The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-02-04


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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
The borough board of relief will
meet at borough hall next Monday
from to p. m.
Frank A Austin, who has been
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Ephraim Gale.
has returned to his home in Brook
line, N. II.
Adelbert Needhan expects a carload
of western horses on Friday morning.
They are extra heavy horses, with
several good pairs. ..n
Advertised letters: Mrs. Fidelia E.
Bishop, Chandler E. Miller, Miss
Mary Bates, Mrs. @. A. Penney, Miss
Florence Warrington.
The town authorities have taken uI
the matter of seeing that proper fire
escapes are placed on the public build
ings and factories outside of the Dor
ough.
The January telephone directory
has Hodgson & Smiths number wrong.
1t should be 1875. DR.. F. j.
Stephenson has placed phone in his
office. His number is 1872.
There will be q meeting of the Cur
rent Events club next Monday evening
at Memorial hall. Program: Quo
tations- humorous; current events
current literature; music. Hostesses,
Miss Rice and Miss Harmon.
There will be q meeting of the
Girls club at their room next Tues
day evening at 73O O'Clock, sharp.
All members are requested to be pres
emit, as this meeting is for the purpose
of electing officers for the coming year.
At the regular meeting of the court
of burgesses, held Tuesday evening,
not much but routine business was
transacted. There is to be a new
light placed near Gold street, and the
location was left to the electric light
committee. 1t was voted to buy q sec
ton of suction hose for the fire depart
ment.
The much talked of leap-year sleigh
ride came off Tuesday evening. There
were thirteen couples in the party,
and the trip to the Quaboag Inn at
Monson was made in Gary's bus. A
fine supper was served, and the inter
val following was devoted to dancing
and games The party arrived home
early Wednesday morning, and it is
the general opinion of the young men
that the ladies know Just how to man.
age a social event of this kind.
A meeting of the Stafford Business
Mems association was held at the
Springs House Tuesday evening, The
delegates to the state convention at
Emstol last week. J. M. Leach and W.
E. Hanley, gave their reports. Thir-
teen new members were admitted.
There are now 56 members, including
nearly every merchant in town. The
banquet committee, W. E. Hanley, d.
Robertson and W. E. Demond, are
making arrangements for banquet
at the Springs House next Wednesday
evening. 1t is expected that the state
president, A. J. Muzzy, of Bristol
will be present.
The agents for the various makes of
fire escapes are in evidence from day
to day, as there is active business in
this line. There has been a crafty
ing willingness among those not uI
to legal requirements to meet the
necessary condition. Fire escapes are
to be added at Fabyan company's Riv-
erside mill, First National bank build
ing, Society hall in the johnson block,
German clubs hall in the Rockwell
building, high school building, st.
Edwards school building, Stafford
Worsted company's mill, Warren
WOODEN company's. mill and the A. o.
II. hall in Kingsbury's building.
Arrangements have been about com.
pleted for farmers institute to be
held here next week Wednesday. II
is many years since a gathering Of
this kind has been held in this vicin
ity, and an interesting and valuable
meeting is promised. The meeting
will be under the direction of State
Dairy Commissioner ]. B. Noble, who
will preside at the meeting. 1t will
open at 1926 q. m, and after the
opening exercises Hon. George M
CLARK of Higganum will speak OF
Grasses, and how to raise Them" OF
q subject kindred. Mr.. CLARK is the
we'll known cut-a-way harrow man,
and always interests his hearers. He
raises from seven to nine tons of hay
to the acre, and can tell how he doe
it and make it plain to every one o.
his hearers. Professor Clinton Of
Storrs Agricultural college will b
present and speak ON Economics Of
dairying in Connecticut. - Prof
Philip II. Smith of Amherst, of the
Massachusetts, Agricultural collegt
and the Hatch experiment station
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the results of experiments made il
feeding cows for milk and cream
His subject will be divided into tw'
heads and each will prove interesting
He will speak first on g Feeding cows
and the effect on milk and milk pro
ducts and secondly ON Economic
concentrates for dairymen. Prof
Smiths address at the dairymen'i
meeting in Greenfield, Mass, las
week attraced much attention, and lee
to his being secured for the benefit o.
the dairymen in this field. The meet
ing will be held in the Methodist
church vestry. and good attendance
is desired. Every farmer, especially
those selling cream to the creameries