The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02

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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
John Ash of Holyoke is visiting
friends in town.
Mrs. George Siswick and daughter
are visiting in Mystic.
Mrs. NJ. j. Hassett and daughter
are visiting in Leominster.
Mrs. A. D. Comins has been quite
i'll, but is now moro comfortable.
Carl Helm attended the Moore
Reese wedding in Monson yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Nichols of
Black Hall were in town over Sun
day.
John White is building a 24-foot
piazza on his recently purchased West
Main street block.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wood have re-
turned from q vacation of a month in
Lowell and Boston.
DIR. Daniel Sullivan of New Lon
don is spending a two-weeks' vacation
at Crystal Lake.
Rev. ]. N. Pierce of Mt. Carmel
will preach at the Congregational
church next Sunday.
Judge and Mrs. J. H. Reed will
leave Thursday for a vacation of n
eaus xuaaka nm Cana God
Misses Nettie and Edna Wilton are
spending a week at New London, also
go to Block Island for a week.
Rev. O. H Puffer and SON, Charles,
of Salem, Mass are in camp at Mash
apang with ]. NJ. Leach at Laurel
camp.
Judge Reed has extended the time
four months for the local electric
light company to continue to do bust
ness under the receiver.
Dr.. John English has passed the
medical state board examinations in
the state of Rhode Island. and is soon
to open an office in Providence.
8. MArtfnelIi, who recently re-
turned from q trip to California, has
opened q boot and shoe repair shop in
the east store in Chamberlin's block.
David Bissett and party landed a
good string of bass at Crystal Lake
Monday. Judge ]. F. Chamberlin
- caught a good string of pickerel the
same day.
Francis Williams, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Williams. fell and broke
his arm ON High street Monday The
little fellow is visiting his grand
mother, Mrs. Peters.
Mrs. A. ID. johnson has returned
from visit in Vermont. Mrs. John
Whitford of Cromwell and Miss Belle
Mcintyre of Pawtuoket are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson.
The Monson team will come here
next Saturday for a game. Turkey
of the Palmers has signed with Mon
SON for the balance of the season and
may be used in the box. ~ Reynolds,
the localcatcher. is partially disabled
and may not be able to play.
The young people of Grace church
are preparing for presentation on Aug
ust 18th the play "Owin' to Maggie, "
9 comedy of tenement house life in
New York to-day. The fact that the
play carries q royalty en- each per-
formance speaks for it's merit,
A party of friends of John E. Smith
made him a surprise visit few even
ings ago and presented scarf pin and
q combination square set. Mr.. Smith
has been the machinist at the Gen.
trail mill for . long period, and the
occasion was incident to his closing
his connection with the company.
The presentation speech was made by
Louis Suenderhauf, and Mr.. Smith in
his response expressed his satisfaction
in the knowledge that in leaving he
carried the we'll wishes of his friends
with him. Mr.. Smith is now at Bal
tic.
At meeting of the court of bur-
gesses, held Tuesday evening, the as
sessment for the Central street sewer,
which has just been completed, was
laid. The total cost was $1214 sc.
With the ten per cent. to be paid by
the borough deducted there is left
$1O93. 20 to be paid by the abutters
on or before Sept. Is. This amount
is divided as follows: Mineral Springs
Mfg. Co., $500 NJ. Fl. Mccarthy,
T. A
ehael ]. Corcoran, 40. 20; Mrs. Jack
son, 44.4O; Campo Bros, 30. 40;
Mrs. Lottie Willis, 1872. 90; John
Morris estate, 1.6O; Mr.. Seraphin,
1850; Joshua Wood, 167. 20; NJ. F.
Brown, 1920; Thomas Mullins,
$500; Samuel Rockwell, 1O7. go;
Peter Smart, $500; Frank Silk,
5000; MRS. Michael Sullivan, p. 40;
Mrs. Robert Hampston, 40. so; David
Bissett, $3.50; Mrs. Alice Speeding,
55. 20.
At the meeting of the school COM
mittee, held Monday afternoon, the
resignation of Miss l.. s. Cady, who
has taught the primary grade for a
long term of years, was accepted and
Miss Maud G.. Booth, who has been
teaching at Morrisville, VT, was ap-
pointed to I'LL the vacancy. Miss
Squire, who has been teaching at
Grow Hill, declines to serve longer.
Il was voted to hire a room in the
Richardson house for temporary quar-
tiers in the Grow Hill district. A Pc
tition was presented, signed by nearly
every resident in this district, asking
: that when the school-house is rebuilt
it ba placed near the Monson road,