The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-04-25
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tives in Springfield over Sunday.
Francis Barton Of Palmer was th'
guest of friends in the borough las
week. -
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Sweet of Mon
son were guests of his parents ove1
Sunday.
Mrs. T. R. Prentice and son OF
Turnerville are guests of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Louis Helm.
G. H. Baker & Co. have added q
new and roomy carriage shed 81
their barn on East Main street.
1t is rumored that the Stafford
Floral Go. will lease their green.
houses to an out f-toWn man about
July 1st.
The Woman's Home Missionary so.
ciety of the Methodist church will
meet Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
with Mrs. Richard Ellis.
DR.. Arthur Meyers is spending q
few days in town. He is soon to &c
to John Hopkins university. where
he will take a post graduate course in
medicine and surgery.
The annual meeting Of the Cur
rents Events club will be held next
Monday evening. Reports will be
given and officers will be elected fol
the ensuing year. Hostesses, Mrs. @.
Allen and Mrs. E. A. Maynard.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Stafford Golf company held last Wed.
nesday evening the old officers.
Charles F. Beckwith, president, and
Lewis Mclaughlin, secretary and
treasurer, were reelected. It was
decided to repair and paint the horse
sheds and to set out some shade trees.
The high school will hold it's enter.
tainment for the benefit of it's paper
next week Wednesday evening at St.
Edwards hall. An interesting pro.
gram which has been prepared includ'
ing instrumental and vocal music,
recitations and farce, "The Greatest
Plague in Life," with the follow
ing cast: Mrs. Bustle, Ivy Eaton
Mary Bustle, Frances Alden; Grand.
mother Bustle, Mabel Pease; BiddJ
O'Raffety, Eta Bidwell; Kitty
Glover, Ruth Ellis; Miss Moonshine
Mae MacCallum; Bridget MCGUIRE
Olarissa Davis; Hazy Black, Glady'
Preston. An enjoybale evening il
promised, we'll worth the admission
fee of 25 cents. Doors open at Z. 81
O'Clock.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
will hold thier annual May supper
at the church parlors next Tuesday.
A chicken-pie supper will beserved
from $50 to 7.3O. Fancy articles,
cut flowers, homemade confectionl
and ice cream will be on sale. The
entertainment will include recitals BY
Miss Caroline Belle Howe of Hins
dale, N. Y, and solos by Miss II.
E. Werner and Mr.. Blackburn. Sup
per and entertainment, 35c; either
alone, CSC. It is requested thai
articles for the fancy table and fooG
be at the church by four O'Clock
Those having table-cloths belonging
to the society are requested to senG
them to the church by nine O'Clock
Tuesday morning. The following
testimonial is by Horace 9. Garter
of the Springfield male quartet: "I
is pleasure to offer word of com.
mendation in behalf of Miss Caroline
Belle Howe, reader. During the
past three seasons Miss Howe has ap
peared many times in public with the
Springfield male quartet, and hel
readings have invariably met will
a cordial response from her audience
The pleasure which she manifests il
her work, and her unaffected manners
lend added interest to her professiona
ability"
The high school baseball team de
feated the West Stafford athletic clul
last Saturday II to 4. The game wa
to have been played with Connection
Agricultural college, but the game
was Cancelled by the "Aggies" Friday
morning, and the W. s. A substi
tuted. White was in the box for th'
high school and only allowed tiv'
hits. His support was fine. Cham
berlin good work showed up wei
behind the plate. Needham made TIN
catch Of the day and was we'll ap
Iplauded. Mullens pitched for th'
West Staffords, but was found TO
fourteen hits. His support was poor
Next Saturday the high school boy
journey over to Rockville, where the.
will cross bats with the Rockville
high. The score =