The Press., 1904-01-28
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

| STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. Laura Rifenburg of Holyoke
visited friends in town the first of the
week. ..... ......s
Miss Mabel browne of Northamp-
ton, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. w. E..
Demond.
Mrs. Mary Pinney is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Mcguire, in
Brooklyn.
The Imperial Stock Co.. which was
booked for the opera house this week,
has>not been heard from.
Rev. G. S. Davis of the Methodist
church attended preachers assembly
at Thompsonville Monday.
Alfred Bernardo, the fruit dealer,
is closing out his stock at Kingsbury' s
building on Furnace avenue.
On account of the bad going the
Somersville basket ball team did not
show up last Saturday evening.
Miss Kate Donohue and Miss Mag.
gle CLARK of Baltic were guests of
Miss Mary Squires over Sunday.
The regular monthly musical SER
vice of the Congregational church
will be held Sunday afternoon at 4. 80
G. S. Baker will go to Willimantic
next Monday evening to take the
Knight Templar degree in st. john s
Commandery.
The first of series of social dances
will be held at the rooms of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America, Tuesday
evening, Feb. 9th.
The Woman's Foreign and Home
Missionary societies of the Methodist
church will meet with Mrs. Albert
@. Eaton on Friday afternoon at 2.45.
Much annoyance was caused last
Sunday at the 4.30 O'Clock service at
the Congregational church by the de-
lay in the starting of the electric
light service.
Mrs. John Roach fell at her home
ON Tolland avenue last Saturday and
sprained her left arm. She was bring
ing pail of water from the we'll
when she met with the accident.
Arthur johnson, employed at the
Ellis grocery, fell Saturday morning
on the sidewalk near W. G. Ellis
house and sustained Potts fracture
of the right leg. Mr.. johnson seems
to be having more than his share of
hard luck, as he had but recently re-
covered from a severe illness.
George NJ Newell of Wesleyan uni
versity was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert W. Smith over Sunday. Mr..
Newell gave a brief address at the
Congregational church on missionary
topics. The speaker represents what
is known as the Forward movement.
Mr.. Newell rendered very acceptably
tenor solo at the 4. 80 service at the
Congregational church.
Mrs. Thomas Mullin, 68, died at
her home on Main street at 7. 80 Mon
day morning of capillary bronchitis.
She had not been strong for some
time, but her death at the last was
quite sudden. She had been resi-
dent of the town for many years and
was highly respected. She leaves
six sons and one daughter. Of these,
Daniel F. lives in Springfield, and
the others reside here-Thomas, Jr.
John, Michael, Edward, Bartholomew
and Miss Julia. The funeral was
held from St. Edwards church yes
terday at 9 a. m, and the burial was
in St. Edwards cemetery.
A peculiar accident happened to
Cambridge Moulton's engine at Mans
field Thursday. He lost one driving
wheel on one side and one on the
other while going at high rate of
speed. No wreckage got on the track
and the engine did not leave the iron.
Mr.. Moulton had his back slightly in
jured by the humping of the engine
before it came to STOP. The driving
rod of the wheel that went off under
the cab was bent outward, so that it
did no damage as it whirled around
If it had not bent outward, the cab
would have been pounded to pieces,
and it is doubtful that the engineer
and fireman would have. escaped.
At the meeting of the town school
committee, held Monday afternoon,
o. L. L.Suenderhauf and ND. O,Con-
nell were instructed to see that, proper
fire escapes were placed ON the bor-
ough school building. Alvarado1
Howard was also instructed to see
that the Staffordville school building
was likewise provided. W. H. Black.
was authorized to do what he saw fit
in regard to fire escapes at the school
building at the Hollow Mr. Black
and E. @. Pinney were appointed a
committee to procure quarters, either
by building or hiring, so that the
school at the Hollow could be provid-
ed with another room. 1t was voted
that each auditor have power to des-
ignate some one to act temporarily in
his place in case of necessity. Messrs.
Howard, O'Connell and Suenderhauf
were appointed to prepare a list of
text books authorized for use in the
schools, and present said list to the