The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-10-26
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
DIR. A. o. Comins was at New Lon
don over Sunday.
DIR. g. p. Bard was in New Haven
yesterday attending q state medical
convention.
The Collins moving pictures are
booked for the opera house week after
next, Nov. 10 and IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. O'Con-
nell have returned after q visit of n
few days in Colchester.
Edward NJ. Yeomans of Andover,
democratic candidate for senator in
the 35th district. was in town yes
terlay.
The ladies of the Relief Corps
will have a supper Friday evening at
Grand Army hall, from 5 until Z
O'Clock. ...-
The town tax lists must be handed
in to the board of assessors on or be-
fore next Tuesday to save the advance
of 10 per cent provided for by law.
The socialists have nominated
Frank Sidaway and Patrick Murray
for representatives. VIM. Morrison
of Rockville is the socialist candidate
for senator in the 35th district.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stevens have
commenced housekeeping in Mrs. Geo.
Cleaveland's house. opposite st. Ed
wards church. They will be Eat
home to their friends after Nov.
18th.
A. ]. Tilden has completed the
school enumeration and finds the
number to be 1923. This is q gain
of 80 over last year. The increase
is largely in Staffordville and the
borough.
The republican caucus to nominate
for representative and justices will be
held at the town hall next Wednesday
evening at the usual hour. The name
of f. F. Patten is favorably men,
toned for representative ..a
Anders Jacobsen has sold his store
in the Foster block to John Baldwin.
Mr.. Baldwin will continue the bust
ness on the same lines, carrying
full assortment of smokers goods,
confectionery and soft drinks. He
will continue the lunch counter for
the present
In the case of the Mutual Middle
sex Insurance company against the
Central Vermont railroad, tried at
Middletown last Wednesday, the judge
reserved his decision. A large num-
Der of local witnesses were called on
the case and considerable interest is
felt in the same.
Rev. Charles ]. Sullivan of Col
hnsville, Mass, class of '94, Stafford
high school, was in town Friday and
Saturday rs the guest of f. j. Cardi-
nal Rev. Sullivan sails for Rome
next Saturday, the goth, to take q
two-years' postgraduate course in
canon law at the North American COL
lege.
The democratic probate convention
was held in the sun room at the
0DElukS LIOdSC AAob W CuACcAny AOAC-
noon. W. E. Hanley was chosen
chairman and Lawyer NJ. ID. O'Con-
nell clerk The convention proved
very harmonious, and Marcus B. Fisk
was nominated by reclamation. W.
E. Hanley and Myron Heck of Union
were elected probate committee. A
dinner at the hotel followed the con-
vention.
High School Notes local
high school basket ball team will
play the first team of Willimantic
high school in windham hall, Wilt
mantle, ON Saturday. Quite q num-
Der of local "rooters'' and students
will 90 with the team. The man.
ager would like to hear from Monson
academy, Connecticut Agricultural
college and Ware high school in re-
gard to recent letters mailed to them.
The basket ball team will have a
practice game with st. Edwards first
team ON Thursday evening.
The superior court for Tolland
county will set at Rockville Nov.
18th for naturalization purposes, and
Judge Joel Fl. Reed will take the
oath of office for the superior court
bench at that time. On Wednesday.
Nov. 9, the superior court for Mid
dlesex county will open at Middle
town, and Judge Reed will preside.
The Judge will be the first one on the
superior court bench to receive the
increased salary of So. 900 q year, as
provided for by the act of June IL,
1908. Judge Reed has presented to
Chief Justice Torrance his resignation
of states attorney of Tolland county.
to take effect Oct. 2Sth. 1t is report
ed, and generally conceded, that his
successor to this Office will be Hon.
Charles Phelps of Rockville. formerly
attorney general.
Francis N. Crane, 73, died at his
home ON East Main street Saturday
about noon. The immediate cause of
his death was malignant erysipelas
in the head, although q recent attack
of bilious fever had left him in q
weakened condition. Mr.. Crane was
q thoroughly good man, and no one
who knew him can help but feel sor-
row for his death. He had much
trouble, but he met it manfully and
preserved his kindly nature to the
last. OF late years he has done much
canvassing, and in this way had made
q large circle of acquaintances in this
and the adjoining towns Among
these acquaintance are host OF
friends, rs to know him was to like
him. Mr.. Crane was born in the
northern part of Vermont and came
to town when a young man. He spent
a. -o .ok;va wars of his life in