The Press., 1896-07-09

 loses faithful servant. He took an &C., tive interest in educational matters, and has been a conscientious worker in the schools for many years.
 He had been i'll several weeks with kidney trouble, and the final cause of his death was urenic blood poisoning He leaves a widow, two daughters, three brothers and one sister The funeral was held from the Congregational church, Sunday afternoon, at ? o'clock. The church was crowded with the friends anx- tous to pay the last respects. The school children attended in a body, and many were present from the adjoining towns The large attendance at the funeral was substantial testimony of the love and re- spect felt for the memory of MT. Booth. Rev H. M. Vaill, and Rev. c. H. Van Natter, of the Methodist church, officiated at the funeral. Music was by a chorus choir, made up of singers from both churches. The burial was at the Stafford vile cemetery.
 Mir. Booth has had an eventful career. Born in Union Sept. 27, 1888, he received his education in the public schools of his native village, and later attended the se- lect high school at Union Town, for four years. He enlisted for the war in Sept. 1869, was mustered out in July the fol lowing year and came to Stafford, where l ho ciY l has been teacher for over twenty-five years, his first position being in the gram mar department of the StaffOrdv1lle school He was travelling salesman for Elijah Shaw, the Wales woolen manufacturer in 1873-4. MT. Booth engaged in the gro. cery business for three or four years, but his vocation seems to have been teaching and it Is in this capacity that he will be remembered. As a public reader and lee turer he has attracted considerable atten tion, and was booked to give the Fourtt of July oration at Laurel Grove, Eastford last Saturday. MT. Booth has been hon ored by the town with some of the mos important positions of trust. He has been judge of probate, assessor, member of the board of relief, and school visitor several times He was married in Sept. 1869, to s. Jennie Squier. After twenty three years of married life, his wife dieC in February, 1885. He married Mrs Lima Enright in June, 1886.
 stafTordville.
 A CARD-We, the undersigned, desir, to express our sincere thanks to ou neighbors and others for their aid, kind ness and sympathy during the sickness death and burial of our dear friend, J. o Booth. MRS. J. o. BOoTH,
 Mss FLORENCE l.. BoOTH
 Mss GRACE M. ENRIGHT,
 And other relatives
 Mrs. L. M. Booth has been appointed ad ministratrix on the estate of the late J o. Booth.
 (COrrespondence) , George Andrews spent Sunday with hi family.
 , Miss FrankieW West, of Worcester, Mass = has been in town the past week. Misss Amelia Kahu, who is employe at Somersville, was home the 4th. Master George Eaton is spending fev 3 weeks with his sister in Willimantic Miss Ella Walbridge, of Springfield 2 spent Sunday at her home. Chas. Perkins, of Willimantic, ha been in town few days.
 Herbert West, of Warren, Mass, visi ed friends in Stafford last week. y W. F. Peel and family have returne from their western trip. 2 Elmer Gilmore, for some time past :. guest of J. w. Jones, left this week fc
 Lehighton, Penn.
 Miss Kate Neville is visiting friends p Somersville.
 e Henry Root spent few days in Spring l. field recently.
 |, Geo. P. Spencer, optician, will be @ Blacks hotel Friday, 5 p. m., and renal d until Saturday, 11th, 1 p. m. | Our old citizens here were great u shocked to hear of the death of N. if Grannis, of Waterbury, last Sunday, !, peritonitis. It was not known here th o he had been sick. Mr. Grannis was fo f mer resident of this village and had maI Q very warm friends. He was one of Wa
 erburys prominent business men and Q director in many different business corp rations, including the Stafford Sprin, Electric Light and Gas Company. E. Pinney attended his funeral at Waterbu ' yesterday.
 B. H. Plnney made an average of if out of six clay pigeons, shooting July 4 o with the Springfield Gun club, of whic
 he is member.
 d E. Henry Hyde, Jr., of Hartford h.
 been appointed administrator on his fat
 CTS estate.
 James Risley has been appointed a '. ministratOr on the estate of the late Wr Colburn.
 (Correspondence.) The showery weather of the earlier pa o of this week was not so favOrablc for ha 0 ing, and we are in the midst of the snast for it, as last week there was some fiji ~ cured hay put up.
 o We have been told that sweet pe ought to blossom in eighty days after b '' ing planted. Ours came near it-eight |, three was our number. Mrs. JohnsC :, had the first ones on our street. n The Fourth was very quiet. Some fir
 crackers and other noisy demonstration and some base ball, constituted the o servance. Only few flags were sprei , to the breeze. Everybody could fly 3 flag.
 John D. Mecorney, of Galesburg, Il 1. who lived here when he was boy, paid D. short visit to his old friends last wee '- He was accompanied by his brother