The Press., 1904-04-27

ton from San Francisco, CAL, is the
guest of his uncle, DR.. @. B. Newton.
Prof. Newton is in the east to visit
the birthplace of his father.
Thomas g. Perkins of Hartford, the
promoter of the Rockville & Stafford
Springs trolley, was in Rockville yes
terday, and in conversation with The
Courant representative stated that he
recently had talk with the men who
would build the road, and they said
they would begin work in Connecti-
cut in June or July. He said the
Hartford & Worcester company has
rights of way for the entire line. In
Massachusetts they had bought land
where they run for fourteen miles
practically over private property.
Delays had been caused by Massa-
chusetts people, but now there was
plain sailing in that state. Mr.. Per-
kins said that there was no question
but that the road would be built.
The company had already expended
500, 900 in securing surveys and
buying land in Massachusetts. The
company has options on all the private
land the road is expected to cross in
this state. He expects that grading
in Connecticut will commence in June
or July and continue until cold
weather sets in. Then, when the
spring of 1905 opened, the company
would push things to an early COM
pletion so as to have the road in
operation by fall. This would make
the road in running order by year
from next fall. In speaking of the
situation in Rockville the common
council having granted the company
the right to build on East Main street
1.-THE lower road), after they had asked
to have the Terrace or Middle road
substituted, Mr.. Perkins said that
would be matter for the railroad
commissioners to decide, the company
having taken an appeal from the lay
out as granted by the common council.
Mr.. Perkins feels sure the road to
Stafford and Worcester will be built.
The bonds have been sold and the
company has been steadily at work
Oh the Massachusetts end of the line.
Hartford Courant.
Stafford.
Regular communication OF Wolcott
lodge, F. & A. M, tomorrow even
ing.
The Baptist church will hold a
covenant meeting Saturday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock.
Mrs. Lizzie johnson of Southbridge
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gerould over Sunday.
The town has commenced the work
this week of giving the macadam
road coating of stone.
Frank Moore has resigned his posi-
tion in the Riverside mill and has OBJ
tanned employment in Somers.
Miss Geneva Dimmick of Spring
field has been spending number of
days at the home of her parents.
Quite large band of gypsies are in
camp on the old location on the ma
cadam road, the first of the season.
The subject of the Y. P. g. u.
meeting Sunday evening at the Uni
versalist church will be Friendship. -
Mr.. Mcconnell, the former boss
finisher at the Riverside mill, has
taken a similar position in Somers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Rathbun have
been spending day or two in Central
Village as guests of Mr.. Rathbun g
sister.
The annual business meeting of the
Stafford Cemetery association will be
held in the town hall Wednesday,
May 18th, at 2 p. m.
William A. Royce is working in
Monsoon, blacksmithing for Flynt Bros.
Mrs. Lovica Cummings is stopping
with Mrs. William A. Rocye.
The lecture by Miss Minnie Davis
in Memorial hall Sunday evening
drew large audience. She lectured
again in the same place Tuesday even
ing.
Michael Fallen, the boss finisher at
the Phoenix mill, has resigned his
position and finishes his duties there
this week. He will return to North
Adams, Mass.
Regular meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday evening. Subject for
lecturers hour, Memorial day. -
Memorial day and it's origin" Miss
Mabel Buck; Libby prison. Mrs.
CLARA Beard Personal "reminiscences
of the war; Oscar Sanford; "Bar-
bara Friechie," Mrs. Eliza Holbrook
readings, Mrs. Hattie Larned, Mrs.
Frank Brown; music in charge OF
organist, Miss Annie Wobbecke.
At meeting of the G.. A. R. gen.
eral Memorial day committee, held
last week Wednesday evening, the
following subcommittee we're ap.
pointed for the care of the different
cemeteries in the matter of Memorial
day exercises: Springs, John Arnold
and Geo. E. Johnson; Catholic, John
Mccarthy, John Brosnan; West Stat
ford and West Stafford Hill, Francis
Patten, Henry Mckinney; Crystal
Lake, Dennison Baker; Hillside, Jar.
Wis Hyde, Homer Lord; Staffordville,
George Moore, Charles White; Stafford
Street, W. H. Black. o. w. Sanford
Stafford Village, Phil Ensminger
West, Calvin Porter.
Stafford grange had an evenings
enjoyment last Thursday that has
rarely, if ever, been excelled. Gary's
large bus and several smaller teams
carried the members over to Wesley
Bradway's to assist Mr.. and Mrs.
Broadway in celebrating the 25th ami
versary of their marriage. Ice cream
and various other refreshments were
in abundance, dancing and social
games were enjoyed, and as one mem