The Press., 1907-08-21
HOME NEWS.
sTAFFORD SPRINGS.


Miss Mary Leach is visiting friends
in Plainville.
Angus Graham visited friends in
town the first of the week.
Daniel Sullivan of Springfield and
family were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Sullivan and son, Kenneth, re-
mained for a more extended visit.
The Holmes .Oady association held
it's tenth annual reunion at Crystal
Lake last Thusrday. There was a
large attendance. The dinner was
served in the rooms of the hotel.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, o. P. Allen of Palmer.
The report of the secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. Mary F. Holmes of West
Brookfield, Mass, was read and &C.
cepted. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, o. P. Allen of Palmer; vice.
president, A. W. Kingsbury of Staf-
ford Springs; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Grace Medbury of Putnam. The
various committees were reelected,
the names of Rev. O. O. Lyons of
East Haddam and Mrs. Sherman of
Somers being added to the research
committee. It was voted to hold the
next annual meeting on the third
Thursday in August, 1908, at Crystal
Lake. A vote of thanks was accorded
Mrs. Mary e. Holmes for the efficient
service rendered by her for the last
three years as secretary and treasurer,
she having declined to serve longer.
Following the election of officers q
paper was read by Miss Flora M. King
of Somersville, giving an account of
her search for the descendants of Tim
othy Cady, who migrated to New
York many years ago. Mrs. Mary E.
Thresher of Mansfield presented pa
per on the Holmes family, descended
from David the emigrant. O. P. AL
len followed with some details of the
origin of the Cadys in England and
America, interspersed with incidents
and characteristics of the family.
Stafford was shut out at Rockville
last Saturday and Rockville scored six
runs. Stafford had Murphy of Mon
son at third and Bothnick of Man.
chester in left field. Graham played
at second in place of Smith, who was
away on his vacation. The team put
up good snappy game in the field.
but were unable to do anything with
Cornwell's benders Collins was not
in his usual form, and the Rockville
hitters connected with his delivery
for eleven hits. Cobb, Driscoll and
Graham each made a star catch.
Only one of Stafford's errors countes1
in the score. In the eighth, with
two out, Brooks dropped the third
strike on Cornwell and made a poor
throw to first. Phoenix followed
with safe hit, scoring Dowd. Rock
Vile scored in the first inning on Ca
hills single and Barry's triple. In
the third two-bagger by Cahill, fol-
lowed by a single by Barry added an
other. In the fifth Phoenix opened
with three bagger to middle and
was scored by Ennis, who followed
with single to left. Cahill sacri-
feed. Barry, with single to mid
die, scored Ennis. Pieper singled to
middle and scored Barry. Kennedy
and Houghton were thrown out at
first by Graham and Murphy. In the
eighth Stafford had chance to score,
but the needed hit was lacking.
Brooks opened with a safe drive to
left. Driscoll followed with another
safe one. Bailey was hit. Graham
went out on an easy fly to Ennis.
Francis sent grounder to Cornwell,
who threw Brooks out at the plate.
Collins famed. The score =