The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1915-11-10

II The Italian band will have thei
i first banquet at the Italio- Tiroles
club house the q.
PalOnia Scotia and Aldo Frazzil
were married Saturday morning b
Justice of the Peace Robert Ell. Fisk.
i The Stafford football team will 3,
to Torrington on Saturday for matc
with the local team.
i Emmit Wood of Chioopee an
Elery Chism of Springfield spen
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A. g
Garvais.
4 Miss Catherine Biz and Ernest
Rogledi were married this morning
at 8 O'Clock in st. Edward church
Rev. Felix J. O'Neill officiating.
I Secretary of the State Burns CAV
his decision yesterday on the William
Rider case and suspended the aut,
license of Rider for ten days. In TIN
case of the accident of O. W. Lasbur,
and H. I. Parker he reserved hi
| decision.
Studded with strong raps at vel
known localities, yet not covered with
them SO that the theme of the Trial
was not always apparent, last night
entertainment in Comique theatre
occupies a mitch in the minds Of the
majority of those present far above
the favorable. 1t brought together
| actors, exclusive of Col. A. V. New
ton, some whose ability was hearsay
| and others whose depths had not
been plumbed, and, by virtue Of
many of them being prominent in
the community, the entertainment
took on an added interest. To those
who have never had the opportunity
to witness a woman suing for he1
rights, the appearance of the stage
afforded them basis for the employ.
ment of imagination From behind
the judges desk. Attorney M. D.
|O'Connell presided, clad in the robes
of his office hardening to the testimony
of the witness and the arguments of
the attorneys. Col. A. V. Newton
handled the affairs of the plaintiff,
Mrs. Jerusha Rugg Perkins Miss
Nellie Yare), while Robert H. Fisk,
Esq appeared for the defendant,
Woodrow Bones Wilson, B. V. D. +,
Frederic S. Germany. The testimony
of the plaintiff was supported by that
of two witnesses, Otto Speilgelberger
4 Harold E Jones) and Mehitable
Miranda Sparks miss Minna Moth
nick). The defendant was fortified
by the testimony of three excellent
prevaricators. Jerusha Ray Perkins
{ Miss Hazel Butterfield), a niece of
the plaintiff to whom the defendant
said he was engaged and to all appear
ances was, Charley Chaplin (William
Ladish), and DR.. John P. Hanley
(Arthur J. Melbourne), an expert on
monomania. The jury headed by
Harry Roehm evidently considered
it the part of men to stand together
and brought in a verdict for Woodrow
Bones Wilson, the defendant, although
distinctly instructed by the court
not to do so, the judges sympathies
being plainly with the fair plaintiff.
JACOB P. Wagner in the capacity of
clerk of court with Officer Robert
Kaddy were pretty busy men. Arthur
Snow, whose "Hear Ye'' could be
heard above the rattling and banging
ofC. v freights, the rumbling and
changing of trolley cars and the
chugging of automobiles, gave evidence
that his voice is still there as the
court crier. The jurymen, labelled
with the names of big men of this
broad land. each had a little to say
when questioned as to their quail
fioations as jurors. The introductions
of poems and letters at one stage of
the trial cast a somewhat dubious
aspect on the chances of the defendant
to escape the payment of damages,
claimed at 49,. 4S, but when it was
shown by the defendant that the same
had been written for the niece but
taken possession of by the plaintiff to
further her own selfish ends, things
took on a brighter hue for Woodrow
B. Costumes of the witnesses were in
themselves the cause of laughter. The
hall was crowded.
Stafford.
Regular meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday evening.
W. H. Webster is driving a new
Overland touring car recently pur.
chased by him.
Miss Elsie Grundy is again able to
be about after being confined to the
house for a week by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. O. Pinney are
spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs Q. @. Pinney of New York.
Elzear Roy was taken last Thursday
to the Hartford hospital where he
was successfully operated on for bad
case of appendicitis.
The Ladies' Aid will meet for
work Thursday afternoon and will
serve supper from to O'Clock.
Hostesses: Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Wight
man.
Topic for Y. P. O. U. next Sunday
evening is How Chr istianity went
to Japan" Leader, Mrs. Harley Dim
mick. Special Offering for Japan to
be taken.
Miss Elise Ramsden is spending
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Haywood Ramsden, in Dalton,
Mass, and also visiting friends in
Pittsfield and Hinsdale.
At the auction last Tuesday, held
at the place formerly owned by Mrs.
L. S. Goodell, no bid was received
ON the home and the place is still the
property of Mr.. Stubberts.