The Press., 1904-07-20
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

The annual Holmes -Cady reunio'
will be held at Evergreen park Aug
ust 18th.
W. G. Ellis and family are at thei
summer cottage at Crystal Lake for
vacation.
Mrs. W. W. Burwell and Mis-
Priscilla are spending a vacation q
Brooklyn.
George Eaton of Staffordville ha
taken q position in the clothing stor'
of ]. M. Leach.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Brown have
gone to South Bristol, Me-, for a two
weeks vacation.
H. @. Holt has returned from a va
cation at Narragansett Pier. Mrs
Holt and her daughter will not re
turn until the latter part of the week
The following officers of Wauseol
lodge, L o. o. F., we're installed
last week Tuesday evening: N g.,
Joel H. Reed; v. G., Ellery M
Chamberlin R. s., A. E. Converse
p. S., VIM E. Robbins; T., E. K
Taft; W., W. H. Mitchell; c., Car
Green; L G., G. Fl. Ford; o. G.,
f. A.. Brown; R. s. N. G.. Georgt
Braithwaite; L. S. N. G., E. s,
Marsdale; R. S. v. G.. A. Fl. Adams
L. S. V. G., II. NJ. jenkins; r. s
s., Howard Ford; L. S. s., w. R
Goodell; chap, Rev. g. W. Shep
hard; P. G., o. L. Suenderhauf.
Mrs. Franklin E. Charter. SO, ,daugh
ter of the late Seymour Carpenter
formerly Of this town, died il
Bridgeport last Tuesday. She leaves
a husband and four children to mourn
her loss. The children are DIR. Fred
S. Charter and Clifford Charter OF
High Point, N. c., and Mrs. Clifford
Giles and Wilbur Charter of Bridge.
port. She also leaves a step-mother,
Mrs. Sarah Carpenter, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Giles Dimock of Yonkers
N. Y, and Mrs. L. M. Jones of Rock
Vile. The deceased was a member
of the Advent church in Bridgeport
and for some time was a deacones.
and member Of the choir. s
A very pleasant time was enjoyed
last Friday afternoon at the home oi
Mrs. Lucy Cummings ON High street
it being the 93d birthday of he1
Mrs. g, G. Champlin. About
twenty of Mrs. Champlin's children
and grandchildren were present and
all enjoyed the time together. Re.
freshments were served and she re-
ceived anumber of presents and q sum
of money. Those present were Mrs.
G.. Champlin of Bloomfield, Mrs. 81.
E. Prentice of Hartford, Mrs. Mary
Champlin of Waterbury, Mrs. Lillian
Hawkins of Willimantic, Mrs. O. De.
lew of San Antonio. Texas, Mrs. G.
w. Stowe, son and daughter of Sciti
co, Charles Cummings and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walker and
Miss Olive Phelps Of Stafford. 4 Y"
The Staffords defeated the Athlet
les of Holyoks last Saturday aftefnooI
6 to 1 in one of the best games of the
season. George Cobb, a new pitch
er, was tried in the box, with great
success, and from his work ON Satur
daysit looksas if the local team woulG
be greatly strengtliened by HIS addi
tion. Cobb is employed at the Springs
House as assistant clerk. The ont
run of the Athletics in the first in
ming was made ON errors. The Ath.
letics had q strong team and played 9
good game, but we're unable to hit
Cobb. Hogan, their pitcher. was q
little wild. Up to the eighth in.
ming the game was very close, but
the Staffords struck a batting .streal
in the eighth and secured five runs.
Mack made a home run in this inning
by a hot liner to center. field. In the
first inning DR.. English, the regular
umpire, was struck ON the forehead
by thrown ball and received a severe
thpmp, and Dennis Mccarthy finished
the game. The attendance was the
smallest of the season, but would nc
doubt have been larger If 1t could
have been known that the local team
was to put up so strong game as il
did. The playing was prolonged by
the slowness of Hogan, the Athletics
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