The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-04-01

street, Is III With buo grip.
/ Adelbert Needham expects another
carload of horses next week.
Il Miss Mary CLARK of Oollinsville is
the guest of Mrs. 7. h. Rafftery.
Miss Beckwith will hold her milli.
merry opening Friday and Saturday.
William Costello of Providence is
the guest of his parents in this vii.
lage.
i Mr.. Eaton, 90, who resides with
Channcey Palmer. is ill with the
grip.
Mrs. Augustus Garvais is spending
several days with friends in Spring
field.
Misses Nettie and Edna Wilton
have returned from q trip to New
York. -..
Miss Jennie Banford spent Sunday
in Monsoon, the guest of Miss Greta
Merrick.
Harry ". Bugbee and Miss Katie
Smith of Monson are visiting relatives
in the borough.
Reports are favorable from James
Lord, who is in Hartford receiving
medical treatment.
Prof. O. F. Morrall of Monson
academy is spending q part of his va
cation at his home here.
Mrs. o. A. Armitage of Wilson has
been spending q few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Marble.
DR.. o. B. Newton attended a meet
ing of the councillors of the state
medical association at Hartford yester-
day.
Miss Lena Kelly of Salem, Mass,
and Eric Kelly and Alvan Smith OF
Springfield were at DR.. F. l.. Smith,
over Sunday.
The annual mt citing. of the Pleasant
Point club will be held at the First
National bank next Monday evening
at 100. sharp.
There will be no services at the
Methodist church next Sunday, as the
pastor. Rev. Thomas lyric, will be
attending conference.
Miss Foster of Boston was q guest
of her sister. Mrs. NJ. D. Harris, q
few days last week. Miss Warner of
Rockville is visiting Mrs. Harris this
week
There will be a meeting of the
grand templars in this town the first
Wednesday in June. The local Good
Templars expect to entertain about
so guests.
The Amenity whist club met with
Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Burr last even
ing First prizes we're won by J. M
Leach and Mrs. ]. j. CLARK, aud con-
ISOLATION prizes by Mrs. ]. M. Leach
and W. Fl Smith.
Mrs. Mary J Newell, SO, widow of
Calvin D. Newell, died Monday morn
ing after an illness of several weeks nf
the dropsy. She leaves q daughter,
Miss Pearl. and q son, Daniel. The
funeral will be held from the Metho-
dist church thisafternoon at 2 O'Clock,
Rev. h A. Blake of the Oongrega-
tional church officiating. i
Miss Alice May Durham of Hyde
willie and Charles Dimmick of the |
Hollow were united in marriage Tues-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G Hodgson, Rev. Mr.. Blake officiating. |
The young people are taking a short.
trip to New London and vicinity,
and expect to make their home in the
Hollow upon their return.
Julius Maine, former resident.
had his annual marble and penny
scramble for the boys and girls of
Florence, Mass last Saturday. About
1000 spectators became almost as ex-
cited as the several hundred boys and
girls who scrambled for the marbles
and cents thrown out by Mr.. Maine.
The marbles given away numbered
10, 600, and filled several pals. In
the scramble for $500 cents the girls
and boys we're placed in two separate
groups, and the cents were evenly
divided between the two.
The chances for a Bi State league
the coming season do not seem rosy,
and independent ball will probably
be played in the towns which former
~ comprised the league. Monson. the
natural rival of the local aggrega-
tion. does not enthuse over spending
lot of money for the national game.
but will probably hack q local team
to certain extent. The chances are
that Ludlow and Indian Orchard will
have local teams in the field, Ware
has not had enough, and will put
just as strong a team in the field as
seems necessary. It would be too
bad to let the sport die out here, and
the chances are that Stafford will
put team in the field. The present
association has good suits and plenty
of parsphernalia to start the season
There will be a meeting Thursday
evening at Raton's hall at lao, at
which time ii is desired that all
interested will be present and ex>
press their views. IT there Is enough
sentiment in favor of a team shown
at this meeting, one will be put in
the field.
The following to the daily papers
from Troy, N. Y, last week will be
of interest here, as both Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilton were former residents Of this
town; What is said will be the most
costly chime Of bells in any building
of its nomination in Connecticut has
been shipped by the Meneely Bell
company to the Second Congregational
church, New London, and it will be
installed in time for ringing on
Easter Sunday. This chime ia in
memory of the late Viola King
Wilton, and is erected by her hus-
band. Hon. Lucius q. Wilton. Nine