The Press., 1916-12-07
Aqueduct Company Sold.

Aquaduct company has been purchased from Marvin 0 Birnie representing ! the interests of the Goodhue and Bir- lnie families of Springfield, Massa- lchusetts, who have for many years
 held majority of the stock of this
 company The new owners are most
 ly men of Hartford and Enfield who are interested in number of water companies in Connecticut and else where The transfer of the control
 was oonsummated at Hartford, Connec- ticut. on last Monday. when the am nual meeting of the corporation was held. At that time the new officers of the corporation were elected as fol. lows: President, Walter P. Sohwabe; treasurer. James A. Turnbull; score tary. Joseph H. Valentine. The new directors chosen were: Joseph Il.
 Valentine, James A. Turnbull, Walter l F. Sohwabe, Arthur Perkins and Har- | rison B Freeman. MT. Schwabe, the new president, is president and general manager of the Thompsonville Water company of Enfield, and also general manager of the Northern Connecticut Light & Power company of Enfield. | He has been resident of Enfield for about eight years and is president of the Building and Loan association at Thompsonville and chairman of the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce and has had wide ex- | perience in the management of public service corporations, having been gen. eral manager of the Gas and Electric company at Rutherford, N. J James A. Turnbnll. the treasurer of the company. is the treasurer of the Northern Connections Light & Power company aud also a director of the ThompSonvIlle Water company Jos- eph H. Valentine who remains as sec-. retary and directori of the company,
 is too we'll and favorably known in Stafflri to require any identification. Arthur Perkins is the head of the law | firm of Perkins, Wells & Scott in Thompsonville Water company. Har- rison B. Freeman of Hartford, is pres- ident of the Northern Connecticut Light & Power company and treasurer of the Thompsonville Water company and is interested in other public serv- ice corporations. Others who are ii. nanoially interested in this purchase, but not directly connected with it's management, are Lucius F. Robinson, a prominent attorney of Hartford, Honorable Frank E. Healey, speaker of the house of representatives of Connecticut, Fred P. Holt, president of the City Bank 6 Trust company of Hartford, Stewart N. Dnnning, a prominent attorney of Hartford, Rich ard U Sherman of Utica, N Y ex president of the Utica Water company, Robert E. Horton of Albany. N. Y.,I an expert engineer for water compa- nies, and others. The new owners of the company do not intend to make any drastic change in the manage ment of the company. but to continue the general policy of the previous management in operating the water company. The company will be oper- ated with the idea of giving Stafford Springs sufficient supply of pure water at all times, to maintain ade- quate pressure for fire purposes, and to protect the water shed and system of the company from any eifaaus of pollution, and to give to it's patrons fair and courteous treatment. Messrs Schwabe and Turnbull were in Staf ford Springs yesterday going over the plant and system of the company and also looking over it's water shed and supply so as to be entirely conversant with all the needs and requirements of the company.
 Miss C.. A. Wash burn las gone to Eustes, Fla.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Robert Kaddy last Saturday night.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Stannis of Staf. ford Street started yesterday for St Cloud, Fla, where they will spend the winter
 Mrs. Lincoln Luce is spending the week end with her sister, Mrs. Ray mond Payton, of West Newton, Mass. MT. Luce is in Maine.
 Miss Alice and Miss Sarah Hawk ins, Miss Mae Smith and Alvin Smith of Hartford were the guests of pr. and Mrs. F. L Smith. on Thanksgiving day.
 Wn. Rafftery will go to the Hart ford hospital next week to have his foot operated on, one of the bones being injured last winter while play ing hockey.
 The three-we old son, Henry John, of MT. and Mrs. John Zurow of Forestville died last night of ca tarrhal pneumonia. The funeral will be this morning in St. Edward s ceme- tery
 James Tripoli, proprietor of the barber shop at the stand recently occupied by Samuel Farmer. will go to Brooklyn, N. r., to visit his family on Sunday. He will return on Tuesday.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford high school Alumni association will be held in Converse hall on Dec. -27, Nina M. Osohman appearing in Peg O. My Heart, and the Alumni male quartet will be the features of the evening.
 Geo. Hunter of Monson broug ht suit against F. H. Plumb through lawyer M D. O'Oonnell for damages for $1OO. George Hunter accused Plumb of unlawfully imposing a fine and taking $20 from him for the same. The case was settled out of court. fs MT and Mrs. Gibson Williams, who