The Press., 1909-01-13
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 meat supper in the guild room oi
 the church tomorrow night, from 5. 30 to T 30 p. m. Supper, 10 cents Grace Church Notes: Rev R. D.
 Hatch, rector of St. Paul's church,
 WiIlimantic, will exchange with the
 rector of Grace church next Sunday
 conducting the services of the day, al
 usual. There is a meeting of tht
 Woman's Child at p. ID. to day with
 Mrs. E. R. Brown. The Current Events club will meet next Monday evening with the fol lowing program: Roll-call; quota tions from Connections poets; Con. necticut writers in poetry and prose art and artists; readings; music hymns by Connecticut hymn writers. Committee, Mrs. James Mclaughlin, Mrs. Fred Wildey and Miss Grace Booth. Hostesses, Mrs. R. W. Smith and Miss Elinor Valentine.
 E. R Leslie, representing H. A.. Manning 6 Go. of Springfield, has
 
 sentiment for a street and business directory. The firm issued directory in 1906, and if the people want it will revise and reissue the coming year. The last boHk proved satis- factory and is 8 great convenience. It is hoped that sufficient encourage ment will be received to allow the tirm to bring the work up to date, as there have been many changes the past two years.
 K. O. K A. Notes: At the last meeting of the Castle there was a debate on the subject, Resolved, that capital punishment should be abolished in the state of Oonnecti- out. The affirmative side was taken by Clinton Converse, Arthur J. Melbourne and Clarence W. Wood l; the negative by Harold B Butterfield. Farley O Patten and Gerald M. Neal. The judges were Judge R. H. Fisk. M. D. O'Oonnell and J. Carl Con- verse. Both parties did oreditable work the negative was declared the winning side.
 Charles Taylor, the veteran horse man, died at his home in White River Junction Saturday, Jan. ?, at the advanced age of 1O3. MT. Taylor was at the local fair last October, and drove one of his horses an exhibition mile. MT. Taylor had been a suc- cessful driver of race horses for 75 years or more, ano during the time he was a driver had pulled the reins over some famous fliers. He was oleanly in his mode of living, and never in his long experience sold 8 race. When he was here last fall he was active and drove with his accus. toned skill.
 At the close of seven of the twelve weeks for which it was planned. the night school was brought to an end on Wednesday evening last. Because many who eagerly attended a year ago have gone from town, and for other reasons not easy of sure state- ment, attendance this year has been far less than it was a year ago. more chang eful and has fallen off at an earlier stage. It was thought best, therefore, to discontinue the school, though such pupils as it had expresse sincere regret The manager of the night school is gratefully appreciative of the ready cooperation of many of our citizens, and believes they have reason to feel that they have been partners in a good work.
 The annual meeting of the corpor- ators of the Stafford Library associ- ation was held Monday afternoon. The following directors were elected Christopher Allen. Charles Warren, J. H. Reed, Miss Celia Holt, Mrs. o. E. Butterfield, F. H. Baker, F. F. Patten, Cyril Johnson, W. H. Heald. The directors elected the | following officers: President, Cyril l Johnson; vice. president, J. H. Reed; secretary and treasurer, W. H. Heald; '; auditors, J. H Reed, B. P. Cooley book purchasing committee, Miss Carolyn Brown. Miss Celia Holt, Mrs, W. H. Smith; committee in care of building, Christopher Allen, Charles Warren, W. H. Heald. distribution of | books committee, book purchasing | committee and treasurer. The re. port of the librarian in part is as fol- lows: Number of books catalogued, 4O5S; reference books and magazines, BIO; number of new cards issued, 137; number of books out January 1st, 1909, 351; number of books added by purchase-fiction, "A; non- fiction, 55; juvenile, 65; reference, AZ; gifts, AZ; total, 23S. There were 125 more books added this year than last. The circulation of books has been, 13, $50, as follows: His. tory, 46O; fiction, 6618; literature, 276; poetry, 1894; science, 155; travel, BOA; juvenile. 4600; maga- zines, 753. Books sent to the Stafford Hollow branch. 49s: books sent to Vest Stafford branch, AIS: books and loaned for school use, 84. 1 he following gifts have been made to the library: reading table and chairs for the children presented by Miss Celia Holt; books-Mrs. J. H. Valentine 2S, Miss Kate Grant Bliss z, Miss Carolyn Brown 3, Miss Elinor Valentine 9, Mrs. M. P. J. Walker 5, Mrs. E. W. Brooks 4. G. L. Raymond 8; 15 large pictures, Mrs. Valen- tine. Reading room report: Num- ber of magazines and periodicals. 2S IS; weekly. g.; daily, 2;l average number of readers, 23; at the chiidren's table, Il. The chil- dren's table is a new feature in the library's work. The children are very quiet and orderly and thorough