The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-01-21
Walter Hanley, the young SON OF

waiter naukoy, the young son
W. E. Hanley, is i'll with pneumonis
A. ]. Squires has taken temporar
q quarters in the basement of tn
. Warren block and is open for business
The basket ball team of st. Ed
wards Social club expects to play tn
first team of Monson next Tuesda
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert d. Frost hav
returned from their wedding trip, an,
will commence housekeeping at ono
ON West Main street.
Mrs. Keefe has gone to the whit
house in the rear of the Rockwell
block, formerly occupied by Mrs
Waldo Alfred Bernardo has not We
got new quarters.
The whist organization of the Stat
fond Country club held a meeting Al
the Springs House Monday evening
Prize winners were r. H. Fisk anC
Miss Sadie L. Comins.
Herbert o. Fletcher of watertown,
Mass. formerly of this town, was
married on December 24th at Quincy,
Mass, by Rev. E. N. Hardy, to Miss
Elvira I. Hirtle of watertown.
Members of the high school went
on sleigh-ride to Monson last Friday
evening, and were entertained at the
Quaboag Inn. There were about "a
in the party and good time is re-
ported.
The recently incorporated Fabyan
Wooden company has organized with
the following officers: President,
Herman Rawitser; vice. president,
Simon Rawitser; treasurer, Charles
Meyers. Jr.
The A. o. H. is contemplating pre-
senting a play March 18th. Two
plays are under consideration
Noble Outcast'' and Innisvail. -
Members of st. Edwards dramatic
society will take the various parts.
An important business meeting of
the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church will be held at O'Clock next
Wednesday. Supper will be served at
6 O'Clock, with Mrs. Joel H Reed
and Mrs. Willis Fl. Reed hostesses.
Water got into Reuben Converse's
block, next door to the fire, Monday
morning. Not much damage was
done except to the stock of the Select
i've Telephone company. The COM
pany estimates its loss to exceed 500.
A new safe has been placed in the
town clerks office. 1t is from the
Victor Safe and Lock company of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and will be used
for the town records, the vault where
they have been kept being too small.
A paper is being passed for the
benefit of Mrs. Eliza Keefe, and
people are welcoming a chance to
make up a part of her loss by the fire.
Any person who has not had a chance
to subscribe, and desires to do so, can
leave the money at The Press office.
TIL annual masquerade of the Ger
rooms on Westford avenue Friday
evening, Feb. 70. Music will be by
the Rockville orchestral club, Ed
Fields prompter. The floor managers
are Herman Schmidt, Otto Puester
and Henry Fagg. The usual prizes
are offered for costumes.
Michasl-McNamara, who occupied
the room with Michael Fitzpatrick at
the boarding house in Rockwell's
block the night of the fire, has not
been seen since. He was employed
at the Rawitser mill. Nobody can
recollect of seeing him during or af-
ter the fire, and it is feared that he
was burned to death. A thorough
search of the ruins will be made as
soon as conditions will admit.
The Current Events club meeting
will be held at the Congregational
church chapel next Monday even
ing. Program: Quotations; Martin
Luther and the Reformation; German
architecture--historical and celebrat-
ed castles and cathedrals; intermis-
sion; paper, Schubert" Miss Cush-
man; solo, "Who Was Sylvia ?"
Miss Newton; piano solos, "Impromp-
tu," Entire" Act No. Rosa
munde, Miss Mabel browne of North
ampton, Mass. solo, E'Serenade, -
Miss Werner. Hostesses, Miss New
ton and Miss Cooley.
The court of burgesses have voted
to see that the state law in regard to
hotels and places of public assembly
being suitably provided with more
than one way of egress for use, espec-
tally in case of fire, is complied with.
The law is very explicit in regard to
this matter, and states that the war
den of any borough not having a
building inspector shall annually in
spect above the first story of any
building used for school house, op-
era house, hall for public assemblies,
hotels or boarding houses accommo-
dating more than twelve persons, and
any shop or mill building, where
more than twenty persons are en-
plpyed above the first story, and shall
see that such places are properly pro-
yided with fire escapes. Warden Pat
ten has visited nearly all such build
ings in the borough, and in almost
every instance where he has found
the need of any improvements the
owners of the buildings have agreed
to install them. The Springs House
is properly equipped, and, as the law
requires, has knotted rope in every
sleeping room. The Stafford House
is to have an iron fire escape placed
on the east end of the hotel and ropes
placed in the sleeping rooms. The
City Hotel is provided with stairs on
the back side from each floor, and