The Press., 1907-03-13
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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Miss Helen Leach is visiting il
Hartford
Mrs. Charles Bard of Norwich i:
the guest of DIR. and Mrs. g. P. Bard.
The justices have revoked the order
for muzzling made Jan. 10Th, to take
effect March 18th.
Lawyer NJ. d. O'Connell has been
at his home in Colchester several
days owing TO an attack Of the grip.
At the 5 O'Clock service at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday the
pastor will speak of st. Patrick of
Ireland.
The annual meeting of the Ecclesi-
Astical society of the Congregational
church will be held next week We'd
nesday evening.
The annual meeting of the Coun-
try club and of the Stafford Golf cor
poration will be held at the library
building next Tuesday evening.
About twenty-five of the ladies of
the w. r. @. gave Mrs. Fl. D Butter
field q surprise visit last Friday after
noon. A very pleasant time is re-
ported.
Two large freight engines have
been sent from St. Adams TO assist in
cleaning up the congested freight con-
dition on this division of the Central
Vermont.
The annual meeting of the agricul-
tural society was adjourned Yesterday
afternoon until the Odd. The ad-
journed meeting will be held in Law
yer R. H. Fisk's office at 1 p. m.
The men will have charge of the
supper at the Congregational church
this evening. ]. NJ Leach, an ex-
perienced chef, will have charge of
the kitchen and Fred Wildey will act
as head waiter.
Friends of Harold A. Crane made
him a surprise visit last Wednesday
evening. There were eighteen pres
emit and the features of the evening
were whist and music. and the occa-
sion proved very pleasant one.
The telephone number at the Viii
ton grocery store is 1S-4. New tel
ephones have been placed in W. E.
Hanley's residence, 44-3; Ben Ar
nold's market, 36-5; DR.. A. o.
Comins' office, 45-2; David Bis
sett's residence, "a.
@. W. Blakeslee s. Sons will trans
fer their office the last of the month |
to Rockville. as the work will be more |
at that end of the line in future.
The local office will be reserved for
Mr.. Heads office, who represents the
Consolidated interests while the line
is building.
Rev. FL A. Blake and Rev. Thomas
lyric will exchange pulpits next Sun
day morning. and the union evening
service will be postponed until the
following Sunday. and will be the
first of series of union meetings to
be held in the Congregational and 1
Methodist churches during Holy week.
Miss Harriet Werner, who has been a
singing at the Congregational church {
in Monson for the past two years, B
has been engaged to sing at the local {
congregational church after April g
1st This is Miss Werner's home
church and her many friends will Y
gladly welcome her return to the i
choir. which she will lead. q
Edmund Tetrault. employed by j. q
NJ. Leach, the clothier, has bargained {
for the NJ. A. Cady place at West
Stafford. Mr.. Tetrault will probably 4
occupy the place, as the trolley line ,
means of transportation to his work {
here. Mr.. Cady does not intend to !
keep the post office, which is now To-
Gated in his house. Mr.. Tetrault has ,
been asked to allow his name to be ,
used in connection with the appoint :
ment for postmaster, as the duties
could be easily looked after by his :
family.
Preparations are nearly completed
for the presentation of Nevada, or :
The Lost Mine, Z" under the auspices i,
of the A. o. III. The play will be :
put on at st. Edwards hall Saturday :
evening. and at Memorial hall at Stat :
ford next Tuesday evening. Wilfred
is on the program for q couple of :.
solos, and Edward Shea and BERTHE :
Mullins will sing. There will be or !,
chestra accompaniment for the mu- =.
steal features under the direction of
Fred Lynch. Admission, % and 80
cents. Reserved seats are on sale at
James Warren's and H. f. Cady's G
stores.
At the meeting of the stockholders = =
of the baseball association, held last
Wednesday evening, the following
directors were elected: W. H. Hall, :
r. H. Fisk, DR.. l.. f. Eaton, O. B
Pinney, f. E. Fitzpatrick, Fred
M. d. O'Connell, f. G. San
ford, James Sullivan. R. W. Smith,
r. W. Ellis and A E. Mitchell. The q
time for the annual meeting was @
changed to the first Wednesday in h
January. The following is the report ,
Of the receipts and expenses of the past ts
year, sc
Receipts.
Cash on hand, $ IL. 80
Gate receipts at home, 6S5. O4
Gate receipts abroad, 456 %
subscriptions, 265. 90 3
Special subscriptions, 525 90 "
Proceeds of fair, 333. 20
contributions, 393. 90
50, 669. % y
Disbursements ~