The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-01-05
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
The annual meeting of the corpo
Istors of the Stafford Library associ
alton will be held at the library
building Monday at p. m.
Mars. Caroline Perry will be united
in marriage tomorrow to Peter
Landry of New Brunswick, Can. The
wedding will take place in ST. Ed
wards church.
It should be snappy basketball
clash this Wednesday evening at 8.
when Ed. Clark's Independents
stack up against team composed OF
club members, known as the "Silent
Five" in the Stafford Young Mems
club. Bernardo, Tonon, Kuslansky.
Murray, Lougheed constitute the
Independents, with d. Green on the
emergency bench. The club will
remain open after the game.
Michael Braman. 62 years old, died
in the Johnson hospital last Wednes-
day evening from exposure. Braman
was found lying unconscious in a
shed on the farm of James Wood of
Stafford Street the morning of the
day of his death. AT first his identity
was unknown, but he was recognized
in the afternoon. He had been in
the employ of Stephen Curtis of
westford for sometime. having come
Tnfn no
caused him to lie down in the barn
10 unknown as he had money on his
person to get lodging The body
was removed to the Baker under
taking rooms. Funeral services were
held I'm the Congregational church
of Union. Sunday. Burial was in
that place. Braman had no relatives
i'm this. region that are known of.
In direct connection with the
moving of picture from one room
tn another was the appearance Mon
day morning of Martel Ossofky before
the borough court on a charge of
assault Here is what evidence
embodied: Alexander Zaplitzky, with
whom Ossofky boarded, came home
from work Saturday noon and decided
that his boarier's picture should be
taken from the sitting room and hung
in the latter's bedroom. Ossofky
came home shortly after 2. 80 Satur
day noon and not seeing his likeness
i'm its accustomed place questioned the
reason therefor; Zaplitzky started in
TO give explanation, but had not
advanced very far when Ossofky
started to choke and beat him 4;
zaplitzky's wife went for help. The
eventual outcome saw Judge Heald 4
making it a fine of 81 and costs, the
total reaching $l1.72, which ossofky
paid.
Henry Fiekinger's horse has with
In a week twice figured in runawsys. |
Yesterday morning the most damaging |
uf the two occurred, when the animal
became frightened at something
while coming down Main street near
the Bidorini block and broke the
harness ON the left side Vim weiner.
who was driving the horse with
little Rudolph Fiokinger as the other
occupant of the sleigh express, was
unable to control the animal and
after it came opposite Pero's store it
beaded for the Central Vermont raul
way. tracks, finally tipping the sleigh
over into the middle of the rails. !
Had it not been for the breaking
of the remainder of the harness
serious accident might have resulted,
for both Weiner and Rudolph were
caught under the sleigh. To make
matters worse a freight rounded
Holland avenue curve just as the
vehicle tipped onto the track, but
help got the sleigh ont of the way in
time. Besides the badly broken
harness the shaft on the right side
was broken off Weiner and the
young boy escaped unhurt. The run
away served to scare Fl. +. Cady's
horse which was standing hitched |
TO n sleigh outside Ellis store at the
time, but the horse was caught be-
fore doing any damage. Last Satur-
day Fickipger's horse ran away near
.Johnson's mill.