The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-09-20
John Desmond is i'll with typhoid

fever.
Miss Helen Leach has entered Sim
mons college in Boston.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Whitaker yesterday.
William A. Segar of the Mansion
house, Ware, has been visiting in
town.
DR.. and Mrs. F. P. Batchelder of
Boston are guests at the Springs
House.
Mrs. Michael Sullivan of Foxville,
who has been quite ill, is more COM
Portable.
The second ball team of the high
school defeated the grammar school
nine last Friday 9 to 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Pinney are re-
ceiving congratulations on a son born
last Thursday evening.
An enjoyable piano recital was
held at st. Edwards hall last even
ing. There was a good attendance.
VIM. and Miss Annie Rawson of
Bridgeport are here caring for their
mother. who is i'll with typhoid. Mrs.
Rawson is improving.
The democratic caucus for the nOmi-
nation of town officers has not yet
been called, but it will probably be
held Wednesday, the 9th.
New telephones have been put in
the past week as follows: DR.. Bard's
rooms at Springs House, 1872;
Mrs. NJ. A. Harris, 17-2; Louis
Helm, 21-12.
The Salisbury moving pictures are
booked for st. Edwards hall for
Thursday evening, Sept. %. These
pictures are highly recommended and
large audience is anticipated.
A representative of II. A. Manning
& Co. of Springfield has been in town
the past week, looking over the field
as to the feasibility of issuing di-
rectory of this and surrounding towns.
The 12-year-old son of Phillip
Camier fell off bank wall in the
rear of the Blue Front building a few
days ago and received a bad scalp
wound. The boy was attended by
DR.. @. B. Newton.
Miss Clara Nichols of Wilmington
has taken a position as operator for
the Central Vermont at the local
station. Mr.. Seavey, who has held
the position will go to Fitchburg to
work in a brokers' office.
The selectmen will be in session at
the town house Saturday from to II
and at the borough hall from l to
p. M. for the purpose of making voters.
The registrars will hold their final
meeting for revision of list next Tues
day.
Last Monday afternoon a deer with
antlers three feet wide came out of
the woods on to Westford avenue, and
stayed within 80 feet of the house
occupied by M. F. Harrington for
some time. He finally went off to-
wards Dennis reservoir.
Charles W. Nichols of Cambridge
was in town last evening heavily
loaded. He was pulled out of Faux
ner's canal about s. 30, and claimed
that he was pushed in by an engine
on a freight train. He was wet to |
the neck and very abusive. Officer |
Mellen took him to the detention room /
and he came before the court this
morning. Judge Heald made it five
days and costs at Tolland.
Miss Mabel Leigh Kavanagh and |
Roger Wolcott Grant were married |
yesterday at No. 10 Beacon street, |
Hartford, where they will in future |
make their home. Miss Kavanagh |
is i'll with typhoid, but decided to
have the ceremony at the appointed |
time. She was married in her room |
and the ceremony was necessarily |
simple. The attending physician
oountenanced the proceedings, and |
the bride did not apparently suffer any
i'll effects.
A farmer, who lives out about two
miles, came into town yesterday,
armed with a loaded shotgun. to get |
revenge for a fancied wrong. He |
found the man he was after at Jor-
dams music rooms, and was with |
difficulty prevented from carrying out |
his threat. Those who know the |
of the case are surprised |
that onu Suob demonstration sborI5 L
be made over so trivial matter. The
recipient of these marked attentions |
is entirely without blame, and his |
friends are naturally indignant that |
he should be put to so much incon-
venience.
Miss Gertrude Orcutt, daughter of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey circuit of
Oreuttville, and Charles H. Meyers,
Jr., treasurer of the Fabyan Wooden |
company, were united in marriage at |
the home of the bride at 2 O'clock |
this afternoon by Rev. J. P. Marvin,
pastor of the Universalist church at |
Stafford. The bride and groom have |
resided in town all their lives, and |
each is popular. The house was at
tractively decorated for the ceremony,
which was witnessed by the families
of the contracting parties and few
intimate friends. DR.. A. H. Meyers,
brother of the groom, was best man,
and Miss Rose Worthington of Somer-
Vile was bridemaid. After a we'd
ding trip of about ten days Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyers will make their home
here, and will begin housekeeping as
soon as they can secure a suitable
location.
The following is the program for
the rally day of the Methodist Sunday
school to be Ohserved naxt Sunday