The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-08-01
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Charles T, Preston has In his hands
for sale some really valuable building lots
near Los Angeles, Cal. No taxes until
1908. Two hundred and twenty five
piece and upwards, $25 down. Thirty
minutes on trolley from the center OF the
city. Full particulars on application
People are aching to make this
picturesque Hill a summer resort.
Who will hoist the gate2
It was hot yesterday, too. With
the thermometer 80 at nine O'Clock,
in the shade, "dog days" and st.
Swithern. with the consequent humi-
dity and heat, the weather at times is
almost intolerab1e.
1t is now proposed, we hear. that
the proposed Baptist union Sunday
school picnic will be held near the
Baptist church Saturday, Aug. 18th.
as we understand that the South Will
lington school on Sunday last voted
to accept the Hill invitation, appoint
ing as committee of arrangements Mrs.
e. J. Holman and the Misses Rose and
Elizabeth Hall.
South Wellington.
Mrs. Arthur Spicer is visiting
friends near Ocean Beach, New Lon
don. a.-. ...-
Mrs. Charles Robbins of Middletown
is the guest of her brother, VIM. A.
James.
Do~v n1,o,,,o. n nauv,ooo mill
preach in the hall next Sunday at the
usual hour. s......s
Miss Lillia Whiting and niece, Helen
Dimock, are spending q few days at
Bloomfield with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Weber of
Monson were guests last Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. I'll. Bracket.
Arthur Spicer, John Neil, R. HI.
Worden and H. N. Neil, Jr., took in
the Rockville Manchester game last
Saturday.
Next Saturday afternoon the Tol.
land nine plays the Ponies ON the
Pinney grounds. This is said to be a
be looked for.
The local Sunday school have &C.
cepted the invitation of the Hill
school to join them in a picnic, to be
held on and about the church grounds
in the near future.
Postmaster James Service, Jr., has
done some excellent work with the
shading pen of late. Several examples
of his workmanship are shown in the
posters he has made gratis for the
baseball team.
Owners of unregistered dogs in town
are to be given few days in which
to pay the license fee, and then the
law will be resorted to and prose-
cutions will follow in all cases where
the warning has not been needed.
George o. Richardson of Windsor
was in town Tuesday on his way to
Summit, r. 1. He made calls on a
number of old friends and incidentally
collected a few dimes to be used
toward the purchase of an organ for
the vestry of the church in Windsor.
The ball game last Saturday be-
tween the Athletics of Stafford and
the South Wilmington Ponies was quite
interesting at times, and while out.
classed the visitors put up a pretty
good game, although seven errors
we're charged up to them Each one
Of the visitors outfield landed one
high one. In the first inning Mullins
sent sky scraper to right field and
MOriarty gobbled it. That was his
only chance in the field. In the
fifth inning Mullins was put in and
pitched the balance of the game, with
Baldwin behind the bat. The Ponies
drew seven passes, got ten hits and
struck out six times. The Athletics
got one pass, ten hits and were struck
out seven times. Gale led the visit
ors with three hits, and Woods drew a
twO-bagger and a single. For the
Ponies Lillibridge had q two-base hit
and two singles. The score: =
Ponies, 4 OO4 124 lei
600 Dol 90 O. 4
West Wellington.
The West Wilmington ball team de-
feated the Hollands on the latter's
Saturday, IA to 4, in seven