The Press., 1897-09-23
sTAFFORp SETTINGS.


 27, 2S and 29. All are cordially invited. Miss NJ. T. Russell.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Regular meeting of U. O. G. C. next Monday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Christopher Allen are in Boston for a few weeks.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. A. NJ. next Tuesday evening.
 JIM. Carpenter, of West Woodstock, called on friends in the borough Tuesday
 Mrs. Wm. B. Whittemore has been visiting friends in Putnam the past week.
 E. l.. Burr returned yesterday from a foul days trip to New Haven and New York.
 Miss M. T. Russell will hold her fall millinery opening next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 William Tuthill, clerk in But5er1eld's hardware store is taking weeks Vaea- tion in New York.
 A. E. Jacobs and wife, of Worcester, were the guests of his brother, Principal $. A. Jacobs, over Sunday.
 John Bedor had one of his fingers badly injured on Willington avenue yesterday. He got it caught between two rocks
 Epworth League subject at the M. E church next Sunday evening, "His Be. trayal, Crucifxion and ResurI ection."
 Miss K. F. Horrigan has returned from New York and will have her fall opening next Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
 Y. P. S. c. E. subject at the Congrega' tional church next Sunday evening Eternity" Miss Lettie Meyers, leader. Mrs. A. J. Mcleod and Miss Davis are taking short vacation in the White Mountains. They went by the way of Boston.
 Manager Gray, of Loomer Opera House, Willimantic, is to run special train on Oct 7th for the comic opera, "The Walk ing Delegate"
 Henry Wise has been quite Ill for a week or more, but has recovered suffi- ciently to be able to spend part of his time at the store.
 Rev. J. 1. Bartholomew and Rev. J. A Solandt will hold a temperance meeting in the Orcuttville school house next Mon- day evening, beginning at o'clock.
 The selectmen and town clerk will be in session Saturday at the town house from a. m. to noon, and at borough hal from 1 to 2 p. m., for the purpose of mak ing voters.
 John Wrigley, the concrete man, from Amherst, is in town. He will do some work for the borough, and fill some pri vate contracts. The sidewalk on the north side of the west end of Main street will receive his attention.
 w. l.. Warner has been visiting friends in town this week. MT. Warner is al present located at Greenfield and Is em. ployed by the Springfield Republican to cover Franklin county. Mir. Warner en. joys his new field very much.
 The M. E. Sunday school will observe Rally day next Sunday. Special services will be held in the Sunday school and an bers of the church and congregation, es- pecially parents with their children, to be present.
 Professor Croy and daughter will give entertainments in the Opera house Friday and Saturday evenings, under the auspices of the Woman's Relief corps. Mir. Croy is a reader of ability, and his daughter who is a whistler, will add variety to the program presented.
 Much interest has been felt in the at. tempt of Samuel L. Ferry, of Palmer, tc break the will of his sister, Mrs. Smith Page. The case came up for trial in the superior court, at Holland, Thursday It was expected that it might be put or Wednesday, and large number of wit nesses went over, but as the case did not come up they were obliged to make another trip. It was reported that MT. Ferry was not to contest, but he showed up Thursday morning with his counsel Lawyer Sumner, of Willimantic. States Attorney Reed appeared for the defense. At the time of her death Mrs. Page owned house and lot on Grant avenue, and some real estate in Monson. It is well known that Mrs. Pages property all came from her husband, and the people have felt that Ferry was not entitled to any part of it. Mrs. Page died in a re- treat at Hartford of strangulation. She was i'll several weeks previous to her death, and her condition was such that the physicians thought her removal to the retreat advisable. After her death il became known that she had willed every thing to her husband. Immediately on the probating of the will, MT. Ferry ob. jected and appealed to the superior court to have 1t set aside. After the usual de. lays the case was finally ready for trial last Thursday. Mir. Page was present with many witnesses, among whom were Rev. A. J. Mcleod, Dr. c. B. Newton M. A. Smith, MT. and Mrs. George M Lawton, Mrs. J. c. Anderson, Mrs. T. 0 Lathrop and Mrs. Macomber. Dr. Dowr and Charles McKendrick were summoned by Ferry, but it is said that their testi mony was of more value to the defens' than to the appellant. Mir. Sumner showed an interest in the past life of MT Page that had no bearing on the cas- whatever. He also asked questions O an insinuating nature of Rev. A. J. Mo Leod, until the clergyman said, II wan no more of this cheap talk, y and was sus tained by the judge. This by-play of the attorney amused the spectators, but evi dently had no effect on the jury, as the, were out but about five minutes, returning with the unanimous verdict that the vii should stand.