The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-10-02
Fred Sweet of Monson is temporar.

Rev. George f. Bacon will ofioi-
ate at Grace church Sunday.
Mrs. T. R. Prentice and son of
Turnerville are in town for q few
days.
VIM. Blackburn of Boston and
Hubert Blackburn of Springfield are
in town for the fair.
DIR. G.. L. Nichols of Hoboken. N.
j., is in town, and will act as one of
the judges on the racing at the fair.
There will be q picture entertain
ment at st. Edwards hall Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, Oct. IA and
10.
The grammar grades of the schools
close Tuesday and Wednesday for the
fair, and the high school closes We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel NJ. Pease have a
son. who arrived last Wednesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter SCOTT also are to be
congratulated on the birth of q son
Saturday.
In 8 tip-over near the fair grounds
Monday evening the manager of the
dog circus, which is one of the attrac.
tions of the fair, had his shoulder
badly hurt. He was attended by DR..
f. l.. Smith.
The graduating class of the high
school is planning for trip to Wash
ington. A subscription has been
taken among the merchants, and mem.
bers of the class are conducting food
sale at the fair.
Miss Alice Graves has notified the
school committee that she cannot con-
tinue to substitute in the primary
school at West Stafford, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Josephine Newell.
A good-sized delegation from this
town will attend the Bi-State league
banquet at Springfield Friday even
ing. The banquet will be held at the
new Nelson hotel, and it is expected
that there will be about 40 present.
The largest two panes of plate
glass for f. E. Fitzpatriok's front
were broken in transit. In transferr-
ing at Palmer, the cases of glass were
set up in the car in such a way that a
jar at this station caused them to fall
over. The loss will be about IS
dollars.
Il
brated their silver wedding at their
home last Saturday evening. Friends
and neighbors were we'll represented,
and the occasion proved a vary enjoy
able one. The souvenirs of the &C.
casion included purse of Is silver
dollars and many other gifts of silver
articles.
The German club is to have dance
at their hall on Westford avenue
Wednesday night, the second day of
the fair. Music will be by Holyoke
orchestra, with good prompter. The
committee of arrangements includes
Edward Mann, O. Schmidt and W.
Schmidt. Tickets are rs cents.
STAFFORD
The class of 'O9 are arranging to
sell postals at the fair.
Matthew Keefe will have an eating
tent at the fair, as usual.
Mrs. Thomas Park and sons, Cor
don and Ralph, visited East Lyme
over Sunday.
Thomas Melbourne has accepted q
position in Monson, and has moved
his goods there.
The Ladies' Circle will meet, and
the supper will be served by Miss
Celia Hollis class. -.
The Lords supper will be observed
at the Universalist church Sunday
morning, following the sermon.
George Latham had as guests last
week his father from Wilmington and
sister, Mrs. little, from Willimantic.
Mrs. Russell Colburn was called to
New London last Friday by the death
of her mother. Mrs. Colburn has
lost, besides her mother, two sisters
In she last three months.
A union temperance meeting will
be held in the Universalist church
Sunday evening at O'Clock. The
pastors of the churches of Stafford and
Staffordville will speak. Special
music will be furnished.
Frank Dimmook, who enlisted for
two months on the revenue Gutter
Dexter, has returned to his home
here. The attractions of the navy
do not seem as great as before he en-
listed, and he will not return. ..
Frank Orcutt left his horse stand
ing in front of Glover's grain and
feed store Saturday. While he was
inside the store the horse started on
a run to the cider mill, colliding with
another team. breaking a wheel and
shaft and finally freeing himself from
the wagon.
Advertised letters in Stafford post
Office October /: Miss Minnie Nor
row, Miss Oealio Steen, Mrs. Ellen
J. Brown, Ann o. Murphy, Mrs. Ann
A. Aldrich. Mrs. Carrie L. Shaw,
Mrs Geo. W. Porter, Miss Emma o.
Forster 2, Miss Nora Thornton, Miss
Bliss Dawson, Miss Marie Strobmon,
Miss Edna Peers, Miss Maud Peers,
Miss Constance Marks, Edward Weeks,
BARLEY Mfg Co., A. E. Fellows. A
Zee of one cent will be charged for
delivery.
Baptist Church Notes: Christian
Endeavor meeting Wednesday evening.
Covenant meeting Saturday at p.
mat the morning service the pas
tor will preach ON temperance. Com
munion will follow the Bible school,
There will be no evening service on
account of the union service at the