The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-04-03
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Ellen Young has recovered
from a slight illness.
Ernest D. Royce has bought the
Fuller place on West street.
Miss Eugenia Lee was home from
Barnard college over Sunday.
Peter Sullivan, who has been i'll
with pneumonia, is recovering.
Michael HaDpston of Arctic, r. l.,
has been in town for few days.
Jeremiah Armstrong has been laid
mp with an Abscess on his neck.
Miss Mena Adams. who has been
seriously i'll, is more comfortable.
James J. Sullivan of Springfield
has been visiting relatives in town.
Charles Morrall, who is teaching at
Groton, is home for the spring vaca-
tion.
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan of Gold street,
who has been i'll with rheumatism, is
improving.
Elizabeth and James Comins, chill
dren of DIR. and Mrs. A. o. Comins,
have been i'll, but are now better.
Joseph Brennan of Rockville return
ed Monday after a few days. visit
with his sister, Miss Lizzie Brennan.
Lott O'Halloran resumed work at
the Wilton grocery Tuesday, after
being out day or two with the grip.
O. H. Blackburn expects that his
father and family will arrive here in
May from England to make their home
here.
L. d. Gary has moved to the Page
block, in the tenement vacated by
John Williams, who is removing to
Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon Lannigan
and Mr.. and Mrs Henry Lannigan
went to Pawtucket, Monday, to attend
the funeral of relative.
The Easter ball given Monday even
ing by the Young American athletic
club drew q large attendance and
proved a very enjoyable event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry flanagan and
two children, Della and Walter, have
been to Woonsocket, r. l.. to attend
the funeral of their nephew, Walter
Larine, who died last week Friday.
G. B. Benson, clerk at the Springs
House, has been absent a few days
owing to the death of his mother.
Mrs. Benson died at Woodstock last
FRIDAY and was buried in Willimantie
yesterday.
Brown & Pinney have received one
of the new Maxwell runabouts, known
as "The Doctor 1t is a very at
tractive car in appearance. and the
tests of its utility have been quite
satisfactory.
Mrs. VIM. Newcomb, 63, died Mon
day from an attack of grip. The
funeral was held from her late home
yesterday afternoon at 80. and the
burial was at the old cemetery at
Stafford Street.
The dairymaids' festival will be
given this evening by the young
people of the Methodist church. Ice
cream and candy will be on sale dur
ing the intermission. Entertainment
begins at 7.45. Admission, Csc;
children. 15c.
A bus load went to the Hollow
Monday evening to hear the concert
by the Tufts college glee club. Quite
a number went up in teams, making
a sizable representation from this end
of the town. All were much pleased
with the concert.
Anthony Adams is to build in the
near future a block on his recently
purchased site, % feet by So 1t
will be two stories high, with an at
tractive store on the ground floor and
u fat above. 1t will have an orna-
mental front and make a very pretty
building as planned.
There will be an entertainment and
social at st. Edwards hall Friday
evening, under the auspices of st. Ed
wards Aid society. The program will
include a number of first class musical
numbers, ard refreshments will
be served The general admission
will be % cents. The following pro-
gram will be given: Ballad, Down
Where the Olio Flows" E. Shea
song, "Inquisitive Kidder" IT. H
Connor). Master George Blackburn
violin solo, "Alla Marcia" (Gustay
Jensere), Mrs. A. II. Orcutt; song,
"When His Days Work Was Done"
(Alf. Ellerton, Master George Black
burn; mixed sextette, "Over the |
Meadows Fair" (Geibel, Misses Fitz-
patrick, Fregeau, Mullins. Fitzpat-
rick, wilfred Blackburn, s. f. Pease
Master George Blackburn, the boy
humoriFt, will assist, and Hubert
Black burn of Dewsbury, England, will
be the accompanies.
Contracts have been sent out for
enough men to make q snappy local
team for the coming season, but un-
til they are signed and returned the
management does not feel like max
ing the names public. Smith will |
be with the team at the opening of |
the season and may be induced to re-
main right through. 1t is rumored |
that Bailey and Reynolds will don
Stafford uniforms the coming season,
but the report could not be verified.
Lynch has been released to Ludlow, as
the local management did not feel
like standing in his light. Collins
has commenced practice and is in the
pink Of condition. 1t is expected |
that he will make q good showing the
coming saesOn. There was q report in
the Springfield Union Tuesday morn
ing to the effect that Frank Shea, q