The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
srAFFoRn SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Hannibal Alden is temporarily employ
ed in the Stafford Savings Bank.
Regular communication of Ionic Lodge,
F. IA NJ, next Tuesday evening.
Advertised letters: Chas. Fl. Howe,
Mrs. Wilbur Holmes, P. Mccarthy.
Regular meeting of Harmony Temple
of Honor next Wednesday evening.
Three or four candidates will be initiated.
The enrolment of the state militia
for the town of Stafford is completed, and
shows slight increase over that of last
yeal.
Landlord Collins of the Springs House
entertained a large sleigh-ride party of
Monson academy students last Saturday
evening.
Y. P. S. c. E. subject at the Cungrega-
tional church next Sunday evening, at 6
O'Clock, The Christians Confidence"
Miss Esther Chandler, leader.
Quite a party of the young people of
the NJ E. church went to Crystal Lake
last Friday evening to attend the evening
service at the NJ E. church there.
The members of Harmony Temple of
Honor had planned a sleigh ride to visit
L. NJ. Reed, one of their number, who
lives in Union, last night, but ii was put
off on account of the heavy snowfall.
A party of ten young married couples Of
the borough had a straw sleigh ride
around the town last Friday evening, and
returned to the Springs House and enjoy
ed one of Landlord Collins fine turkey
suppers. After the supper a social hour
was pleasantly passed in the handsome
parlOrs Of the hotel.
The family of NJ. s. Dixon, late super
intendent of the Warren Wooden Com
pany, moved to Putnam last Saturday.
Mr.. Dixon has charge of mills in Me-
chanicsvilIe, but will live in Putnam.
Mr.. Dixon and family have been in the
borough only about two months, but in
that time have made large number of
acquaintance. who very much regret
their removal
William Chamberlain of Thompson
vile has purchased the furnishings and
good will of the Stafford House of John
Shine. The hotel was sold last week to
Williams & Coogan of Rockville, and
payment made, but for some reason or
other the Rockville men became dissatis-
fed with their bargain, and the checks
given in payment were not cashed. Mr..
Shine has brought suit against Williams
& Coogan for breach of contract on the
sale, and is represented by State Attorney
Reed and Lawyer Danahey.
The snow storm that visited the New
England states Monday and Tuesday was
about the worst we have bad since the
blizzard of '98. 1t started in easily Mon
day morning, but kept at it all day and
through the night Tuesday morning it
was still showing, and as it had blown
through the night, there were some siza-
BILE drifts. Not much snow fell Tuesday,
but there was trouble enough with what
came the day before. The train from the
north, due at 9.57, did not arrive until
about Ito p. m, and there were no Bos-
ton papers or eastern mail on it, owing
to the fact that no trains had reached
Palmer on the B. & A. road up to the
time that the train left. The first train
from the south arrived about O'Clock in
the afternoon, instead of 715 in the
morning. The stages from Staffordville
arrived all right, but the man on the
Mashapaug and Southbridge line failed
to make an appearance. The Crystal
Lake mail man came over on horseback
and got back all right. Street Commits.
sioner Ellis put force of men at work
as soon as it cleared off, and got the
cross walks in good condition. There
were no sessions of the borough schools
Tuesday.
Augustus Spellman, n, died suddenly
at his home on East Main street Satur
day afternoon. Mr.. Spellman had beer
i'll with the grip recently, but had rallied
sufficiently to be on the street severa
days previous to his death. He evidently
had not fully recovered from it's effects
Saturday afternoon, about four O'Clock
ne went out doors on some household err
rand. He fell On the stairs and died be-
fore the neighbors, who were hurriedly
summoned, could get him to his room
Medical aid was summoned, and the doc
tors concluded that the cause of his death
was shock. Mr.. Spellman has been 6
life long resident of the town. He was
son of Appolos and Myra Spellman O.
West Stafford, and was born in Novem
Der, 1920. He was next TO the younges
OF family of seven children, all of whom
are now dead. He married Miss Zylph
Morse of Wellington, and one daughter
Mrs G. B. Gary, is the only surviving
child. During his early manhood he CAV,
his attention to farm work, and later wal
employed in the mills of this town and O
Rockville. OF late years he has givel
his time to the care of his property, ant
has dealt in real estate to quite an ex
tent, accommodating a competence. Tn
confidence felt for him by his townspeo
pie is shown by the official positions h
has held. He was borough aud schoo
district tax collector for many years, ant
was for years the only trial justice In thi
vicinity. His widow survives him. Tn,
funeral was held from his late residenc
Tuesday morning, at IL O'Clock. Rev.
l. Bartholomew, assisted by Rev. A.
Mcleod, was in charge. The buria
was at the Stafford Street cemetery Tues
day afternoon.