The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-01-30
Frank Preston is home from Boz.

evening.
Alexander Fontanelli and Alexan
der Baldi have rented the pool anc
lunch room in Gary's block that hal
been occupied by William Benton.
The high school basketball team
was defeated by Monson academy las
Saturday afternoon, Al to IL. A
game will be played with the Ware
high school on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster enter
tanned party of friends last evening.
Five tables of whist. with refresh
ments, were enjoyed. Hannibal
Alden and Mrs. Charles Reynolds oil
Springfield were rewarded for the
highest honors, and Mrs. E L Burr
and a substitute for Charles Reynolds,
who missed his train at Palmer, had
the low scores.
The Crescents will play the Wilt
mantle basketball team at borough
hall Friday ening at z 30. Ad-
mission, zoe; ladies. loo. The game
announced for last Friday. owing to
a misunderstanding as to the date,
was not played. The Crescents are
being coached by Stephen Green,
who has had considerable experience
in the game, and the work of the team
has been much improved.
The annual banquet of the Stafford
Business Mems association will be
held at the Springs House next week
Wednesday evening. State Highway
Commissioner ]. H. Mcdonald of New
Haven and States Attorney Charles
Phelps of Rockville have been secured
as speakers. Efforts are being made
through State Treasurer F. F. Patten
to obtain Governor Woodruff for the
occasion, and it is thought that if no
other engagement prevents he will be
present. .......
Communicated
In answer to the item printed in
last weeks Press, we wish to state
that A. D. Blakelsee g. Son promised
to give us Sits for hours work
and a good house. After being here
a month the superintendent informed
us that we would have to work 81
hours for 81 c5, so we urged all the
men to strike. 1t is not right to say
that the ring leaders have disap-
peared, as they are all here and have
not been away. Four days after the
strike was declared the majority of
the strikers returned to work on being
promised nine hours work at 81 65.
The next day after going to work they
were told by the superintendent that
they would have to work 81 hours
for the same pay. The gang under
the charge of F. Angelo was dis
charged, on account of their being
wrongly accused by certain man of
whom they would not buy their food
supplies. We wish to state that we
are not loafers and are willing to
work for the pay and number of hours
promised us, and do not intend to
create any disturbance nor harm any
one, and we bought our supplies in
town. Alberto Minuci s. Go.
Stafford.
Branch library and rsadtnV room in
ass NIB room. Afternoons 20; Tues
day, Wednesday and Saturday I've n s
10.
Miss Ruth Durham is i'll with the
scarlet fever at her home in Hyde
Vile
W. Earl Walbridge of Morse bust
ness college of Hartford was home
over Sunday.
The board of relief will meet at
the town hall On Friday and Saturday
from 10 to 2
Mr.. Hudson, formerly carder at the
Riverside mill, died last week at
Norwich Town.
There will be a covenant meeting
in the Baptist chapel Saturday after
noon at 3 O'Clock
Mr.. and Mrs. William Murray are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of daughter last Monday.
The Y P. O. U. will meet Sunday
at 45 p. m. in the assembly room
Topic, Hirelings or servants for
love-whieh? ?" Leader, Mrs. f. A.
Lasbury.
Free public reading in the assem-
bly, room Friday evening at 100.
Readings from Rudyard Kipling' Is
short stories. A FIVE minute review
of current events will precede the
readings.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will meet for work Thurs
day afternoon and serve their usual
supper at 6 O'Clock. Hostesses, Mrs.
John G. Wightman and Mrs. Thomas
Melbourne.
Subject for Christian Endeavor
meeting tonight in Baptist church
will be What Christian Endeavor
means to me and to the world. I"
Conservation meeting. Leader, Mrs.
A. B. Todd.
Rev. H. A. Blake of Stafford
Springs will occupy the puplit of the
OAANO4c0AA6b u6AG
morning, in exchange with the pas
tor. The evening service will be de-
voted to further study of st. Paul.
Owners of ice houses in this vii
lage are taking advantage of this cold
snap and have been harvesting a crop
of good quality ten-inch ice, Rev. A.
B. Todd, E. O. Pinney and Austin
Witt having filed their ice houses
during the past week.
Rabbi Charles Fleischer of the
Temple Adath Israel, Boston, will
lecture in Memorial hall, Stafford,
Monday evening on "Facts and fo-
tions about the Jews Lecture to
at O'Clock. No children
will be admitted unless with parents.
Admission free.
While at work trying to thaw out