The Press., 1906-01-31
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

| MIS-. Ryder OF brooklyn mas peel
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Georg
L. Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Cote have re
turned from a visit of a week il
| Woonsocket.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bissett were
called to Monson Saturday by the i'll
ness of relative.
Adelbert Needham will leave thi
week for the west to select horses fol
the spring business.
Louis Suenderhauf has returned
from Westerly, R. l., where he wa
called by the death of his brotherin
law.
Miss Eva Barrett, employed at the
Howard dry goods store, has been con
fined to her home a part of the weel
by illness.
The Woman's Missionary society Of
the Congregational church will mee
with Mrs. Valentine next Tuesday af
ternoon at O'Clock.
Rev. Webster Woodbury. of Soutt
birmingham, Mass, who was here
Christmas Sunday will preach here
next Sunday at the Congregational
church.
At the meeting for whist of the
Stafford Country club at the Springs
House. Monday evening, R. H. Fisk
and Mrs. W. A. Tucker received the
honors.
R. W. Ellis, R. H. Fisk, David
Robertson and W. E. Hanley attended
the annual meeting and banquet OF
the State Business Mems association
last week at Hartford. David Robert
son was elected one of the directors OF
the state association.
A. @. Garvais has hired the room
which has been used as lunch and
pool room in the Buck & Sullivan
block, and will occupy it at once.
Fontanella Bros. will open Saturday
in the Blue Front block with a stock
of imported and domestic groceries.
There will be a meeting of the Cur
rent Events club next Monday even
ing. Program: Clippings; current
topics; music. Committee, Miss Ma
hel Kingsbury and Mrs. J. H. Valen-
tine. Miss Mary Newton and Mrs.
VIM. A. Tucker serve as hostesses.
A quantity of wearing apparel was
stolen from clotheslines of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael McGillicoddy one even
ing last week. The theft took place
between and Z O'Clock in the even
ing and it was at first thought to be
a joke. AS the clothes have not been
returned the joke theory has been
abandoned.
The annual masquerade ball by the
Teutonia association last Friday even
ing drew a large attendance and
proved an enjoyable event. Music
was by Fay's orchestra of Rockville.
Prizes for the prettiest and most orig
inal costumes were awarded to Mrs
Oscar Meyers, Miss Florence Ber-
trandt, Louis Suenderhauf and George
Carey.
The American Benefit society is to
meet in the Temple of Honor hall in
the Converse block. At the meeting
this evening in the new quarters Dep
uty Supreme President John T. Baker
of Willimantic will be present to in.
stall the officers. Supreme President
William H. Carbury of Boston is ex-
pected to be present, also members of
Willimantic lodge. Refreshments
will be served during the evening.
The eleventh annual masquerade
ball of the German club will be held
at the hall on Westford avenue Fri
day evening, Feb. 9th. Music will
be by Prof. Jordan's orchestra of six
pieces. The floor directors will be
Will Schmidt, Andrew Jacobsen and
Glenn Schmidt. Four prizes are Of
fered-two for the most grotesque and
two for the best. Tickets will be SO
cents, and judging by past events the
will be large.
The Stafford Business Mems asso-
citation will hold their annual banquet
at the Springs House next month.
The committee in charge includes R.
W. Ellis, J. M. Leach and r. H.
Fisk. If the speakers can be secured
the date will be Feb. IA. If not, it
is planned to have it one week later.
Among the speakers that the associa-
tion are trying to get are Attorney
General VIM. A. King of Whitman
tic, Mayor Henney of Hartford, Mayor
Thayer of Norwich, President Ed
mund 1. Atwater and Lieut. Gov.
Woodruff of New Haven.
AS the Staffordville stage was turn
ing around in front of the post office
Saturday afternoon it nearly tipped
over, and the horses started down the
street at lively pace. E. M. Cham
berlin was on at the time they start
ed, but by the time he had the reins
they were we'll under way. He was
thrown down, but managed in some
way to jump out and clear himself
and was not injured. Near Jacob
sens drug store the stage struck q
team going in the same direction,
containing two women and a child.
This team was turned completely
around and the occupants were thrown
out. Both women live at Ellithorpes.
Mrs. Gerth and the child were not
hurt, but Mrs. Dorsey was badly
bruised about the head. She was
taken into Jacobsen s drug store, and
later was able to go to her home.
The women we're in q carriage, and
one wheel was badly smashed. The
stage was stopped near Pero's store