The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-09-27
John Roth of Pittsfield visited in

Hubert Blackburn of Boston is il
town for a short vacation.
g. s. Baker is in Boston looking
after his railroad interests.
Miss Cora B. Hill Of watertown is
the guest of Miss Mabel Foster.
Joseph Wood of Los Angeles, Cal.
is q guest of the Springs House.
The Foresters will have their quar-
terly meeting tomorrow evening.
Ernest Slater is confined to his
home at Stafford Street with illness.
Mrs. Helen 1. Weed of Buffalo, N.
Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Bolieau.
Harold Comins has resumed his
studies at Amherst college for the
third year.
Mrs. Joseph Bolieau and daughter,
Maude. have returned from a visit in
New London.
L. E. Dimock is out with a new
meat cart that is attracting consider
able attention.
Miss Margaret Cunningham has re-
turned from the shore, and will spend
the winter here.
Mrs. Margaret Jackson has returned
from a visit with relatives in Spring
field and Monson.
Mrs F. B. Newton of Whitestone,
L. l., has been the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. @. B. Newton.
A tennis handicap tournament for
both sexes is to be held at the Coun-
try club grounds after the fair.
All the schools in the borough are
we'll filled, and in some of the rooms
it has been necessary to provide extra
seats.
Miss Bessie W. Stevens of Provi-
dence, formerly music teacher in the
public schools, is visiting friends in
town.
Mrs. Charles W. Comins, who has
been quite i'll from the effects of a
hemorrhage of the lungs, is now more
comfortable.
Rev. R. X. Harlow of Nantucket
has been engaged to preach at the
Congregational church for the next
three months.
The John Straka farm, located in
West Wilmington, has been sold to
Joseph A. Allen of Vermont, through
the g. G. Harrington real estate
agency.
James Graney is to take the posi-
tion of overseer of weaving in the
Warren wooden mills. Mr.. Graney
was formerly of Brown & Graney OF
Hampden.
Salisbury's moving pictures at st.
Edwards hall tomorrow evening
will prove an interesting exhibition.
In addition to the pictures there will
be illustrated songs by Frank Rose.
In another column the warrant for
the annual town meeting is published.
In addition to the routine business of
voting on the license question and for
town officers, two constitutional
amendments will be voted on. One
relates to the election of selectmen
and local police officers. the other al
lowing the use of voting machines at
all elections.
There was q freight wreck about
! four miles south of this station last
Thursday evening. Freight train No.
90, south bound, collided with a spec
ial freight, owing to a misunderstand-
ing of orders by the crew of the spec.
ial. No one was hurt on either train,
as the engineer and fireman of both
trains had time to slow up the trains
and jump before the engines came to.
gether. Three cars we're derailed.
Henry N, the fast PAGER owned by
G. G. Flynt of Monson. and his
trainer, Jerry Fitzgerald, we're OIL
the train. Neither man nor horse
was injured The indications are
that some cases of straw hats in tran.
sit were broken open. At any rate
straw hats have been very fashionable
in the vicinity since the wreck.
The town reports this year will
show that the town debt has been in.
creased the last year about So, 600.
This is largely due to the establish
ing of the new commercial department
at the high school and the introduce
tion of free text books. The total
school expenses were $23, 1O3, in
Guiding So, 921 for permanent i'm
provements and 81, 317. for the equip
ment of the commercial department.
The expense of the free text books wa
81, 34S The chairman of the schoo
committee, in his annual report, esti
mates the annual cost of schools here
after at $15, 664, which appears to bt
a fair estimate. He allows $500 fol
the yearly cost of books and supplies
1t was unfortunate to have the TIVE
accounts of extra expense occur thi
year, but as they are now both estab
lished the schools will be greatly
benefited by the same. The expense
of schools previous year were $40, O55
including 81, for books, $507 TO
the commercial department and abou
$500 for the changes for the CONNER
oial department.
Stafford.
, Several of our citizens are attend
ing the valley fair at Brattleboro to
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Rathbun ar
visiting friends in Boston and Wo1
cester.
A boy baby was born to Mr.. an
Mrs. Clarence White of Hydevill
Monday.
Mrs. E. O. Elderdge and grand
, daughter have been guests of Mr.. an