The Press., 1905-09-20
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

J. Fl. Valentine has returned from
business trip to New York.
Mrs. T. Massetta of Montpelier, Vt. +,
is the guest of Mrs. Frank Tonon.
Mrs. A. O. Sidman of Oil City has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
B. F. Taylor.
Mrs. Augustine Ellis of Hartford
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. J.
Ellis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hassett and
daughter of Greenwich are visiting
relatives i'll town.
F. A. Bagnall of Adams, Mass. ;,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. K.
Taft over Sunday.
The republican caucus for the nOmi-
nation of town officers will be held
next week Thursday evening.
Mrs. R. H. Small of New London
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alonzo Patten, last week.
Dominica Tonon fell down a fight
of stairs in his block one evening
recently. One rib was broken.
The baseball association is planning
to run a fair in January to raise funds
to put team in the field next year.
John M. Gompper has an American
Peeres rose bush, which last week
had two full blown roses and three
we'll formed buds.
Superintendent w. A. Tucker of
the Central mill is to occupy the tene-
ment on East Main street vacated by
Charles Meyers, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Foskit, Will
liam Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Foster
and Miss Mabel Foster are spending
two weeks in Guilford.
Willimantic fair is in progress and
several are in attendance from here.
The Rockville fair will be held next
week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The Young American Athletic asso-
citation has engaged the I'd regiment
band orchestra to furnish music for a
dance each night of the fair at their
hall. N. J. Comfort of Palmer will
act as prompter.
Last Friday three cases of drunken
ness were tried before Justice r. H.
Fisk. Thomas Powers was sentenced
to ten days and costs, Frank Collins
to Is days and costs, and Richard
Murray five days and costs.
E. T. Russell & Co. have their fall
millinery opening on Saturday. They
have engaged Miss Mollie Fitzgerald
of Monson as trimmer. Miss Mary
Fitzpatrick and Miss Ethel Gary are
also employed with this firm.
Edward MCGEE of Warren, charged
with intoxicatioD, was before the
borough court yesterday morning.
Judge Heald made it a fine of 500,
and in default of payment the prison
er was sent to Tolland, where he
will remain about 80 days without
friends come to the rescue.
A delegation of local Foresters, in
cluding the degree team, will go to
Rockville tomorrow to attend an
initiation. A bus will leave the
station at O'Clock, and the fare for
the round trip will be so cents. Those
who wish to attend should give their
names to Charles Comins or John
Melbourne.
An alarm of fire was rung in Satur-
day noon, but the action was little
hasty. Smoke was seen in the Aron-
son Bros. store in the Rockwell block,
and it was thought that there must
be a fire. The smoke was caused by
a fire built by Judge Chamberlin in
his office above. The smoke came
down instead of going mp, came out
around the pipe hole in the chimney
of Aronson Bros. store and caused
quite smudge. No damage was done.
- The new route will be known as
No. 2 and will be opened Nov. 18th.
1t is laid out as follows: Northeast
to Stafford Street corner, l.. miles
northeast to Adams corner, l. 5 !; north
east and east to Broadway corner, 2;
east to Matthew'S corner, 1.3; north
east and east to Heck corner, Is /;
north to Booth corner, .5; east and
northeast to Bugbee corner, IL; east
and southeast to Valerie corner, l.
north and northeast through Masha-
paug P. o. to Back residence, 20;
southwest and south to Union P. o. |
corner, 81; southwest to Rockwell |
hill corner, 6.8; northwest to Stat
ford Street corner. 8; southwest to
post Office, IL. The total length of |
the route is % miles and 14O fami- |
lies will be served.