The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Goodell are
receiving congratulations on the ar.
rival of SON, Monday.
DIR. W. III. Small, the veterinary,
was called 10 Willimantic yesterday
to perform an operation.
Attractive fire escapes have been
added at Johnson's block, the bank
block and the library building.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Bond and Miss
Alice of Bondville were guests of Mr..
and Mrs A. Adams over Sunday.
, Those who have occasion to use the
highways outside of the village re-
port plenty of mud, with some rather
dangerous holes.
Miss K. E. Donohue of New York
has taken the position of head mil
liner with Miss Beckwith. Miss Lucy
is also with Miss Beckwith again this
season. ! .~r
Frank Silk has purchased the Cor
nelius Flaherty house and lot on the
north side of Center street. Mr.. Silk
will build barn and make other i'm
REpvements.> Ne5 - a. - ]
e. 7. Albertin has moved his house
hold goods to Gleasondale, Mass.
where he is now employed. His SON,
Edward, of New Bedford. Mass, was
in the borough last week.
Chapman & Brown have sold their
hardware, stock in Pages block to
Harvey Chapman 6 Co. Inventory
is being taken and q closing out sale
will be started next week Wednesday.
Mrs. J. L. Blower, at both the
morning and afternoon services at the
Congregational church last Sunday,
gave interesting talks ON the mission
airy work and the conditions of the
people at Porto Rico.
The second of the series of papers
given at the historical meeting of the
Current Events club will be found ON
the first page. This paper is of es-
pecial interest at this time, as Sunday
is the anniversary of the food.
There will be an important bust
ness meeting of the Ladies' Aid socie-
ty of the Methodist church next We'd
nesday at O'Clock. Supper will be
served ut O'Clock, and q social. hour
will follow Hostesses, Mrs. o. M
Brown and Miss Carrie Eaton
A. F. Davis of Agawam and W. E.
Brown of Willimantic met at the
Stafford House yesterday and con-
summated novel horse trade. There
were eight horses involved, each man
trading four for four Three of those
received by Mr.. Brown could go bet
ter than ais.
Frank W. Newell of New London
has been spending several weeks in
Travares. Fla, visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Newell, also his
brother, G. III. Newell. of Eustis,
Fla, whom he had not seen for eleven
years. He has been down the east
and west coast, and has nothing but
praise TO offer for the climate and
the country.
CORTLAND Harrington, who for the
past eight or nine months has been in
the employ of the A. Deutschberger
Drug Co. of Hartford, has accepted q
position with q prominent Hartford
house, and will travel the New Eng
land states, Introducing doctors, dent
lists and druggists specialties. His
many friends of this place are glad to
hear of his progress. and wish him
much success in his new enterprise.
An attempt was made to burn leu
tonia hall last week, but it failed.
The plot has all the qualifications to
make the case interesting. A box
containing the proper chemicals to
start q blaze was placed on the stairs
of the hall. This was probably done
Friday night, but for some reason the
box did not ignite, and members of
the club found it Saturday, and be-
came aware of the malice felt by some
person or persons. Wednesday of this
week was the anniversary of the ded-
ication of the club, but for the con-
venience of members it was decided
to celebrate the anniversary in a quiet
way last Saturday evening. Owing
to this plan, Walter Nieber and Chas
Kuehne went to the hall about
O'Clock Saturday afternoon to make
arrangements. One of the men found
the box on the stairs. When found
an empty bottle was on top of the
box and traces of g. yellow powder,
which Prof: Maynard OF the high
school later classified as PHOSPHORUS
The bottle evidently contained some
liqnid which, combined with the
phosphorous, would cause the effect
desired by the incendiary. This
liquid had united with the other in
gradients used, and To- has been irapos.
sible to secure an analysis of it. The
box used was one in which Hayner's
whiskey had been shipped. and inside
it vas flied with kindling, straw
and lighs infammable material.
when Mr.. Kuehne and Mr.. Nieber
first discovered the box they thought
is epntained something to use ON the
bowling alley. bat when they exam
ined it more closely and smelled the
disagreeable gases of the chemicals
employed they naturally began to
wonder what they we're up against,
aud sent for Sheriff Helm and Officer
Mellan. AS an illustration of the
character of che contents of this box,
may be mentioned the fact that when
Sheriff Helm threw it partially emp
tied into the back yard. the box burst
into fame. A there was no explo-
sion. the perpetrator of this bold
s.rkrmm ayfdentlv aimed tn barn the