The Press., 1904-11-16
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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The German club will hold D dance
at their hall on Westford avenue Sat.
prday evening. with music by Jor-
dams orchestra. = .@ T
The Foresters will give social
dance at the opera house Wednesday
evening, Thanksgiving eve. with mu-
sic by Jordan's orchestra. Tickets
will be so cents.
Thanksgiving night the i Young
American athletic club will hold q
dance at their hall on Westford ave.
nue., with music by Jordan's orches-
ira. Tickets for this dance are sc
cents.
Col. @. L., Dean of Maiden, Mass.
has been elected to the senate from
his district by the largest plurality
ever attained by a senator from that
district. His local friends will be
pleased to learn of his continued pop.
ularity.
Mrs. James Washburn died at st.
Louis last week Tuesday, and the body
was taken to Middleboro, Mass, fo1
interment : Friday. Mrs. Washburn
was the grandmother of Rev. E. A.
Burnha1n on 1.-THE maternal side, and
was formerly active in the social life
Of Springfield Mass.
The Modern Woodmen of Americs
has formed relief association, with
the following officers: President, A,
d. Rounds vice president, j. W.
Speed; secretary and : treasurer, D.
W. Breen.; director. three years. l..
E. Johnson; director, tive years, Ar.
thur Snow; director, one year, 10.
seph Levene. The association pays
$5 a week to members in case of i'll.
ness.
The organ recital at the Congrega.
tional church this Wednesday evening
will be q musical event of unusual
Importance and delight. Mr.. Bene.
dict, who amazed and enthused &C
many last year, comes fresh from his
recital at the worlds fair, where he
showed himself master of the largest
organ in the world-an organ with
five banks of keys. Mrs. Brandagee,
who assists, with her new Stradiya.
rius cello and her remarkable play.
ing on this sympathetic instrument,
will be no less q source of great pleas.
rue. The admission is 35 cents. The
second concert will be held January
18th. Mr.. Benedict will be assisted
by Mrs. Sarah Hunt Strong, soprano,
of Winsted.
The county commissioners met al
the Springs House last Thursday and
granted licenses to the Springs House,
the Stafford House, John F.. O'Niel,
Frank e. Mogle, James Sullivan,
Timothy Grady, Bernardo s. Ton6n
and Silk & Oorbin at Staffordville
There was a, remonstrance from Stat
fordville, where it has not been the
custom to grant aai1icense for many
years. A hearing was held in the
afternoon. Lawyer r.. H. Fisk ap-
peared for the applicants, and the com.
missioners finally decided to grant the
license. Druggists' licenses were
granted to A. G. Baton, E. K. Taft
and Anders Jacobsen. All the liquor
licenses granted were renewals, with
the exception of Silk & Corbin and
John F O'Niel. who recently bought
out the saloon in Rockwell's block
East Main street. = -.
The meetings Saturday evening and
Sunday, held for the purpose of arons
ing interest in local branch of the
Y. M. O. A., drew good attendance
considering the. weather. ~ At the
Saturday evening meeting, after ad
dresses by the several speakers, class
of eight from xWilimantic gave ar
exhibition; ofsgymnastic work which
proved enjoyable. After the meeting
the team, with Secretary S. b. Doc.
little, were driven to Morrow and
walked the balance of the way to
Willimantic. The local people inter
ested in the movement have been crit.
icised in daily paper for allowing
the boys to take the ten-miie drill
from Morrow to Willimantic. A lack
of hospitality was charged. Inquiry
here develops the fact that the plan
Of return was understood before the
team came to Stafford. For boys in
the pink of physical condition the
walk would not prove q hardship, but
rather an appetizer. Speakers were
present at both the Methodist and
Congregational churches Sunday morn.
ing and spoke of the work of the Y.
NJ. 9. A. At 3 p.Nm. Sunday there
was a meeting for men at the opera
house, and in the evening a union
meeting at the Methodist church,
with an address by Secretary e. T.
Bates, illustrated with the stereopti
con. Considerable interest was man.
ifested at all the meetings. There
seems no doubt that local branch
can be organized if sufficient financial
support can be secured. The charac
ter Of the work of they. NC. A. il
too we'll known. to need @secommenda
tion. Not only does the association
aim to furnish a place where young
men can meet and enjoy innocent di
version, but every effort is being made
along educational lines. In the cities
this feature of the work is especially
valuable, and in some places members
can learn useful trades in addition
TO the general educational facilities
All phases Of the work wonld not bs
attempted here at the beginning, bu
a place where the young men coulG
get off the streets and enjoy reading
or gymnasium work would probably
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