The Press., 1906-10-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. u. Z. Bard IS visiting friend
in Sterling.
Gary Bros. have purchased a new
iron gray draught horse.
John Carr of Enfield has beef
spending few days in town.
The decorators are improving tn,
interior of the Stafford House.
Master Joel Henry Reed is tn,
guest of his grandmother in Westford
Miss Florence Smith, who is teach
ing in Hartford, spent Sunday il
town.
Mrs. J. II. Reed is spending a cou
pie Of weeks with her daughter in
Boston.
Miss Mary A. Francis of Norwich
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
@. Ellis.
The first social of the season at the
Congregational church will be held
this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Benedict of
Waterbury are guests at the Springs
House for few days.
The Warren Wooden company has
ordered seven new looms, to be added
to the equipment of the plant.
Charles B. Fay of Worcester, for
merly clerk at the Springs House,
called on friends in town last week.
Harvey Chapman of Springfield is
in town this week making q transfer
of his interest in the local hardware
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. III. Snow of Hol-
yoke are guests at the Foster home
stead. Mr.. Snow is here for the
hunting.
DIR. G. P. Bard is making a small
addition to his residence on East Main
street to make room for kitchen and
q bath room.
Mrs. L. K. Lord and Mrs. F. L.
Clisby, who have been visiting in
town, return to their homes in South
Dakota this week.
Mrs. #. f. Patten and Miss Carrie
Eaton are the hostesses for the So
ciable at the Methodist church next
week Wednesday evening.
The socialists and their sympathiz-
ers will hold a meeting in the hall
in the German club building on West
ford avenue Friday evening.
The week of Nov. ID to II has
been selected by the young people of
st. Edwards church for the four
nights fair which they are to hold.
People who intend to put articles
in the auction that Gary Bros. are to
conduct should have their lists in not
later than Friday in order that the
articles may be advertised on the
bills.
The registrars will be in session
next Monday for the final revision of |
the voting lists. The selectmen and |
town clerk will meet on Friday for
the purpose of making voters at the
town hall from 9 to IL, and at bor-
ough hall from 1 to 8.
The magnitude of the new industry
ut Foxville and other causes are bound
TO produce dearth of tenements in
town, for which no adequate prepara-
tions are being made. The housing
Of the industrial population is bound
to be a serious problem for the next
two or three years.
Henry Spenkoph recently went to
Windsor Locks on a hunting trip. In
q little over one day he secured seven
birds, a number of rabbits and several
squirrels. He has an unique gun,
made in Essen, Ger. It has three
barrels-two for shot and one rifle
barrel-weighing 81 pounds.
Foxes are becoming quite bold on
Village Hill. Monday morning, when
Frank Orcutt went to his henhouse,
he found fox in the building. The
animal had bitten one hen and had
hold of another. Mr.. Orcutt had to
fairly kick the animal out before he |
would relinquish his felonious inten-
tions.
Work on the Faulkner cottages on |
the Keefe tract is being pushed as fast |
as possible. The frame of one of the |
houses is up and it is nearly enclosed. |
The frame for the other has not ar
rived yet. Mr.. Faulkner will COM
plete these two houses this fall, and |
will in all probability build several
more the coming spring.
David Fitzgerald, 76, an old and
respected resident, died last Saturday
after an illness Of q week and a half
of weakness incident to old age. Mr..
Fitzgerald came here from Worcester
about Is years ago and has made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Daniel
J. Hanley, who is the only near rela-
tive surviving him. There was q SER
vice from the home of Mr.. Hanley on
West Main street Sunday afternoon,
and the body was taken TO Worcester
for burial Monday.
The Ladies' Aid 500 of the
Methodist church will hold it's first
social next week Wednesday. Supper
served at o'olock. During the
evening various rites and ceremonies
appropriate to Halloween will be OBJ
served by the young people. The
newly elected officers of the society
are As follows: President, Mrs. f.
r. Patten; vice-president, Miss Gar
RE Z. Eaton; executive committee,
Miss Florence B. Washburn, Mrs
James Walker, Mrs. A. 8. Kellogg
parsonage committee, Mrs. A. O.
Eaton. Mrs. r. L. Quinley; solicitor
of membership, Mrs. F. B. Willis;
Miss Nellie f. Quinley.
A large and enthusiastic company
Of young people met in the parlor of
the Methodist church last evening aud