The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-04-17
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


W. Fl. Stafford of Boston is a guest
at the Foster homestead.
Luke Corbett of New Hampshire
has joined his family here.
A. ]. Tilden of Waterbury has been
in town a part of the week.
Mrs. T. O. Tiffany Of Brooklyn has
been visiting relatives here.
Walter willett has returned from a
short vacation at st. Adams, vt.
). R. Kelsey of Waterbury is spend
ing few days at the Springs House.
A. o. Rodman has been in Monsoon
the past few days closing out stock
of goods he purchased there.
Station Agent Parkhurst. who has
been i'll with pneumnoia, continues to
improve.
F. L. Richardson's auction sale of
farm and personal property takes place
tomorrow at 10 a. m. on the prem
Uses, near State Line.
Miss Lucy Alden, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hannibal Alden, is i'll with
diphtheria. Nelson Madsen of Maple
street is also i'll with the same disease.
Neither case is considered serious and
it is hoped that there will be no
epidemic. The usual precautions
have been taken by the health officer.
wauseon lodge of Odd Fellows will
attend the Methodist church in body
Sunday, the 2Sth, when Rev. Thomas
Tryie will give sermon on Odd Eel
lowship Any Odd Fellows that may
be in town ON that date are invited
to join the local brethren at their hall
at 10 O'Clock a. M, and go in body
to the church.
The supper and entertainment at
the Congregational church this even
ing will be the last sociable of the
season. A salad supper will be served
and the one-sct play 1.-THE Rector"
presented There is q change in the
cast, Miss Jessie Pease taking the
part originally assigned to Mrs. H. E.
Burwell. Supper and entertainment,
ESQ; entertainment alone, 15o.
An addition is being built on the
end of the freight depot to be used
for Office purposes. A large, we'll
lighted room will be secured and the
improvement will be appreciated,
The service on the O. v. has been
much improved in the past few weeks.
The passenger trains are on time and
the freight service quite satisfactory.
The racing program for the coming
fair has been announced. Two stake
races, with purses of $500 each, are
announced, one for Wednesday, Oct
2, and the other for Thursday, Oct
B. The full program of races is as
follows: Tuesday, 40 class, purse
5000; 222 class, purse $3.50. We'd
nesday-2 % class, purse $3.50; 2.19
stake race, $500; running race, SIS.
Thursday-2 "A stake race, $500 |
2 16, purse $500; running race, SIS
county race, purse 500. The entries
for the stake races close May LIST.
The Rhode Island worsted COM
pany is planning a dedication ball at
the new plant the 26th. The Press
is authorized to issue general invi-
tation to the townspeople, over 10
years of age, to be present on the &C.
oasion. Tickets of admission may be
secured at James Warren's clothing
store. A band and orchestra have been
engaged to furnish music for the con-
cert and dancing W. G. Ryan of
Springfield will act as prompter.
While the mill will be ready for died.
ication the 26th, operations will not
be commenced until later.
The annual meeting of the Tolland
County Medical association was held
at Rockville yesterday There was
full attendance and the following
officers were elected: President, T. f.
Rockwell; clerk, 7. F. O'Loughlin;
counselor, O. B. Newton; censors, ]
P. Fiske and A. L. Hurd; county re-
porter, O. B. Newton; essayist at
semi-annual meeting, L. 1. Mason
essayist, annual meeting, f. W.
Walsh. At the afternoon session
DR.. E. p. Flint read a paper on
Prophylaxis, and County Reporter
Newton one on Phophylaxis of the
Veneerial Plague"
The shop in which Fred Fontanella
conducted bakery in Fox Village
was burned Saturday evening shortly
after IL O'Clock. The building was
owned by Mrs. John Brennan and is a
total loss. 1t was insured for 500. |
Fontanella carried 5000 insurance on
his oven and 5000 on stock. This |
will not cover his loss, as he had con-
siderable stock and was unable to save
much of it. The fire department. re-
sponded to an alarm, but could not |
get to the scene in time to save the
building. Hard work on the part of |
neighbcrs prevented the flames from
spreading to other property.
At the Current Events club Mon
day night papers on French palaces
and residences and the Franco Prussian
war were read by Mrs. g. P. Bard
and Mrs. Frank Orcutt. All members |
of the club who wish to contribute |
the sum Of ten cents toward the |
Whittier statue to be erected in Ames-
bury, Mass, are requested to give the |
same to Miss Elinor Valentine, who
will forward it. The committee for
bringing in list of officers for the
coming year consists of Miss M. E.
Cooley, Mrs. r. W. Smith, Miss
Elinor Valentine. Each member is
requested to send to the committee be-
fore April 20 their choice Of officers.
The construction of the electric road
is being pushed rapidly towards Rock
vile. and a gang of men are now at
work near the head of Snipsic Lake. |