The Press., 1910-02-16
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

D. J Stephens is wiring E F
 Engley's residence for electric lights
 Mra. Napoleon Vezie was summoned to her home in Ware Monday by tht
 illness of her father.
 Mrs M D Harris and Mrs. M G
 Moore were called to Ohicopee Falll Friday by the death of cousin.
 A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs. Wm. F. Converse of Marlboro, Mass. last week Tuesday. and grand daughter to Mir. and Mrs. Frank E. Converse of this town.
 Quarantine has been lifted at the house of Samuel Rogers, where there was a case of scarlet fever. No new cases of contagious disease are reported to Health Officer Parkhurst.
 Carl Kuehne, for the past 33 years. employed at The Press office, has re- signed and taken Q position with the Middletown Sun at Middletown. He has many local friends who will wish him success in his new field.
 There was an alarm of fire Friday afternoon at 4 30 for Q fire in the Fabyan mill, and the department re : sponded. The blaze was in the card room and was extinguished by the automatic sprinkIeEs. The depart ment did not find 1t necessary to use the apparatus. The fire started in one of the oarding machines and ran to another. The loss is moasly from water and Is estimated at about 5000. A crowd of people went to the scene of the fire, as 1t happened at an hour when there were many on the street.
 Grace Church Notes: The Febru- ary meeting of the mems club was ad- dressed by Dr. Dwight B. Bean of Rockville on the general topic of Hygiene" at the guild room last Thursday evening. This interesting talk was enjoyed by full meeting of the club and a number of invited guests. There is service this week Friday evening at half past seven, with sermon. The rector preac he'd at the Church of the Atonement, Vest field, Mass. yesterday evening. The Woman's Guild will meet with Mrs. F. l.. Smith Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. There will be meeting of the Junior Auxiliary with Mrs. M B. Fisk Saturday afternoon at half-past two.
 John Anthony had another fire in hiR place in the Foster stone block last Thursday afternoon about 5 80. The department responded promptly and soon had the fire under control. The loss ia hard to estimate, as the stock had been previously damaged by a couple of fires Jan. 14th. Since the first two fires, which happened early in the morning of the same day, MT. Anthony has been busy with the insurance people, placing his loss at $17OO. The companies interested could not sec that amount of damage, but were willing to pay on fair in VOA0OAy O4 4Oo9e AAUnO3y a6 6U0O. born and it had been planned to leave it out to appraisers, who were to act Friday. In order to get the stock nice and dry for the appraisers MT. Anthony says he built up good fire in his stove and went ont, locking the store. The next day State Policeman Robert Hurley was in town investl- gating the fire. He found that the stove was much nearer the counter than was safe, the way Anthony was drying things of State Fire Marshal Thomas E. Eagan will continue the investigation. In the meantime the latest fire having complicated matters still further, 1t ia doubtful if the in- suranCe companies will take any action toward affecting a settlement.