The Press., 1905-10-11
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

W. A. Comins is in New York on a
business trip.
Rev. and Mrs. lyric are away on q
brief vacation.
Miss Mabel Foster is visiting in
Hartford and New Britain.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Furness of
Westerly, r. L.. were in town last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frazier are
spending several days in New York
and Albany.
Mrs. Frank White of Turnerville
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Siswick.
Miss Martha Sibley of Sterling,
Mass. has been the guest of Mrs.
Catherine Hicks.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Taylor and fam
lily of Worcester have been visiting
relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wedge of Spencer
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon
Pero over Sunday.
Mrs. John H. Tracy of Jewett City
was the guest of her mother. Mrs. @.
W. Bsckwith, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Roberts and
son of Springfield have been visiting
her sister. Mrs. E. M. Gale.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society will be held at the Con-
Rregational chapel ON Friday at B. 80
p. M.
A. @. Rodman has opened his new
grocery store in Chamberlin's block,
in the store formerly occupied by o.
M. Brown.
Frederic Faulkner has not leased
WoOdlawn, as reported, but has re-
leased the Middle River Manufactur-
ing Cos. mill.
Rev. J. /. Bartholomew, Phi. D.,
will preach next Sunday morning and
evening at the Methodist church.
His old friends will be glad to see
and hear him.
Harry Rhodes of Southport, Eng
has been visiting in town. Mr..
Rhodes was employed here 30 years
ago as superintendent of one of the
Rawitser mills.
Geary Spowart has been the guest
of Mrs. VIM. Rawson. Mrs. Rawson
is to re-poen her boarding house, and
her daughter, Miss Anna, of Bridge
port will remain here during the win
ter.
Hon. Marcus P. Knowlton, chief
Justice of the supreme court of Massa-
chusetts, with his wife and daughter,
drove from their home in Springfield
last Friday and visited at the Meth
Odist parsonage.
A change of time went into effect |
on the O. ", Monday. There is not
much change. Trains now leave for |
the north at g. 80 and 40 q. M.
and at 3.5S and 6. % p. m. For the
south trains leave at S.O7 and 10 %
a. m, and at 40 and 1875 p. m.
Principal E. A. Maynard is ar
ranging with Secretary Hine for q
teachers convention to be held at
the Springs, under the direction of
the state board of education, ON Sat-
urday, Oct. %. On the Friday even
ing preceding there will be public
address by some we'll known speaker
The speakers and their subjects will
be announced later. The public will
be invited to attend these meetings.
Mrs. Johanna Burleigh Holt, 50,
widow of the late Charles Holt, died
at her residence on East Main street
last Thursday evening after a long
illness. Mrs. Holt was a member of
the well-known Burleigh family of
Hampden and Wilbraham, of which
there are three surviving members
OF these a sister, Miss Esther, was
with Mrs. Holt at the time of her
death. There are two brothers, Luz
eius and Charles. of Hampden. Her
step-daughter, Miss Celia, also sur
wives her. Mrs. Holt was a woman
of sterling Christian character, much
respected in the community, and a
valued member of the Congregational
church. The funeral was held from
her late home Sunday afternoon, Rev.
r. X. Harlow and Rev. J. P. Marvin
officiating. The burial was at Hill
side cemetery.
The school committee met Monday
afternoon. and organized with W. H.
Black chairman and NJ. d. O'Connell
secretary; transportation committee,
w. H. Black; building and repairs
committee, Ralph Wiers, VIM. H.
Black, John A. Foster; auditors,
Burt L. Eaton and NJ. d. O'Connell
acting visitors, borough schools, R.
II. Fisk and M. d. O'Connell; Hol-
low, VIM. Fl. Black; Staffordville,
John A. Foster; West Stafford and
south and west parts of the town,
Ralph Wiers; in the north and east
part of the town. Burt T. Eaton.
The committee voted to reopen schools
in districts No. and 10. The loca-
tion of the new school building to be
built ON Grow Hill is to be decided at
the annual town meeting.
The Consolidated railway company
has bought the WiIlimantic trolley
road. The stockholders of the Spring
field and Eastern street railway COM
pany 1.-THE trolley line from Spring
field to MonSon) are to hold a meet
ing on Saturday to vote as to whether
the road shall be leased to the Spring
field Street Railway company, which
is now owned by the Consolidated
company. It is believed that the
lease will 90 through. The Consoli-
dated road now owns the trolley line
from Willimantic to New London,