The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-16
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Faulkner we're in
New York last week.
Mrs. Thomas Young and son, George,
are visiting in Moosup.
Mrs. John Comfort and daughter,
Esther, are visiting in Providence.
DR.. John English leaves for Provi-
dence to-day, where he will open an
office.
Mrs. Timothy Lynch of Springfield
visited relatives in the borough over
Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Roberts Boyd of Wor-
cester has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. K. Taft.
Mrs. Phileas Taylor and children
are visiting relatives and friends in
New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Kingsbury of
Meriden have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A W. Kingsbury.
Mrs. Chauncey Orcutt and daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude, are visiting in
Bridgeport and New York.
Anthony Adams will attend the ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
in Denver early in September. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Adams.
The Holmes-Cady annual reunion
will be held at Evergreen park to-
morrow afternoon. There will be
the usual program of sports, with a
basket lunch.
Beatrice Marie, the eight-months-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Carocari. died Saturday of cholera
infantum. The funeral was held
Monday and the burial was in St. Ed
wards cemetery.
Amos Gagnon is making arrange
ments to give the baseball returns by
telephone from the grounds during
progress of the game to the store of
Heaton & Baldwin, so the results can
be placed on the blackboard in front
for the benefit of those who cannot be
present at Gn6 game.
The 18th birthday of Mrs. Mar
garet Schofield was celebrated last
Thursday by family party at the
home of her son, Seth Schofield, on
Village Hill. The guests left num-
Der of presents with Mrs. Schofield,
including large easy chair. An ex-
cellent dinner was served and the oc-
casion proved a very enjoyable one.
Those present included Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Sibley and family and Miss Ida
Sibley of Gilbertville, J. s. Bubgee
and family of West Brookf1eld, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Paisley of Manches-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schofeld and
family and Mrs. Thomas Whitaker
and family of Stafford Springs. Forty
one people sat down to dinner.
The circulation of books at the Ii
brary during the first six months of
this year has been 6,3SS, divided as
follows: History, 2O1; literature,
113; poetry, So; science, 139; juve-
nile, 1885; fiction, $500; maya
zines, 466. Books most in demand ::
Fiction-The Masquerader, Thurston |;
The Gall of the Wild, Loudon Grau-
stark, McCutcheon; Beverly of Grau-
stark, McCutcheon; juvenile The
Boy Captive of Old Deerfield, Smith !;
Eight Cousins, Alcott; Jewel, Burn
ham; Finding a Fortune, Alger; 9th
er than fiction-Bird Neighbors,
Blanchan; The Rockies in Canada,
Wilcox; China and Japan, Stoddard !;
Siberia and Central Asia, Bookwal-
ter.
The Staffords and the Monsons
came together for the last time this
season at Monson on Saturday. 1t
was Stafford's day. Besides beating
their warmest antagonists by score
of 8 to 6, they had the satisfaction of
knocking Cartmill out of the box be-
fore the third inning was finished.
1t was an unusually exciting game.
The Monsons played rather slow
game at the start. The Staffords very
soon after the game started commenced
to find Cartmill, and scored one run
in the second inning. The third in
ming was sad one for Cartmill.
Reynolds made base hit and was ad-
vanced by Miller in an attempt at a
sacrifice, which was successful for
both. McClelland was passed to first
on balls. Hurley famed and Geb
hardt was out by fly. Francis fol-
lowed with a safe hit and scored Rey-
nolds and Miller. Cobb reached first
on a short hit. Smith, with safe
hit, brought in McClelland and Fran
els, and Cobb afterwards scored. At
this time Cartmill decided that he
did not care to do the twirling act
any longer, and left the box and went