The Press., 1911-01-11
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 6 The Knights of King Arthur have "a party at Grace church rectory to- night.
 < There will be social at the Con- gregational church this evening, with an entertainment.
 The Beaman advert tising agency of Springfield are to issue directory Of Stafford, SomeTs, Broad Brook, vii slington, Ellington and several Massa- sohusetts towns.
 The regular meeting of the Our. rent Events club was postponed from Monday until Friday evening. as 3 humber of the members were in at tendance at the ordination at Stafford vile.
 Mrs. Maria De Oarle. A, died at her home on Village Hill Monday. Her husband, Louis De Carle, and several children survive her. The funeral was held yesterday and the yA
 At the annual meeting of the staf. ford club, held on Monday evening, the old officers were re ele cted as fol lows: President, o. B. Pinney l; vice presidents, E F. Engley, R. W Smith; secretary, W. H. Heald i; treasurer, George Siswick; auditors, R. M. Fisk, o. H Meyers, Jr.
 Richard T O'Connell, who was cleo ted judge of the probate district of East Hartford last November, was sworn in last Wednesday. Mir. O'Oon- nell is brother of Representative M. D. O'Oonnell of this town and has made several visits here. He has a numb bar of local friends who are pleased with his good fortune.
 The Teutonia association will hold their annual masquerade ball at the hall on West Main street Jan. 27. Lynch's orchestra will furnish mus 0 and T. P Jenkins will act as prompt. CT. The floor managers will be Her man Rister, Emil Tursohman and George Ford. There will be four prizes-two for gentlemen and two for the ladies Two of these prizes will be for the most unique costumes and two for the most artistic.
 Freeman F. PatteD, the retiring treasurer of state, was made two handsome presents by the employees of the office, W ith whom he came in close contact, last week The presents were a handsome Mexican onyx clot k and a pair of candelabra to match. It was great surprise to the treasur- ar. who bas passed fopr years in the offioe. He expressed his appreciation at some length The clock is sup- ported on four Mexican onyx pillars The arms of the candelabra, which support candle apiece, in turn are supported by single shaft of Mexican onyx.
 Lawrence Ohriatiansen, 55. died Sa turday evening at his home on the Monson road of apoplexy. His moth- CT, Mrs. Jens Ohristiansen, survives him, also two brothers and five sis. ters. The sisters are Mrs. Knud Jen- sen and Mrs. John Mortensen of Staf- ford Springs, Mrs. John Errickser, Mrs. Ohristian Erricksen and Mrs. Hans Gilbert of Hartford. The broth CTS are Claus and John, both of this town. The funeral was held from his late home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. R. M. D. Adams offioi- ating. The burial was in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
 A meeting of about twenty five citizens of the town was held at the rooms of the Stafford club last Thurs day evening, in the interest of the ex- tension of the trolley line to Stafford vile. The last legislature granted charter to the Holland County Street Railway company, Thomas F. Nuone of Rockville, F. F Patten and H. s Absl of this borough incorporators, giving power to construct and operate, or consolidate with any other oorpor- ation, an ele ctrio railway, beginning at the terminus of the present line on Furnace avenue, thence northerly through Stafford and Staffordville to the state line, also beginning at o1 nsar the Hale sohoolhouse in Rock vile, through Vernon Center to k,Sa 0R, to be in the intere st of owners of the present electric road, but a letter writ el to tl 6 trol @ hea Quarters of the Cons lid, t5d cad, ssking if they il t nded to xt8nd the D eseut road, brought the information that they did not have charter to extend the line, ss the old charter had expired. This was surprise to most of the citizens present MT. Patten. one of the local inoorporators, stated that he does not know why the company was i corporated or who was bahind it. Attorney Noone of Rockville must hold the key to the situation. No time limit was attached to the char ter. An application has been made for new charters to cover 8 line from the borough to Staffordville and to the state line. and from Staffor Hol low to the Monson state line and also from Stafford Hollow to the Somers line. After talking the matter over 1t was decided to appoint committee to investigate the matter and find out if possible if the owners intsnd to use the present charter. If not, efforts will ba made for new charters applied for. The committee appointed is as follows: William Park, F H Baker. Q. B. Pinney, F. F. Patten. M. D. O'Connell.