The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-02-06
W. R. O. supper Friday.

on the sick list.
: Louis Stevens is confined to hi
home by illness.
Mrs. John Cote, who has been quit
ill, is improving.
Mrs. Carl Canton of West Mali
street is i'll with the grip.
John Christensen of West Mail
street is i'll with the grip.
Edward Willis of Waterbury hal
been spending few days in town.
Mrs John Smith of Tolland avenue
is suffering from a paralytio attack.
Frank Keefe, the lumber dealer, il
quite i'll with bronchial pneumonia,
Patrick Mccarthy has purchased
the Henry Knapp place on Prospect
street.
Miss Alberta Eaton is spending
two weeks in New York and New
Haven.
A SON was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rahdeau, Monday. but died the
same day.
The sleighride planned for Tuesday
night has been postponed on account
of sickness.
Mrs. Louis Helm is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. T. R. Prentice, at
Turnerville.
The Methodists are looking for a
new janitor. William Symonds hav-
ing resigned that position.
The meeting of the Current Events
club was postponed last evening, on
account of the storm, until this even
ing.
Judge Reed, accompanied by Mrs.
Reed, has gone to Winsted, where he
will hold court for the next two
weeks.
Rev. j. E. Fischer of Staffordville
will sing and address the meeting at
the Methodist church on Thursday
evening.
The grammar school team defeated
the second team of the high school
in game of basketball last Saturday
afternoon by score of 10 to 8.
Samuel Kuslansky has added tot
let room and made other improve
ments at the store of F. E. Fitzpat-
rick, and is figuring on the expense
of brick front for the block.
At a meeting of the A. o. H., held
Sunday, the committee to select a
play for the regular st. Patrick night
presentation reported in favor of
Nevada. or The Lost Mine. - Parts
will be assigned at once.
A bus will be run to the Hollow
at z. 30 Friday evening to take those
who wish to attend the dancing school
reception. Those desiring to go in
the bus are requesred to leave their
names at Gary Bros office.
Mr.. Levene, the ice dealer, has
filled his houses with good 1O-inch |
ice Jones Bros. started hars esting
this morning. They intended to have
commenced the first of the week, but |
the severity of the weather prevented. |
Eli Parizeau has increased his shelf |
room materially at his store by NOV
ing back his partition. The change
will give him room to seat 30 people
during the ice cream season. A new
window has been added, which will
give more light, and an entrance from
the rear has been opened.
Stephen Daley. transient, charged
with drunkenness, breach of the peace
and resisting an officer, was before
the court Monday morning aud was
sent up for go days, which, with the
costs, will keep him in Jail for ~
days. He created quite a disturb
ance at Mrs. Rawson's boarding house
Sunday morning, and Officer Mellen
had quite tussle in arresting him
Edwin P Frost of Somers, q former
is the defendant in a civil
suit for 500, brought by Gilbert A.
Chapman of the same town. 1t is
alleged that Frost assaulted and
severely injured Chapman while the
latter was standing near the railroad
station at Scitieo a few days ago.
Frost las retained Lawyer NJ. d.
O'Connell of this town to defend him,
and the case will come up in the court
at Enfield.
Freight service ON the Central Ver-
mont has been very uncertain and un-
for the past two weeks.
Merchandise ordererd in Springfield
frequently is in transit from five
lays to week, and the service from
New York is not much better. The
road is short of motive power and is
loing the best it can with what there
Is to do with. Four new engines
we're ordered some time ago for use
IN this division, but have not yet ar
rived. Until more engines are Sc
,ured the service is bound to be poor.
The blizzard that was SO severe in
The west and northwest the latter
part of last week reached here Mon
lay evening. Snow commenced fall
ng about 8 O'Clock Monday evening
md continued about l 3 hours. The Ii
Ao0Ao WoAO uAAAbou III many
points and impossible at some points
IN the Central Vermont no attempt
vas made to move freight, and the
passenger trains were all late. The ,
rain from the south. due here at
J. 81, did not arrive until about noon.
The rest of the trains were nearer the
but all were late. Two
Engines were attached to each of the
irst trains to pass through. There
we're no sessions of the public schools
md nothing but necessary business
vas transacted Tuesday.
The organization of the new COM
ANY to run the Central mill has been
Iiven up. J. p. Jeuness. who was