The Press., 1911-03-22
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mr6 b. F. Cool6y ls TecoVe14uk from an attack of tonsilitis. ~ a Mrs. Campbell of Manchester spenl Sunday at the home of her brother, A. I Mitchell.
 Mrs. 0. E. Brown and daughter, Barbara, are spending a month in Cheshire, Mass.
 e Ariel Grant has been honored by. having a painting accepted for ex- hibition at the National Academy, N IY.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Cemetery assooistion will bt held at the library hn lding next Mon. day evening at 30
 There was large audience at St. Edwards hall last Friday evening U witness the presentation of the drama, "A Oel, brated Case, {" given under the auspices of the local division of the A. O H. The drama Is one If the baFt put on by the O H. and war ex oeI tionally we'll stsged The lead. ing parts, taken by John Sullivan, the Frer ch soldier, who was wrongfully ac cused and convicted for the murder of his wife upon evidence innooently given by his little daughter, Adri- enne; Mrs. Katherine Flanaghan as che murdered wife in the prologue, and in the play as the Duchess who adopted AdrieDne; Catherine Murray as Adrienne in the prolcgue; Miss Bessie Carey as Adrienne in the play Abort Mullins as the murderer in the prologue and in the play as Count De Mornay. an imposter; Miss Rose Sullivan, Miss Marj,ry Mullins, Ed ward Shea, Wm. B Harley and James Sullivan, the lover, all rendered their parts in fine manner. Lynch $ orchestra furnished the music
 At the adj turned annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Agricultural so- ciety, hel1 at the cffioe of Judge R H. Fisk last Saturday morning, the treasurer's report showed tn 1t the so. oiety came out about even at the last fair. The receipts were over $2, GOO more than the year before, when there was a deficiency of about $1 ,OOO, but the expenses were also increased about $1. .OOO It is very evident that the expenses of the annual fair will have to ba reduced in order to have the fair successful financially It was decided to hold the fair next year the SC cond week in October, as this Ilau wol ked out very satisfactory last year Tho dates taken are October 10. II and 12, which includes Columbus day. the 18th, legal holiday iu Connecticut and Massachusetts. The society will, the same as last year, be in the Connecticut circuit, which includes the following fairs, with dates: Rockville, Sept 19 to 21 ; Berlin, Sept. 26 to 29; Stuff sld. Oct 3 and 4, and Stafford Springs, Oct 10 to 12 Each society in the circuit has decided to have three stake races -2 22 for trotters and 3 Is and 2 IA for pacers, with purses of $500 for each race, to be divided as follows $500 to first winner, $lOO to second, $65 to third, $35 to fourth. The entry fees for Stafford Springs will be as follows: If entered April IT, $15; July 15, $20; Oct. 6, $25. The open classes to bs announced later. When the election of officers was reached O. F. Beckwith, who has served the society for many years as recording secretary, stated that he would not accept the cfioe another year, but was willing to do what he could for the society otherwise As it was quite little past the noon hour, it was decided to postpone the election of officers until next Satur- day at p m., at the same place, and the following committees were ap- pointed to report at that meeting :: Committee to recommend a list of officers, O. F. Beckwith, R H. Fisk and Lott O'Halloran; committee to recommend a list of committees for the next fair, R. W. Smith, l.. A. AborD, Lewis Mclaughlin. The treasurer's repu1t showed the receipts of the last fair to have been as fol lows:-