The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-02-06
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Attorney Willis Fl. Reed has re
covered sufficiently to be at his plac
of business.
g. Fl Baker 8 90. have taken tn,
agency for the REQ automobile. They
expect 9 sample car in a few days.
Baldi s. Co., the new proprietor.
of the Brown bakery, have a notice
to the public in another column.
Carlos T.. Tilden has purchased the
Falmouth hotel at Falmouth, Mass,
and has moved there with his family
Mr.. aud Mrs. O. P Hodgson and
Mr. and Mrs. John Hodgson have all
been i'll with the grip. but have made
a good recovery.
The Crescents will play basketball
at borough hall Saturday afternoon
at 3. 80 with the Connecticut Agricul-
tural college team.
On account Of the recent case of
scarlet fever among the high school
students the school house was fumi-
knbSu AhSe hASu6
The next meeting of the Country
club for whist will be at the Springs
House next Monday evening, and will
be a package party. The hostesses
will be Mrs. Christopher Allen, Mrs.
O. F. Harwood and Mrs. F. F. Pat
ten.
Advertised letters: Mrs. Joe Bad
ger, Mrs. J. Julien, W. E Knight,
Mrs. John Lonsbury, Miss Winifred
Mcclellan, Miss Jennie Mccarthy.
Arthur Melvin, Louis Passard, George
Swift, Samuel Therrien, Julia D.
West.
The Aid society will give a whist
and social. or Mardi Gras festival,
Shrove Tuesday evening of next week,
at st. Edwards hall. There will be
music, refreshments and a general
good time. Admission, 25o to every
one.
The annual masquerade of the Ger
man club will be held at the club
rooms on Westford avenue Friday
evening. Lynch's orchestra will fur
nish the music and Napoleon Comfort
will be the prompter Prizes will
be given to both men and women for
best and the most grotesque costumes.
Services in Grace church will be
resumed on Ash Wednesday, Feb. Is.
Services: Ash Wednesday, commun-
ion service, 10 a. M; Friday, Feb.
Is. evening service, with address.
7.3O P. m !; Sunday, Feb. IL, COM
munion at regular morning service
evening service, with instruction,
p. m.
The meeting appointed for Monday
evening for the organization of the
gymnasium association was not at
tended by q sufficient number of the |
subscribers to warrant the organizing !
at that time. and another meeting /
will be held in few days. when it
is hoped there will be large attend
ance
Witnesses have received their fees
from the Bishop trial, but are not
unduly elated over the amount For
four days attendance at court, in
Guiding mileage, q witness received
So. 20. When the price of team to
Rockville and board while there is
deducted, the margin is not wide.
The cost of the trial to the county
Appropriated $500.
There was fire at Z O'Clock last
Thursday morning in the tenement
occupied by Fred Moore in the double
house on Westford avenue. The de-
partment responded, but the fire had
been extinguished before the men
arrived 1t started from an over
heated chimney Little damage was
done. The cold was intense and the
iremen we're thoroughly chilled while
answering the alarm.
A valentine social. under the au-
spices of the Ladies' Aid society and
the Young Peoples Auxiliary, will
be held at the Methodist church next
Tuesday evening. 1t will be hash
supper. Valentines will be on sale
Two one-act plays will be given, en-
titled 'The Bachelors Reverie"
and "A Valentine. Supper and
entertainment, 20c; supper alone,
15c; entertainment, los.
Preparations are about completed
for the annual banquet of the Bust. !
ness Mems association at the Springs
House this evening. All of the one |
hundred tickets have been sold, in I
surfing a large attendance. President |
Clarence E, Brown of the association l
introduce the postmaster, Lawyer R. /
Fl. Fisk. Included in the list of
after dinner speakers are E L. Graves {
of Bridgeport, president of the state
States Attorney Charles {
Phelps of Rockville. State Treasurer
Freeman +. Patten and State High ,
way Commissioner ]. Fl. Mcdonald ,
of New Haven.
The fourth quarterly conference i
was held in the parlor of the Meth 8
odist church last Friday evening, G
Rev. J. l. Bartholomew presiding. I
The reports of the various officers {
showed high condition of prosperity ,
in all departments of church work. I
By a unanimous vote the presiding t
elder was instructed to secure the re- {
turn of the present pastor for another !
year. Resolutions complimentary to s
Rev. J. 1. Bartholomew, expressing G
the high regard of the board on ac- f
,ount of his efficient and faithful '
services for five years as pastor and q
lix years as presiding elder, were '
adopted by rising vote.
The church year closes March 81. T
The annual conference meets in Fall .