The Press., 1904-06-22
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 Miss Mabel Kavanagh of Hartford spent Sunday in town. -....a.=
 Miss Millie Royce is recovering from an attack of tonsilitis.
 Mrs. Lucius Eaton was a guest of her parents at Palmer last week.
 Wm. Butterfeld of Lynnhurst, N. J.. has been a guest of his uncle, E. E. Butterfield.
 Lawyer J. M. Shahan of Newburg, N. Y., was guest at Woodlawn the early part of the week.
 Mrs. Fanny Page of Brooklyn will spend the summer months at the home of Mrs. L. I. Ferry on Grant avenue.
 Mrs. Maude Chace was a guest of relatives in Willimantic last week, to attend the normal school gradua- tion and the high school reception.
 Stancheless Cote got the woodlot that went with the presentation of "The Mountain Waif," which was put on last week by St. Edward s dramatic society.
 Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Bishop of Concord, N. H., are receiving con- gratulations on the birth of son, David Rand, born on his parents first wedding anniversary, June II.
 Leon E. Pierce of Dawson City and Franklin Pierce of Palmer, former residents, were in town Monday. This is the first time in sixteen years that the former has been in the east.
 Charles Demond, Williams, 'O6, entertained a classmate, MT. Little, of Dalton, Mass. over Sunday. MT. Demond went to Fishers Island Mon day, where he will be employed for the summer vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. George Russell of Springfield were at the Springs House Friday and Saturday. MT. Russell says he would go 100 miles to see laurel as it is at the present time on the Staffordyille road to Union.
 At meeting of the court of bur- gesses, held last Thursday evening, Henry Mellen was re-appointed night officer. The attitude of the borough towards an all light night service caused MT. Mellen to resume his duties.
 Mrs. Hannah Hill, with her daugh- ter, Miss Etta .Bidwell, of Ludlow, Vt., has come to make her home with her brother -in-law, W. P. Bidwell. Mrs. Hill will be remembered as Mrs. .O. H. Bidwell, former resident of this town.
 "The Holy City," by Gaul, is beautiful composition, and was cred itably given at the Congregational church Sunday evening. The pro- duction proved the ability of the choir, under the able leadership of G. A. Ray. sstE +ss s#
 The Staffords were defeated for the second time last Saturday ill the game with the Bemis 6 Call team of Springfield. Sullivan pitched good ball, and if he had been given better support the home team would have won the game. In the third inning the visitors secured six runs, nearly all on errors. In the sixth inning, when the home team added four runs and tied the score, it looked at one time as if the game was going Staf ford's way, but Hines, by brilliant one-handed catch of fly that looked to be sure safe hit, made double play and no doubt saved the game for B. 6 c. Part of the center field had been plowed up in order to improve it and it had not been rolled down. This was the cause of some errors on both sides. The game, with the ex- ception of the sthird inning, was closely played. Smiths home run in the sixth inning was one of the fea- lures. The Citizens band, in their new uniforms of dark green, escorted the players to the fair grounds and gave concert which was much en- joyed. The attendance was over five hTIn to