The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-14
STAFFORD SPRINGS

O. f. Beckwith and family are in
camp at Crystal Lake.
Gordon Charter is spending a two
weeks vacation in Boston.
Mrs. F. A. West of Hartford is a
guest of Mrs. ]. NJ. Leach.
Francis Braun is visiting relatives
in Worcester for two weeks.
Miss Lillian Rumrill o. Montville
is the guest of Mrs. Fred Cote.
Attorney d. ]. Mccarthy of Rock
willie is spending vacation in town.
Haynes Greenough of Orlean. N.
Y, spent Sunday with friends in
town.
Waldo Lathrop and two friends of
New London are camping at Crystal
Lake.
M. Lord and daughter. Miss Kate
Lord. have gone ON an extended visit
to Dakota.
Carl Mullins, who has been suffer
ing from an abscess in his throat, is
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs Vaughan Brown of
Monson visited relatives here the first
of the week.
Misses Mary and Nina Reynolds
have been visiting their grandparents
in Westford.
John Cote has taken the tenement
over The Press office, vacated by
Henry Mellen.
Judge W. H. Heald was at New
London over Sunday, the guest of
Nathan A. Gibbs.
Louis Suenderhauf will serve a
shore dinner Sunday, Aug. 25th, at 2
O'Clock at the Point of Pines.
Mrs. NJ. D. Harris, Mrs. T. F.
Mullen and child are at Bridgeton,
Me-, for a vacation.
Misses Rose and Louise Parizeau
left Monday for a two-weeks' vaca-
tion at Montreal, Canada.
The annual farmers picnic will be
held at Crystal Lake next Saturday.
The usual program will be carried out.
Mrs. ]. P. Wagner and son, Gill
bert, have gone on a threeweeks'
visit to Olayville, N. Y, and vioin-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. WINNINGS and
daughter, Edith. of Philadelphia are
spending the week with A. W. Tut
hill.
Adelbert Needham leaves to-day for
Indiana. He will select one more
carload of horses. which is all that he
will try to handle this season.
Harry S. Nye of New London has
taken a position as telegraph operator
and ticket clerk at the local station
of the Central Vermont railroad.
Rev. f. ]. O'Neill is not going to
purchase motor carriage. He says
that circumstances do not yet Justify
his transit from horse flesh to gas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tracy were in
town last Friday and Saturday. Miss
G.. A. Beckwith returned with them
to Jewett City and stayed over Sun
day.
Claude Pinney is taking short va.
cation and making an automobile tour
of a part Of New York state, return
ing by the way of the Berkshire
hills.
The local ball team will play al
Rockville Saturday. The only change
contemplated in the lineup is to play
Graham at second base, as Smith
will he unable to play.
Joseph Shea. employed at the
Fabyan office, is taking vacation IL
Boston. Roy Sanford is taking his
place. This morning Joseph's broth
or, Michael Shea, q former resident
was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Shortle at Boston.
Up. Maine of Northampton. Mass.
called on relatives and old acquaint
ances last week and also visited TIT
cemetery ON Village Hill, where h
has had a monument erected in mem
ory Of his parents and sister, Mr.. ant
Mrs. VIM. O. Maine and Mrs. Julii
M. Pickup.
The Young Peoples Auxiliary o
the Methodist church will hold 1
lawn party in front of the church mex
Tuesday evening. The grounds viii
be illuminated, there will be I
musical program, and ice cream, cak'
and candy will be for sale. Every
body is invited. Should the evening
prove too cool, as it did last year, thu
exercises will be held in the church.
The Central Vermont railroad will
run q popular priced excursion Il
Watch Hill and Block Island, Satur
day, the Oath. Fare for the rounC
trip from Palmer, Monson and Stafford
will be 81. For $3.50 tickets Cal
be secured good until the Goth. Tn
season is at its height through tn,
month of August at these resorts, AM
the reasonable rate offered brings
visit within the reach of all. Thi
will in all probability be the las
chance of the season to visit thes
resorts at reduced rates.
The cement for the bridge to
built for the electric road has arrived
and q number of teams are engaged il
drawing it to the red barn, near wher
it will be needed. A part of tn
bridge has also arrived and is Oh
side track near the station. An i'm
portant change is to be made in tn
road bed from the fair grounds dow
to the bridge. The grade will b
raised 10 feet. At much expense an
labor the cut through solid rock wa
made the other side of the proposes
bridge. Fifteen feet of this cut vii