The Press., 1907-01-16
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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The Young American athletic club
will give a social dance at their club
rooms Saturday evening. Tickets, SO
cents.
Rev. Mr.. Todd, pastor of the Bap-
tist church, will speak at the Thurs
day evening service at the Methodist
church.
Charles e. Monroe, the optician
from Springfield, formerly of South
bridge, will be at the Springs House
next Monday and Tuesday.
The monthly union service will be
held at the Congregational church
next Sunday at 5 p. m. Rev. Thomas
Tyrie of the Methodist church will de-.
liver the sermon.
G.. Fl. Gunnison, formerly book
keeper for the A. B. Patton Co., is
moving his household goods this week
to Millbury, Mass. He has accepted
position at Farnumville, Mass.
An error was made in the telephone
directory, just issued, in giving the
number of R. 8. Converse's telephone.
His number is 41-2, and Orrin Con.
verse. whose name was omitted, has
number 37-3. Anthony Adams
store has been changed to 42-2.
The reception to the ladies, to be
given by the members of the Busi-
ness Mems association at the club
rooms next week Wednesday evening,
promises to be an enjoyable occasion.
The Eaton hall and the club rooms
are nicely arranged for an occasion of
this kind.
The Current Events club will meet
Monday night. The program con-
sists of history outline to fall of Ma
poleon, famous men of the period,
interrelations of France and America.
Committee, Miss M. N. Morrall,- Miss
F. B. Washburn. Hostesses, Mrs. W.
e. Demond, Mrs. ]. M. Leach.
The electric road is practically COM
pleted from near the railroad bridge
to West Stafford, and the men are
now mostly at work along the line
from West Stafford to very near the
Crystal Lake hotel. The road is to
be built nearer the lake shore than
first planned, and fill is being made
along the shore near the cemetery on
land purchased of the Rhode Island
Worsted company.
At the annual meeting of the First
National bank, held last week, the
old board of directors were reelected
as follows: O. l.. Dean, w. II. Ooo-
leyt J. #. Chanaberlin., Ghristopher
Allen, Cyril Johnson, M. r. Fairman,
f. G. Sanford, e. O. Pinney, @. L.
Dennis. The directors reelected the
old officers, as follows: President,
Cyril Johnson; vice president, Chris
topher Allen; cashier, f. G. Sanford
teller, II. R. Wightman; clerk, 81.
A. Crane.
The high school defeated the Ores
cents in fast and interesting game
of basketball in the borough hall last
Friday evening by the score Of 30
16. The clever basket shooting by
Capt. Burr, Wobbecke and Remmert
of the high school, and of Crane and
Shea of the Orescents, together with
the good guarding of Barrows and
West, were the features of the game.
The summary
High School. Orescents.
Burr, IF lib, Duschame
Wobbecke, If rb, Bolieau
Remmert, c G, Shea
Barrows, rb If, Parkhurst
West, Id IF, Crane
Score: s. H. 8. 20, Crescents 16.
Goals from floor, Burr 2, Wobbecke
8. Remmert 2, Crane 2, Shea 8, Boil
ieau, Parkhurst, Duschame. Goals
from fouls, Burr, Remmert. Wob.
becke 4. Referee, F. F. Dunfield
timer, Green; time, 2O.min. halves.
The second high school basketball
team defeated the grammar school
last Friday evening by the score of
1873. The summary =
Sanford, IF lb, "Fitz"
Potter, If rb, Muffett
Beard, C Q, Wise
Wobbeoke, RIB If, Converse
Butterfield, rb
Lee, lb IF, Pease
The score: Goals from floor, Beard
2, Sanford, Wobbecke, Converse 2,
Wise. Goals from fouls. Beard,
W0hhooHo 0 GGT;A1 - Donno q De
cree, Dunfield; timer, Green; time,
1O-minute halves.
The annual meeting Of the corpo-
rators of the Stafford Library assooia-
tion was held at the library building
last Monday afternoon. The report
of the librarian, Miss Anna Heald,
showed that the number of books
loaned for home use we're as follows:
History, 4O3; fiction, 6, 7O1; litera-
ture, 22O; poetry, 112; science, $50;
travel, 296; juvenile, 4,3OO; maga-
zines, S83; total, 13, 2O5. Books
sent to West Stafford, 5S5. New
books added by purchase, 200; new
books added by gift, s.; total, 2O5.
Number of books catalogued, 3,712;
reference books and bound magazines,
300. Number of cards issued during
the year, 11S; number of days the
library was opened, 8O4. The num-
Der of magazines and periodicals
placed in the reading room were SO;
monthly, 18; weekly, g.; daily, 2.
Average number Of readers, Is. Steps
have been taken towards the classi-
fication of the books, but as some
changes will be necessary in the ar.
rangement of the shelves the work
was delayed until after the annual
meeting. The following directors
were elected: Christopher Allen,