The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-02-27
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Samuel Kuslausky has returned
from a business trip to New York
city.
A new telephone has been placed
in the local office of o. W. Blakelee
s. Sons. s6-4.
The fair for the benefit of the base.
ball association will be held five
nights, commencing May 7th.
Reports relative to the condition of
Frank Keefe, who is i'll with pneu.
monia. have been very unfavorable
for the past two days.
Mrs Charles Rock has returned
from Wales, where she was called by
the illness of her mother. Charles
Rock is i'll with the grip.
The appointments of Judge Head
and Deputy Judge O'Conuell for an
other term of two years has been con-
irmed by the house and senate.
Adelbert Needham is expected home
to-day. and his horses are due here
Saturday. This lot was purchased
from Ohio farmers and contains sever.
al large pairs.
The users of aqueduct water are
cautioned in regard to the too~free
use of the water, as the amount of
water being drawn is beyond the ca
pacity of the pipe.
The boat train was unusually tardy
yesterday. Due here at 6 SO, it did
not arrive until about II Is. The
train due here from the south at
11.30 arrived about Is minutes ahead
of the boat train.
Mrs. Charles H Meyers. Jr., is in
the Wesson memorial hospital at
Springfield, where she has had an
operation for supporative Inflammation
of the bone of the left ear. She stood
the operation we'll and will be able
to return to her home in about two
weeks.
The continued hearing on the APP
pointment of appraisers for property
wanted by the new railroad. and
owned by the Middle River Manu-
featuring company and the New Eng
land Realty company, will be held
before Judge Reed at his office Satur-
day morning at 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Reynolds,
who reside on Ozark street in Spring
field, were given a surprise party
Monday evening, in honor of Mr..
Reynolds 49th birthday Mr. and
Mrs ]. J CLARK of this town were
present, and several others had plann-
ed to go. but were prevented by the
unfavorable weather.
Valentine Campo. 81. died last
Friday night of pneumonia. after an
illness of one week. He leaves q
widow, two sons and two daughters.
The sons are Louis and James, in
business on Main street, Miss Lena
aud Mrs. Mary Fontsnella. The
funeral was from ST. Edwards Sun
day aud the burial in the Catholic
cemetery.
Charles E. Monroe, the opticiau,
who makes frequent visits to this
borough, has been i'll several weeks
with an attack of rheumatism, but is
now much improved and expects to
make q trip here in the near future
Mr.. Monroe has a formal opening of
his new optical rooms at 374 Main
street. Springfield, this week, and
they are said to be the finest in the
city.
Herbert Howard, the boy soprano.
who recently sang so acceptably at an
entertainment at the Nj. E. church,
has been engaged for another appear
ance at the same church the 18th of
next month, together with Warren
G.. Richards, humorist and charac-
ter delineator Mr.. Edwards gives
an entertainment that is strongly en-
dorsed by clergy. educators aud So
ciety patrons.
An alarm of fire was rung in last
Saturday about 1 p m. for a blaze
ia the roof of Mrs. Daniel Sulli ans
house on Grant avenue. The fremen,
rs soon as they arrived. chopped a
hole in the roof, aud extinguished the
fire with very little damage. The
tenement in which the fire occurred
is occupied by Wm Herring. The
occupants had no damage, and $50
will cover the loss to the building.
The library association has given
consent to have the library opened
Sundays. as proposed by the Current
Events club. The library will be
open for ten Sundays, commencing
The magazines and papers will be at
the disposal of visitors aud books from
the shelves may be read. 1t is not
the intention that books shall be tax
EN- out Sundays.
Mr.. LIE Flomme, employed by W.
8. Martin. the photographer, moved
his bed too close to the stove in the
studio on Furnace avenue last Sunday
night. He awoke about 8 O'Clock to
find that the bed was on fire, and
threw it into the alley between the
blocks. The loss is slight. The
smoke filled the rooms of Mrs. O'Hal-
loran's boarding house, and the occu-
pants were somewhat frightened until
they learned the real condition. No
alarm was rung in.
A light snow of about five inches
fell Sunday. Although the quantity
was small the brisk winds of Monday
forenoon caused it to drift badly, and
there was more or less difficulty in
getting through the country roads.
OF the rural mail deliverers, John
Fitzpatrick was abls to cover most of
his route, but the other two did not
get through. The road between here