The Press., 1907-05-22
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 A special communication of Ioni lodge will be held this evening Work, M. NJ.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Upson O Waterbury are spending few days a the Springs House.
 Ferdinand Kreisel has gone to New York, and sails this week for three months visit in Germany.
 MT. and Mrs. B. T. Eaton are re ceiving congratulations on the birtl of son early yesterday morning.
 Frank Greene, assistant city engi neer of Woonsocket, has been tho guest of his brother, Stephen Greene
 Howard Needham is the proud pos sessor of pony team. The pony will not acquire flesh rapidly for a few weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. ". O. Judd of Hol. yoke, MT. and Mrs. Walter Bradbury of Chioopee, Ralph Wright and son of Indian Orchard spent Sunday at Staf ford Street.
 The job of building the new per manent highway in the north part of the town has been awarded to Con- tractor Tryon of Middletown, and the work will be commenced about June 1st.
 Adelbert Needham has received an- other carload of horses from the west. Included in the lot are few speedy ones. Mir. Needham has sold beauti- ful pair of blacks from this lot to Charles O. Anderson.
 Joseph Cormier was before the bor- ough court Tuesday morning, charged with assault on his wife. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Heald to 30 days in Holland and to pay fine of $10 and costs.
 The annual thank offering meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will be held on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the church parlor. It is expected that the envelopes which have been distributed for the offering will be either brought or sent to this meeting.
 Henry Hills, a former resident, died at the Masonic home at Wallingford week before last and was buried at Glastonbury. MT. Hills went to the home about 12 years ago. He lived here for some time and was employed in the local mills. He leaves one son, William Hills. who resides in Hartford.
 It has been suggested that build ing and loan association be formed in town. in order to prepare for the in crease in houses that must soon be built. These associations loan money for building purposes as soon as a man has a lot and 8 cellar paid for, and make the process of owning a home as easy as possible. Philadelphia, known as the "City of Homes," was largely built up by these organiza- tions, and many smaller places have adopted the plan with good results. A prominent manufacturer stands ready to take shares in such an associ- ation and feels confident that others would help.
 Passenger train No. 4 on the Gen. tral Vermont railroad, due here from the north at 2 10, met with an acci- dent near the wire mill, Palmer, Mon- 3~. hA 2 lws. wheel on the right side of the engine dropped of, and as the train was go- ing at high rate of speed, the entire right side of the engine was shattered by the driving rod. The ash-box dropped to the ground and threw the tender off the track. The fireman leaped from the opposite side of the cab, and as the train was going with such rapidity, the distance from where his foot first struck the ground to the place where his other foot struck was IT feet, but he was uninjured. The engineer left the cab, and when the train came to a standstill was in the baggage car. The air pipes were broken. causing the brakes to set and stopping the train suddenly, thus pre- venting what might have been seri- ous accident. Word was sent to the station, and a switcher was sent up which lowed the train to Palmer. Neither the engineer nor the tlremen were injured, and they were able to continue the trip to New London with another engine.
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