The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-08-29


i'll. is more comfortable.
Miss Minnie Enright of Springfield
is visiting friends in town.
Miss Mary Desmond of the Robert
son store is taking vacation.
Mrs. Rhodes of Woonsocket is tn,
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scott.
Adolph Pfeiffer has returned from
brief vacation at Woonsocket, R. /
Mrs. T. O. Lathrop and Mrs. Carde
have returned from visit in Lebanon
Bernard Hanley has returned from
Maine, where he has been camping
out.
Miss Ellen M Warren has returned
from a two-weeks' vacation at Bloch
Island.
Mrs. George Bolieau has returned
from a visit with her parents al
Phoenix.
VIM. Benton has sold his driving
horse to Michael Roberts of West
Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Rodman will
leave next week for a four weeks
trip to Maine.
George Bronson of the purchasing
department. of the O. V. railroad is
in town buying ties.
Mrs. Adelbert Needham, son, How
ard, and Mrs. H. L. Ryder are al
Savin Rock for a vacation.
The Rhode Island worsted company
is excavating and making preparations
to construct the new building.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Holt have re-
turned from a short vacation, spent
in Springfield and other places.
Miss Mildred Hanley entertained a
party of her young friends yesterday
afternoon, it being her 10th birthday.
A. J. Squires is fitting up his bar
Der shop with attractive new fixtures.
He is also adding apparatus for the use
Of compressed air.
A. L. Howard, G. B. Marble and
Henry Mckinney attended the reunion
of their regiment, the 25th Conn.
at Hartford last Saturday.
The engagement of S. Maude Rich.
ard of Willimantic to W. S. Martin,
a former resident, but now of Wilt
mantle, has been announced.
Arthur Schofeld and Joseph Conner
have bought lots ON the Brown tract
since the auction, and negotiations
are pending for several more.
The republican caucus, to choose
delegates to the several conventions to
be held this fall, will be held next
week Thursday evening, Sept. 9Th.
The democratic caucus for the
election of delegates to the various
conventions will be held at the town
hall next week Wednesday evening.
Miss NJ. A. Hardy is taking a two
weeks vacation at Norwich and Mys-
tic. Miss Mabel Pease is taking her
place as book-kepeer at W. Fl. Smiths.
Principal Frank F. Dunfield of the
local high school WIS united in mar
riage yesterday to Miss Amelia M.
Wheeler at the BRIDES home in Berlin,
Mass.
John E. Hancock has been chosen
of the electric lighting
at Rockville, and will
carry it on in conjunction with his
duties here.
Considerable dynamite is being used
in blasting the ledge at the cut near
the pond on the proposed electric road.
The ledge is a stubborn obstacle, but
it will be removed.
J. P. Maine of Florence, Mass.
was a guest of his nephew, Ernest D.
Royce, last week. He is looking for
q desirable residence with a view of
locating in Stafford.
One of the twin baby sons of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Farmer died this
morning and the other is dangerously
i'll. Mr.. Farmer is having rather
more than his share of hard luck.
The New London county fair will
be held at Norwich Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Sept. IL, II and
13. Special rates are offered on the
O. ", the round-trip price from this
station being $1.1O.
Medical Examiner Newton was
called to Staffordville to view the
body of an infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Sartori. The child
died very suddenly yesterday. The
cause was probably indigestion.
Trotting purses and classes for the
annual fair. Oct. 2, 3 and 4, are
offered as follows: Tuesday,. 80
class, purse 5000; 2.26 class, purse
$500. Wednesdsy-2.3 3 class, purse
$3.50; AT class. purse $500. Thurs.
dAy-2.22 class, purse $3.50; free for
all, purse $500. All entries for speed
classes ulose Thursday. Sept. 27. It
has not yet been decided whether
there will be a running race.
The many local friends of Miss
Catherine Donohoe were panied to
hear of her death at Baltic. Miss
Donohoe was employed by Miss Beck
with two seasons, and was we'll known
here. She was an estimable young
woman, and her cheerful personality
made friends of those with whom she
came in contact. The circumstances
connected with her death are unusual.
Miss Donohoe was attending q picnic
near Baltic last week Thursday even
ing"when she met with the accident
that caused her death. She was at q
camp on the bank of the Shetuoket
river, and a search was being made
by the campers for an article that had
been lost, kerosene torches being used
to furnish light. Miss Donohoe's
n a