The Press., 1907-08-21
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

MISS Elsl6 hluESDuTy VI OOubt
Wellington is the guest of Miss Ethe
Charter.
Mrs. Louis Stevens and daughter
Dorothy, have returned from q visit
in Agawam.
Mrs. H. White of Monson is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. T. P. Needham,
for few days.
DIR. A. o. Comins and Lott O'Hal.
loran are attending the grand circuit
races at Readville.
Advertised letters: Joseph Biern
acki, Burdelski Cglowski, Felix Paul,
Charles SALESMAN, Mrs. Julia Sulli
van.
NJ. J. Hsssett, employed at the
Squires barber shop, is taking vaca.
tion of one week in the Berkshire
hills.
Misses Gertrude and Phena Bah
bitt of Worcester have been guests of
Mrs. Michael Mccarthy at the Stat
ford House.
Mr.. and Mrs James Houle and
three children of East Brookfield,
Mass, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Girard.
Miss Marguerite Morrall has ao-
cepted position as teacher in a girls
boarding school at Groton, Mass :.
and will begin her duties Oct. LIST.
The 21st annual Chaffee reunion
will be held at Evergreen park the
last Wednesday in August. as usual,
instead of at Forest lake, as was at
first decided.
The committee appointed by the
superior court has made it's award in
the trolley controversy. The COM
mittee finds for the Middle River
Mfg. Co. to the amount of $5O25. and
for the Connecticut Realty company
1926. There will not in all proba-
bility be any further litigation.
John Davidson, who has had charge
of the Robertson store during the
absence of Mr.. Robertson in Europe,
will leave for a Canadian trip this
afternoon, in company with John
Wares, a Springfield friend. They
will first go to Niagara Falls. thence
to Toronto, returning by the way of
the Thousand Islands and Montreal
The last opportunity of the season
to visit Watch Hill and Beck Island
comes Saturday of this week. A one
dollar note buys ticket for the round
trip. For 81. 80 ticket can be Sc
cured emitting the bearer to a STOP
over until the Goth. Those who have
not made q trip to the shore this sea-
son will welcome this opportunity,
and some of those who have been will
be pleased with the opportunity to
repeat.
A stubborn fire in Gary's coal
elevator Tuesday caused well grounded
,nsasIhess among the business men in
he vicinity. By hard work the fire
department. confined the flames to the
Had the Gary barn got
nnder way in good shape it is hard to
just where the destruction |
would have stopped, as there is but a
narrow lane between the barn and the
big Baker block. On the other side
of the barn the Washburn harm, Com
ms blacksmith shop and the wooden
adjacent would have added
TO the danger. The wind was blow
ing in the direction of the barn, and
several times q big sheet of flame was
issuing from an upper window of the
elevator. When the fire was under
control all who have the interests of
the town at heart breathed more free
ly, as it is we'll known that the water
is low owing to the long drought. A
serious conflagration would create
very dangerous situation. The alarm
was rung in about noon. Dana
Gary, who had been working at the
had shut off the engine and
had started to leave. A boy ran to
him, telling him there was fire in the
engine room. Mr.. Gary went back
quickly, and says if he had three pals
Of water at the time he could have
put it all out. So Insignificant SEEM
ed the blaze at that time that Dana
advised against ringing in an alarm.
Il was but q very short time before
the fire assumed alarming proportions,
and by the time the firemen had ar
rived and got a stream going there
was plenty to do. The fremen were
delayed little in getting to the ele-
vator owing TO the fact that cars
closed the crossing near Smith &
Cooley's, and they were obliged to go
around. After q short time q line of
hose was laid from in front of the
bank, in addition to the one already
working, and later q stream from the
steamer and one from the corner of
South street and East Main street
we're added. By wetting down near
BY buildings and keeping at the burn
ing building danger was finally PASS
I'D. The coal shed was covered with
iron, both on the roof and
lides. While this impeded the work
Of the fire fighters it also prevented
sparks from coming out to any extent,
and perhaps did as much good as
harm. BY the time the roof fell in
enough Roadway had been obtained so
that control was gained in a short
time. So dangerous did it appear at
It's height that Gary Bros. removed
horses, carriages, harness and every
thing movable from their barns.
Furnace avenue was full of all kinds
Of vehicles and horses, and it took
some time to get things back when
the danger was over. Oomins' carri-
age works was much too near the fire
Tor comfort. and employees were out
With 8 small hose doing what they
,ould to keep the building wet down,
With 4 little help from the big streams |