The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1915-12-15
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Edward Webber will sell his house.
hold goods at auction on Saturday at
1Oa III at the Taylor building on
South street
The Stafford high lost to Windham
high in game of basketball played
at Willimantic last Wednesday by a
score of 80 to 6.
Attorney Cl;tus H. King of Fair
field, who was convicted of forgery
and sentenced to state prison has been
barred from law practice in the state
of Connecticut by a decision handed
down by Judge William s. Case.
The last of the Hope mill machinery
consisting of four sets of cards goes
to the Byron Wool Stock Co., of
Hudson, Mass 1t will be used for
carding shoddy All of the machinery
of the old mill has been sold for use
in production.
At a meeting of Baker chapter
Order Eastern Star held last Wednes-
day evening, the following officers
we're elected: Worthy matron, Mrs.
John Foster; associate matron, Mrs.
Emily Burdick; worthy patron, A.
Jacobsen; conductress, Miss Hazel
Butterf1eld; associate oonductress, Miss
Wilhelmena Adams; secretary. Mrs.
Frederick Sanford; treasurer, Mrs.
Martha Aldrioh. At the next meet
ing to be held on Dec. 22d there will
be installation of officers and initia.
tiOn
The banquet of the Mems class of
the Congregational church last Friday
evening was attended by about sixty
and was very enjoyable event E.
]. Sweet, president of the class, acted
as toastmaster. @. f. Chandler and
W. H. Heald gave very interesting ad-
dresses descriptive of their trip to the
Panama expositions, Mr.. Chandler
covering the trip going and coming.
and Mr.. Heald the expositions. Mr..
Sweet followed with description of
a western trip. The supper was fur
nished by the Ladies' Aid society of
the church. The committee in charge
of the supper was Mrs. Lewis Nc
Laughlin, Mrs. J. Fl. Valentine and
Mrs. George Rumbelow.
Antonio Carantino was before the
borough court Monday charged with
assault on Broooia Franoh. The
assault occurred on Park street
Antonio called Broccio out of his
boarding place and asked the latter to
explain some statements that the
former alleged he had made. Mr..
Franoh denied the allegation. Mr..
Carantino, according to the evidence
offered in court, knocked him down,
jumped on him and bit his ear. Judge
Heald does not approve of biting
and called the attention of the de.
fendant to the statute providing about
ten years for manning. AS Broooio's
ear bids fair to come good again the
judge made it $40 and costs amount
ing to $31. 80. Antonio paid.
Patrick J. Foley of Groton, a
brakeman on the Central Vermont,
was badly injured here last Thursday
morning. He was thrown from the
car of local freight while switching.
He was thrown between the cars and
his head and neck we're across one
rail. He would undoubtedly lost his
life, but for the presence of mind of
Louis Losee, fellow brakeman.
Losee kicked Foley's head inside the
rails just in time to prevent the.
wheels going over him. AS it was
Mr.. Foley had the small bones broken
in his ankles, several ribs injured and
bruises on the face and head He
was taken to the johnson hospital and
yesterday was moved to New London
for Xray treatment. -.
The borough election, on acoount of
the citizens ticket being the only one
in the field, did not draw out only
few of the voters. Fifty ballots were
cast. Twelve of the same were
thrown out, ten being blanks with no
Cross at the head of the ticket, and
two were spoiled. The ticket elected
with the vote for each candidate is as
follows: Warden, John M. Leach,
SO; burgesses for two years, Louis
Fl. Stevens, 35; Richard ". Ellis,
35; Henry Wise, SO; clerk and
treasurer, William III. Heald, 81;
collector, Patrick j. Murray, 35;
bailiff, Thomas Hayes, 35; assessors,
Henry o. Butterfeld, Sc; Anders
Jacobsen, s5i Frank M. Barrett, s5 /;
board of relief, Harvey 8. Abel, SO !
Anthony Adams, al George ].
Frazier, 35i registrars of voters,
George siswick, as: Patrick ]. MUIR
ray, SO. The court of burgesses re.
mains the same as last year except
that R. W. Ellis and H. F. Wise
take the places of O. P Hodgson and
O. Fl. Meyers who refused re-nomi.
nation. The burgesses holding over
are A. I. Mitchell, A. W. Kingsbury
and e. E. Penny. At the business
meeting the usual four mill tax was
voted. The application for two
additional street lights, one at the
south end of Wilmington avenue, and
the other on River street, south of
the Fabyan Woolen Co., were both
granted by the voters. Only about
q dozen voters were present at the
business meeting.