The Press., 1908-04-29
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


The east end of the Rockwell build
ing, which was blackened by the
recent fire, has been repainted.
The last Masonic social of the
season will DO held this evening.
Music will be by a Rockville orches.
ira.
Friday of this week will he Arbol
and Bird day. Most Of the schools
will have special exercises appropriate
to the day.
Herbert M. Swarthguer. graduate
optician, Of Rockville, will be at Bur-
wells jewelry store every Friday
afternoon from 2 until 8. 15.
Schools in this district, with the
exception of the high school, are hav-
ing o vacation and will resume ses-
sions May 4th. The high school will
have no vacation until June 10th.
The Stafford Cadet band rendered a
few selections last Saturday evening
near the passenger station, while
waiting for a car. The band was on
the way to West Stafford, where they
held q dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anders Jacobsen en-.
tertained the Amenity and J F. whist
clubs at their home last Thursday
evening Prize winners we're Mrs. W.
H. Smith and George Siswick, with
consolation trophies for John A. Fos-
ter and Mrs. A. W. Kingsbury.
According to new law, dog own
ers will be required to pay an extra
dollar on licenses not paid on or pre-.
vious to May 1st. The act is manda-
tory and will have to be enforced.
Tomorrow and Friday are the last
two days of grace, and the probabili-
ties are that there will be lively bust
ness at the town clerks office.
Napoleon Pero, Jr, has taken a
position with Wertheimber & Co.. a
Wholesale china house in New York,
and will report for duty next Monday.
Mr.. Pero has been quite successful in
business locally, building up a large
trade from small beginning. The
local business will be continued by
Napoleon Pero, Sr., with the assist
ance Of his SON, W. J. Pero.
Adolph and Michael Roberts are
making changes in the Furnace avenue
store recently vacated by @. P. Hodg
son. A part of the store, next to The
Press office, has been partitioned off
and will be used as a public waiting
room for electric car patrons. There
will also be lunch room on the other
side, and q pool room in the rear
room. The pool room will be opened
Friday evening, when an expert will
give an exhibition. .--z-.
The school board held a meeting
Monday afternoon. Much of the time
was devoted to the Grow Hill district
problem. It is desired that the Grow
Hill school be closed and the one in
Lull district be opened. The school
in the latter district is more conven-
ien$ for a majority Of the scholars of
the neighborhood. Several of the
parents interested appeared before the
board in behalf of the project. The
committee decided to accede to the
request, provided a petition signed by
all interested is presented. The vote
to hold the commencement exercises
of the high school in st Edwards
hall was re-aff1rmed. In future,
pupils graduating from the grammar
schools in district No. and No. 81
will be granted diplomas.
The directors of the baseball asso-
oiatiOn held q meeting in the Business
Mems club room Wednesday evening |
Of last week, and perfected organiza-
sion for the coming year. Officers
elected were as follows: President,
W.. H. Hall; secretary. M. D. O'Con-
nell; vice president, o. B. Pinney !;
treasurer, f. G. Sanford. A commit
lee consisting of @. B. Pinney, Fred
Wildey and W. H. Hall was appoint
sd to secure player-manager. @. B.
Pinney, f. G. Sanford, W. Fl. Hall,
R. W. Smith and A. 1. Mitchell we're
elected to the finance committee.
George L. Dennis, F. E. Fitzpatrick
and T. Fred Mullen will act as enter
tainment committee. The resignation
Of r. FL. Fisk as member of the
board of directors was accepted, and
7. f. Mullen elected to fill the