The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-07-31
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Hattie Earnes has returned
from q weeks visit in shamrock, r. L.
David Robertson is expected home
from his European trip about the
18th.
Misses Mary and Nellie Brennan
Of Worcester are visiting friends in
town.
Leon Particle is spending q week
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Cushman at
Stonington.
Miss Mabel Foster and Miss Jennie
Banford are spending the week at
Block Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Whitaker
are at Providence attending the old
home week celebration.
The exhibition game with Monson
for August L th has been cancelled,
and the team will probably play at
Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Shwartz of
Huntsville, r. L. have been guests
of their uncle, Adolph Pfeiffer, at
the Springs House.
Sixteen members of Winter w. r
O. went by bus to Westford last We'd
nesday. where they were entertained
by Mrs. Frank Morey.
Miss II. Elizabeth Bacon and Miss
Lucy s. Williams of Hartford have
been at the Springs House the past
week. Miss Bacon formerly resided
here.
Haskell Aronson has gone to New
York for few days. During his alb
senoe his brother. A. p Aronson, of
Thompsonville will have charge of
the store.
The primary class of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school will be enter
tanned Friday afternoon from 3 to 6
O'Clock, at the home of Mrs. Lewis
Mclaughlin ON Highland Terrace.
Rev. E. W. Bishop, D. D.. of Con-
cord. N H.. 9 former pastor, will
supply the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church the next two Sundays,
as Rev. II. A. Blake is taking his va
cation. No services will be held in
the church Sundays, the 18th and
25th.
Work on the new block for Anthony
Adams is progressing rapidly, and
Mr.. Adams expects to occupy it Sept
LIST. The store now occupied by Mr.
Adams has been leased to South
bridge man, who will open q retail
clothing store.
There were about 400 tickets sold
for the excursion TO Watch Hill and
Block Island last Saturday. The day
was ideal. there was plenty of room
on the train and the trip proved
pleasant one There were no acci-
dents to mar the enjoyment of the
day.
Thomas p. Conroy of Woburn,
Mass. q contractor who is quite we'll
known in this place, as he had charge
of the construction of the local aque-
duct plant and later the building of
the storage reservoir on the Marcy
place, died at his home June 31st,
after months illness with Bright's
disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Plumb are en-
PERTAINING jolly company of young
ladies from Attleboro. Mass. at Eli
thorpe farm. The party includes
Misses Pearl, Margaret and Bliss Da-
vision and Miss Edna and Maud Peers.
They are all very enthusiastio over
the beauties of the scenery around
Stafford.
Those who do shopping in Spring
field will read with interest Forbes s.
Wallaee's advertisement this week
relative to the new restaurant the
firm has just opened. The restaurant
is situated on the top floor of the
Pynchon street addition and has a de-
lightful outlook. The service is first
class and prices are reasonable.
A horse belonging to J. NJ. Arm
strong, the meat man, was frightened
by a passing automobile last Saturday
afternoon, and ran from in front of
the market down Main street around
the drinking fountain, where the
wagon was tipped over, smashing the
cart and distributing the contents on
the sidewalk in front Of the Baker
block.
An engine got off the iron near the
local passenger station last Wednes-
day. The wreoker was sent here,
and it vas put back ready for bust
ness the next morning. Very soon
after switching with, it was resumed
3 heavily loaded car was pushed into
the river. The freight car left the
iron near the same place that the en-
CINE went of. After unloading the
car the woodwork was burned and the
iron removed.
Country Club Notes: The month
of August will be devoted TO tennis
tournaments Preliminaries for both
gentlemen and ladies will begin We'd
nesday, August 7th, before which date
all entries must be in with O. f.
Chandler. HAndicaps will be given
In both events. II q sufficient entry
list can be obtained, cups will be Civ
en- as prizes. A bus, free to MEM
bers, will leave Grant avenue next
Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock,
and II sufficiently patronized, will be
continued Wednesdays and Saturdays
through August.
Mrs. Claude O. Pinney, "a. died at
her home on Edgewood last Thursday
Of tuberculosis, after an illness of
about six months. Mrs. Pinnsy lived
in New York city previous to her
marriage, and besides her husband
leaves one sister. She was a woman
Of unusual charm of personality. and