The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

. Services will be held at Grac
church next Sunday, both morning
and evening.
George Simonds of Hartford, 9
former resident, is visiting relatives
in the borough.
DR.. John F. English of Providence
has been visiting his mother, Mrs
Katherine English.
Mrs S. H. Batchellor of Worcestel
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. j
Sweet the past week.
Rev. r. @. Gragan of West Hart
ford, former rector of st. Edward s
has been in town this week.
Charles Demond left yesterday fol
Poughkee psie, and on his return will
spend few days at Williams college
Mr.. and Mrs. Mowrey and two chill
dren and Miss Mowrey of Sterling
have been guests of DR.. and Mrs. G,
P. Bard.
Several from here have united with
the Rockville lodge of Knights OF
Columbus which is being formed in
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dupre have return.
ed from a short visit to Pascoage, r.
l., where they have been visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Orcutt, Mrs.
Samuel Rockwell and Miss Mabel
Foster have gone to the White Noun.
tains with Brooks party.
A special meeting of Harmony
Temple of Honor will be held this
evening. IT is important that every
member should be present.
W. A. Segar of Ware, Mass. a
former resident, was in town for a
brief visit this week. He went from
here to Westerly, RI where he will
visit his sons.
The sale of lots owned by Judge j.
F. Chamberlin at Rockville the last
three days of the past week proved
quite successful, over $4,000 being
included in the sale.
Lawyers R. H. Fiske, M. D. O'Con-
nell and W. d. O'Conne1l attended the
complimentary banquet given the
Hon. Charles Phelps by the Tolland
county bar, Tuesday evening.
In another column appears an adj
vertisement for location for the tele-
phone office. Miss Harvey has taken
charge of the office, and it will re-
main where it is until new location
can be secured.
In addition to the Taft store Fl. A.
Shaw has hired the two upstairs
rooms in the rear of the Warren block,
formerly occupied by the business
mems club, and the store will be
opened tomorrow.
Senator F. H. Baker of this borough
and Col. F. T. Maxwell of Rockville
were elected delegates to attend the
state republican convention, at a
meeting of delegates of the thirty
fifth senatorial district held last Fri
day.
The fair at Willimant1c is on this
week, and a number from here have
been in attendance. The fair at Rock
Vile is scheduled for next week. The
fair that everybody wants to visit
will be held in Stafford Springs, o.
tober 2, and 4.
George N. Skinner of Vernon, Brad
ley. M. Sears of Mansfield and Edwin
Q. Kinney have been named as COM
missioners to assess the damage to
land of Orrin Converse, to be flowed
by the raising of the dam of the
Rhode Island Worsted company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mattesen cele-
brated their silver wedding at the
German club Saturday evening. The
| club presented them with a gold chain
and the women of the club gave them
set of silver knives and forks.
Other valuable presents were received
from relatives and friends. There
were 100 present, and a social dance
and refreshments were features of the
occasion.
Special rates are now in force on
the Q. ", and will continue until
October 9Th from New London to
Stafford and way stations, whereby
people can visit Lake Champlain and
the Green Mountain districts by the
payment of fare one way and one dol
lar additional. At such reasonable
rates it is probable that many along
the line will take the opportunity to
visit this beautiful region.
Frederic Faulkner is to build a
house on one of the lots purchased at
the Keefe tract, and Mrs. Faulkner
is also to build one. The houses will
be two stories, single, and fitted with
all modern improvements. The local
water system will be extended to the
tract in the spring, and in the mean
time, if necessary, water can be Sc
cured from Mr.. Keefe's spring. Should
conditions warrant Mr.. Faulkner will
erect several more houses next year.
The Consolidated railroad company
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Vile to Hartford by trolley over the
steam road tracks, by way of Burn
side, on Nov. 18th. The run will be
made in about one hour. The running
time new, by trolley is an hour and a
half. It is planned, it is said, when
the Stafford Springs and Rockville
electric line is completed to take
freight from here to East Hartford,
where it will be slapped over the
Highland division. It is said that
the freight cars will be run at night.
Superintendent Wheeler is at work
getting the grounds ready for the
annual fair. There will be music all
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