The Press., 1905-06-07
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. K. E. Foster of Washington is visiting in town.
 Frank Turner of Monson has taken a position with O. O. Anderson.
 John Harold sails on the White Star steamer Oceanic to-day for Ire land.
 Miss Elizabeth Jackson, a popular clerk at the Robertson store, has re- signed.
 Miss Ella B. Foster of Boston is the guest of her sister, Mrs: Mary A. Harris
 John McCauley has resigned as boss finisher at Forestville, and Frank Murphy has again taken charge.
 Louis Johnson will occupy part of the Ives house when it is ready and O. L. Peterson the other part.
 Luciers' minstrels did not draw a large house last Friday evening. The company is an able one and should have had more business.
 
 Young Locals last Saturday for the fourth time by a score of z to 6. Leon Partelo of the AllAmericans, if his catcher had held all the balls, would have had 21 strike-outs to his credit.
 The railroad committee has report ed favorably on the petition of the Stafford Springs Street Railway com pany for an amendment of charter al- lowing a line from Staffordville to the state line, near road to Holland, and also to state line in the town of Union. This will enable the road to be run in a straighter line from Hart ford to Worcester than originally planned if the company should decide to leave out Wales in order to shorten the line.
 About 8. m Friday the fire alarm rang for fire in the new frame store house owned by the Fabyan Woolen company. The building was used to store manufactured shoddy and burned rapidly, both building and contents being totally destroyed. The loss is covered by insurance. The fire was discovered by the watchman of the mill, who smelled smoke and gave the alarm as soon as he discovered the location of the fire. The building was located quite near the Standard oil tank.
 Mrs. Mary w. Pinney of Worcester was run into by bicycle in Spring l field last week Tuesday. She was rendered unconsicous and was taken ! to the hospital. The latest reports | are that she is recovering nicely and | will have no permanent injury from the experience. Mrs: Pinney started | to take car at the corner of Main l and State streets, but changed her mind, and as she started to go back | to the sidewalk the cyclist collided | with her. The wheel was ridden by | Herbert Mckenzie, + years of age, bruised. Mrs. Pinney resides with | her sons in Worcester, but went to | Springfield about ten days ago to be with her daughter, Mrs. I. G. Baker, who was about to have an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Baker has since had the operation, and is mak- ing speedy recovery.
 The Staffords defeated the All Springfield team last Saturday to ,. Bronkie was in the box for Staf- ford, and held the visiting team to five hits and struck out nine men. He pitched a fine game, but at times his support was not up to the average game that the Staffords have been putting up. Keeney of Somersville was at short and had two chances, one. Murphy, left-hand- ed twirler who has played on the Springfield league team this year, was in the box for the visitors, and pitched ! good game with the exception of the fifth inning, when, with two men put, the Staffords took a batting streak, making six hits and securing i've runs. Smith made 8 three base nit with two men on bases, and reach d home on a wild throw to third. Murphy struck out P men. His SUD- port in the outfield, although not hay ng any errors to their credit, did not over their ground we'll. In the first inning J. Maloney made a home run y sending hot liner just inside of he line of the third base. The