The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-07-20

in town yesterday.
Joseph Donovan of Baltic visited
friends here last Thursday.
Mrs. James Mclaughlin is the
guest of friends in Palmer.
A young SON of Peter Bondville has
been quite ill, but is now more COM
Portable. ..
Mrs. Fred Russell of Orcuttvil1e
has been quite ill, but is now more
comfortable. #e-z -..
W. E. Truesdell of Springfield is
building cottage on the east side of
Crystal Lake. -.-. 4
Miss Margaret E. Dougherty of
Southbridge is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. III. Reed.
DIR. A. D. Comins, wife and daugh
ter returned the latter part of last
week from visit in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Champagne
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Gordon and
Miss Dwight are spending two weeks
at Intervale, White Mountains.
Miss Kate l. Lord is in camp with
her friend, Miss Alice Chapman, on
Lake Erie, at Point Abino, Ridge
way, Ont, for three weeks.
The local wine clerks have good
material for a ball team, and are
anxious to arrange for game with
Monson or Palmer, or both combined.
Richard Banford, Harry Seavers
and John Alden of Springfield visited
friends here the latter part of last
week. They left here on Friday for
Vermont to continue their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Fessenden
of Providence called on friends here
this week. Mr.. and Mrs Fessenden
were ON their way to the White
Mountains in their Peerless tour
ing car.
Court Oronoco, No. $50, order of
Foresters, installed officers at the
meeting last Thursday evening. Dep
uty Grand Chief Ranger Murphy of
Rockville, assisted by Stephen Tobin,
acted as installing officer.
Jeremiah Mccarthy of Staffordville
was brought before the borough court
Monday, charged with intoxication
and breach of the peace. Judge Par
kess fined him 81 and costs. He was
prosecuted by Attorney W. FL. Reed.
Alfred Bernardo will reopen his
fruit store in the Rockwell block in
the near future. The store is not
quite ready for occupancy, and it will
take little time after it is COM
pleted for Mr. Bernardo to secure q
stock.
William Craven and Allie Braham
we're before the borough court a few
days ago, charged with the illegal
sale of liquor Each was required to
pay a fine of $50 and costs. The
charge was for selling in connection
with the dances that have been held
at Evergreen park.
John Panciera made q miss-step and
fell into the sewer ON Gold street last
Saturday evening at point where it
is about II feet deep. His ankle was
wrenched and one leg was bruised
Considering the nature of his fall he
was fortunate in not receiving any
more serious injuries.
Word has been received from the
Southern New England Telephone
company relative to the establishment
of q local exchange. The company
says that their present plan is to in
stall the exchange here about Septem
Der LIST. The reason that it has not
been done before, it is said, is owing
to press of work of the same nature
in other localities.
Rev. e. A. Burnham of the Con-
gregational church will take his va
cation during August. Mr.. Burnham
has not definitely completed his plans.
but will spend part of the time in
Gloucester and vicinity. The Con-
gregaticnalists and Methodists will
unite during August, worshiping at
the Methodist church the first two
Sunday and at the Congregational the
last two Sundays.
John Nichols of Willimantic, catch
er and third baseman, has signed with
the Staffords. Nichols is strong at
bat and q good all-around player.
He has played with distinction on the
fast Willimantic team. He will in
all probability play behind the bat in
the game Saturday with South Had
ley Falls. The game Saturday should
prove interesting, as the visitors u.s.
ually have q strong aggregation.
L. d. Gary has lost his pet goat.
"Billy" The animal was attacked
by bull terrier owned by Edward
Swami, the tea man. The goat had
its Jaw broken and it became neces-
sary to kill it. Mr.. Gary feels the
loss very keenly as he valued the goat
highly for its intelligence and docil-
ity, as we'll as for the sentimental
reason that it was a gift from his
brother, William, of Philadelphia.
The following books have been pre-
sented to the library by J. II. Hurley
Round the Red Lamp, The Stark
Munro Letters, The Exploits of Brig
adler Gerard, all by A. Conon Doyle.
From Jan. LIST TO July LIST the circu-
lation of books at the library has been
as follows: Fiction, 1925; history,
2S1; literature, 1914; poetry, ST;
2OO3: magazines and periodicals,
446; total, $500. Books most in de-
mand Fiction-Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come, Cherry, Rebecca of
Sunny Brook Farm; other than fic-