The Press., 1909-04-21
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. Joseph Stuhlbaoh is visiting
in New York city.
Lewis Girard of Thorndike, Mass
is the guest of his brother, John
Girard.
Anders Jacobsen has added a very
attractive soda fountain to the equip
ment of his Main street drug store.
Adelbert Needham sold a fine pair
of dapple gray horses to Fl. D Moul-
ton of Monson this week. Mr.. Need
ham expects to go to Indiana to select
another carload this week or next:
The Chapter Masons will entertain
their lady friends this evening at
the lodge rooms. An annual banquet
has been the usual plan. but this
year the ladies' night will take it's
place.
The severe storm doubtless kept
many away from the salad supper and
entertainment at the Congregational
chapel Wednesday night, yet the ex-
oellenee of both was thoroughly ap-
Treeiated, and the young people
cleared over $23 for the carpet fund.
There are still about $50 dogs in
town not licensed. All dogs must be
registered before May 1st. or there
will be an additional charge of one
dollar after that date. The law is
mandatory on this extra charge, and
local officers have no option in the
matter.
The Current Events club will hold
it's next meeting April 26th. The
program will be Roll call current
literature; musie-piano solo. Miss
Dorothy Marble. Committee. Miss
Mabel Kingsbury. Miss Florence
Washburn and Mrs. Clara s. Breen.
Hostesses, Mrs R W. Smith, Miss
Mary Newton. A large attendance
Is hoped for, as the subjeot for next
years study will be decided.
The Athletics, a promising local
ball team. have organized for this
season. They defeated a team from
the Hollow last Saturday III a one
sided game by score of 20 to 3.
They will play the All Rockville
team on the fair grounds next Satur-
day afternoon. Admission will be 10
cents, and a good attendance would
be appreciated.
The ''oratorio'' to be sung next
Wednesday at z 45 p. m, at the
Masonic hall, is expected to surpass
any previous effort by local talent.
The tickets are so cents. and the
proceeds will go to the treasury of
the Blue Lodge. Should the patron
age demand, the same program will
be given two nights. The production
will be under the direction of John
Thomas Wood, who thoroughly un-
derstands the management of q must
cal event of this nature. The princi-
pals are: Miss Harriet Werner.
soprano; Miss Annette Washburn,
alto; Isaac Mason, tenor; FL. E. Bur-
we'll, bass. O. Wood will act as
organist, and Mrs. NJ. G. Moore will
play the piano. Two cornetists from
Rockville, Eli Hall and Frank Fay,
will add volume to the general effect.
Last Thursday evening the first
and second degrees were worked in
the recently organized lodge of the
knights of Columbus. There were
about 40 visiting brothers from Rock
Vile. Sunday installation of officers
and the work of the third degree
brought many visitors, there being
about $50 present at st. Edwards
hall. District Deputy Mulligan of
Thompsonyille and suite conferred
the degree, and all present agreed that
they never saw the work run more
smoothly. About 60 were over from
Rockville, 30 from Willimantio and
representatives from Monson, Palmer,
Manchester and several other places.
A part of the Willimantio delegation
were delayed by an auto accident.
Two cars oollided and both were
disabled. Other machines were sent
from Willimantic, and the men ar
rived here in time for most of the |
work.
High School Notes: The sophie
mores will hold a social next Friday |
night. All members of the high |
school are cordially invited to at
tend The baseball team will play
South Manchester next Saturday at /
South Manchester Several changes
will be made in the lineup of last
week, and the changes will strengthen
the team materially. is learned
that the Athletics wish to play the
strong Stafford high school team. An
answer to the challenge-we will be
unable to accept this challenge, as
we play only with school teams that
are in our class -The sophomores |
held class meeting last Wednesday, |
and the following committee was
chosen to have charge of the social
next Friday: Misses Lee, QuiDley |
and Greaves, Messrs. Converse, Pease
and Fitzpatrick The high school
baseball team was defeated by the
second team of Storrs Agricultural
college last Saturday by a score of 8
TO 2. Stafford played q good game
MP TO the ninth inning, when the
score stood to in favor of the home
team. Owing TO several errors the
opponents scored runs in the last in
ming. The playing of Moffett and
Converse was worthy of much COM
mendation.