The Press., 1909-05-12
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Wm. Symonls and Ralph Lee were in Boston the first of tile week.
 Dr. J. P. Hauley has novel to his new rooms in the Converse building.
 Miss Marie Currey of New York is the E, e.ts of Mr. and Mrs. F. E Fitz- patrick
 Lott O Halloran and w. E. Hanley have been in Bridgeport attending the national convention of the Knights of Columbus.
 There will be a social dance at Society hall Friday evening, May 21st. Music will be by Lynoh's orchestra.
 Cornelius F Cavanaugh, 23, who was employed in the construction of the electric railroad bridge here and who has number of local friends and acquaintances, was killed at Watervliet, N. r., few days ago. He, with his father and brother. was engaged in painting power house. aud came in contact with live wire. Craze Church Notes Miss Jackson was unable to be with the Girls Friendly society last Thursday on ac- count of the sudden illDess of her sister in New Jersey. but it is hoped that she will be here sometime this spring. Rev. Samuel R. Oolladay. professor in Berkeley Divinity school and organizing secretary of the diocesan Sunday school commission. is expected to be the preacher next Sunday morning.
 Amasa Morse, the oldest living Oonnectiout legislator. celebrated his 95th birthday last Saturday. MT. Morse has been spending the winter at Akron, Ohio, with his son, Nathan Morse, and is now with his daughter. his friends called on him and extend ed congratulations last Saturday, be- sides leaving more substantial tokens. Among the guests was his brother. Albert Morse, of Willimantic. who is 82 years of age. and came up to spend the day. MT. Morse represented the town of Union in the legislature in 1860 and 1861.
 Ralph Scott, the talented nephew of Walter Scott and Alfred Scott of this town, died at Newark, N. J., the latter part of April of appendi- citis. The young man was 26 years 0R hv1A hnI m1u l1 enviable reputation as an electrical inventor. He had about 40 patents for improved electrical devices, sGEne of them vary valuable. He was 5lf educated and an authority in his line of endeavor. Frank Scott of Newark, the father of the boy, is visiting his brothers here, and is showing the arc lights invented by the son to the borough officials.
 The following books have been add ed to the library and will be ready for circulation Thursday:-
 History and Biography. 4O85 Modern Italy, Pietro Orsi. 4O86 Sicily. E. A Freeman. 4O97 Turkey, Stanley Lane Poole. 4O8S Fighting the Turk in the Bal
 kans, A. D. H Smith. 4O89 Our Navy in the War With
 Spain, J. R. Spears. 4O9O Robert E. Lee and the South
 ern Confectionery, 1807-187O, H. A. White
 4O91 Little Pilgrimages Among Old
 New England Inns, M O. Draw 4O92 Phillips Brooks, A. V. 0.
 Allen.
 Useful Arts, Science and l Literature. 4O93 Road Preservation and Dust
 Prevention. W. P. Judson. 4O94 The Furnishing of a Modest
 Home, F. H. Daniels. 4O95 House Painting, Glazing,
 Paper Hanging and Whitewash-
 ing, A. H. Sabin. 4O96 How to Become a Competent
 Motorman, Livermore & Will
 liams. 4O97 What Gan Young Man Do?
 F. W. Rollins.
 4O98 Gray's Manual of Botany. 4O99 The Outdoor World, or Young
 Collectors Handbook, W. Fur
 neaux.
 41OO Our Insect Friends and Foes i;
 How to Collect, Preserve and
 Study Them, B. s. Craign. I41O1 Minerals and How to Study
 Them, Book for Beginners in
 Mineralogy, E. s. Dana 41O2 How It is Made, A. Williams. 41O3 How It Works, A. Williams. 4tO4 How It Is Done, A. Williams 41O5 The Use of the Margin, E. H.
 Griggs.
 4106 Around the Campfire, O. G. D.
 Roberts.
 4lO7 Heretios, O. K Ohesterton. 41O8 Orthodoxy. O. K. Ohesterton. 4109 The Wind in the Willows, K.
 GrahRme.
 411O Newer Ideals of Peace, J.
 Adams.
 All Lawless Wealth: The Origin
 of Some Great American For
 tunes, O. E. Russell. 4112 By the Christmas Fire, s. M.
 Orothers.
 4113 Living On Little. 0. F. Ben-
 ton.
 l Reference. American Animals, Stone & Crane. The Frog Book. Mary Diokerson. Standard Dictionary, vols. Crossing the Connections, c. F.
 Wright.