The Press., 1912-05-15
srAEFoRp SPRINGS.

musical festival ln Sprlngneld, among
 whom were Mrs. Christopher Allen,
 Mrs. O. R. Newton, Miss Alberta Eaton and Miss Nina Reynolds.
 At their caucus last Friday evening
 the prohibitionists elected John R.
 Parkhurst and John F. Melbourne delegates to the state convention to
 be held in Hartford May 22d and 23d.
 Frederick, the four-weeks-old son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Melbourne, died Friday after a short illness of
 indigestion. The funeral was held
 Saturday afternoon and the burial was
 in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
 The fly traps recommended by MT. Pierce in his recent lecture are to be
 on sale in few days at Pero's by the solicitation of the committee of the Progressive Federation Either one of the two styles will do much for the health of the town, especially if installed early.
 The local ball team opened the season last Saturday by defeating Somersville in loosely played game by the score of IA to l. The attend ance was good. A game has been arranged with the strong All-Rock- vile team Saturday at Hyde Park at 8. 80, and a good game is expected, as the local boys have always found it hard to beat Rockville.
 Joseph Burby and Henry Burby, brothers, were up from Mansfield Four Corners Monday on a bit of relaxation from the prosaic duties of numbering. Late in the afternoon they decided to take a fall out of Officer Helm, not knowing him very we'll, which was an error of judgment. The court made it $1 and costs yester- day morning for drunkenness, but there was no charge for trifiing with the chief of police.
 The borough has leased of the Faby- an Woolen company lot below the Moore coal yards to be used as a dump. Permission will be granted by the borough officials for the use of this dumping place and it will be under borough supervision In the past dumping grounds in various places have been abused to such an extent that it has been impossible to retain them. Under the new plan it is hoped to do away with all objec- tionable features.
 Mineral Springs lodge, Knights of Pythias, will celebrate it's fourth an- niyersary Friday night at Society hall. The grand lodge officers, con- sisting of c. O. O. Cowles, G. V. O. Wright and G. K. R. s. Case have sent word that they will be present. The meeting will be called to order at 7.3O for the regular business, clos ing in time for the open meeting at 3 o'clock, in which the wives and other invited guests will participate. The ladies will assist in furnishing | the refreshments.
 Alfred J. Turner, 57, who formerly | practiced law here, died in Spring field Monday after a short illness. MT. Turner was born in Vermont, and after leaving here went to Williman- tic. At the time of his death he had been a resident of Springfield for 16 years. He was janitor of the Belmont avenue school for nine years and at the time of his death was janitor of the Chestnut street school. He leaves a widow, a step-daughter, Mrs. Agnes E. Carlton, and two granddaughters, Mildred A. and Natalie A. Carlton The funeral will be held in Spring field this evening and the burial will be in Willimantic tomorrow.
 In spite of the bad weather last Wednesday the North Holland Sun day School association drew an attend ance of 55 in the afternoon and a few more in the evening. AS Miss Whiton was absent, owing to sickness in family, her place was taken by Miss Stooker, state elementary secretary. President J. W. Robinson drew forth | some pleasant repartee at the close of the excellent collation. served by the | ladies of the church. The state off, cers were encouraged by the interest in the discussions at the regular ses- sions. Officers were elected for next | year as follows: President, Charles K. Kellogg, West Stafford yice-presi- dent, Miss Marjorie Cooley, Stafford Springs; secretary treasurer, Miss Josephine Newell, West Stafford.
 The candlepin tournament proved very interesting at the Tufts alleys, closing last Saturday evening. In prizes there was distributed $7O.25, as follows:
 Individual three strings-Dr. J. P. | 257, $2; O. B. Pinney, 2s3, s1; Ernest Reynolds, 279, $1; Tom Yare, 273, $1; H. M. Hansen, 269, soc; John. Wilcox, 267, soc; Anders Jacobsen, 266, 25c.
 Two-man team, O. B. Pinney, E. | D. Tufts, 625, $6; R. M. Fisk, E. D. Tufts, 604, $5; H. Pinney, Tufts, 595, $4; Brown, Wilcox, 5s5, $3; R. M Fisk, A Jacobsen, 5SO, $3; T. Jacobsen, Tufts, 576, $9s A. Jacobsen, Snow, 578, a; Reynolds, Yare, 5J3, $2; Reynolds, Mullins, 569, $f; Cote, Tufts, 569, $1; Key holds, Wilcox, 569, $1; Brown, 0. Pfmaey, 569, $1.
 Three-man team-Wilcox, Brown, Tufts, s9i, $6; Reynolds, Eaton, H. Pinney, s75, $5; Brown, Fisk, A. Jacobsen; s67, $4; Fisk, Patten, ! Tufts, s62, 8; H. Pinney, Wilcox, | Tufts, S44, $3; Reynolds, Tufts, Will cox, S41, 8; T. Jacobsen, Wilcox, A. Jacobsen, s36, g; Wilcox, Fisk, A. Jacobsen, s3I, g; T. Jacobsen, rnfts. Wilcox, s29, $I; A. Jacobsen,