The Press., 1890-01-09

has tor have) been stealing the trout from the Stafford Springs cemetery pond. Sup erintendent Cleaveland will give $25 for information about it. See advertisement
 Sad reeollections will always be asso- oiased with many Stafford people with the
 visit of Ia grippe. We mentioned last week the sickness of W. H. Speeding,
 whose sister was summoned to New York to attend him. On Saturday summons came from New York to friends of Frank I w. Patten, friend aud room mate of MT. Spedding, announcing his dangerous ill-
 ness. His mother, Mrs. Robbins Patton,
 and brother, F. F. Patten, went to attend him, and found him hopelessly sick with |pneumonia, and on Tuesday morning came a telegram to friends here, announcing
 his death Mr. Patten has spent large portion of his years of manhood away from Stafford. but intervals spent at home have kept up the interest of large circle of friends. He was gradate of Yaie college and law school, but has for some time fill I ed responsible position as steDographer in New York city. To liberal education
 he added great natural ability, and had he
 chosen to follow the legal proft ssion for which he hsd fitted himself would have ; made a mark as lawyer. Fine social I qualities had drawn to him many warm friends, and there are many nonrpers out side of his large circle of relatives. He 1 was 37 years of age The remains were
 brought to Stafford Springs for inteIment
 on Tuesday evening, and the funeral ser
 wees were held at bis parents home on Edgewood this morning at II. Rev. MT.
 Buckley, formerly of Grace church, con- ducted the services. Unlike the sickness of his friend, Speddipg, that of Mr. Patten did not begin with the prevailing epidem: ic, being pneumonia from the start Mr. lSpedding is making q good recovery. l The late Arthur F. Crane cared a life l insurance policy for $l 900 in the Travel. Ier's Ins Go. of Hartford, and with its
 usual promptness the company, through it's agent, O. F. Harwood, have already
 paid over the amount to the widow. The
 policy had been carried but about five years, and less than $100 paid upon 1t.
 The presentation of the G. A. R. drama, '.'Bill Jones" on Tuesday evening I drew crowded house and caused de-
 mand for reserved seats for the two follow 1 ing evenings that ensured the fullest de-
 gree of financial success. The play is most
 admirably presented, almost wholly by
 home talent. The scenes are laid in the south during the rebellion and are full of
 ,he excitement of the period, combining
 love and jealousy, treason and loyalty,
 villainy and retribation. Interspersed be-
 tween the acts are fab]eaux, which are
 most effectively presented, the living stat
 uary the best thing of the kind ever
 shown in town. The actors are generally
 old favorites in amateur work. Miss Hampston is at her best in the role of the
 soldiers wife Dr. Smith, of course, is i'm
 mense as the Yankee of the play; J. NJ. tLeach well sustains two characters 1; Dr. Middleton, as the scout, meets the highest depreciation; Jacob Wagner makes cap ltal darkey, losing his own identity fully lin the character and becoming the genuine
 southern darkey;, Carl Converse is the Isoldier, loyal under most trying circum
 stances, and carrying well difficult role ;
 Frank Fitzpatrick acts the villain most
 successfully James Warren, Stephen F
 Pease, John Sullivan, Wm. J. Butter6eld, John Lillie and others have important places in the play. A feature ia the ma- chine like way in which everything goes
 on. There is little delay between acts and
 the five long acts are gone through with
 in good season, and we'll satisfied audience dismissed at a not over late hour.
 News has been received of the death
 of Wm. N; Thompson of Pomona, Gal A large portion of Mir. Thompson's active business life was passed in this borough,
 and few men have more thoroughly or de.
 servingly held the respect, esteem and con- 6dence of all associates and acquaintances. His last business connection was with Andrew Whiton, under the firm name ot
 Thompson < Whiton, grocers. He was
 thus associated in 1877, when the firm lost their store and goods by the reservoir dis aster. Soon after that he went to Cali fornia, hoping to benefit his impaired
 health, but the news since received has
 never been very encouraging, and few will be surprised to learn of his death. He
 has numerous relatives. including two
 brothers in Monson. sg Alfred Morse, Canadian, 50 years ot age, was brought before the borough court last week on complaint of Orabe'le Green,
 girl of 13 years. The girls story urd der which complaint was issued forekhadowed state prison for Morse, but in ceurt the girl 'went back" on her story, and Morse could only be convicted of drunkenness, under which he was fined. Facts came out which indicated that the girls mother was an unfit custodian for her care, and hat she was neglected. and entering upon vicious course of life, and Probate Judge Chamberln took cognizance and commit | Icu ACA tO GAC obSAL0 HCAOOAs
 Congregational church:s Subject ot the morning sermon Sunday will be Limited. Prayer" Tn the. evening at [
 there will. be an open meeting of the Y. P. s. 0. E to which the public are invited ... A fellowship meeting will be held here , next Wednesday, Jan. 18th, from 10 a. m to D.. m., of the churches at Holland,
 Wilmington, Somers, Union,. West Staf ford and Staffordviile. Rev. F. D. Avery of Columbia will preach.
 , Rev. Geo. R Dickinson preached at $ fellowship meeting held in Ellington yes terday. .s *St s&
 Merchant o. W. Adams has been laid { up for humber of days by painful ac dcident. While unloading some goods from l car he made misstep and fell between | the car and the depot platform, badly bruis ing himself.
 Annual meeting of the stockholders o the First National Bank next Tuesday.
 The week of prayer is being observed this week by nightly meetings, which are ] well attended.
 Mir. and Mrs. David Shepardson have t returned from Boston, where he had beer : under medical treatment at the Mass
 General Hospital. MT. Shepardson wal - severely injured when eight years old by F falling from loaded team, and has since .l, fr,