The Press., 1906-05-02

Claude Taylor was before the dis
trict court in Palmer Saturday morn
ing. He withdrew his plea of not
guilty, and pleaded guilty in the cases
of robbing E. F. Randlett and Isaac
Ramsdell. He was bound over to the
superior court, bail being fixed at
$1,000 in each case, which he was un-
able to furnish. The rifle, which was
not found when Taylor was captured,
has since been found in the Wesson
barn, where he was caught. The
court room was we'll filled with people
anxious to get glimpse of the man
who has caused so much excitement
the past few.weeks.
Miss Alice Bond of Bondville has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Adams.
High School Notes The high
school baseball team did not go to
Rockville last Saturday to play ball,
as the following on postal was re-
ceived from the manager of the R. H.
s. B. B. Z. on Wednesday: "Sorry
to say that we will have to call that
game which was to be played here
the 2Sth off. Lack of interest in the
school is the reason. Will try and
get team together and play that
game which is to be played at Stat
ford June 2d.' The postal was
similar to the one received in regard
.I~qames with the Conn. Aggies for
April 81 and Enfield for June 8.
There seems to be a lack of interest in
all the places for the games to be
played in their own towns, and great
difficulty in getting a team together
to play, but on the other hand team
is easily picked up to come to Stafford
and play.-The manager of the S. H.
S. B. B. T. has arranged game with
Springfield high school baseball team,
to be played in Stafford May 10 if the
fair grounds can be secured. This
team is very fast one, but the local
boys are putting in hard practice and
hope to win the game. Ex-Capt.
Converse, the crack pitcher of last
year, will probably be in the box for
the local high school, with Capt.
Chamberlin behind the bat. THE
Stafford high school baseball team
will play the Riverside baseball team
of Stafford Saturday afternoon on the
fair grounds at 3 p. m. Price OF ad-
mission, 15c; ladies, sc. The River
side baseball team has the reputation
of being strong and very fast team
for a mill nine, and a good game can
be expected.
l noticed an amusing statement in
the Southbridge Press of last week,
from a former resident of Union.
Evidently he is not acquainted with
the mail route in Tolland county.
He states the mail is "a hours later
that it will take three days to get a
letter from Southbridge to Union.
Now this individual must of had bad
dreams The truth of the matter is
athis: Mail postmarked in New York,
Boston and the large cities of Con-
necticut and Massachusetts as late as
1 a. NJ. is delivered in Mashapaug the
same day at IL a. m. He also states
the mail route is abolished from this
office. The carrier thinks we are
sending more mail to Mashapaug than
when the new system was started, and
if the former mail carrier was to be
believed, 95 per cent. of all Mashapaug
mail came from Stafford Springs in
the past, and assume there is not
much change at present. The carrier
leaves this office after the two early
trains arrive and gets all the mail
for the day that ever went to these
places in the past, and l assume with
a carrier who passes a civil service ex-
animation and is under bonds is giving
better service than was ever dreamed
of in the much abused town of Union.
All New York, Connecticut and
Springfield daily papers are delivered
in Mashapaug at II a. m. In the
matter of inducing people to sign ap-
plication for a rural free delivery,
that any office would be left or taken
away would not have been in the
province of any one to promise. The
special agents have the say to advise
either way, and the government does
as they think will be the best for all
concerned. If the writer of the above
article should post letter at South
bridge, Mass. at p. m or his own
home at 8 p. M, it will be delivered
the following morning at Mashapaug
at / 1 a. IN. as usual. The rural route
was asked for by over 100 families
and at their solicitation, and this
Office does not get any 500 allowance
for starting these routes, as has been
freely circulated about the matter.
Fl. s. Abel, P. M.