The Press., 1907-04-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS


J. NJ. Leach is in Boston on bust
ness trip.
Public schools will resume session
next Monday.
Miss Eta Bidwell is spending tn
school vacation with Broad Brook AM
Hartford friends
Victor Bissenette was called t,
Pawtucket., R. l., this week by th'
death of a relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Blake of New
London have been the guests of Rev
and Mrs. H A. Blake.
Edwin Farne1l of Woonsooket is il
town. Mr.. Farnell has just returned
from trip to Jamaica.
Edward Tetrault and family have
moved to their recently purchased
residence at West Stafford. --.r
Mrs Emery Pierce has gone tt
Bondville. Mass, where she will
make her home for the present.
Mrs Mary Mccarthy has been il
Providence. r. l., visiting her broth
er, Jerry McCrohan, who is i'll with
typhoid pneumonia.
John Arnold, master mechanic al
the Stafford Worsted company, ha:
resigned his position, TO take effect
as soon as his successor can be secured.
A social dance will be given at So.
ciety hall Saturday evening by Fonta-
nella and Gagnon. Music will be
furnished by Woods orchestra. Ed
ward Fields will prompt. Tickets,
80 cents.
According to one of the textile
papers Alvarado Howard is oontem-
plating engaging in the cotton manu-
featuring business in Oklahoma. Mr.
Howard is at present travelling on the
Pacific coast.
The "Tip Tops a local team,
opened the season at Monson last Sat
urday with team representing the
Y. Nj. s. O. of that town. The local
boys won in a l6-iuning game by q
score of II TO 16.
The A. o. Andrew music company
of Willimantie, agents for the Iyers
& Pond pianos. are having a special
sale of pianos for few days at the
old Blue Front building, as per their
advertisement in another column.
f. Il. Richardson will sell his farm
near State Line. known as the Fair
field place, at auction next week
Thursday, at 10 a. m. He will also
sell at the same time his stock, farm.
ing tools and some household furni-
ture.
The management of the local base
ball team have the outfield filled as
follows: Bailey, left; Drisooll,
middle; Dowd, right. Reynolds.
who was expected to act as backstop
this season, has written that he will
be unable to do so. Negotiations are
pending for the other positions, but
nothing has been closed as yet.
The annual meeting and banquet
of Orient Chapter of Masons was held
last Wednesday evening and proved
a very delightful occasion. Deputy
Grand High Priest S. H. Huntington
was present, also j. v. Squier of
Windsor Locks. who was the first high
priest of Orient Chapter. There was
the routine annual business and the
election of officers resulted as follows !:
NJ. E. H. p, David Bissett; E. K,
John NJ. Leach; E S, DR.. James
Stretch; O. of H., Anders Jacobsen ;
mi A
O., W. H. Heald; G. M. 3D. v, H.
E. Burwell; G. Nj. I'd ", r. H
Fisk; G. NJ 1st ", g. d. Ide; Sec
rotary, E. Z. Taft; treasurer, G. s.
Baker; trustee, three years, Hannibal
Alden; chaplain, Rev. VIM. Morrall !;
organist, John 7. Wood. After the
business meeting there was an ad-
journment to the Springs House for
the banquet The tables were at
tractively decorated with cut flowers
and potted plants, aud the following
excellent menu received the careful
attention that it tieserved:-
Soup
Mulligatawny
Planked Shad Maitre d. Hotel Sauce
Roast Spring Lamb Mint Sauce
Green Peas Mashed Potatoes
Roman Punch
Sealloped Oysters
Neapolitan Ice Cream Fancy Cakes
Edam Cheese Crackers
Coffee
During the progress of the banquet
Lynch's orchestra rendered a we'll
selected concert program. After din
ner High Priest Bissett introduced Past
High Priest O. B. Pinney as toast
master. The speaker of the evening
was Rev. H E Starr of Mt Carmel,
who held the close attention of those
present in an interesting address on
the subject of speculative Masonry.
The speaker touched on the origin.
ancient history aud early conception
of Masonry, and spoke of the deep
foresight of the men who founded,
conserved aud formulated the basic
principles of the order. He led up
to the benefit to society by the moral
tone and helpfulness of the order.
Deputy Grand High Priest Huntington
talked briefly and with force on the
general work of the order. The talk
by the state officer was one of the most
interesting features of the program.
At an appropriate interval Toastmsster
Pinney, in pleasing manner, recall
ed the work and special activity of
High Priest David Bissett. He
voiced the appreciation of the order
for the faithful labors of Mr.. Bissett,
and in token of this appreciation pre-
scented him with a past high priests
Jewell The jewel is handsome in
design, and is unique in point of bear
ing the insignia of Ionic lodge as we'll
~ that Of q mast hirh rnriast of Oriank