The Press., 1907-10-16
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

regular meeting this evening.
| Mr. and Mrs George Flanagan
l have moved here from Indian Orchard.
DR.. and Mrs. F. l.. Smith have
gone to Lawrence, Kan. to visit rela-
4 tives.
Edwin Farnell of the Stafford Wor-
sted company has gone to Spokane.
WASH, for visit.
O. e. Brown, who has been i'll, is
able to be at business after an absence
of couple of days.
The work of getting ready to place
the new bridge for the electric road
has been commenced.
Frank Carpenter. employed at the
Wilton store, has been detained from
business part of the week by illness.
Miss Jennie M. Goodell of Dorches-
ter, Mass, spent part of last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Holtham on the
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Domenico Tonon and
son have returned from trip to
Italy, and Mr.. Tonon is much i'm
proved in health.
The members of the soliciting com
mittee of st. Edwards Aid society
are requested to meet at St. Edward g
hall on Thursday evening.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of Grace church will be
held at the home of Mrs. e. R. Brown
on Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Harmony Temple of Honor will
elect their officers next week Wednes-
day evening, to be followed with an
oyster supper. A good attendance
desired.
J. M. Lord and daughter, Miss
Kate, have returned from their west
ern trip. Friends of Miss Lord will
be panied to learn that she is no bet
ter and has entered the Hartford re-
treat.
| Attorney Fisk secured a Judgment
in the borough court Saturday on be-
half of Henry Cini of New London
against Ferdinand Fontanella of this
town, on an action to recover money
on account to the amount of $165.
The electric light office has been
removed from the Foster stone block
to the Gary building, at the location
formerly occupied by the Benton
restaurant The new quarters give
more room for storage purposes.
Eli Parizeau will hold social
dance at Eaton's hall Saturday even
ing, with music by Jordan's orches-
ira. Tickets, 25 cents for each per-
SON. Mr.. Parizeau proposes to have
dance every two weeks during the
winter.
The Current Events club will meet
in Memorial hall Monday. The
roll-cal will be responded to by
giving names of lakes and mountains.
Program: "Story of Scotland to
16OO," Wallace and Bruce, Mac
BETH Committee. Mrs. II. A.
Blake, Mrs. Frank Orcutt. Miss Edith
Cushman. Miss Harriet Werner will
sing Scottish songs. Hostesses, Mrs
christopher Allen, Mrs. r. w. Smith.
f. HI. Baker left Sunday evening to
join Governor Woodruff g party on a
trip to Washington and Jamestown
The party includes about 100 of the
prominent men of the state and the
trip will consume week. A special
Pullman train carried the party, and
the headquarters will be at Hotel
Chamberlain at Old Point Comfort
To-day is Connecticut day at the
exposition, and the trip was arranged
for this week in consequence,
At the annual meeting of the
Methodist Ladies' Aid society the
following were elected officers for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Robert
Quinley; vice. president, Mrs. Arthur
Kellogg; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. E. K. Taft; entertainment com.
mittee, Mrs. Willis Reed, Miss
Georgienne Washburn, Mrs. r. F.
Patten; directors, Mrs. Frank Keefe,
Mrs. Walcott, Miss Mary Russell /;
membership committee, Mrs. Frank
Willis.
State Treasurer f. F. Patten of
this borough, in his report of the
receipts and expenditures for the past
year, shows the state to be in an un-
usually good financial condition. For
the first time in forty years the sur
plus in the treasury exceeds the
bonded indebtedness of the state. The
bonded debt is $S76, 100, and the
surplus is 81, 141, $40, q balance of
$274O, 90 to the good. The balance
on hand last year was 1907, ,O38, SO
there has been a cash gain during the
year of 1884. 531, which, with bonds
of $4,000 purchased by the state,
shows net betterment of $3.50, 531
during the year, a report which
Treasurer Patten and the state should
justly be proud of.
There was a dangerous fire at the
residence of Richard W. Ellis last
Thursday evening. 1t originated in
the bath room from an oil stove. Mr..
and Mrs Ellis were in the lower part
of the house at about 10 O'Clock in
the evening, when they heard some
thing fall. Thinking something
might have happened to the boy. they
investigated. and found the upper
rooms we'll filled with smoke, with a
fire in the bath room under good head
way. Mr.. Ellis removed his son to
his fathers house and rang y in an
alarm at the Methodist church. In
the meantime Mrs. EllissSwith much
presence OF mind, had scenneoted the
garden hose ready for action. By the
time the firemen arrived the flames
were under control and it required