The Press., 1905-05-17
srAFrORD SPRINGS,

Mrs. Catherine Hicks was in Hol- yoke over Sunday.
 Mrs. John F. O'Niel is recovering from a slight illness.
 William o'Brien of Monson has been visiting relatives in town.
 The A. O. H. will hold a semi- monthly meeting Sunday at 1 p. m.
 Joseph Mullens will leave in few days for a vacation in the Adiron dacks.
 The epidemic of measles continues unabated and many new cases are re- ported.
 Miss Hattie Brown of the Robert son store is spending short avaotion at Ware.
 MT. and Mrs. c. A. Ray attended the musical festival at Springfield last week.
 R. W. wynings advertises his household goods at auction on Satur- day at p. m.
 Mrs. NJ. H., Hewitt is in Worcester for an interval, owing to the illness of her mother.
 MT. and Mrs. Lott O'Halloran are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter last Thursday.
 Mrs. E. A. Burnham returned Sat urday from Boston. Mass, where she had an engagement to sing.
 MT. and Mrs. W. L. Crawford of Worcester spent Sunday with his pa rents, MT. and Mrs. W. M. Crawford.
 A. E. Converse is representing the local lodge of Odd Fellows at the meeting of the grand lodge in Hart ford.
 David Richmond, the hobby horse man, who has the privilege at the annual fair, has been in town this week.
 The indications are that the legis- lature will grant a charter for build ing an electric road from Willimantic to this town.
 Adelbert Nsedham received another carload of horses Friday evening. Included in this lot are some good livery horses.
 R. w. Wynings, who has charge of the Baker greenhouses, will close his connection with that company about July 1st.
 About 5000 small trout were lib erated at Crystal Lake a few days ago. and about 2OOO placed in the stream flowing out of the lake.
 Sydney Siswick of Mystic is in town, called home by the serious ill- ness of his father, George H. Siswick, who sustained a shock last Saturday.
 Beginning Friday, bus will be run Wednesday and Friday afternoons to the golf grounds. starting from Grant aveune at 2.3O o'clock. Fare for the round trip will be 10 cents.
 The Alvin Joslyn company did not draw a large attendance at the opera house Thursday evening. and the at traction did not arouse a marked de- gree of enthusiasm among those who were present.
 Deputy Grand Worthy Templar Charles K Ranney of Hartford will visit Harmony Temple of Honor next week Wednesday evening and install the officers. There will be refresh. ments after the installation.
 The reading by Will Carleton at the Methodist church last Wednesday | did not draw as large an audience as the previous visit of the well-known author. Those who did attend felt we'll repaid for their effort, however.
 O. B. Pinney has bought Futile motor boat, Is feet long, which he will add to the fleet at Syndicate Point at Crystal Lake. The indioa- tions are for a lively season at the syndicate settlement at the lake this summer.
 The local team will play ball Sat urday with the Eagles of Rockville. | tery for the home team. The game will be called at o'clock. Admis- sion will be 25 cents for men and 10 | cents for ladies.
 The young men who were enter tained by the Girls club last week | will return the compliment this week. | The assembly will be held at the | Springs House Thursday evening, and no pains will be spared to make this event as enjoyable as the preceding one.
 Malcolm Beckwith and Miss Mae | MacCallum, represented Stafford high in the interscholastic elocutionary contest at willimantic last Friday evening, between the high schools of | Willimantic, Putnam, Rockville and Stafford Several from here attended | the contest.
 The remonstrants were given a | hearing on the granting of a license | to Alfred Bernardo at Holland Mon- day by the county commissioners. | Several of the property holders in the neighborhood object to having a li- | eense granted at this location. The case was adjourned for two weeks.
 The mission services conducted this | week at St. Edwards church by Father MoRory are very we'll attend | ed, the worshipers being hardly less numerous at the 3 o'clock mass in the | morning than at the evening service at 7.3O. The missionary expounds Christian doctrine with great sim- plicity and force, accompanied with an earnestness born of sincere convic- ton. The mission will close next Sunday evening at 7.3O.