The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

w. "A. Il OSb6E OF RAINIER was hb HI
home here over Sunday.
Charles L. Gary spent last week in
Springfield and Worcester.
Daniel Sullivan of Baltic was il
town the first of the week.
Miss Mabel West of Hartford i.
the guest of the Misses Leach.
A. l.. Taintor of Lowell was in
town for a brief visit last week.
Edmund Bassow of Ludlow, vt.
was at his home here over Sunday.
Mrs. James Mclaughlin has return
ed from an extended visit to Palmer.
Miss Esther Huntley of Oneida. N.
Y. is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Smith.
W. ]. Alberty has hired P. G.
Gordon's house near Edgewood, re-
Gently occupied by John Gompper.
Mrs. L. K. Lord and Mrs. F. L.
Clisby of Parker, South Dakota, are
guests of their father. Orrin Converse.
Miss Alberta Eaton is visiting
friends in Worcester this week. and
will attend the musical festival there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurley and son
of Bennington, VT, and James Hurley
of Derby are visiting relatives here
during the fair.
A. ID. Bernardo has returned from
his visit to Italy. His wife and two
sons, who returned with him, are
visiting at Meriden.
Daniel J.. Hanley has been appoint
ed by the school committee to take the
annual enumeration of the children of
a school age in the town.
The democrats at their caucus
elected the following town committee
F. E. Fitzpatrick, W. S. Walbridge,
O. b. Pinney, d. l.. Ellis, j. A. Mix.
Plans are not yet completed for the
reorganization of the Central WOODEN
mill company. There seems little
doubt at present that a strong COM
pany will be formed, with Cyril
johnson as president.
At the annual meeting of the Stat
ford Business Mems association, held
at the office of r. H Fisk last Thurs
day evening. the following officers
were elected President, O. E. Brown !;
vice president, David Robertson; Sec
rotary and treasurer, r. Fl. Fisk !;
claims committee, W. H. Webster.
Anthony Adams.
There will be a meeting of the
Current Events club next Monday
evening as 7.3O. The committee are
Miss Brown. Mrs. l.. Mclaughlin and
Mrs. Walker. The program: Clip
pings; current topics vacation notes
music, Miss Butterfield and Miss
Meyers. Hostesses, Miss Kingbsury
and Miss Comins.
The original and only Belchertown
fair is booked for next week Wednes-
day. This is the last of the fairs and
the spiciest. The leading attraction
is the large exhibit of the human
race, as crowds of people gather there
at fair time. The Central Vermont
railroad will sell round trip tickets,
including admission to the grounds,
from Stafford for 81; Monson, Coo;
Palmer, 45o.
Mrs. L. E. Howe, SO, who lived
alone on the Orcuttville road, was
found dead in her home Friday morn
ing. Medical Examiner Newton was
called to view the remains, and
found that death resulted from the
bursting of an artery in her chest.
The indications are that she died
Wednesday. She was in her night
clothes and her bed had not been &C.
cupied. Her milk can was filled
Thursday morning and had not been
disturbed when her body was dis
covered. The funeral was held from
her late home Monday afternoon, Rev.
Thomas Tryie officiating. The burial
was in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
The seleotmen advertised recently
for bids on q state gravel road, to be
laid toward Staffordville at the end
of the present macadam highway.
twenty-five contracting firms were
notified to send bids. Donohue Bros.
of Middletown sent in bid, but no
other firm responded. This is very
peculiar, but the same condition pre-
walls all over the state. 1t is report
ed that the contractors are not in sym
pathy with Superintendent Mcdonald
of the state highway commission.
The chairman of the board of select
men thinks that the bid of Donohue
Bros. is a little high. If Supt. Nc
Donald considers il in the same light
it is quite likely that the road will
not be constructed this fall, as he will
make the decision.
The commissioners, Bradley NJ.
Sears, Edwin o. Pinney and George
N. Skinner, appointed to assess the
damage for aowage on the land of
'Orrin Converse, which will be caused
by the raising of the Rhode Island
Worsted company's dam, held a meet
ing last Wednesday afternoon. The
commissioners assessed the damage
at 5000 and the state adds 800,
which will bring the amount to be
received by Mr.. Converse to $500. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Converse will not
contest the decision, and the contro-
versy is ended in all probability.
when Mr.. Converse was approached
in the matter he placed the damage at
$1,000, q figure that he refused to
recede from. An effort was made to
get a settlement by leaving it out to
two men-one chosen by Mr.. Con-
verse and the other by the worsted
Chas. G.. Ellis, chosen
by Mr.. Converse, placed the figures at
$500, while Fl. O. Fisk for the com.
pany thought it ought to be about
R0En Mr. Copvaraa roFuSad 20 oon