The Press., 1914-07-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Doru Barrett of the Howard dry goods store is taking her annual vacation.
 Mrs. J. Allen Fitz and son, Robert, of Rochdale, Mass, are visiting friends in town.
 Miss Aletha and Romeo Garvais are visiting friends and relatives in Providence, R. I.
 Miss Ethel Graves from Maine is the guest of her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs Fred Graves.
 Edward Tobin of the Whitnn gro- eery is taking his annual vacation and Charles l.. Johnson is taking his place.
 Miss Lavilla Burr is at Keene, N. H., for part of her vacation and will spend the balance of her time at Springfield.
 A member of the local progressives are planning to go to Hartford Aug. 18th to the big rally and hear Col Roosevelt speak.
 The school board has been notified that Simmons college in Boston will accept graduates of the local high school on certificate.
 Martin F. Hurley. formerly employ ed at the Springs house died in Hart ford last week MT Hurley came to Connecticut from Thorndike, Mass.
 The contract to furnish coal for the schools has been awarded to O. B. Gary 6 Son at the following prices Stafford Springs. $6.95 per ton; Stafford Hollow, ST 45; Staffortlville, $7.7O.
 Joseph Workewitze was before the borough court Tuesday morning oharg- ed with an assault on Michael Josefe- hak He pleaded not guilty. aud the case was assigned for trial Saturday at l p. m.
 John Selig is at the Johnson hospital recovering from a broken arm and a dislooated shoulder. He fell in the grandstand at the faik grounds and caused the injury. NJ Selig is "A yeras of age and cam here looking for work.
 A party of over fifty friends a relatives surprised MT. and Mrs. Brodersen Saturday evening in + of their fifteenth wedding anniver- sary. There was plenty of fun and refreshments and all greatly enjoyed the evening. leaving with heartiest congratulations.
 The Athletics of South Manchester will be the attraction at Hyde Park next Saturday. Unless the receipts are larger the expenses are such that the management will be obliged to discontinue baseball in Stafford. The estimated attendance last Saturday was 300. The receipts of the same were $22. %.
 The appointment of Miss F. Eunice Bradway to teach the primary grade at West Stafford leaves three vacancies yet to fill in the teaching force for the coming year. In the local high school a teacher for modern languages has not yet been secured and there are vacancies in the Crow Hill and Lnll districts.
 It is rumored that the Senecharl case against the New Haven road has been settled. Lawyer M. D. O'Connell, council for the plaintiff, refuses to affirm or deny the report, but as there are no signs of mourning around the office, the impression prevails that a settlement has been made. If this impression is correct, and it probably is, the Holland county legal talent certainly put it all over the counsel for the New Haven.
 MT Market, a member of the Crys- tai lake bass club, caught bass weigh ing five pounds and ten ounces, Mou- day, and has the record for size at the lake this season. It was caught in the evening with the new trolling apparatus designed for fishing after dark. Very few bass are being caught at Crystal lake, but it is expected the fishing will be better there in August. At Mashapaug the bass fishing is good and some fine catches are reported.
 The advertising car for the Haag railroad show was here the first of the week and the vicinity is billed for an exhibit here on Monday, August 10th. The show does not claim to be one of the biggest on the road, but is said to give an excellent circus performance, including per forming elephants and other wild f1 animals. The following press notice { is credited to the Park City Daily f News, Bowling Green, Ky: "The Mighty H&ag Shows arrived in Bow ling Green early Sunday morning, ( and pitched their tents. The circus grounds were visited Sunday by a crowd oonseryatively estimated at 5000 persons, all of whom spoke in the highest praise of the neatness of the circus paraphernalia, the dispatch with which the enormous task of erecting the big tents was carried out and of the magnitude of the enter prise. The parade was most creditable and was witnessed and enjoyed by thonsands. Nearly mile of glittering tahleaux and band wagons, drawn by beautiful horses, cages containing wild animals. equestrians, camels and elephants traversed the principal streets of the city. The performance was attended by an enormous crowd, she large tent, which seats 4,OOO people, being sEgWded. A most excel IA ag,crv xuaS uv iknoaaaaa sh lf