The Press., 1913-09-03
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 Wflfred Eaton will enter Worcester academy September 10th.
 James Daley has moved to Michael Corcoran's house on Corcoran avenue.
 A. J. Squires and son, James, of Willimantic were in town over Labor day.
 Mrs. D. Wasserman of New York is the guest of MT. and Ills. J. Wasser- man.
 Mir. and Mrs James Clark of WOr- cester have been visiting local rcla- tives.
 Miss Lillian Benton is at the Springfield hospital recovering from a surgical operation.
 Mrs. James Walker and Miss Grace Harwood went to Rockville Monday for the fall school term.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Bradbury of Chicopee, Mass, are guests at D. O. Bradbury's, Stafford Street.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Bartlett of Hartford have been guests of her par ents, Mir and Mrs. J P. Wagner.
 Howard Williams and little daugh- ter, Judith, of New York have been guests of his rncle, Rev. L. Rees.
 Mrs. Mary Durkee, VITO has been a guest of relatives at Mansfield Depot, has returned home improved in health.
 A party of thirty four spent the day Thursday at the Butterfeld camp, Crystal Lake. aud had dinner at the Rau cottage.
 The food sale at A. L. Howard's s store on Fiidav. in spite of tte storm, netted SI9. 30 for the treasury of the Hospital Aid society.
 Mrs. M. B. Harris returned from Brid.oton, Me. last Friday, and MT. and Mrs. T. F. Mullen and daughter, Ruth, and N iss Mabel Meyers returned Tuesday.
 The races at Hartford, in connection with the Connecticut fair, have drawn quite a delegation from this section this week, the larger number going Monday, Labor day. A large party of friends surprised MT and Mrs. Alexander Gilman last | Friday evening with kitchen shower. | Ice cream and cake were served and | all had an enjoyable time. The B. T. Eaton family returced | from Pleasure Beach Friday in their automobile. Though on the road several hours, they saw much evidence of heavy rain, but saw none fall.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey joined MT. and Mrs. 0. H. Meyers, Jr., ard Mir. and Mrs. R. M. Fisk at the At lantic House, Watch Hill, over Sum- day, and all returned the first of the week.
 The W. 0. T. U. will meet with Miss G. A. Washburn Friday at p. m., unless it is a stormy afternoon; then the meeting will be held the following Wednesday at the same hour. The officers of the Holland county W. O. T. U. will be present at the meeting.
 MT. and Mrs William Foster of Hartford were guests at the Foster Homestead" over Sunday and Labor day. Rev. 0. H. Puffer, with Mrs. Puffer and daughter, Miss Hazel, are spending a few days with MT. and Mrs. John Foster before returning to their home in Redding, Penn. They have occupied Laurel Camp, Masha- paug, during August and MT and Mrs. Foster were their guests for three weeks.
 Miss Tracy of Manchester will in all probability be the teacher in the Lull district. Miss Elinor Spratt will teach at Rockwell Hill. Miss Elmer son, who had been selected to fill the commercial position in the high school, notified the committee that she had taken a position elsewhere Miss Norah Hoffey of Holyoke has been engaged to fill the vacancy in the commercial department. There SCCAAa bO OC uO ACusOA ub WIly the high school building will not be ready for the reassembling of the schools next Monday.
 The severe thunder showers last Friday morning were startling in their intensity and lasted several hours. Lightning struck in two places, at the home of David Bissett about o'clock and at the Rhode Is- land plant about 8 o'clock. At the latter place not much damage was done. The large steel stack was struck and a fireman in the plant was partially stunned, but soon recovered. There was no loss to the property. At the Bissett home the bolt struck the chimney and followed it down 60 the living room, which it crossed and went out on the telephone wires. The family had not arisen or it migh have been a different story. As it was the fiues of the chimney were blown out, the chimney itself was damaged and the wall paper in a num- Der of rooms was scorched and the wall paper near the telephone and a curtain was ignited, but the fire was quickly extinguished.