The Press., 1910-03-16
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Fred Wildey is spending the weel
 in Mystic and New York.
 The spring millinery opening Q
 Russell's will be Saturday. Marcl
 18th.
 Miss Bessie Hampston of Black
 stone. Mass. is visiting friends iE
 town.
 Gary Bros will hold an auction
 Saturday. March 26, beginning at 1(
 6. m. As usual. they will include
 anything any one wishes to dispose of
 An inventory of the loss of JohE
 Anthony in the Foster stone blocl
 was taken yesterday. It Is now two
 months that business has been inter.
 rupted by the two fires in the block.
 The next move in the complication il
 awaited with interest. The position
 taken by the fire insurance companieG
 does not indicate an early settlement.
 Rev. F. J. O'Neill has sold his
 overland runabout. which he ran only
 two months, to Q person who was
 captivAted by the severe endurance
 tests which he had seen the owner
 give it on rough country sick calls.
 Muoh as the clergyman liked and
 needed good machine in a parish
 embracing 400 square miles of coun- try. he says he will make the sacrifice and do without one this year.
 Contractor Barrett Is at work pre- pairing the new office of the electric light company for occupancy. Exten- sive repairs and changes are being made. A roomy private office for the superintendent has been finished oil in she rear. The rest of the place has been sheathed about half way up and 8 partition is being placed. When the changes are completed the oom pany will have 8 very attractive office.
 Friends of A squires and N. J. Hassatt give them Q joint reception last Friday evening the occasion being the withdrawal of Mir. Squires and the accession of MT. Hassett. Both men are deservedly popular, and while the reception was in the nature of Q sur prise, it proved very enjoyable for all concerned. Refreshments were served The pool table in she back room of the shop was covered and used for the banquet. ...-
 The adjourned annual meeting of she Stafford Springs Agricultural so- ciety was held as she Springs House | yesterday afternoon. There was a ong frank and friendly discussion ,ver the various matters pertaining to he welfare of the fair. The unfor- unats weather of the first day of the asst fair and the circumstances con- lected with it, causing the increase of he debt of the society to about $2OOO, had brought up the suggestion of an on the stock, but this was voted down. The matter of dates was a perplsxinR question to settle. The dates of last year, the last week in September and the first week in October, the time the fair has usually been held. have both been taken by other fairs that the local does not wish to compete with if it could be avoided. It was finally decided to try the experiment. this year of holding the fair October 11th, 18th and 18th. This will ,,.R-o kbo RaKw r.kaw kh.m -.-~n A-A as nearly all the other fairs will have been held it ought to result in Q larger list of horses and entries and increase the number of ground renters. A vote was passed to abolish the issue of mplimentary tickets for the coming year, with the exception of to kindred organizations. The following officers were unani- mously elected: President, ". H. Hall; e-presidents. Gardiner Hall, |, IT,, Christopher Allen, L. A. Aborn; secretary. O. F. Beckwith secretary, O. B. Gary treasurer. R. H. Fisk; auditors. ". B. HeAld, O. F.. Chandler; directors, B. s. Abel, F. H. Baker, Lewis Mo- Laughlin, R. W Smith. B P. Cooley, D. L. Dennis, Cyril Johnson, Dana Gary, L. N. Reed. There are six more directors to be elected at a Iutnre meeting. The recording was empowered to ap- ooint an assistant. The treas. irer's report is given below. Ow. ng to the first scheduled day be. ng unpleasant the fair was pushed long. The policy of making the lrst days admission at one-balf the egular fare and the free admission [ children was carried out Unfor- unataly this was the largest day's at. endance, and the receipts were great. ? reduced from what they would have cen If the fair had been held on the ; sgulAr days. This, with larger ex- enses than usual, and less income rom she ground rents, caused a efficiency of about 5000. The re- sipts from the grand stand were AFger than the year before. which 2 1ould indicate that there was an verage attendance The receipts !. lere as followa:-
 lash on hand, 8 147. 6e ieneral admission. 2, ,65S. "A GrAnd stand, S36 75 lrunnd rents, sos 75 f lorse entries, $40 % ' tate appropriation, 2O5 "a ! Iorrowed First Nat'l bank, 1000 co 4 Arcels, 78O H Total. S6, 589. g. ' The dlsbursements were as follows i: ttrzotions, 41.547. % Q ursea. 2,O90. % E remiuma, 1,O56. S5