The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-08-03
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in Westford.
Miss Nina Reynolds is guest Of
friends at West Warren. AH
Miss Katie Walsh is with relatives
in Palmer for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Reed are spend.
ing vacation at Westford
Miss Nellie Ward is enjoying a two
weeks vacation in Waltham, Mass.
Miss Emma Kuehne returned Satur.
day from a weeks visit in Holyoke.
Miss Gertrude Rockwell is able tc
be out again after an illness with
pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin
returned the first of the week from q
visit at Holyoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Allen and
Miss Beatrice Congdon left last Friday
for few days at the White noun.
tains Ek* xaE
DR.. James Stretch, accompanied by
his mother. went to Branford the
first of the week for a few days. He
is expected home to-day. .r.ssF.r..
The engagement has been announced
of Sidney Siswick of Mystic, formerly
of the borough, and Miss Helen Ho.
bart Hinckley, also of Old Mystic.
Several local members of the Grand
Army will attend the national en-,
campment at Boston the week of Aug.
ust IA. A very attractive program
has been arranged.
W. II. Heald is taking a two-weeks.
vacation. In company with his
friend, Nathan A. Gibbs, of the
Thames National bank of. Norwich,
he has gone on a southern New Eng
land coasting cruise.
The accident at Norwich Town to
the train that leaves this station al
2.13 for the south delayed the Block
Island Monday evening, and passen-
gers for the north who were Obliged
to go had to wait until after midnight.
The rating committee, representing
the New England insurance exchange,
was in town last Friday for the pur-
pose of revising rates. Very little
change was made, but the average
will be slight reduction in rates in
the protected districts.
There was a fire in the card room
of the Rawitser River mill Saturday
forenoon about 10 O'Clock. The fire
originated in first breaker of the
carding machinery. and it is thought
that an overheated cylinder caused it.
The fire department. was called out
and laid line of hose from the n.y.
drant in front of the factory. When
the ffrenen arrfveH che sfire was well
under way in the large feed box at
taehed to the card. Owing to the
construction of this attachment the
sprinkling system of the mill, which
was in operation. did not get direct
fall on the fire. 1t was quickly ex-
tinguished with the stream from the
hydrant, however. The loss is prin-
cipally from water, although two or
three cards were slightly damaged.
The entire loss will not exceed $4,000
in all probability, and this is covered
by insurance. -= e. ...s --
The Staffords turned the tables on
the Somersville team Saturday after
noon by defeating them 6 to 2 in one
of the best games played on the local
grounds this year. Both teams put
up strong game and were out to
win. Cobb, the Stafford pitcher, was
a little wild at the opening of the
game and allowed the first two men at
bat to walk to first, but he soon got
down to work and pitched fine game,
striking out 10 men, as we'll as field
ing perfectly. He received fine sup
port. Mulholland, Sullivan and Mich
OILS strengthened the team very much.
Il. O'Neiu made q fine throw from
left field to the plate, cutting off a
run. For six innings the score stood
1 to 0, the Somersvilles securing run
in the first inning on a wild throw to
first. In the seventh and eighth in
nings the Staffords batted Ferguson
for six runs and clinched the game.
W. II. Hall umpired,. and if either
side received any; benefit on his decis-
ions, it was Somersville. The visit
ing teams have no reason. to complain
of the umpires furnished by the Stat
fords. The attendance was about six
hundred, the largest of the season
with the exception of the game of Ju-