The Press., 1909-06-02
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

day and Monday.
 Miss Matilda Wardwell is Ill at her home on Westford avenue.
 Miss Margaret McCarthy was home from Springfield for Memorial day.
 Miss Ivy Eaton of Mount Holyoke college is at her home on High street.
 Miss Jane Clark of Collinsville Is spending few days at her home here.
 John AIgenta of Springfield has been with his family here for a few days.
 Harold Crane of Amherst has been spending few days with relatives in town.
 Miss Waterbury of Mount Holyoke has been visiting Miss Carolyn K Hubbard.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Rich of Bristol are visiting at Charles Fra zier's on WesLford avenue.
 Attorney ". D. O'Connell was here for Memorial day, and. with his family. returned to Derby yesterday.
 Miss Ethel Whalen of New York, 8 former music teacher in the local public schools, is spending the sum- msr in Europe studying.
 K. o. K. A. Note: The Castle meets in regular oonclave tonight, and works the degree of esquire also. Election of officers for the next term will be held.
 Mrs. Charles Fox, who has been seriously i'll since Christmas at the home of her nephew in Hartford. re- turned home Saturday much improved in health.
 John Soma has bought of George Siswiok the Chamberlain block on Main street. MT. Sena has decided not to move his store back. but will build in the rear.
 The balloon, Springfield" con- taining five passengers, passed over this town Monday in its flight from Springfield to Providence, and was plainly visible to many.
 Oscar E. Willis, who has conducted A meat market on Main street for the past six months, filed a petition in bankruptcy last Wednesday. Mir Willis came here from Union last fall.
 Experiments are being made with several freight cars in bunch on the Intsrurban. One day last week string of six was sent out at one time. There seems to be plenty of power, and If the traffic demands it. it is probable that the future will see short trains of freight cars coming to Stafford.
 A. F. Wheeler's circus was here Friday and drew a good attendance at both performances. While the show WAS not as strong in features as some of the similar attractions showing here formerly, it was a good clean show, with no gamblers or fakirs al lowed on the grounds. MT. Wheeler deserves to build his organization up to one of the leaders.
 Deputy Sheriff Helm and Prosecu- ting Officer O'ConnelI raided a place kept by Stephen Sohmeiske, in the basement of one of the Chandler houses on Maple street, Saturday night, and secured large quantity of beer and some whiskey. Sohmeiske was arraigned before Judge Heald in the borough court Monday morning and fined $3O and costs, amounting in all to $43.S4.
 Mrs. Louis Ducharme, 52, died at her homs on Furnace avenue last Thursday after an illness of several weeks of diabetes miletus. Her hus- band, three sons and a daughter sur. viVe her. The sons are William. John and Trefie, and the daughter is Mrs. Henry Ducharme. The funeral was from St. Edwards church Satur. day morning, and the burial was in St. Edward E cemetery.
 The knightly drama, "How Gareth Won His Spurs, " was presented before an appreciative audience last We'd nesday evening by Stafford Castle. No. 1900, Knights of King Arthur. This is an unusually heavy play for amateur work, but even so was rendered in better form than would be expected. The stage settings. in their spectacular effect, and tho cos- tnmes were very pleasing and gave fine color to the presentation Clar- ence Wood, Harold Pierce and Harold Butterfeld composed the orchestra, which introduced and closed the play with appropriate and we'll executed selections.
 Saturday was observed by the local Grand Army post as Memorial day. At t. 30 delegation of Is comrades met at the Grand Army hall and pro- cesded to the various outlying ceme. teries. At noon they returned to the hall for 8 dinner served by the Re- lief Corps. Ice cream for the dinner was furnished gratis by Anders Jacob san and was much appreciated Fol lowing the dinner the line formed for the march to the local cemetery, where the afternoon exercises were carried out. There were A of the veterans in line, and the Stafford band accompanied the parade. The address of the day was by Rev. H. A. Hersey, and will be found complete on the first page. The day was per- feot, and there was large gathering for the impressive services at the cemetery.