The Press., 1909-04-28
". R. o. meeting next wednes.

Rev. Thomas lyric of Hazardyill
was in town yesterday.
Z VIM. Foster of Worcester was at hi
. home here over Sunday.
d James Campo has returned from
:, business trip to New York.
Adelbert Needham expects another
: carload Of horses Saturday.
b Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Oomins spent
: part of last week in Worcester.
j. Mrs. D. o. Bradbury is visiting
friends in Springfield and Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Leach of New
, Haven were guests of relatives here
over Sunday.
NJ. o. Barrett aud family of Spring
field have been guests of Mr. and Mrs.
f. M. Barrett.
Harry Roehms has recovered from
an illness and resumed his work for
the Warren WOODEN company.
The stake races for the annual fair
will be kept open until May 18th.
The indications are that the races will
fill.
The house yesterday passed the
resolution extending the charter of
the Willimantic and Stafford electric
road.
John Gompper, formerly of the
borough. was down yesterday, Mr..
Gompper has been very i'll, but is
now better.
Mrs. Frederic Faulkner, who is at
DR.. Ovens sanitArium at Stamford,
has been seriously i'll, but is now
better and is expected home soon.
Clarence l. Boyer and Miss Mary
f. Young. both of this town. were
united in marriage by DR.. George A.
Grant of the Methodist church yester.
day.
Mrs. Michael MCCARTHY, who is in
hospital at Willimantic recovering
from a surgical operation, is doing as
we'll as could be expected. and will
soon be able to return to her home
here.
Six carloads of trap rock have been
received and are being placed on the
state road from the borough line
north. This highway has needed at
tendance and the Improvement will
be appreciated.
The many friends of Miss Emily
S. Brown are pleased that she has
returned to her home here for the
summer. Miss Brown has been en-.
gagged in work at the Episcopal mis-
sion in Salt Lake City, Utah.
MIR and Mrs. H. E. Burwell have
been in Bridgeport to see Mr.. Bur-
wells mother, who recently sustained
an operation. Although the operation
was a very severe one, Mrs. Burwell
is doing we'll and bids fair to make
a good recovery.
The social given by Orient chapter,
No. AZ. last Wednesday evening
proved a very pleasant occasion and
drew a large attendance. An enter @
tainer from Springfield proved pleas q
ant acquisition to the enjoyment of +
he evening. Music was furnished n
" Lynch's orchestra, and a dainty &
unch was a feature.
There will be an open meeting of =
he A D H at st. Edwards hall -
unday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, when =
ugustine Lonergan of Hartford will :
i've talk on his recent trip through ::
Roland. President Philip Sullivan r
I Thompsonville will also address the
Meeting, and there will be music
to the occasion. The =
'ublic is cordially invited. :,
Advertised letters: Avery's Sew a
ng Machine Shop, John A. Andrews, r
drs Carrie M. Crocker, Frank Cook, a
Joseph Dawson, VIM. Farnsworth, +
Tohn Green, Alice Gerard, Alden E ;
James Mcguire, M. NJ. h
'tofford, Velma Sweetser, Thomas A
Thompson, Charles Wolisoraft, Mr.. A
Miss Hanea Weather, +,
Nary Young, Washburn s. Wilton h
dfg. 90, Mrs. Jessie Wilson. o
At meeting of the board of govern y
RS of the Stafford Country club the "
persons were eleuted officers q
# the club for the ensuing year: F
President, J. H. Valentines; vice. b
resident, Fred Wildey; secretary and II
reasury, o. F. Chandler greens com. Is
nittee, o. B. Pinney, DR.. L. F "
Iaton. Fred Wildey ladies' commit. al
90. Mrs. O. B. Pinney, Mrs. R. ". b
ninth, Miss Mary Converse, Miss b,
label Meyers, Miss Emily s. Brown il
There was a lively runaway on R
lain street Tuesday afternoon, and e
FRS. John Bissell of Wales was m
brown ont of a team. dragged under A
he wagon and badly bruised. Mrs. sc
'issell and her daughter, Mrs. Robert d.
Valbridge, were in the team. In Fl
rossing the electric track near the N
Id Blue Front block tie wheel caught pl
little, startled the horse and the pr
oldbaok broke. This allowed the N
'agon to run against the horse, and fl
q ran at the top of his speed through nj
lain street. The women both had D
old of the reins and chung pluokily, tt
lakinR Intellectual efforts to control ii
he frightened animal. They got L
CROSS the tracks again all right near "
he Congregational church, and, as e
he horse headed up East Main street. O
light have checked him on the hill be
ut for Curtis wood team, which ex- in
ended we'll into the road from the o.
Iatfonal bank corner. AS it was,
1ey collided with the wood team.
Irs. Bissell was thrown out and ds
ragged across the road to Burr's
orner, where the horse was stopped I'll
y VIM. Powers. The horse was on m
he sidewalk when stopped, and it