The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-16

9 cents hundred extra
For Sale.-Se sond-hand Type Wrife
at bargain n. Il. Cady.
Food sale at X L. Burr's stor'
Thursday afternoon Mt 3 O'Clock. *
1906 Calendar Pads at The Pres
onice-four sizes -hS'
STAFFORD sPKINas.9l e
J. II. Valentine is in New York on
q business trip
Painters are at work on the interior
Of the bank block.
III. e. Newton Of Monson visited
friends in town yesterday.
William Newcomb, who has been
quite i'll, il now much better.
Miss Elsie Espig of Mystic is spend
ing . week with relatives in town.
Mrs. ]. v. Squier of Windsor Locks
is the gnest Of Mrs. James McLaugh-
lin
Mrs. Annie walkley and daughter
have returned from q visit in Plants
willie.
Napoleon Pero and VIM Benton
have been in New York for q few
days. ....s..
DR.. James Stretch will return from
his vacation the latter part of this
week
Give Harrington of Hartford was
the guest of his brother, CORTLAND,
over Sunday. ..-...-.-.-.. $780,.
Anders Jacobsen is making prepare
tions to add new fixtures at his Main
street drug store.
The annual fair of the ladies of
Grace church will be held December
18th and 14th.
The union service announced to be
held as the NJ. L. church next Sum
day evening has been postponed.
Mrs. VIM. Morrall attended as del
egate the state federation of women's
clubs at Danbury last week.
The ladies of Grace church will
have a food sale at E. L. Burr's store
tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
A. W. Tuthill of The Press office
has been called to Middletown. N. Y,
by the serious illness of his father. al
Collins moving pictures drew q
good house for the first presentation
and fair house the second. The en-
tsrtainmens proved instructive and
interesting #~--s. Il
Heaton & Baldwin will present q
14-pound turkey Thanksgiving to the
customer holding the proper ticket.
Each purchaser of % cents worth Of
merchandise has q chance on the bird.
st. Edwards basket ball team will
play the Somersvilles at st. Edwards
hall Thanksgiving afternoon at 4.
There will be q preliminary game be-
tween the high school team and st.
Edwards second team -----
Schools will close for the Thanks
giving vacation Nov. 18th, and will
reopen the 2Sth. For the Christmas
vacation they will close Dec 23d. and
reopen Jan 2. Ths spring vacasion
will begin March 81 and end April
1Os-Ihe spring term will close June
go. unIess there is lest time 70 make
mp. -
There win be q meeting of she
Current Evenks club next Monday
evenEng. Program: Qnotations from
Sonthey or Ooleridge; papar Robert
Southey, Mrs. Richard Elliss paper.
Samuel Coleridge, Mrs. l. +. Eaton;
readings. Mrs ]. Mclaughlin; report
of annual ssate federation meeting as
Danbufy, Mrs. Morrall; musio.9 Host
esses, Mrs. Mix and Miss q. Wash
burn. =@aai- a. -s. t't'4-a-11 % aE1o ga
The young people of the oongrega-
tionai church will present Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm the evening Of
Dec. It'll. The cast is as follows /:
Rebecca Randall Miss Lstitia Mey
ers; Miss Miranda Sawyer. Miss A:
Kingsenry; Miss Jane Sawyer. Nina.
E. A. Maynard. Mrs Rerkipse Miss
Lavilla Burr: Miss Dearborn. ,Miss
Helen Leach Emma Jane Perkins.
Miss Margaret Cooley Minnie Smsl-
lie, Miss Jennie Banford; Alios Bah
inson, Miss Jennie Hewetsi 1eremiah
Cobb, @. R Newton ). Samuel Simp-
SON, Charles Chandler; Adam Iladd.
Frank Harris.
The pesssnoes az TIVE eelebsstd pro-
fessiouals viii insure the success of
the minstrel performancetubs given
on ThanzsgExing eve, 6 St. Edward s
hall, by local young ladi@ The
two gentlemen ara cczniER % = favor
only. They sre,regularly engaged 40
Keith's thsatsr i'm Boston- One is
Lawrence b. O'Connor, we'll known
as pianist and composer Among
his recent oonpositions ID the popular
song, -sSilvie.'' ,. L. Roth, the
other specialist. is an excellent eOme-
dian, who will give all ticket buyers
more than their moneys worth of
fun. The same performance, with
some variation in the cast, will be
presented at Memorial hall, Stafford
Hollow, ON Friday evening of the
same week. Bills and programs viii
be issued nszt Saturday, :
The annual business meeting of the
town was held Monday afternoon.
Only about thirty voters we're presents.
E. O. Pinney was chairman. The
usual 20 mill tax was laid It was
voted 10 issue bonds for the town
debt to the amount of $50, 600 at A
per cent, to be retired at the rate of
$4,000 . year. The issuing of the
bonds was placed in the hands of the
selectmerls The usual appropriation
of 800 was made for decoration day.
1t Vas decided to- continue the high,
way commission for another three
years, and che present commissioners,
II a. PinnAy. M W. Leonard and ID.