The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-08-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

Miss Sadie Comins is visiting rela-
tives in Norwich.
Mrs. White of Elizabeth, N. J, is
the guest of her cousin, W. A. Com
inns.
Miss l.. s. Cady of Monson has been
the guest of Mrs. W. H Smith the
past week.
Clarence Wood has gone to Spring
field, Mass. and Keene, N. H., for q
vacation.
Mrs. Mary Roberts of Hartford
spent few days last week at W. P.
Bidwell's.
Maurice and Lewis Fitzpatrick of
Providence are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Fitzpatrick.
]. CARL Converse and family have
returned to Springfield. after spend
ing q vacation in town.
DIR. and Mrs. Chester Scripture of
Bridgeport were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ]. Ellis Saturday.
Mrs. Casey and Mrs. Crimmins of
Westerly. R. l., have been the guests
of Mrs. Louis Suenderhanf.
Clarence Wood is acting as organist
at the Episcopal church during the
absence of Mrs. NJ. B. Fisk.
Esther. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill Converse, cut her foot quite
badly last week with glass.
O. F. Beckwith, H. o. Butterfield
and Malcolm Beckwith are at Crystal
Lake for q few days fishing.
Mrs. Carl Kuehne and Mrs. Harry
Roehm attended the Enfield church
picnic at Forest lake Saturday.
John T. Wood was operated ON this
week at q hospital in New London.
His chances for recovery seem good.
Mr.. and Mrs. will Sanford and
SON, Roy, and Mrs. Pomeroy are
camping at Pleasant Point, Masha-
paug.
Anthony Adams attended the an
nual reunion of his regiment, the
18th Connecticut, at Norwich last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker of Southbridge,
Mass, and Carl Lindner of Enfield,
Mass, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Roehm.
Charles Anderson has been confined
to his home by illness part of the
week, but is now able to be at his
business again.
The City Hotel property was not
sold at auction on Saturday, but was
bid in for $1,000. The highest bid
offered was $4,000.
Arthur Schofield is advertising in
another column for capital to aid him
in putting the horseshoe he has in
vented on the market.
Earl Gary, SON of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
ID. Gary, was bitten in the leg by a
dog Monday. The wound was pain
full but not dangerous.
Mrs. M. O. Jacobus. mother of Mrs.
Fred wildey, has gone to Mt. Kisco,
N. Y, to visit her daughter, Miss d.
Hope Jacobus, for three weeks.
Mrs. John Mahan, stenographer at |
the Warren WOODEN company. is tax
ing a vacation, and Miss Helen But |
terfield is filling the position.
Miss Phebie Mayo of Oohoes, NY,
while visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J.
BoileAu, Jr., was given q surprise |
party by 40 friends, and was present. |
ed with q ruby ring. Refreshments
were served.
The body Of Millicent, aged IS
months, daughter of VIM. J. Alberta
of State Line, was brought here for
burial last Friday. The child died
in a hospital in Springfield of pneu-
monia. The burial was in st. Ed
wards cemetery.
The body of Miss Emily Fuller
was brought here Saturday from Ohio
opee and inferred in the Stafford
Springs cemetery. Miss Fuller was
q former resident of West Stafford. /
She died at her home in Chioopee
last week Wednesday.
Three carloads of rails have ar
rived for the electric road, and the
company is negotiating for 30, 900 |
ties. There are at present about 125
men at work and teams are being put
on as fast as they can be secured.
The work is being pushed, and it now
looks as If the conditions made in the
bond will be met.
For the annual fair a change has
been made in draft oxen, class B.
Premiums are offered this year for
the best pair of oxen i've years old or
over, weighing 5000 pounds or over.
Premiums are also offered for the
best pair of oxen five years old or
over, weighing less than 5000 poands.
Previously but one set of premiums
have been offered for this entry, and
no weight was specified.
The congregation at the Methodist
church last Sunday evening were IA
vored with fine solo from Miss Nell
lie Olough Of Dewsbury, Eng. Miss
Olough is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Will
fred Blackburn, who, with Miss
Clough, were formerly members of a
great choir in the famous Wesleyan |
Centenary church in Dewsbury. Miss
Olough has finely cultivated voice,
her tones are unusually clear and mu-
sical. and her rendering was very
pleasing. Many expressions of ap-
probation were heard at the close of
the service.
At q meeting held at the Springs
House Monday evening for the purpose
of organizing the Pleasure Point
club, the association that Is TO buy
Helms island at Mashapaug. the fol-