The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-02-04
William Foster of Palmer was home


new rubber coats.
Mrs. J. J. Ellis is the guest of rel.
atives in Hartford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. D. Frost have re-
moved to Southbridge.
Mrs. Willis 81. Reed is visiting rel
atives in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Esther Burnley of Hampden is
the guest of Mrs. Charles Holt
Mrs. Moses Warren of Hampden is
the guest of Mrs. Charles Holt.
Mrs. George Bowler of woonsocket
is the guest of Miss Minnie Mullen.
Mrs. David Boyd of Worcester is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs Ernest z.
Taft.
Rev. J. E. CLARK of Collinsville has
been the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Mary CLARK. $780,
Mrs. Benjamin Fessenden of Provi-
dence was a guest at DR.. @. B. New
toms last week.
A. J. Mitchell, superintendent at
the Warren mills, was at Pittsfield,
Mass, over Sunday.
There is to be a leap-year party at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Kel-
ly, Saturday evening.
Mrs. G. H. Baker is the first to re-
port the sight of blue birds, having
seen four or five yesterday.
Quarantine has been removed at the
house of Mrs. Thomas Whitaker, and
at the house of William Webster at
Stafford.
District Deputy Boss of Willimantic
will be in town this evening and in
stall the newly elected officers of the
Workmen.
T. F. Mullen and his mother, Mrs.
Mullen, have returned from Woon-
socket, where they attended the funer-
al of a relative.
The Fabyan factory resumed opera
tions yesterday, having been shut
down several days while repairs were
made on the engine.
1t is reported that an application is
to be made for liquor license in the
east store in the Taft block, recently
purchased by Mr.. Cini.
The honors of the graduating class
of the high school have been decided.
John Hodgson is to be valedictorian
and Howard Lee salutatorian.
Mrs. Valentine Serafin was taken
to the hospital in Springfield for an
operation for appendicitis last week.
The operation was q successful one,
and the patient is on the road to re-
covery.
The last report relative to the con-
dition of Michael Fitzpatrick was that
he is in a precarious condition in the
hospital at Norwich. 1t is now
thought that he inhaled some of the
fire in making his escape from the
burning building.
The dancing pupils of R. W. Wynn
ings made him a surprise visit Tues
day evening, and presented him with
a handsome fob chain. The presenta-
iton speech was made by Master
Beard. A pleasant social evening
resulted, with games and refresh
ments.
The insurance has not yet been ad-
justed on the damaged Rockwell
block. Edward Burke has been
chosen as one of the adjusters, and
there will be delay in proceedings
until a thaw removes the ice and
snow and better idea of the damage
can be obtained.
The high school basket ball team
will play the second team of the Will
limantic high school at st. Edward Is
hall on Friday evening at $50. The
game is played at this hour so that
the Willimantic team can return on
the boat train. Admission: Adults,
% cents; children, 10 cents.
Several members of the Relief Corps
entertained at Grand Army hall Tues.
day evening. The hostesses were at
tired to represent different characters
in Mother Goose. There was large
attendance and good time. There
was an attractive program of music
and recitations, and refreshments
were served.
An agent of the s. s. II. green trad
ing stamps was in town yesterday try.
ing to interest the merchants in this
plan. The local business men de-
clined the chance to put in the stamps
The experience of other towns in the
trading stamp business indicates tina
local dealers acted wisely in declin
ing the proposition. #-
The first annual concert and ball Of
the Foresters will be held at the opers
house tomorrow evening. The same
evening the Odd Fellows will have &
social, with dancing, at Teutonia hall
Next Friday evening the popular mas
querade of the German club will b.
the dancing event of the week at tn,
hall on Westford avenue.
P. J. Casey of Springfield, who hal
an acquaintance here through acting
as announcer at the fair, will presen
kinetograph entertainment at tn,
opera house this evening. Mr.. CASEY
has five miles of up-to-date films, in
Guiding the opening of the new Eas
River bridge at New York, the coro
nation of the pope and the browning
of King Edward. In addition to tn,
kinetoscope there will be other van
deville attractions. Tickets are OF
sale at II. s. Abel's.
Geo. L. Winter, 46, died in Spring
field Tuesday evening at the isolation
hospital, where he had been i'll 70,
two weeks with erysipelas. He wa
h1vv~ G-r;~-.