The Press., 1905-02-08
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

evening from a visit with friends
Boston.
Robert Starkweather of Hartfor
visited friends in town the latter PAL
of last week. .. .
The borough board of relief will
meet a. borough hall next Monday
Feb. 18th, from 1 to p. IN.
Mrs. J. M. Horniss slipped on tn
icy sidewalk of Edgewood extension
recently, and sustained COLES frac
ture of the radius of the left forearm
This is the liveliest season for dra
matics for a number of years. Th'
latest announcement is that the A. O.
Fl. will put on my Geraldine" tn,
evening of March IL.
Owing to the constitutional ag'
limitation Judge G. @. Parkess hal
finished his term as presiding Officer
of the borough court. Deputy Judge
W. II. Heald is in charge until the
new appointment is made.
Preparations are under way for thu
annual banquet of the Stafford Spring.
Business Mems association next Tues
day evening. An effort will be made
to have the president of the state
association come here for that even
ing.
The first of the Masonic socials viii
be held at the lodge rooms tomorrow
evening. Lynch's orchestra will fur
nish music for dancing and DaviG
Bissett will act as prompter. Much
interest is felt and there will be g
general attendance of the members oi
Ionic lodge.
The annual masquerade ball of the
German club will be held Friday
evening of this week. These dances
have been very popular in the past,
and the indications are that the at.
tendance this year will be as large as
usual. Suits can be had at Paul R.
Sohmeiske's tailor shop.
John Sullivan of Providence was
before the borough court Monday
morning, charged with drunkenness
Deputy Judge W. H. Heald tried the
case and sentenced the man to 80 days
at Tolland. Mr.. Sullivan made sew
eral Intellectual attempts to attend the
church Sunday, which
caused his arrest.
The part of Henry Hopkins, the
Wall street magnate, which is so
gracefully done by M. O'Halloran,
was inadvertently omitted from the
cast of characters of the cold Home
stead" as published last week. We
are assured that the coming produc-
tion of the play will excel either of
the former productions.
G. D. Ballard and a committee from
Hampden are striving to arouse the
interest of the Springfield board of
trade and the Springfield street rail-
way company in a trolley line from
that city through Hampden to Stat
ford Springs. Mr.. Ballard has tried
before to awaken interest in this mat
ter, but the Springfield company. does
not seem to be favorable to extending
their lines in this direction.
The three children of Mrs. Rose
Basine were taken to the temporary
home at Vernon last Thursday by
Sheriff Helm. The two older chill
1ren we're committed by Judge Par
kess of the borough court, and the
youngest child was taken there by
special arrangement with the manage
nent, as she is but two years old and
could not be committed. This dis
poses of all the children but girl
who is crippled, and she will be sent
10 Newington to the home for incura-
oles as soon as the arrangements are
Frank H. Stone, 46, former resi-
lent, died at Florence, Mass, Satur-
lay. The deceased spent the early
,ears of his life here and married
Hiss Anna Royce, daughter of Mrs
Y. D. Royce, and sister of Ernest
Royce. He leaves two brothers, George
f Northampton and Edward of Bos-
on. The funeral was held Monday
fternoon at 2 O'Clock and the body
laced in the tomb temporarily, as
he burial will be later at the Stafford
springs cemetery. Mr.. Stone carried
n a market at Florence and had a
vide circle of friends.
The mock trial at the opera house
asst Wednesday evening drew large
udience and was quite successful
A number of minor
ases against several local people were
isposed of before the chief case of the |
vening, a breach of promise suit, |
anne before the court. The testimony |
f the plaintiff and the defendant and |
he several witnesses brought out
many local hits to the amusement of
he audience. The arguments of the
awyers and the judges charge to the
ury were full of fun. The ladies of
he M. E. church netted over $40 as
heir share of the proceeds.
The basketball game last Saturday
vening resulted in asVictory for st.
,dward's team, the South Manchester
Ugh school team being defeated by a
core of 80 to II. The game was
ast and exciting. Crockett of South
Manchester added to st. Edwards
core by throwing a ball into the
'rong basket. The lineup
st. Edwards. So. Manchester.
Iullins, rig, Foley
ollins, r f l g, Wright
sh, 9, Olsen
oseph Shea, lg IF, Crockett
ames Shea, rg f, Anderson
Score: st. Edward's g SO, South Man
hester IL. Goals from floor, Crock
), Olsen, Wright, Foley, Mullins 2,
ollins A, Ash s, James Shea 2. Jo-