The Press., 1914-05-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Attorney M. U. OtjOnuoll Whs called to Colchester Friday. by the
 death of his father.
 A meeting of the Stafford golf com pany will be held at the library builds ing Monday evening, June 8. 4 this meeting the arrangements for consoli- hation with the Country club will be perfected.
 Assistant District Attorney Frank Harris of Syracuse made brief visit at his home here last week. MT. Harris was called to Albany on official business and took the opportunity to continue his journey to Stafford.
 Mr. and Ms. William T. Williams of Wollaston, Mass, are receiving congratulations upon the birth on Thursday of a daug hter, Esther Eliza beth, and granddaughter to MT and Mrs. James Fitton of this borough.
 There will be regular meeting of Baker Chapter o. E. S., this evening. For Thursday evening Evening Star l Chapter of Windsor Locks has extend ed an invitation to the local chapter to meet with them. Members who attend should take the 5.2O car.
 On account of there being so much of the personal property to sell belong ing to Frank Keefe at the auction last Saturday only the household furniture was sold Another auction will be held on Friday at p. m., when the farming implements and tools will be sold.
 The following girls have been ap. pointed to help arrange the flowers for Decoration day: Hildreth Whitaker, Gladys Cummings, Eleanor Graves, Anna Hewett, Florida Poisson, Ger trude Converse. Those having flowers to contribute are requested to send them to the W. R. 0. hall.
 The regular meeting of the W. o. T. U. will be held at the home of Mrs F. z. Fairfield, West Stafford, next Wednesday at 3.3O p. m. A flower mission program in charge of Mrs. G. M. Barlow will be given. Mem. bers are requested to respond to the roll-call with some quotation about flowers and also to carry flowers for distribution.
 The high school prize speaking contest at St. Edward s hall last Fri day evening did not draw a very large audience, in fact not large enough to pay the necessary expenses, but those attending felt we'll repaid, as the con- test was above the average and show ed much hard work by Principal H. M. Gordy. The prizes were awarded as follows: Gold medal to Miss Harriet A. Cooper who recited 'The Fiddle Told,' and the bronze medal to Miss Irene E. Murray whose selec- tion was Mot Guilty" The judges were Lieutenant Governor l.. T Tingier and Attorney D. J. Mccarthy of Rockville and Rev. P. V. Norwood of this borough. The prizes were awarded by MT. Tingier. The school chorus gave several selections and Lynch's orchestra furnished music.
 A decision has been rendered by Judge Gardiner Greene, who presided at the April session of the court in the case of Wilbert 0. Ruby of Will lington against Dominica Tonon of Stafford Springs. The court finds for plaintiff, to who is given damages of $1,O99 89 and cost The suit was over the drawing and saving of logs on wood lot owned by Tonon. In August, l9 ,, Ruby contracted with Tonon to draw and saw all logs on an extensive tract of woodland except that the scattering trees'' on the lot were not to be drawn. About 300, 1000 feet had been handled by Ruby, when he ceased hauling as Tonon had cut trees thirty to 35 feet apart and told him he must haul them. This Ruby refused to do, saying they came under the head scattering trees. '' Ruby brought suit in the Holland county superior court for $7OO, also for dam ages for the loss suffered because his men and teams were idle.
 "Tompkins real wild west and frontier exhibition combined with Cooper 6 Whitby's European circus" is billed to appear at the fair grounds, Saturday, June 9th, afternoon and evening, with a street parade at noon and free exhibition at the show. grounds at and p. m. The show is said to have real COW girls, cow boys, Indians and Mexicans that MT. Tompkins has secured from ranches near his home in Western Texas. If you have any doubt about MT. Tomp- kins' horsemanship and you have a horse that the boys at home cannot ride, take him to the show. Mr. Tompk ins states that he will saddle and ride him and the horse will go home with you as perfect as he was brought, only much wiser. There are cow-girls' and cowboys dances on horseback and Indian races on horseback. The way they had to handle the law in '49 to stop horse and cattle stealing. The trials and troubles settlers had in getting to some point in the West. How the Indians annoyed them, etc; also the Great Mountain Massacre The show carries one of the old prairie schooners and in the hold-up there is an old stage coach that has history too long to pub fish now. There is said to be about one hundred head of horses and bron- cos used in this part of the exhibit tion and the circus.