The Press., 1894-11-22
LOCAL TOPICS.
Penned and ScissOred.


 Do the people of Stafford take in all the significance of having a new hotel? It mt ans the leaving of many dollars per diem that are now left in other places by "transients" who carefully so time their visits to Stafford as not to have to pass night here. It means a restoration of the old time summer business that used to make our streets lively with the bright faces of people who cane to enjoy the good air, pleasant environments and health pro- noting waters of Stafford. For these can easily be called back. The fame of the spring yet lives, and every summer people regret that they cannot get the benefit of the waters because of lack of hotel ac- commodation. A hotel which would at tract to itself the patronage that would gladly seek it would during the summer make market for early vegetables chick ems and quantities of farm produc. It's guests would be patrons of our stables and stores, and in proportion as they were pleased with hotel and town would adver- tise both abroad. Do we want new ho- tel? Don't we!
 The December term of the superior court for Holland county will open at Tol- land Tuesday, Dec. 4, Judge Prentice of Hartford on the bench. A short calendar session and assignment of cases will be held in Rockville Nov. 30. List of jurors for the term Holland, Henry H. Doyle; Andover, Albert H. Lyman; Bolton, Will liam R. Grant Columbia, Chester Col lins; Coventry, Ferdinand E. Williams, John Isham; Ellington, Rufus J. Leon ard; Hebron, William H. Harris; Mans field, George Huntington, Julius J. Slate; Somers, Lambert w. Cady, William P. Fuller; Stafford, John c. Wightman, B. T. Eaton; Union, c. w. Crawford; Yer non, Herman Miehl, Henry F. BatZ; Will lington, Charles Thrasher.
 Mrs. Fanny Bradford, aged 100 years and three months, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Bradford, in Monson, last Friday morning. Mrs. | Bradford was the only daughter of Asa Gates, and was born in Monson, August 20, 1794, in house now owned by Calvin s. Pease. Her education was obtained in the schools of Monson. The first school she attended was located near the present site of the soldiers monument. Later she went to the academy, and was taught there by Simeon Colton. In 1913, at the age of 19, she joined the Congregational church, of which Dr. Ely was then pas tor. Dr. Ely received her into the church, officiated at her marriage, and baptized all of her children. In 1893 she married Otis Bradford, and to them four children were born, Mary Ann, who died in child hood, Jenny, who died in 1857, Anna, who died in 1881, and Sarah, with whom she lived at the time of her death. Her hus- band died in 1873, aged 7S. With the ex- ception of nine years spent in Leverett and three in Amherst, her whole life was spent in Monson. Till within a few months her health had been good, and she retained her faculties to remarkable degree, being only slightly deaf, and she was not confined to glasses. She related many interesting stories of her younger days, among them, one of freshet which washed away the bridge near the present Cushman mill. Another, that of hearing her father, who was a revolutionary sol der, tell of the execution of Maj. Andre, at which her-was present. For number of years MT. and Mrs. Bradford kept the academy boarding house, which was To- cated on the present site of s. F. Cush- mans house, and even after moving from there many students made their home with her. She was fond of telling about her boys, as she termed them, and took special interest in the Japanese stu dents who, in 1867, were sent by the Jap
 anese government to the academy to be educated, and who were the first students sent by that government to this country. For many years her birthday had been observed by her friends, and she was the , recipient of many gifts. A large recep- tion had been planned for her tooth birth day last August, but owing to her failing health it was given up.
 Tommy, the two-year-old son of Will , liam Sherry, of Rockville, fell into tub of boiling water while at play last week , Tuesday, and was so severely scalded that he died from the effects. :. The dwelling of Austin D. Perkins at | Mansfield DepOt caught fire Friday mOrn-