The Press., 1908-09-30
sTAFFoRD SPRINGS.


STAFFORD SPRINGS.
MIss Mena Adams has returned from
. visit in Jewett City.
The store of Haskell Aronson will
be closed all day next Monday.
Mrs. H. A. Pomeroy has gone tc
New London for q two-weeks' visit.
Mrs. W. E. Demond is at Spring
field hospital for a slight operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. Baker of Spring
Geld are guests Of Mrs. q. Fl. Baker.
Lawyer W. ID. O'Connell and fam
lily of Derby are in town for the fair.
Mrs. Adelbert Needham has been
confined to her rooms by an attack of
rheumatism.
kAdolph Pfeiffer. who has been at
Far RockAway for the summer, is here
for q couple Of weeks.
The senior class of the high school
will have q Refreshments booth all
three days of the fair. -
Miss Elizabeth Whiting of Jewett
City has resumed her position in Miss
Beckwith's millinery store.
The milk dealers have entered an
agreement to advance the price of
milk to z cents per quart the first of
October.
1t has been decided to remove the
ledge the full width in the rear of
the Rockwell block. This will give
an opportunity of enlsrging both the
Campo and Aronson stores.
The intention is to open the extra
room at the school building next
Monday. No teacher has yet been
appointed. although several are under
consideration. The furniture for the
new room has been on the way since
Sept. ! 8, but has not yet arrived.
@. v. Cunningham was badly in.
jared in Alighting from the car due
here at lis, near Crystal Lake, last
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Cunning
ham was on his way home from the
Rockville fair. and got off with the
car moving at the crossing at the road
which leads to his house. He was
picked up unconscious and brought to
this town, where he was attended by
DIR. Stretch He was severely cut
about the head and face and his right
arm was broken.
In the ledge back of the Rockwell
block a depression has been discover
ed, which is thought to have been
made by the Indians for grinding
corn. The hollow is oblong and sew
eral feet in diameter. The smooth
ness Of the inside of the bowl and the
evidences that it was followed out,
lead Frank Keefe to believe it to be
an Indian mill. Reuben Converse
has not yet decided to his own salts
faction, but is inclined to the mill
theory unless good evidence is pro-
duced to the contrary.
The Current Events club will hold
iss first meeting of the year in Memo
rial hall next Monday evening, with
the following program: Roll-oall ;
clippings from current events; vaca-
tion notes from club members-Miss
Carolyn Brown will speak of her trip
through England and Scotland, and
Miss M. /. Newton Of her outing in
Nova Scotia. This will be followed
BY an informal talk by all mem bers on
vacations. Two solos will be rem
dered by Mrs. T. f. Mullen. Host
esses, Mrs. j. A. Mix and Mrs. Lewis
Mclaughlin.
The following were placed in
nomination for town officers at the
democratic caucus held at borough
hall, Thursday evening, O. B. Pinney
acting as chairman and W. E. Hanley
clerk: Assessors, II. o. Butterleld,
+. 2. Fairfield; board of relief, ".
e. Hanley, Fl. O. Fisk; selectmen,
Anthony Adams. f. ]. Glover; collec-
tor, d. J. Hanley; registrar. VIM.
walbridge, David Bissett; oonstables,
Philiss Taylor, George Lord, John
Hancock, Owen Kelly; grand jurors,
W. II. Black, f. E. Fitzpatrick, M
A. Cady; auditor, E. II. Pinney ;
tree warden, d. L. Ellis; school COM
mistse. N. P. Avery.
Col. Charles l.. Dean writes The
Press that he served two years with
the late George A. Penniman on the
board Of county commissioners of
windham county. The colonel was
but 20 years of age when first ap-
pointed in 1869, and probably the
yonngest man to hold the office in the
history of the state. Mr.. Dean says t:
81 formed q very pleasant friendship
with Mr.. PennimAn in those days
that came to remain to the end. He
was q gentleman Of the highest char
acter, and had . high standing in the
community where he resided nearly
as years and was so much 3 part OF.
He certainly was in his active days
one Of the leading citizens Of Wood
stock and Windham county"