The Press., 1906-12-05
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Miss Mabel Pease is visiting il Providence.
 Mrs. Clara Benton is spending { week in Holland.
 Miss Eugenia Lee is home fron Barnard college for the Thanksgiving vacation.
 Miss Nina Adams has returned from an extended visit in Springfield and Palmer.
 Miss Harrison of North Adams hac been the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. E. Demond.
 A new bridge has arrived for the Central Vermont and will be put over the river near the Catholic cemetery.
 Hannibal Alden has resumed his duties at the Warren Woolen company, after an illness of few days with the grip.
 The caucus to nominate borough officials for the election Monday will be held at borough hall Friday even- ing at 7.30.
 Ladies' Missionary society of the Congregational church have this week sent a box valued at SS5 to a mission ary in Atlanta. Ga., and a barrel of clothing to a southern school.
 Out of town for Thanksgiving: MT. and Mrs F. G. Sanford at Norwich ; B. T. Eaton and family with the Misses Eaton in Monson; Dr. and Mrs. c. P. Bard at Norwich; James Sullivan with friends in Springfield.
 There was a fire in the card room of the Mullins mill at Forestville last Friday forenoon at 9 o'clock. The automatic sprinkler extinguished the blaze before it gained much head way. The loss is placed at 5000, and is largely from water.
 The annual borough meeting will be held in borough hall Monday. In addition to the routine business, there is an article in the warrant "To see if the voters will authorize the court of burgesses to take action in the matter of the unsatisfactory condition of the electric light street service and make a new contract.
 About 15O men quit work for the electric road yesterday, owing to ule. The men wanted $1. 75 for nine hours work, and the company will pay but $1 60. MT. Robinson, who is in charge of the work. does not be- lieve that the interruption will be of long duration, as he thinks no diff. culty will be experienced in getting men at $1. so for nine hours.
 The carpenters have stopped work on the weaving department of the Rhode Island worsted plant and have left town. Ten glaziers from Pratt & Go. have arrived and will at once set the glass in the roof. Each pane will be six feet long and twelve inches wide. So much delay has been experienced in getting material that the plant will not in all pro- bability be ready to operate before spring.
 Quite a number of the friends of Miss Gertrude McCronau gathered at her home on Prospect street last Thursday afternoon. in honor of her 10th birthday. The afternoon was pleasantly spent playing games, etc. There was pleasant surprise in store for the little ones. when Master Grover Cleveland Swan appeared as a colored waiter. He passed refresh ments with much pomp and ceremony, to the delight of the little folSs. The afternoon passed only too quickly for those present. As each departed for their respective homes they left sou venirs, and wished Miss Gertrude many happy returns.
 The annual election of borough officials comes next Monday. John M. Leach, the present warden. abso- lutely declines to consider the nomi- nation for another year. This is re- gretted, as MT. Leach has made a very thorough and capable official. He has spared no time or effort to fulfill the duties of the office in business like manner, and has succeeded ad- mirably. Three burgesses for a term of two years will be elected. Daniel J. Hanley will in all probability be rsnominated and elected tax collector. MT. Hanley has made an extra good showing, having collected all the taxes collectahle on the borough list. William Fl. Heald will no doubt be reelected clerk and treasurer. His experience and knowledge of the duties of this position make him valuable official.
 The fair to be given by the ladies of Grace church next week Tuesday and Wednesday evenings will be an attractive one in many ways. Be- sides the hand painted china, there will be aprons and useful articles, homemade food and candy for sale. Dolls and five and ten cent novelties will furnish the ohildren's table, and the sample table will be a new fea. ture this year. Each evening the en- tertainment will consist of the play, "Joint Owners In Spain.'' It is in three scenes, the first being a meet. ing of the board of managers in an old ladies' home. and the parts will be taken by the following ladies: President, Mrs. 0. F. Beckwith; seo- retary, Miss Helen Butterfeld; Mrs. Mitchell. Miss Kate I. Lord; Mrs. Bascombe, Miss M. A. Harvey; Mrs. Blaine, Miss Jessie Pease; Mrs. Drew, the matron, Mrs. Wm. Morrall The second scene is between two old ladies, inmates of the home. and these parts will be taken by Miss Carolyn Brown and Miss Marguerite