The Press., 1906-06-20
STANFORD SPRINGS.

Call 12-5.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Mrs. W. H. Reed and son are visit ing in Westford.
 Maurice Demond graduated from Worcester academy last week.
 A merry -go-round has been located on the lot near l.. D. Gary's barn.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard NJ. Fisk of Rockville are in town for few days.
 Miss Margaret Hartnett of Holyoke is the guest of pr. and Mrs. A. O. Comins.
 Arthur Watrous, who recently had his leg broken, is able to be out on nrutches.
 Miss Cora A. Dorman of Marlboro, Mass, is a guest of MT. and Mrs. W. D. Heald.
 Lieut.. Huntley of the U. s. army has been the guest of his cousin, R. W. Smith.
 Herman Rawitser of New York and Wm. Shanks of Meriden have been in town this week.
 Harry Warrington of Springfield was in town Monday to attend the high school reception.
 O. A. Gould and family of Hyde Park, Mass, have been spending a few days at H. F. Holtham's on the Street.
 Miss Mary Miller, who has been employed this season by Miss Beck with, has returned to her home in Plattsburg. N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Christopher Allen and MT. and Mrs. W. H. Cooley have returned from an automobile trip of several days through Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
 W. A. Griswold, who lives on the Cummings place on the maoadam road, is to remove to Colorado, and will sell his household furniture at auction on Saturday, the 30th, at 10 a. m.
 Michael Doyle, formerly Stafford boy, now assistant engineer at the American Wire & Steel Go. at Wor- cester, Mass, visited MT. and Mrs. James Fitzpatrick the last of the week.
 An alarm was rung on Monday af ternoon for 8 chimney fire on Prospect street on the house occupied by Phil lip Champagne. No damage was done and the action of calling the depart ment is open to debate on the score of wisdom.
 School in the Washburn district closed Friday with picnic at Ever green park. The following pupils were perfect in attendance during the term: Lillian Works, Florence Rider, Lena Mortensen, Willie Spellman, Bennie Erickson and Henry Erickson.
 There was small fire in the picker room of the Faulkner mill last Thurs day. The extinguishers worked promptly and the fire was out in less than ten minutes. The damage did not exceed $50. A small quantity of stock was spoiled and two big belts injured by water. The fire was caused by a piece of metal or a match in the stock that was running through the machine.
 A force of men are busily engaged at the mill recently purchased by the Rhode Island Woolen company tear ing out the flooring and partitions of the mill recently purchased at Fox vile. All the woodwork that has deteriorated with age will be replaced and there will be a arrangement of the rooms. No start has yet been made on the new weave shed that is to be constructed.
 There was a large attendance at the reception given by the high school graduating class at the Springs House Monday evening. The dining room of the hostelry was attraetively deco rated with laurel for the occasion. A feature of the evening was the dancing from 9 until 1 o'clock. Mu- sic was by Jordan's orchestra. It is superfiuous to state that the affair was a very enjoyable one-the high school receptions are always enjoyable.
 The Rhode Island Worsted company is to raise the dam two feet. This will result in the f1owage of go acres and 10S square rods of land, owned as follows: Orrin Converse, 10 acres, S5 rods; Ellis 6 Eaton, acres, so rods; Catholic Cemetery association, 10 acres, S7 rods; Ernest Royce, ? acres, III rods; Edward Fuller, 9 rods; Thomas Warren, 3S rods; Mrs. Fox, Is rods. A large proportion of this land is of little value. but some of it is first class.
 The annual Yale Harvard univer- sity boat race will be rowed at New London Thursday, June 2Sth. The Central Vermont railroad will sell round trip tickets to New London and return, which include an exchange order for the Central Vermont obser- yation train at greatly reduced rates. These tickets are $3, good only June 2S and 29th. The exchange coupons must be presented at the ticket booth in New London for a ticket good on the observation train. This is an un- usually good chance to see this race at low price.
 Applications for the position of principal of the high school are com- ing regularly to the school committee, about 20 having been received. At the meeting of the school board next Monday afternoon action may be taken on filling this and the other vacancies on the teaching force. In addition to the principal two new assistants must be appointed for the high school. Miss Harmon will sail from New York komorroxv for a summar in En-