The Press., 1893-07-06
Number IA.
LOCAL TOPICS. Penned and ScissOred.

70 Tt is % years since "Ed Clark" kept the Stafford Springs House livery stables, but he was one of the kind of men to make friends, and long be remembered. There fore, nearly every one who lived in this village at that time will remember him, and regret to hear of his death, which oc- cured June 2Sth. The Willimantic cor respondent of The Hartford Courant says: "Mr. Clark had for the past thirty years been closely identified with horse inter- ests in eastern Connecticut, and is well known all over the state as an enthusi- astic horseman, having owned not few very nimble steppers. He began business in that line in company with his brother, David H., in Willimantic about twenty seven years ago, and after short stay there, bought the stable connected with the Rockville House in Rockville. Thence he went to Stafford Springs, engaging in the same business. From Stafford Springs he went to Norwich and remained for number of years. About ten years ago he sold out his Norwich business and went west, remaining until about three years ago, when he bought livery busi- ness in New London. Soon after his health failed, and since then he had been unable to successfully prosecute his busi- ness. He went recently to the Methodist hospital in Philadelphia and remained three months. He came to the family of his brother last Monday, hoping to re- cuperate his health, but the disease was beyond human aid. MT. Clark was a very companionable gentleman. No one knew Ed Clark but to esteem him. He was the soul of honor, which quality, un der the lash of adversity, doubtless hasten
 ed his end. He was never married" Ht was a native of Wilmington.
 The Union Agricultural Society o
 Somers, Enfield, Ellington and Eas
 Windsor, will hold its fifty-fifth annua
 cattle show and fair, Wednesday, Sept
 27th, at Broad Brook.
 l B. l.. Burr, of the Holland County |
 weeks, is still confined to his home. On'
 unlocked for obstacle in the way of i'm
 mediate recovery has been severe pain'
 in the muscle of the right leg, this let
 having been badly shattered by gun
 shot wound while in the army, and in it
 weakness being the object of attack iron
 the general weakness of the whole sys | tenn. He is able to be about the hous on crutches.
 Frank E. Hyde of Hartford, (and (
 Holland country ancestry) has been al
 pointed by President Cleveland to be
 s. consul to Lyons, France. The liar
 ford Post says:
 MT. Hyde, who has been honored wit appointment to this important post.is on of the best known of Hartford's lawyers He is son of Alvin P. Hyde, and brothe of Mayor Hyde, and is of the fourth ge1
 eration of the family to serve in the CoI
 necticut legislature. He graduated frol
 Yale in 1879, and while in college rowe , in the freshman and university crews. Ii studied law at the Columbia law schoo
 and entered practice in this city, being
 member of the well known law nfm ( , Hyde. Gross & Hyde. He representa- } Hartford in the House in 1887. His al pointment will be a popular one in liar
 ford.
 !, Rock vile Journal: If any membt , of the newspaper fraternity in Connect l cut can extract more comfort out of Iii 8 than l.. O. Williams, of the Putnam P' , triot, we have yet to learn who it is. Or 3 of Lew's labor saving devices is to wri 8 his name-L. O. Wms.
 At the recent annual meeting of tl Eastern Hampden Christian Endeav' ,, Union at Stafford Springs these office were elected: President, H. B. Knox Palmer; vice-p1esidents, Prof. A. Burke and c. c. Keep of Monson, M Thayer of Enfield, H. M. Nichols of Thr u Rivers, J. M. McKinstry of Brimfiel u Edith c. Baker of Stafford Springs, D H. M. Auger of Bondsville, Ella M. G of Thorndike, Miss Gates of North w 5 praham; secretary and treasurer, Lou
 B. Chandler of Palmer.
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