The Press., 1905-09-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

IA 0OAAo1o-
Frank W. Harris has returned from
q vacation in Maine.
Miss Emma Grenier has returned
from q visit in Putnam.
George Ellis, employed by ]. M.
Leach, is taking q vacation.
Miss Maud Chandler has accepted a
position as teacher at Simsbury.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George J. Gordon of Hazardyille
died last Wednesday.
Miss Eva Jarvis entertained a sur
prise party at her home on Westford
avenue last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Bassow of Lud-
low, VT, are spending a vacation OF
one week with relatives in town.
A. III. Amidon, employed by F. J.
Chandler, is i'll. and it is feared that
he is coming down with typhoid fever.
There were 43 tickets sold at this
station for the last excursion of the
season to Watch Hill and Block Island
last week.
Town CLERK Fisk has received the
public acts passed at the last legisla-
ture. Copies of the same can be OBJ
tanned at his office.
Landlord Scott of the Springs House
has been slightly i'll for. the past
week, but has now recoy cred suffio-
iently to resume business.
The grand circuit races at Hartford
have been the attraction for the local
horse lovers this week, and the town
has been we'll represented.
New telephones have been added as
follows: O. P. Hodgson, 23-12;
O. l.. Chism, Stafford Street, '24-6;
w. r. Morse, Westford avenue, 15-2.
Mrs. Mary E. Long and her daugh-
ter, Miss Elinor @. Long, have re-
turned to Lynn. Mass, after a brief
visit with Rev. and Mrs. lyric.
The postponed farmers picnic will
be held at Crystal Lake next Satur-
day. A shore dinner will be served
and there will be a ball game and
dancing.
There was not general observance
of Labor day locally. 1t being legal
holiday, the banks and the library
were closed all day and the post office
q part Of the day.
There will be an auction sale of
horses, cows and farm implements at
the Scripture place ON Stafford Street,
recently occupied by Adolph Roberts,
Saturday. at 10 8. IN.
The Rockville and Manchester au-
thorities are trying to enforce the BIZ
cycle law regarding riding ON side
walks, ringing of bells and the carry
ing of lighted lanterns at night.
News has been received that Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Judson of Glynville
are mourning the death of their two
year-old daughter. Mr.. Judson was
formerly boss finisher at the Central
mill.
The firemen will hold their annual
ball in the opera house October 4th,
the second night of the fair. The
committee of arrangements consists of
John HanIon, Charles Cummings and
Oscar Meyers.
While it is not absolutely settled,
il is probable that W. A. Tucker of
Hanover will take the position of su-
perintsndent at the Central mill,
made vacant by the resignation of o.
L. Suenderhauf.
The Central mill, Faulkner's and
the Ellis mill at Orcuttville have gone
on to ths winter schedule of hours,
doing away with the Saturday half
holiday. Smith & Cooley will not
change their schedule until after the
fair.
The bar tenders of Norwich, Wilt
mantle, New London and Stafford are
to have q clam bake below Baltic
Sunday. A number will attend from
here, and will go by bus to Wilt
mantle and by trolley the balance of
the way.
r. w. Smith and B. P. Cooley have
been drawn as jurors 1t is unusual
that two men so closely associated in
business and other ways should be
chosen at the same time, but the
county is to be congratulated ON the
result of the drawing.
Mrs. Lot s. Lahey of Manchester
died at the home of her uncle, Joseph
Common, ON West Main street last Fri
day morning of lung trouble. Mrs.
Lahey was here ON a visit in the hope
that the change would benefit her.
The body was taken to Manchester for
the funeral and interment.
The cantata, Ruth" which was
given the first of last winter with SO
much pleasure and profit, will be re.
peated at q musical service at the
congregational church next Sunday
evening. The regular choir will be
enlarged. as at the previous rendering,
and will be assisted by Miss E. S.
Brown, violinist, Mrs. E. A. Burn.
ham and Mrss II. E. Werner.
Mrs. Euphimie Guilman, 60, wild.
ow of Nelson Guilman, died Monday
of apoplexy, after q short illness, al
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Au-
gustus Roberts. Besides Mrs. Rob
erts, the deceased leaves one other
daughter, Mrs. Rose Carpenter OF
Norwich and five sons. Fred, James,
Albert, Napoleon and George, all OF
whom reside in town. The funeral
WAS held this morning from st. Ed.
wards church.
The heavy and continuous rains Of
the past week have done vast amount
OF good and some damage. The springs
and streams were low and the mois
ture was badly needed. The high.
ways are washed badly in some places,