The Press., 1908-02-05
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

| STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Mr. Carooari of Staffordville hal taken a position with Martinella 6
 Go. owing to increasing business ], Mir. Martinella has added improved
 machinery in his repairing depart
 ment.
 J. Carl Converse has returned from
 Q trip to Jamaica and the Isthmus
 Both he and MT. Demond, who ac
 companied him, had an enjoyable
 voyage and were much benefited by
 the change. MT. Demond has not yet
 returned. At Costa Rica the Stafford
 men were guests of E. D. Nash, form
 erly superintendent of the New London
 division of the Central Vermont. Mir
 Nash is in good health, and wanted
 to be remem bered to all of his friends
 in this latitude.
 The night school has completed itl
 first month. The total enrolment
 has been 97, and is at present 30. They are formed into nine classes, to
 allow that immediate personal at
 tention of the teacher necessary to
 results in the short time at command.
 The attendance has been gratifying
 from 26 on the first, a rainy night,
 it rose to 54 on the second, then into
 the seventies for five nights and, be- cause of colds and grip, was in the sixties for the last four sessions of the month, ranging from 26 to v. For the nine sessions since the full enroll ment was reached the average attend anoe has been 70 and a fraction, or about v per cent The interest shown by the pupils has been not less marked than the attendance. In fact, the promptness and regularity of attendance, the orderliness of be- havior, the eaRerness to learn and the progress made towards mastery of English speech and reading and of rules and problems in Arithmetic. have done credit to scholars and been encouraging to teachers. It is safe to say that more has been accomplished in one month than even the sanguine expected.
 The first meeting of the creditors of the Washburn Silk company was held before Referee A. J. Bowen in Willi- mantic Monday morning. W. O.. Latimer was appointed trustee. with the understanding that the eztate will probably be unable tn pay any fees and the court will try to secure ap- praigers. The affairs are said to be in very complicated condition, and indications are that there will bel little or nothing realized by thel either common or preferred. It is reported, and the trustee will look into the matter, that E. A. Tracy If South Coventry holds moFtgatssI for SIG, ,OOO, whiuh is said to be more than the concern is worth. The reason offered for this is that MT. creditors for forcing the Washburn Silk company into bankruptcy with a Viaw to keeping the mills running. rather than bring about foreclosure and it is expected that in view of the developments in finding the equities transferred that he will be forced to foreclose. The claim is made that certain equities have been It is said that the com pany held forty mine year lease of the upper mill at South Coventry, | put this is not on record. At the nearing Monday, Attorney W. A. King appeared for E. A. Tracy of | South Coventry, and because of MT. | Cracy's absence his claim was not proven. The preferred claims proven | lnd presented Monday were chiefly Or wages and amount to $345 CT. .t is said that the Washburns suffered l y the trickery of man in New | York, the story being that the man ,ut up some money for Washburn to branch out, promising him a certain mount of business, which would have | 'nabled him to have done a good busi- less and paid off the loan. When he proper time arrived this man bought it was good thing to own1 he plant, so shutdown on patronage md forced Washburn to the wall It | 8 said that this was the time that dr Tracy took hand and attempted | 0 save Washburn. The transfer of 'quity, which appears in the matter, s said to have been made in the name If Paul Smith. 8 clerk in the office # MT. Cohen in New York.