The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-10-04


Mt. Holyoke college.
Work on the new Ellis residence is
being rapidly pushed.
Miss L. S Cady of Stafford Springs
is visiting relatives in town.
Miss May Cushman will enter the
Bay State institute next Monday.
The Monson baseball team ought
to play one more game-with Wales.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Possardt, Saturday, Sept.
| 16.
Midshipman Ralph G. Needham has
returned to his studies at Annapolis
naval academy.
Mr.. Brown of Indian Orchard has
leased Beach's mill and will put in a
dynamo at once.
Miss Helen Moulton has returned
to her studies at the Emerson college
of oratory in Boston.
John Pendergast and Dennis Muir
ply will start Monday, Oct. 11th, for
trip to the Bermudas.
The Sunday school in Pease dis
trict, which has been closed for the
summer, has reopened.
A. J. Burlington has resigned as
treasurer of the Monson Social club,
and will be succeeded by Ernest
Reese.
A. H. Orcutt has hired the upper
tenement in the house recently bought
and remodeled by Jesse Carew or
North Main street.
Ernest L. johnson has resigned his
position in Monson, and has removed
to Springfield, where he has taken g
position with florist.
DR.. Capen was thrown from his car
riage and had his leg broken Friday
evening. He was driving a young
horse and it became unmanageable.
The accident happened at South Mon.
son.
Alterations are being made in the
Universalist parsonage on Main street.
A portion of the building has beer
torn down and is to be rebuilt. A
bath room will be included in the
new portion.
DR.. @. W. Jackson is getting along
in good shape, and will probably be
out of the hospital by the 9Th or 9th
/ of 1ab
pain, but the most trying interval
is now over in all probability.
There has been revival of inter.
est in lawn tennis, and several we'll.
known business and professional men
have of late found much enjoyment
in the game. 1t has been suggested
that a court be built in some central
location, for the use of those who
may be willing to/take share in tue
enterprise.
Fred W. Shaw, 21, died at his
home in the south part of the town
Friday afternoon at o'clock, after
a long illness of consumption. He
leaves a widow and one child. His
mother, one brother, Frank, and two
sisters, Lena and Alice, also survive
him. The funeral was be held Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock.
The Ladies' Circle of the Univer-
salist church has elected officers as
follows: President, Mrs. H. F. Mil
ler; vice-president, Mrs. Harry Brad
way; secretary, Mrs. Lillian Chaplin
treasurer, Mrs. W. L. Ricketts,; di-
rectresses, Mrs. W. J. Ricketts,, Mrs.
Burlington and Mrs. Moore; flower
committee, Mrs. Burlington. The
women will give hash supper i'll the
vestry of the, church the evening of
October 10.
The Ladies' Circle of the Univer-
salist church have elected the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. H. F.
Miller; president, Mrs Harry
Bradway; secretary, Mrs. Lillian
Chaplin; treasurer, Mrs. W. J. Rick
etts; directresses, Mrs. w. J. Rick
etts, Mrs. @. r. Burlington and Mrs.
Moore; flower committee, Mrs. @. r.
Burlington. The women will give a
hash supper in the church vestry
Tuesday evening, Oct. 10th.
At the continued hearing last Mon
day evening on the proposed franchise
to extend the electric road to Brim-
field, the sentiment was overwhelm-
ingly in favor of not granting the
franchise unless the Springfield &
Eastern would extend their line to
the Wales road. After a number of
speakers had been heard from and a
rising vote taken the hearing was ad-
journed. Later the company agreed
to make the extension and the fran
chise was granted.
The following clipping is from the
Springfield Union of last week Fri
day: "While the state board of rail-
road commissioners to-day decided af-
ter hearing to grant the petition of
the Springfield & Eastern Street Rail-
way company that it may extend its
tracks into the town of Brimfeld, the
board was very careful to explain
that it's action was not to be taken as
indorsing the plans of the company,
and that it might criticize them later.
This was on account of the opposi-
tion made by Fred @. Kinds, the pro-
moter of the Hartford & Worcester
line, which already has location in
the town of Brimfield. The petition
is brought by the Springfield & East
ern company under the provision of
law which makes it necessary for a
railway that desires to go into an ad-
joining town to first get permission Of
the state board. After that is done
the selectmen can go ahead and grant
a location if they see fit. Without
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