The Press., 1907-02-27
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STAFFORD SPRINGS

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N. Y. has been the guest of Mis-
Florence Wagner.
Lawyer M. D. O'Connell returne
Monday evening from brief visit
his old home in Colchester.
j. W. Witt has sold a house O
Prospect street to John Foley. Th
house sold is the one Mr. Witt occu
pies. ....=-
The st. Edwards Aid society will
hold clam chowder supper at tn
hall Friday evening. Tickets are 3
cents.
Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Bsssow O
Springfield were in town Washing
toms birthday. Miss Florence Tet
rault returned with them to Spring
field for visit.
A party of II young ladies wen
to Somers for a sleighride last Wed
nesday evening. The trip was mad
in Glover's barge sleigh. A chicken
pie supper was served.
A surprise party was given Car
Helm at his home Saturday evening
Whist was the feature of the even
ing's entertainment and there wer,
four tables. Refreshments were serv
ed and good time is reported.
The Current Events club will NEE
next Monday evening. Roll-call
clippings. Program: Current topic
and a paper by Mrs. Reed on Sea
thedrals; solo, Mrs. R. W. Smith
Committee, Mrs. Hannibal Alden
Mrs. W. T. Jones, Miss Edith Cush
man. Hostesses, Miss Kate Lord anG
Miss Hattie Werner.
| William s. Martin, the photog
rapher, was united in marriage al
New Haven last Friday to Miss S.
Maud Richards The ceremony wal
performed by Rev. William Richards
of New Haven. brother of the bride.
The bride formerly taught the kin
dergarten at the Natchaug school al
Willimantio, and for the past year
his studio in that city.
A meeting Of the board of directors
of the baseball association was held
Monday evening. The report of Fred
Wildey, who represented the local
association q. the meeting of the Bi.
State league at Palmer last Saturday,
was heard and approved. The fair
committee reported a good progress
and feeling of interest and enthusi-
asm all along the line. The paper
for the subscription of stock is in the
hands of F. G. Sanford, and the in
dications are that about the usual
amount will be subscribed. The an
nual meeting of stockholders will be
held Wednesday, March 9th, at which
time officers will be- ohossa fo1 the
coming season.
Fred Wildey represented the local
team at the meeting of the Bi-State
league at Palmer Saturday. The
most important action of the meeting
was the vote to pay each team a guar
antee, instead of dividing gate re-
ceipts as last year. Stafford has
been in favor of this plan for some
time, and it is evident that the other
teams felt the same way about it,
Since the meeting it is said that the
arrangement is satisfactory to Lud-
low, so everybody is happy. It has
become definitely known that T. J.
Dowd Of the Holyokes is behind the
Westfield franchise, and there will
probably be something doing in that
quarter. The arrangement of the
schedule was left until the next meet
ing, and at that time officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. The
meeting will be called by the presi :
dent, and will be held in two or three
weeks.
It has been learned that the city of
Norwich will take less than one -thil d
of the electric power to be generated
by the Uncas Power company at q
big power plant to be constructed on
the Shetucket river below South
Windham. Attorney @. W. Com
stock, who is one of the incorporators
of the power company, states that if
the necessary legislative power can be
secured the company will furnish
power for the Norwich. Westerly and
Willimantic Stafford trolley lines
The latter line is still on paper, but
Mr.. Oomstock says if the legislature
grants permission SO that the power
can be obtained from the South Wind
ham plant the line will be built, the
incorporators of the power company
being also the holders of the trolley
franchise, under the name of the
Willimantic and Stafford Springs
Street Railway company. Hartford
Times
The Stafford high school basket
ball team defeated the Enfield high
school team from Thompsonville Sat-
urday afternoon at borough hall %
to 12. The game was fast and clean
all the way through, but the local
team passed the ball all around their
opponents, who seemed to be out of
practice. Next Saturday Stafford
high school will play the State Ag-
riculruTal team at borough hall. The
lineup of Saturdays game:-
Enfield. Stafford
Stone, If rg. West