The Press., 1907-12-11
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

W. N. Barrett of Boston and Mrs
 AnReline Morse of Southbridge ar' guests of Mir. and Mrs. F. M. Barrett
 O. E. Monroe, the optioian from Springfield, will be at the Springs House next Tuesday from 9.3O 8. m. to 80 p. m.
 A $50 horse power boiler is being placed at the Rhode Island worsted
 mill. Contractor Jones of Williman- tic is doing the work.
 Wauseon Lodge. I. o. O. F., will elect officers for the ensuing year next Tuesday evening All members are requested to be present.
 There will be social dance at so- ciety hall Saturday night. Music by Woods orchestra. T. P. Jenkins will prompt. Tickets 50 cents.
 Deputy Head Consul Brown will install the officers of Stafford Springs Camp, M. W. A., next Monday even- ing. A full attendance is requested. Refreshments will be served.
 There were four cases of drunken ness before Judge Heald of the borough court Monday. Daniel Foley was awarded Is days; Hiram Burke, 15 days; James Moursey, 12 days, and David DeCourcy, 5 days.
 The Central Vermont will run the annual mid W inter Canadian excursion to Montreal and. Quebec, Dec. 30 to Jan. ?, inclusive. Returning, tickets will be good until Jan. 25. Fare for the round trip from Stafford will be $1O S5 to Montreal and SIP 77 to Quebec; from Monson, $1O.55 and SHAT; from Palmer, $1O.35 and SIP 27; Three Rivers, $1O 35 and $12.27.
 The Current Events club will meet next Monday with the following pro- gram Roll.call. clippings; current literature; books of the year; dis cussion by the club; musio-vocal solo, Miss Harriet Werner; piano duet, Miss Carolyn Brown, Miss Mar Ruerite Morrall Committee, Mrs. ". H. Cooley, Miss M I. Newton, Mrs. Cz B. Pinney. Hostesses, Miss Mabel Kingsbury, Miss M. I. Newton.
 The glass blowers at Borough hall drew a large attendance the opening night, but owing to the unfavorable weather last evening the attendance was small. The company offers a pleasing vaudeville entertainment, and the pictures shown are extra good. The entertainments will continue the rest of the week, and the proceeds will be shared by Harmony Temple of Honor.
 Preparations are nearly completed for the Grace church fair, to be held Wednesday and Thursday evenings. There will be an attractive display of Christmas gifts for sale, and all who are fond of children will have an opportunity to cast votes in their favor. The child receiving the most votes will become the proud possessor of a teddy bear. A new curtain has been placed on the stage and the farce, 'Betsey Baker," will be pre- sented each evening. Doors open at '. Admission, 10 and 1 5 cents.
 The committee in charge of the High School Alumni association are in correspondence with several pro- fessional entertainers, some one of which will be engaged for the even- ing of the annual meeting. This insures there being something to in- terest everyone, and a much larger attendance than usual is expected and consequently a more enjoyable time for all. It should be understood that all who have at any time attended the high school, even though they did not complete the course, are eligible to membership in the High School Alumni association. The husbands and wives of mem bers are invited to attend the annual meeting with them.
 Was the Borough Election Legal1
 The decision of Judge Shumway in the Plainfield town election case has caused much interest locally. The judge decided that the citizens ticket which figured in the recent Plainfield election was illegal, owing to the fact that no caucus was held for the nomi- nation of the candidates placed there on. The reason for the local interest is owing to the fact that some think that the borough election held Monday offers a parallel case. Under the borough charter no caucus provisions are made. The section applying is as follows: "All the officers required by law to be chosen st joint meetings, or SO many of the said officers as each elector may wish to vote for. shall be voted for at one ballot by having their names, with the office for which they are respectively intended, fairly writ ten or printed on piece of paper '" No caucus requirements appear in the borough charter. but it has been the custom to hold citizens caucus each year for the nomination of officers, and it has happened frequently that one or more tickets have been produced later. All tickets have had a show at the meeting, and no questions have been raised until this year. If the ticket elected should be thrown out we may be in a bad way, as it is the opinion of a good many that the citizens ticket is also illegal for a different reason. The law states taht "Any person unlawfully voting or participating in any caucus or primary of a political party, other than that of the political party with which he shall have been enrolled, shall be fined not more than $1O0 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, o. A..Ah If kha nikizana1 cancna