The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-03-15
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Judge G. @. Parkess is recovering
from an attack of the grip. ..-
Mrs. Arthur Johnson is visiting at
her old home in Vermont.
Monte CrestA has opened shoe re-
pair shop in Taft's block.
George L. Dennis is attending the
automobile show at Boston.
Samuel jackson of Springfield visit
ed relatives in town last Saturday.
Warren Rogers of Monsou, the
well-known fox hunter, was in town
yesterday.
Mrs W. G.. Ellis is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. George ]. Gordon. at
Hazardville.
Mrs. G. O. Flynt aud Mrs. R. D.
Tucker of Monsoon called ON friends
here yesterday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. A Foster are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Foskett
At Foskett's mills.
e. L. Burr is spending a part of
the week in Hartford. New Haven and
New York on business trip.
T. NJ. Lyon attended a convention
of hardware men in Hartford last
Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
William Benton has purchased a
soda fountain, which he will install
in his restaurant in few days.
A man from out-of-town has hired
q room in the Tilden block and an
nounces his intention of opening a
restaurant.
Byron Mix. the young son of Mr..
aud Mrs. j. A. Mix, is seriously ill
with Bright's disease. A trained
nurse is in attendance.
Mr.. aud Mrs. II. O. Thresher, who
reside in the north part of the town,
have returned from a visit with rela-
tives in Middletown and Springfield.
The girlsgOf st. Edwards and the
team representing the Girls club
will play the second game of basket
ball at St Edwards hall the evening
of March 3Oth.
Henry Buster of Blackstone has
taken the position of boss spinner at /
the Warren WOODEN company, in place
of James Lewis, and George Harring-
ton of Putnam succeeds George Nault
as master mechanic.
No. 800, the engine injured in she
accident at this place recently, pass
ed through here yesterday as part of
q freight train on the way to st |
Adams. She appeared slightly bat |
tered and rusty, but is evidently worth |
saving.
The receiver for the Stafford |
Springs Electric light company ap-
peared before Judge Reed in the su-
perior court at Bridgeport last week. |
and ASKED for permission to continue
to run the plant. The permission
was granted.
The st. Edwards Jrs. and indie |
pendents of Stafford will have a game
of BASKETBALL in st. Edwards hall
Saturday evening at 100 o'cock. A
speedy game and a hot contest is ex-
pected. The st. Edwards Jrs. have
not lost a game this season. Ad-
mission, 10c.
The monthly union service of the
Methodist and Congregational church
90 will be held at the Congregational
church next Sunday afternoon at 4 80.
Rev. O. s. Davis will deliver the
sermon on the subject, Religion and
life" His theme will be religion
and social problems
Some uneasiness is felt about the
dam above the Faulkner mill, and fear
has been expressed that it might wash
out. AS far as known those directly
interested are not worrying about the
condition There is an old dam in
the rear of the new structure, which
helps to insure the stability of the
whole obstruction.
There will be q meeting Of the
Current Events club Monday evening
Quotations from the Brownings; pa
per, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. by
Mrs. Jacobs; paper. Robert Browning,
by Mrs. Morrall; paper, The Brown
ings, by Mrs. J. III. Valentine; read
ings, Miss Kate Lord; songs from
Browning's poems. Hostesses, Mrs.
A.w. Kingsbury and Miss Mary New
ton.
The hearing before the committee
on the petition for the extension of
the charter of the Stafford Springs
Electric railway company was held
last Thursday. There seems to be no
objection to the extension, and the
charter will probably be renewed at
the proper time. The outlook at
present for q trolley connection with
Rockville seems bright.
The following resolution was pass
ed unanimously at the fourth quarter
ly conference of the Methodist church
We learn with regret that our
worthy pastor believes it to be his
duty to sever his connection with this
church and conference at the close of
the present conference year. Four
years Of faithful, earnest, conscien-
tious labors with our people and in
the interests Of our church has brought
him close TO our hearts and shown his
true worth, his master mind and elo-
qnent powers Of expression. His de-
parture will be q public loss in many
WAYS, for in all matters he has shown
broad and generous views, and es-
tablished himself in the minds Of the
entire community as man above men
in all that pertains to true catholic
spirit, broad and charitable thought
and power Of presentation of such
thought before the world. We wish
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