The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-08-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

MISS E1AAoA OOAulus Is NAsAbAnS IL
Hartford.
Mrs. Maude Ohaoe is visiting friends
in Providence.
Timothy Grady is spending a short
vacation at Ocean Beach.
John Sena has added bakery goods
to his line of groceries.
Dana Gary and family are enjoying
a vacation at Warrenville.
Landlord Scott of the Springs House
was in Boston over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. @. Holt are spend
ing q week at Block Island.
A. @. Cordner of Springfield has
been the guest of Karl Adams.
Joseph Starky was at his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y, the first of the week.
Mrs. Ryder of Albany is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. George l.. Dennis.
Miss M. Glee Wiley of Boston is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Ethel V.
Charter. u.s.
Miss Attic Selfredge of South Had
ley has been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs J. ]. Clark.
Miss Frances Mccarthy was a guest
at Mt. st. Joseph's seminary, Hart
ford, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur kellogg are
spending a vacation in the eastern
part of Massachusetts,.
James Warren and Timothy Des-
mond left last Saturday for visit to
the fair at st. Louis.
Miss Frances Mccarthy, Miss Julia
Desmond and Miss Annie Mccarthy
are spending the week at Block Island.
Allen Brown left Monday for Storm
Lake, Iowa. He will visit st. Louis
and other places in the west before
his return.
Rev. E. A. Henderson of New Mil
ford will preach at both the morning
and evening services in the M. E.
church next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Eaton have re-
turned from a western trip, which in
cluded a visit to the fair at st. Louis,
and report very enjoyable time.
Adelbert Needham has purchased
Dick K, with a mark of 2.25. Mr..
Needham will not be obliged to take
much dust from the local fast ones.
Master Maine R. McNeill of Rock
willie, who has been the guest of his
grandmother, Mrs. N. d. Royce, on
Village Hill. is now the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Royce.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Fl. Stone of
Northampton were the guests of rela-
tives here last week. Mr.. Stone,
who is q former resident of Stafford,
is now a prosperous merchant of
Northampton. ...#
David Bissett has broken camp at
Crystal Lake. Mr.. Bissett broke all
records last Saturday by catching a
bass weighing five pounds eight
ounces and a half. This bass was
p inches in length, 81 inches wide
and 81 inches thick. Plenty of cor
roborative evidence can be furnished
in connection with this fish story.
Work is progressing in the prepare
lion of rooms in the high school build
ing for the accommodation of the de-
partment devoted to commercial in
struction, and when completed will
admirably accommodate the numerous
pupils already promised in that de-
partment. The advantage of having
pupils at home and avoiding the ex-
pense of attending the commercial
schools out of town will be appreci-
the school is in full working order.
Arrangements are being perfected
whereby pupils can pursue such course
as they may elect from shorthand,
typewriting or bookkeeping to the
full commercial course, which will
fit the scholar for advanced position
in practical business. This depart
ment will be valuable adjunct to the
practical work being done in the de-
partment of physics. We hope to give
a more extended description of the
work mapped out for the high school
in all its departments before the COM
mencement of the fall term. 1t may
interest some to know that the advan-
tages of the high school in all its de-
partments is not restricted in matter
of age to any in town who may desire
to avail themselves of its facilities for
obtaining special or general knowl-
edge.
Freight train No. "a, south bound,
had peculiar accident at this station
yesterday about 1.3O p. m. Opposite
Smith & Cooley's mill was a box car
ON a side track, in which three men
were engaged in loading ties. En-
CINE 1875, which was drawing the
freight did not clear the box car.
The impact of the train turned the
car over, separating it from its for
ward trucks and damaging it consid-
erably. The three men in the box
car were James Harold, Daniel Sui
livan and Michael Ward. All were
bruised, but not one was seriously
hurt. Mr.. Sullivan was the least
hurt of the three, but he had several
bad bruises. Mr.. Harold's neck was
badly bruised and bled profusely.
He also had a wound in the forehead
and one back of the ear. 1t was at
first thought that Michael Wards arm
was broken, but examination showed
that bruises were all that he received.
Harold and Ward were taken to the
office of DR.. Stretch directly after the
accident. Harold was able to walk
to his home after his wounds were
dressed, but Ward was taken home in
a carriage. Several men who were
assisting in loading ON the outside of
the car escaped injury by quickly get
ting out of the way. The woodwork