The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-10-27
HOME NEWS.
sTAFFoNp SPRINGS.

have cen in B 'ston on bnsinass
trip
Miss Ruth Wales of Woonsocket.
r. is visiting her sister, Mrs Joel
Ron te.
Miss Jane CLARK of C1lliusville has
b; en- the guest OF her sister, Mrs =.
H. Rafftery
Mrs. Mary Ash, who has bsen i'll
at her home on Prospect street, is
much better.
Miss Rose HanIey of the South.
MAnchrs ter training school was home
over Sunday.
Edward Fl. Hopkins, who has bet
employed at Hartford, is to take 9
position at the Stafford Hotel
A new floor has been laid III tlfy'
office Of the Stafford House, and other
improvement are contemplated.
The anpual meeting of the Woman g
Home Missionary society of the NJ E.
church will be held in the church
parlors on Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock The members are urged to
be present and answer to the roll-oaIl
and bring their mite boxes All who
are interested in home missions will
be welcomed
The following is the Current Events
program for next Monday evening:
Spain and northern Africa; roll call;
what we get from these countries;
Moorish civilization Barbsry states
reading. A Day in Northern Africa
music-piano solo, Miss Meyers.
Committee, Mrs.L Mclaughlin, Miss
B. Russell. Miss #. Washburn Hos
tesses, Miss G. Washburn, Mrs j.
Mclaughlin.
Miss Julia Evelyn Chapman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Chap
man of Springfield, formerly of this
borough, and Walter Dow Ide. son of
9. D. Ide of Stafford, were quietly
married last Friday at the parsonage
OF the Rev Edward Antrim in Spring
field. Only relatives attended Tie
bridal couple left amid shower of
confetti and good wishes for short
wedding trip to Boston,
In the case of Oarmine Kemp
against Frank Silk. tried a few days
ago, the borough court has given al
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of
$27 60, Kemp sued to recover four
years rent of barn and lot, amount.
ing to $112. The defense placed the
figure at 500. and had a contra ac-
count for $78. The plaintiff denied
owing such an amount, but it was es-
tablished to the satisfaction of the
court. Attorney Fisk appeared for
the plaintiff. and Attorney O'Connell
for the defense.
Daniel J. Hanley has completed
the enumeration of school children,
and finds the total number between
the ages of 4 and 16 to be 1862.
This is gain of IA over last year.
Figuring on the usual percentage,
the population of the town ought to
reach 5000 on the next census The
number of children of school age in
each district is as follows: First dis
trict. 100; second district. 66O;
fourth. IS; fifth. rs; sixth. 80 !; |
eighth, IS; tenth. 19; twelfth, IA;
go; fourteenth. 21; fif-
teenth. IA; sixteenth, 12. The report
Of the enumerator shows that there
has been a gain of IA in the Springs
district and loss of 20 in the Hel
low district. StaffordVille has gained |
IL and Grow Hill z.
The following books have been
added to the library and will be ready
for circulation Thursday 8
421O Old Lady Number 81. L.
Forsslund.
1853 Mirage, e. T. Thurston.
1859 The Bishops Conversion, E.
B. Maxwell
1860 On the Road to Arden. M,
Morse.
1851 The Little Gods, r. Thomas.
1862 The Sunny Side of the Hill.
r. N. Carey.
1868 The Three Brothers, E.
Phillpotts.
1884 Open House, J. W. Tompkins.
1855 Set in Silver, O. N. & A. M.
Williamson.
4266 Partners Three, v. Mapes.
4267 The Goose Girl, H. Mac
Grath.
4268 The Good Sword Belgrade, A
O. Curtis.
1859 Whittier Thou Goest, ] J.
Bell
1870 Romance of a Plain Man, E
Glasgow.
4271 Felicity in France, @. E
Maud.
4272 Mike Flanuery, E F Butler.
4273 The Pass. s. E. White.
4274 Ghost Stories of An Antiuuary,
M. r. James.
1915 The Man From Home, TaIk-
ington and Wilson.
4276 The Song of the Cardinal. g.
s. Porter.
4277 The White Prophet, Hall
OAine.
427S The Calico Cat
1919 The Actress. L. o. Hale.
1880 The Hands of Compulsion, A
e. Barr.
1921 Certain Rich Man. W. A
White.
1882 Freckles. g. s. Porter
42S3 Much Ado About Peter, J
Webster