The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-10-18
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


Miss Edna Reed is visiting her sis
ter in Medford, Mass.
Misses Edna and Nettie Wilton ar,
in Boston on a business trip.
There will be a regular meeting o
Winter post, G. A. R.. this evening.
The grounds at the Stafford Coun
try club will be closed for the season
Saturday.
Christopher Allen and Miss Mary
Bennett left Monday ON an automo
bile trip to Boston.
Miss Catherine Mack and Mis-.
Louise Roache attended the Belcher'
town fair Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wildey are re.
ceiving congratulations ON the birth
of daughter late Monday night.
Mrs. Otto Ladish is to have he1
food ON sale at A. O. Rodman's gro.
Gerry store in ChamberIin's block.
There will be a special meeting OF
the Foresters tomorrow evening, at
which a full attendance is desired.
Edwin johnson of Hartford is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Johnson.
Mr.. johnson is in town for his annual
hunting trip.
Earl Barrett is home from Provi-
dence, owing to bad attack of in
fiammatory rheumatism. He has
been i'll about ii weeks.
Louis Otis was before the borough
court Tuesday morning, charged with
drunkenness and breach of the peace.
He was fined 50 and costs.
John Smith, who has been en-
ployed at the d. E. Wilton machine
shop at New London, has returned
and taken his old position with the
Central Wooden company.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Stafford of
East Boston are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A Foster. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Snow of Holyoke and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. W. Bradbury of Springfield
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster.
A fancy cracker social will be held
in the basement of Grace church at
Z O'Clock Friday. Games and guess
ing contests will be the order of the
evening. Coffee, cocoa and crackers
will be served at s O'Clock. Admis-
sion. 1Oc.
The Kings Daughters have elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Leader, Miss NJ. L. Kingsbury /;
vice leader. Mrs. E. A. Maynard; Sec
Rotary and treasurer, Miss Elinor VAL
entine; superintendents of work. Mrs.
]. W. Robinson. Miss Lavilla Burr.
There will be a meeting of the Cur
rent Events club Monday evening {:
Program: Children's sayings, in re-
Spouse to roll-call; Frobel and the
kindergarten, Mrs. Maynard; child
nature, Miss Cushman; childhood in
modern fiction, Mrs. Morrall; read
ings; music, child songs. Hostesses,
Mrs. j. E. Walker and Miss Harwood.
The Foresters are planning for a
fair the latter part of November.
The fair will last four nights, and
promises to be an enjoyable social
event. This order now numbers 116
members, and the indications are that
there will be at least $50 members
when the charter closes. The char
ter will close in about a month. At
q recent meeting 20 new members
were added to the order.
Walter Scott, proprietor of the
Springs House, is considering a plan
which will result in the practical
closing of the hotel this winter. The
hotel does not pay during the winter
months, and under the no-lieense vote
at the last town meeting the problem
becomes still more difficult. Mr..
Scott may keep the hotel open for
dodgers If sufficient number of rooms
can be rented to pay for the lights
and heat required.
The directors of the local baseball
association have received letter from
Manager Dempsey of the Monson
team, asking for a conference to con-
slider a four or six-team league for the
coming season. The directors here
favor a six-team league, to include
Ware, Indian Orchard, Ludlow, Pal
..,o- No,..o,, 81 Gk.aord Tk - ,,rob
able that the local association will
send delegates to the conference,
which will be held later for perfect
ing the plan.
The Congregational church has been
secured for the teachers convention
to be held under the direction of the
state board of education ON the 9th
and 2Sth of this month. The con-
vention will open on Friday evening
with an address by DR.. Fred Gowing.
Those who heard DR.. Gowing at the
high school graduation last June need
not be told that a rare treat is in store
for them. On Saturday the session
will open with a general meeting, at
which Secretary Hine of the state
board and Wilbur F. Gordy, superin-
tendent of schools at Springfield,
Mass, will speak. The meeting will
then separate into two sections, one
for primary and the other for higher
class work. At these section meet
ings the speakers will be: Harry
Houston, supervisor of writing at New
Haven; Miss Miriam s. Skidmore of
the Willimantic normal school, who
will speak on reading; E. W. Good
hue, superintendent of schools at
Haydenville, Mass. who will speak
ON grammar. The convention will
close with a general meeting, at which
Miss Alice E. Reynolds of New Haven
will deliver an address ON 1.-THE pro-