The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-18
The Stafford fair officials attended
the Sturbridge fair last Friday.

the Sturbridge fair last Friday.
| The Foresters will hold dances the
first night of the fair, Tuesday, and
the last night, Thursday. The Beacon
singing orchestra of Webster will
furnish music for both nights.
The dance at borough hall Saturday
evening drew a large attendance,
about 20 tickets being sold. The
music proved very satisfactory. Wm
Benton has engaged the orchestra for
another dance the 28th.
Mrs. E. T. Russell has returned
from the millinery openings in New
York and Boston, and will have her
opening next week Thursday and Fri
day. Miss Alice Barnaby of Aver,
Mass, is her milliner for this season
Miss Phoebe Mayo and Frederick
Delligan were united in marriage at
St. Edwards church at O'Clock Mon
day forenoon by Rev. f. J. O'Neill.
Miss Susie Delligan was bridemaid
and Frank Parizeau was best man
The wedding breakfast was served at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bolieau.
The registrars of district No 2,
will be in session at the office of M. {.
D. O'Connell on Thursday, for the
rev ision of the voting list and to re-
cefve the names Of those desiring to
be made voters The selectmen and
town clerk will meet at borough hall
the 2Sth, from | to p. M, for the
purpose of making voters.
Miss Julia Hassett, 10, died at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Desmond
on High street last Friday while
making a visit. Miss Hassett has
been ill with diabetes for some time,
and several days previous to her death
was taken much worse. Her father,
Thomas Hassett, and one brother.
Thomas, both of Rockville, survive
her. Miss Hassett was born here,
and graduated from the high school
last June. She had many local
friends who regret her early death.
Funeral services were held in ST. Ed
wards church Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev. f. J. O'Neill officiating
The burial was in ST. Edwards ceme.
terry.
The Central Vermont railroad il
running an autumnal excursion to the
Green Mountains and Lake Ohamplaiu
from Sept 14th to Oct 5th, inclu.
sive. The tickets sell for the fare
one way. plus $1, and will be sold
from New London, Norwich, Will.
mantle and Stafford to all stations on
the Central Vermont railroad north,
and including Hartland. Tickets will
provide holders to stop-over at any
station north Of and including Hart.
land, Vt.
By the end of this week the poles
and feed wire will be in position on
the electric road from the Stafford
Springs to the Rockville fair grounds
The extra rail for the dinky engine
and gravel trains has been taken up
on this end of the road, and the trains
are new at work on the Rockville end.
A feed wire from the terminus of the
present road at Rockville to the Rock
VILE fair grounds will be in place in
few days. 1t is expected that by
next week it will be so that cars can
be run by trolley between the two
fair grounds. Work on the big cut
near the head of Snipsic lake is prac-
tically completed. This out is over
800 feet long,, and averages nearly all
the way from 25 to 80 feet deep. The
steam shovels have made quick work
of it. The larger part of the force of
500 men are at work in the vicinity
of the Rockville fair grounds. When
the road is completed it will be first
class in every respect. The steepest
grade is in the vicinity of West Stat
ford, which is said to be not over
three per cent. The rails, which
weigh S5 pounds to the yard. are
heavy enough for steam traffic. The
bridges and culverts are substantially
made of cement, and are about forty
feet wide at the top, SO as to allow
for double track If ever needed.
There are , two turnouts, of 1000
feet each, one opposite the Smith
place this side of Crystal Lake and the
other near the Rockville fair grounds
At West Stafford, O. p. Bradway is to
have spur track put in to his ma
chine shop, and if he can get the
right OF, the way he will have it con-
tinued across the road to his grist
mill. It is said that W. J. Bowler
and the Consolidated people have
agreed on q price for the transfer oi
the hotel property and grounds al
Crystal Lake.