The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-12-16


Subject for the meeting of the X. P. 8.
@. ID: this evening-'sOne thing have
learned from Paul's life or writings" All
are cordially welcomed.
Mrs. Z dia Lawrence leaves this week
for Springfield, where she will make her
home for the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Cook.
Mrs. r. G.. Beebe and Mrs. Mary Beebe
left Tuesday to join R. G.: Beebe. in Cali
fornia. They have rented house in Los
Angeles, and will keep house there until
some time in the spring.
VIII Sanford has resigned his position
In the Riverside mill, and his place has
been taken by Everett Jenkins. Mr..
Jenkins has leased and take possession
of the tenement in the house with Henry
Goodell, on the Hyde estate.
Samuel Taylor, who has charge of the
weaving department at the Riverside mill,
has moved from the tenement in the new
" remodeled boarding house into the
house owned by E. g. Pinney, opposite
the residence of James Lasbury.
There has been two separate complaints
by parties in Hydeville, OF having their
carriages hit by stones and badly marred
as they were driving through the village
10 the evening. Let us hope, for the
good name Of the place, that It was an ac-
cident, and that 1t will never occur again.
At a special meeting of Wolcott Lodge,
to be held this evening, the following
officers will be installed: Nv. M, 3. Ell.
Pinney; 8. w, w. Pe Lasbury; J. W.
q. E. Burke; secretary, ) q. Wightman;
treasurer, w. A. Dunham s. D., Chas.
B. Pinney; ]. D., Willard Dimmick
chaplain, Rev. t. G. Druley marshal, j.
c. Parkess; tyler, Henry Gerould; fl
nance committee, E., G. Pinney, Jacob
Glover.
The young people of the staffordville.
congregational church will repeat the en-
tertainment, which they recently gave in
Staffordville, In the town hall tomorrow
evening. They will present the three-act
drama, "The squire's Daughter" and
those who witnessed Its presentation at
Staffordville speak of it. in the highest
terms. It is hoped the Hollow will give
them full house. Admission 90 cents.
Doors open at 7and begins
at 7.45.
Mrs. Roswell Sears, better known in
this section as Miss Maria Chaffee, was
found dead In her bed at her home in Ag-
avian, Mass on the morning. Of Novem
Der gath. Mrs Sears had been in,.her;
usual health until about week before
her death, when she was taken with! a
slight cold, with which she suffered few
days, but from which she was apparently
recovering at the time-of her death. She
retired at her usual hour Tuesday night.
remarking at the time that she was feel
ing unusually well. Mrs. Sears was born
In Belchertown some fffty-six~ years ago,
but passed a greater portion of her life in
Stafford She was cousin to both Gilbert
and Frank Chaffee, and made her home.
with the latter for some time on Grow
Hill. She was woman highly respected
in this community, where SO much of her
life has been spent. She was married TO
Roswell Sears In April, 1894 y
stafgordyilIe.
Miss Eliza Heck is sick with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. David Belcher, who has been quite
sick, Is now some better.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold a social at the vestry next
Thursday evening.
Mrs Durham will have on sale stock
of Christmas goods in the basement of
the Plympton house.
Harry Taylor moved to Stafordville
last Saturday, and is occupying one of
Peel & McCarty's tenements on the upper
road.
The Ladies' Aid societyof the congre-
gational church will hold social this
Thursday afternoon and evening, at the
church vestry. e
A farce entitlee, Country Justice"
also songs, recitations, etc., will be the
att actions of the fair at the M. e. church
this Thursday evening.
The drama, "The squirrels daughter"
which was given by the young people of
the Congregational society last Thursday
evening will be presented at the town
hall, on Friday evening.
West Stafford.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Weirs met with terrible death
last Thursday from burning. Mrs. Weirs
left the room in which the little girl was
playing, for a few minutes, and when she
returned the child's clothing vas in
flames. Mrs. Weirs dashed a pail of wa
ter on her daughter and extinguishcd, the
fire. The little girl was horribly burned,
and died in about 10 hours. Evidently
while the mother was out the child had
thrown some paper In the stove and pull
cd 1t out when burning. Her clothing
caught from the burning paper, and had
gained such Roadway that Mrs lVeir's
help came too late. DIR. Newton was call
ed, but the burns were so severe that
medical skill was of no avail The flu
neral was held from the Methodist
church at Crystal Lake, Rev. j. l. Bar
tholomew officiating.
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake Correspondence
William Kibbe lost horse Monday
night.
Dewy Newell of Holyoke, Mass, is
SyiciSino rolo%lvoc T., fhic plooo