The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-21
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sTAFFoRD SPRINGS.

Rev. A. j. Mcleod visited friends
in town last week.
VIM. Crawford Of Worcester was in
town over Sunday and Monday.
Monday was the anniversary of the
opening of the new trolley line.
Harold Crane of Amherst was in
town over Saturday and Sunday.
W. E. Hanley is to add yeranda
on the south side of his residence.
Miss Mabel Foster has returned
from a visit of a few days in Worces-
ter.
Maurice Demond of Greenfield,
Mass, was in town over Saturday and
Sunday.
DR.. L. F. Eaton is moving his
offices to his new location in the Con,
verse block.
There will be no meeting of the K.
O. K. A. castle, nor of the Woodoraft
Indians, this week.
The court of burgesses have passed
an ordinance forbidding the kindling
of any fire within 100 feet of any
building in the fire district.
All persons who wish their ceme-
terry plots cared for by the association
this season are requested to notify E.
K. Taft at once, that the lots may
receive proper attention before Me-
mortal day.
Mrs. W. W. Burwell is in a hos
pital at Bridgeport recovering from
a surgical operation last Friday.
While the operation was very danger
ous one. she is resting comfortably
and it is thouRht she will make q
good recovery.
The monthly union service of the
Congregational and Methodist societies
will be held in the Congregational
church April 25th, at p. m. The
sermon will be given by DR.. George
A. Grant, pastor of the Methodist
church.
Grace Church Notes: The chancel
chairs. the gift of the Sunday school,
have arrived and been placed in the
sanctuary. There will be no early
service next Sunday. The other SER
vices will be, as usual, at 10 45 and
IL. The Buff Gap service will be
May I'd, instead of next Sunday.
The case of Claude Pinney against
the town of Ellington has been settled
out of court. The case was brought
by Mr.. Pinney for damages to his
automobile because of a defective
highway. In the case of John Anthony
against frederic Faulkner, because of
injuries received at the plant, a settle
ment has also been made out of court
Edward Rogers. one of the twin
sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rd
was drowned Saturday in the sn
pond near Grifith's blacksmith shop.
The boy was two years and seven
months old. He was playing out
around Saturday afternoon and was
missed. Search revealed the body in
the water. The funeral was held
Monday morning and the burial was
in St. Edwards cemetery.
At the twenty third regular meeting
of the Stafford Ministerial association
the following resolution was adopted,
and the secretary was instructed to
send a copy to the association -
Resolved, that we respectfully re-
quest, and earnestly urge, the officers
of the Stafford Springs Agricultural
association to exclude, in accordance
with state law, all gambling devices
and all immoral "shows" and enter
tainments from the grounds of the
association during the annual fair"
Signed: Raymond M. Dow Adams
(president), Grace Episcopal church
Henry A. Blake, Stafford Springs
Congregational church; George A.
Grant, Stafford Springs Methodist
ohurch; John Winthrop Ballantine
(seoretary), West Stafford Oongrega.
tional church; Albert s. Todd, Stat
ford Baptist church; Harry Adams
Hersey, Stafford Universalist church