The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-14
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

FIRE escapes nave D66n a0Q6u at 6nt
Stafford hotel this week.
There will be semi-monthly meet.
ing of the A. o. III. next Sunday.
The Frank LeDoyt farm at Stafford
Village has been sold to Nelson A.
Towne.
Harold Miner is incapacitated fol-
duty, having slipped and sprained
his arm.
Several from here have attended
the presentation of "Babse in Fairy
land at Springfield this week.
Mrs. ]. A. Foster and Mrs. Samuel
Rockwell are spending the week with
friends at Hazardville, Mapping and
Hartford.
Witnesses have been summoned on
the Schoield- Gary horse case, and it
is expected to come up in the superior
court at Rockville this week.
". H. Smith has hired the store in
the old Taft block, formerly occupied
by the bakery, aud will open stove
store and plumbing establishment.
Henry Rawson has returned from
Illinois, where he has been on an ex-
tended visit, and resumed his duties
with the Beckwith Card company.
Inquiries for summer accommoda-
tions at the Springs House are arriv-
ing daily, and the indications are for
q brisk business the coming season.
Several from here will attend the
social dance at Stafford, Friday even
ing, to be given by the Young Mems
Social club. A bus will leave the
station at 100.
workmen have commenced repairs
on the wall at the entrance to Edge
wood 1t was necessary to take up
about 40 feet of the sidewalk, and the
wall for the same distance will have
to be relaid.
There will be meeting of the Cur
rent Events club next Monday even
ing. Program: Quotations; EN-
peror wilhelm;'' 1.-THE golden age of
German literature;" music, Wagner.
Hostesses, Miss Comins and Miss
Kingsbury.
William A. Foster. employed by E.
A. Buck & Co. of Palmer, is on his
annual trip in Vermont with line
of goods, which will take him from
five to six weeks. He writes that
syrup and sugar are plenty, but prices
are being held high.
The Stafford high school dramatic
society are planning to give farce,
including a male chorus and vaude-
willie acts, on or about May 9TH for
the benefit of the baseball team. The
high school orchestra will probably
furnish music for the evening.
At the annual meeting of Orient
chapter the following officers were
elected: M. E. Fl. P, @. B. Pinney !;
E. K, David Bissett, E. s., J. NJ.
Leach; @. of H, DR.. James Stretch;
P. s., Anders Jacobsen; r. A. c., @.
F. Beckwith; G. NJ. Sd v, W. II.
Heald; G. NJ. I'd V, Fred A Close !;
G.. NJ LIST W, H. E. Burwell; secre-
tary, John Ingham; treasurer, G. s.
Baker.
Rev. ]. W. Whitaker, formerly
pastor of st. Johns colored church of
Springfield, Mass, but now financial
agent of the Tuskegee university at
Tuskegee. Ala, will give an address
at q union service at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening at
O'Clock in the interest of the univer-
sity. Stereopticon views explaining
the work will be used. This is the
university that Booker Washington is
interested in.
A borough meeting has been called
for next Wednesday evening at 7.3O,
to see what action the voters wish to
take in regard to the claim of Mrs.
Leon Paul. Mrs. Paul thinks that
she is entitled to the same amount,
$3.50, that was voted to John Irons
and Fl. d. Frost, on account of the
accident of the caving in of the grav-
ell bank ON Westford, avenue, Sept
z, 1908, when her husband was in
stantly killed.
The plan to form an association to
back baseball team the coming sea-
son is meeting with considerable IA
vor. A paper is being circulated to
secure subscriptions for this purpose
The plan as outlined is to secure mon
ey enough to equip the team properly
and have enough to hire players when
necessary. The interest awakened
last year, and the good showing made
by the local team, leads to the belief
that team the coming season can de
pend on good patronage for games
played here.
The basket ball game at st. Ed
wards hall last evening between the
two young ladies' teams, the st. Ed
wards sodality aud the high school,
resulted in a victory for the st. Ed
wards in q close and exciting game.
The attendance was fully $50, the
largest of any game this season. The
young ladies entered into the game
with much spirit. 1t was the first
match game played by either team.
but they gave good exhibition of the
game. The St. Edwards team had
the advantage in weight. Three ten
minute periods were played. At the
end of the first period the score stood
8 to 2 in favor of st. Edwards. At
the end of the second period the score
was IL to 10, with St. Edwards still
ahead. The final score was IL to Is
in favor of ST. Edwards. Outside of
the first period the score was very
close all of the time. The lineup
High School. st. Edwards.
Elsie Mullen f Mary Squires
Ethel Robinson Esther Warren