The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-03-14
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Worcester are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Chandler.
Miss Kate Huntley and Miss Neva
Reynolds of Smith college have been
guests of Mrs W. H. Smith.
DR. and Mrs. John Melbourne and
daughter, Hattie, returned to Derby
the first of the week, after being here
few days.
The auction sale of household goods
and farming tools at the Marcy place
Saturday at 10 a. m. promises to draw
a large crowd.
The young ladies will hold salad
supper at the Congregational church
this evening. There will be a mu-
sical entertainment.
Adelbert Needham received his Sec
ond carload of horses Saturday. This
lot includes some extra good drivers
and some fine matched pairs.
Last Sunday was the first since the
agitation for a more general closing
of business. The conditions last Sun
day were such as to be satisfactory
even to the most radical.
According to reports from Wilt
mantle, surveyors are at work on the
proposed line from that city to this
town. The route passes through
Mansfield Center and Storrs.
The annual meetings of the Coun-
try club and the Golf company will
be held in the Springs House parlors
next Tuesday evening. The business
meetings will be followed by whist.
W. T. Hincks, Bridgeport attor-
ney, bought the plant of the Stafford
Springs Electric Light and Gas COM
pany at auction last Saturday for $40
above the bond indebtedness. This
is another step in the reorganization
which will in all probability give the
town a much better lighting service.
Reserved seats for "Shaun Rhue, :"
to be presented next Saturday even
ing for the benefit of the A. o. H. :,
are on sale at the store of W. E. Han
ley. Lynch's orchestra will furnish
music between the acts, and there
will be specialties by Edward Shea
and John @. Sullivan The drama
will be repeated at Memorial hall,
on Tuesday evening. Ad-
at both places, % cents; re-
served seats, 35 cents. The reserved
seats will he on sale at Fl. f. Cady's
store at Stafford.
George Ccburn, who is wanted by
the police in Gardner, Mass, for oh
money under false pretenses,
worked here one sesaon. He was
selling building lots at Seymour park
in New Britain, and did some busi-
ness. Later he took up the sale of
the GaRnon selective telephone stock.
Coburn is wanted in Gardner for col.
lecting money from a woman on a
building lot after he had got through
for the company owning the real es-
tate, and for borrowing $3.50 from
another woman under false pretense.
Mrs. Henry M. Day, Sd. died at
her home in Leominster, Mass. Inst
Friday after long illness of cancer.
Mrs. Day was we'll known here, as
she had resided in town for long
term of years previous to going to
Leominster six years ago. Mrs. Day
was taken to the Clinton hospital
about a month ago in the hope that
something could be done, but her case
was declared to be helpless. Her hus-
baud and five children survive her.
Of these her sons, Herbert, Harry,
Frank aud William, reside at home,
and her daughter, Mrs M. j. Hassett,
lives here. The body was brought
here Saturday and the funeral was
held from st. Edwards church Sun
day at p. m. The funeral was
largely attended, as the deceased had
many local friends and acquaintances.
The burial was in st. Edwards cem-
etery. The bearers were M. J. Has
sett, Joseph La Valley, George La
Valley, Herbert Day, Frank Day and
Harry Day.
At the meeting held last Wednes-
day evening the sentiment in favor of
playing ball again this season was
very pronounced. N. D. O'Connell,
r H. Fisk, James Sullivan, Fred
Wildey and G.. B. Pinney were ap-
pointed to draft bylaws. Under the
new plan each contributor of $5 or
more will become a member of the
No season tickets will
be issued. The general sentiment
seems in favor of joining the league
at Monson recently. If
this is done, Stafford will play ten
games at home and ten games out of
town. Good baseball seems assured
If this is done, as the rivalry between
the teams in the league is very keen
No difficulty is anticipated in secur-
ing sufficient financial backing for
the team. Most of those who contrib
1ted last year can be depended on for |
this season. In addition, the fair
that is to be run in April is expected !
20 net q good sum. Altogether the
outlook for the coming year is bright.
Another meeting will be held in So
,iety hall this evening at 7.3O for or
and all interested are ex-
pected to be present.
Mrs. John T. Melbourne, so, died
,A hon bo,,,o ox, Woutford ovopua lost
Thursday afternoon of heart failure. |
She had been ailing for about month,
out nothing serious was apprehended,
md her sudden death was surprise
md shock to her relatives and friends. |
Mrs. Melbourne was born in Anders, |
Y. Y, and her maiden name was
Julia Darlington. She came here
about 30 years ago, where she met
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