The Press., 1913-08-06
HOME NEWS.
sTAFFoRp SPRINGS.

SIAFFOND SPNANGS"
 Timothy Shea is confined to hi
 home by illness.
 Mrs. A. l.. Fiske of Orange, Mass.
 is a guest of MT. and Mrs. Artemui Kellogg.
 Alwyn Rees of Portchester, N. r., is the guest of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. l.. Rees.
 l Mrs. ED. Royce and children have gone to the Berkshire hills for the rest of the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. George Cardinal o1 Springfield are spending a part o1 their vacation in town.
 Mrs. J. F. Ohamberlin, Attorney and Mrs. Robert Fisk and children are at Woodstock for vacation.
 Michael O'Halloran, W. E. Hanley and J. F. Warren returned from Bos- ton last evening, where they have been attending the K. of O. conven- tion. There will be a benefit dance at St. Edwards hall next Saturday evening for the baseball association. Lynoh's orchestra will furnish music and ad- mission will be 25 cents.
 Wayland Charter, son of A. D. Charter, has gone into the poultry business quite extensively. He has just completed large henhouse aud has secured no thoroughbred white leghorns from Mapping.
 A number from this town attended the "old home'' celebration at Wales Saturday and Sunday. Carl Wood furnished a band for the exercises in the grove Saturday and an orchestral for the reception in the pavilion Sat urday evening.
 The Social club of Foresters will give dance in Society hall next Sat- urlay evening, with music by Woods orchestra. M. V. Burke will act as floor manager and the aids will be B Burrell and Wm. Schmidt. Admis- sion will be 25 cents.
 Levi D. Gary served clambake to the trolley officials and other em- ployes of the company at his cottage at Crystal Lake Sunday. With the invited guests, there were nearly a hundred served. Everything passed off smoothly and MT. and Mrs Gary received many compliments on the success of the bake.
 Tn local ball team will play the third game with the Pioneers of New Britain next Saturday. It is a part of the agreement that the visitors shall arrive here in time to commence playing at 8 o'clock. The teams are very evenly matched, but the locals feel convinced they have the measurei of the Pioneers, notwithstanding the fact that they have been trimmed twice by the aggregation. It is un- derstood that several large red apples have been wagered on the result, and there is no doubt whatever that the game will be for blood.
 Michael Corcoran, 73, died at his home Monday afternoon after long illness of weakness incident to old age MT. Oorcoran was born in Ire land, but had spent the greater portion of his long life in this town. He was employed for a number of years by the late Charles Fox, and later con- ducted a pool and billiard room at the upper end of Main street. The de- 
 ceased was we'll known and popular with those who knew him. He leaves widow and one daughter, Miss Julia Corcoran. The funeral was held from St. Edward s church this morning at o'clock and the burial was in St. Edward s cemetery.
 The Pioneers of New Britain de- feated the Staffords last Saturday af- ternoon, 12 to 3. The-P Pioneers did not all arrive until after o'clock owing to trouble with the auto truck which brought them. The Stafford team did not play their usual game and evidently were tired by the wait. By poor base running they lost several chances to score. They went to New Britain Sunday and were defeated by the same team, 9 to 6. Saturdays score was as follows:-