in company with num-
Der of other children, when on the
fiat near the Wightman place team
driven by Miss Gertrude Rockwell of
the Springs struck him, throwing him
down and passing over him. The
little fellow was badly bruised and
shaken up, but fortunately no bones
were broken.
Everybody in this village will re-
member powers" the cartoonist of
the New York World, who was so
strongly Swallowed by New York de-
tectives while he, with his wife, was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gerould year or two ago. The fol-
lowing clipping from Mondays Hart
ford Courant shows that he is still in
trouble =
Bridgeport, April 17.-Judge Roraz
back of the superior court has granted
temporary injunction to the pub
fishers of the New York World re-
straining Thomas E. Powers of Nor
walk, a cartoonist, from performing
| any work in that line for William R.
| Hearst and S. G. Carvalho, engaged
in the publication of the Boston
American at Boston, Mass. The COM
plant sets forth that Mr.. Powers
made contract to give his time and
professional skill to the petitioners for
two years from January 30, 1904, for
not less than $40, 400 year, and that,
in spite of the agreement, Powers has
failed to perform his part of the con-
tract and intends to transfer his SER
vices to the Evening Journal Publish
ing company. Galen A Charter of
Stamford is counsel for the World.
The injunction restraints Mr.. Powers
from performing any work for the
Boston American, Mr.. Hearst or Mr..
Carvalho under a penalty of $1O,-
OOO."
St86OrdviIe.
Mrs. Phebe Winter of Willimantic
Visited friends Monday.
A son was born to Thomas and
Clara Cavanaugh the 9Th.
Samuel L. Heck visited with rela-
tives in Union on Sunday.
Mass at st. Joseph's chapel will be
held Sunday at $50 to $50.
Samuel B. Amadon went to Hol-