The Press., 1908-08-05
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 Miss Harriet Hall of Norwich Is a guest of John Foster at the street.
 Levi Gary and family are occupy ing their cottage at Crystal Lake.
 Miss Mary McQuilan of .Williman- tic is visiting w. E Hanley's family.
 Mrs. Margaret Rafftery and son, William, are visiting in Maiden, Mass.
 Miss Alice Fitzpatrick of Provi- dencs is guest in the family of F. E. Fitzpatrick.
 Miss Nellie Nanny of Brookline, Mass. is a guest of Mrs. Dunnigan at Forestville.
 Attorney D. J. MoCarthy of Rock vills is spending a weeks vacation at his home here.
 The families of F. E. Fitzpatrick and w. E. Hanley gre in camp at Pine Point. Crystal Lake.
 Arthur F. Schofield has leesed the Griffith blacksmith shop, and will take possession next Monday.
 Rev. H A. Blake. pastor of the Congregational church. is at Bartlett, N. H.. for four.weeks' vacation.
 H. NJ. Swartfguer. the optieian of Rockville, will resume his weekly visits at Burwell's jswelry store on Friday.
 Collins, pitcher. Larkin. catcher. and Smith. first base, of the Staffords are playing with a team in New Hampshire o-day.
 Antonio Hyiok is to open a meat market and grocery business in the store in the Foster block recently va cated by Felton's fish market.
 St. Edwards team defeated the 'sYoung Hustlers' at South Willing. ton last Saturday by score of D to O. Woods of the St. Edwards striking out 6 men.
 A good congregation at the Metho- dist church on Sunday evening enjoy ed a thoughtful and interesting ser mon by Rev. MT. Hersey of the Uni versalist church.
 The Misses Nettie and Edna Whiton have purchased lot at Crystal Lake, between the cottages of w. G. Ellis and O. E. Butterfeld. and expect to build cottage this fall.
 Harold Crane is home from Amherst for two-weeks' vslation. He has been promoted to the position of re- -csiving teller az the First National bank of Amherst, where he is em- ployed.
 The ladies of ths German club will give a social dance at the hall on Westford avenue on Saturday even- ing. Lynoh's orchestra will furnish music, and Tom Jerkins will prompt. Tickets, 30 cents.
 MT. and Mrs 0. W. Head have va. oated their tenement on Grant avenue and are boarding at J. s. Smiledge's, pending the decision as to which of the three contracts for new electric lines the Consolidated is to build Engineer Head is to be placed on.
 The committee representing the Stafford Business Mems association, w. E. Hanley and David Robertson, met the R. ckville committee at Orys- tai Lake yesterday, and decided to hold & joint outing at Crystal Lake on Thursday, the goth. It is planned to have a shore dinner served at l o'clock for $1. s...... -=.-.a.
 Mrs. Maria Smith, SS. widow of Daniel Peter Smith, former resident of this place, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. D. MoGowan, Hol- yoke, Mass last Friday night. The funeral was held in Holyoke on Mon- day, and the body was brought here the seme day for interment in the family lot in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
 At the outing held by the male employees of the Stafford Worsted company and invited guests. held at the farm of James Wood on Staf- ford Street last Saturday afternoon, 8 ball game, cricket match and other athletic sports helped to make it a very enjoyable occasion. One of the attendants was having so good time that he forgot to go home in time to attend to the milking.
 Rev. Thomas lyric. who will take his vacation later in the year, will be at home all summer and will preach each Sunday morning and evening, as usual. The Methodist people will be glad to welcome to these services any strangers and visitors who may be in town over Sunday. The service in the morning begins at 10. A and lasts one hour, and that of the even- ing begins at ' o'clock and lasts 45 minutes.
 Members of the Connecticut Edito- rial association, many of them accom- panied by their wives, held their annual summer outing at Snipsic Lake grove on Monday. The party, which numbered over thirty, after enjoying an excellent special shore dinner served by Manager Thompson. boarded the special car which had been fur nished by Manager Bristol of the Con- necticut Railway company for their use for the day, and made the trip to this borough, remaining for half an hour before the car returned to Hartford. On the way over stop of half an hour was made at Crystal Lake.