The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-01-18


more comfortable.
Harley Blair of Orouttville broke
the small bone of his ankle yesterday,
while engaged in teaming.
Eddie Shea has resigned with 81.
Chapman s. Co., and his place has
been taken by Louis Reynolds.
Rev. William F. Davis of South
Manchester will preach at the Meth
odist church next Sundsymorning and
evening.
Elmer Blair has recently returned
from Boston, where he purchased a
"brush" horse, which he considers
stands second to no horse in Holland
county, and stands ready to meet all
corners for friendly brush
Rev. Felix ]. O'Neill of st. Ed
wards church, who has been confined
to his room for four weeks by serious
attack of the grip, hopes to be able to
resume his duties in a few days. His
place will be supplied next Sunday by
Rev. FIR. Mccarthy of st. Thomas
seminary, Hartford, and by one of the
LaSalette fathers of the same city.
The tenth annual masquerade ball
of the German club will be. held in
their hall on westford avenue Friday,
Feb. 10th. The floor managers are
Glenn Schmidt, John Ericsson and Will
Schmidt. fuckers orchestra of Will
limantic will furnish music and Prof
Fields will act as prompter. A prize
is offered for the most grotesque Co.'S
tune, one for the best lady's costume
and one for the best mans costume.
The attraction at the opera house
next Monday evening is Hearts of
Oak" by James A. Herne, the author
of ashore Acres and Sag Harbor. "
These plays are always popular, and
with James Herne in the leading role
a good entertainment seems assured.
The scene of the play is the coast in
the vicinity of Marblehead, and many
thrilling adventures are developed.
One of the characters in the play is
a baby, and a real baby is used for
the part.
The four-act comedy, For One
Night Only" will be presented in the
Congregational church chapel Febru-
airy 18th, under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor society. The
same will be played the following
evening at Memorial hall, Stafford
Hollow This clever comedy is taken
from the German, and in another
translation has been popular on the
professional stage for many seasons.
The cast of characters will be an
nounced next week.
There will he a meeting of the Cur
rent Events club Monday evening.
Quotations from Goldsmith. Pro-
gram: Paper. modern English drama,
Mrs. @. B. Pinney; monologue, wi
eeroy's Wedding" Mrs. R. H. Fisk
readings from Stephen Phillips, Miss
Harmon; music from Sir Arthur Sui
liyan; paper, sketch of his life, Miss
Sophie Brown; solo. 1.-THE Lost
Chord" Miss Newton; selections
from the "Mikado," duet and trio
selections from "Pinafore," Mrs R
Fl. Fisk. Hostesses. Mrs R. Fl. Fisk
and Miss Carolyn Brown.
An important local business enter
prise has been seriously interrupted |
by legal complications this week |
There are said to be four men inter
ested in the enterprise-Prof. Henry |
Hidden, Samuel Hunt, Thomas Fitz-
patrick aud Edward Dundon. The |
was in the wholesale and |
retail chicken business, and by close |
and up-to- date business
methods had built up = lucrative
trade. According to report, Thomas
looked after the wholesale
end of the business and was shipping
clerk. The retail trade was looked
after by Mr. Dundon, and he was
assisted by Mr. Hunt The
facilities of the firm and
the small operating expenses made it
possible for the firm to put their
poultry on the market at very tempt
ing prices. They had Armour & Go.
on the run. as far as prices are con-
cerned. The warerooms and cold |
storage apartments were at tlfe home
of Mrs. Rose Bazine on Tolland
avenue. Mrs. Bazine, if one of the
partners in the enterprise can be be-
lieyed, had lucrative job with the |
firm. She. was paid 10 cents each for
picking chickens by day, and Is cents
each for night work. One of the men
has stated that Thomas |
share in the profits of |
the business has reached $25. AS he |
probably did not receive so much as
the president and the general manager,
some idea of the extent of the business
may be obtained. The largest W hole
sale shipment was made last Friday, |
when box weighing 16O pounds was
to W. o. Sheldon of Spring
field. A check for about $24 was re-
ceived for this shipment, and the
check was cashed by the local national
bank. Retail prices have run from
10 cents to 10 cents per pound, and
many have profited thereby. Dundon,
who handled the retail trade. claimed |
that he had chicken farm in Toll
land. One week ago Saturday night
Mrs. Jennie Nichols of Wilmington
lost 80 of her choice birds. She
traced her property to the Bazine
house, and warrant was made out
for Edward Dundon, who flew before
it was served. He was located in
Rockville yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Helm, and spent last night in the
local cooler. He was taken to Will
ington for a hearing this morning,
and will undoubtedly be held for the
superior court. The penalty for this