The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-01

baby carriage from the high side to the
street, striking on It's head, and sustained
a concussion of the brain. He Is attend
ed by DIR. Newton.
The Hewlett family held reunion with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hewlett at their
home yesterday. Among those present
were Mrs. Myron Leonard, Eugene How
lett of Monsoon, Erwin Hewlett and Mrs.
E. A. Burdick of Brooklyn, and Hiram
Cady Of Stafford.
stafford.
Mrs. E. H. Pinney is spending week
at Block Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. Wightman are at
Block Island for few days.
John Kay of Holyoke is spending few
days with his aunt, Mrs. Sanger.
Henry Champlin of Burnside was In
town few days the first of the week.
John Potter OF Springfield spent last
week with his sister law, Mrs. Sarah
Potter.
Miss Alice Morse left Monday for a
visit with her brother, Clayton, at New
Haven.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. p. s..
G. E. this evening with Your Might. /"
All cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. White of Holbrook,
Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G..
Beebe over Sunday.
Miss May Colburn has begun to Inn
prove little, and she is now able to sit
up portion of the time.
Mrs. Lucius Smith and Miss Mary E..
Smith of Hydeville are visiting friends
and relatives In Hartford.
Regular meeting of the Mission Band
at the Baptist church chapel next Satur-
day afternoon at four O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brooks of Phila-
delphia were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
r. Buck on Stafford Street last week.
Andrew Damon of South Norwalk Is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Needham.
This is Andrews first visit in over ten
years.
1t will be seen by a notice in another
column that George Ginhold wishes to
sell his place at the Village, known as
the Cunningham farm.
Mrs. W. III. Hassett and two children
of Belleville, N. j., are making a two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. E. Dwight. Mr.. Hassett was
also with his family over Sunday.
John Moore is on the gain and is now
able to be out on the street. AS soon
as he is strong enough to travel 1t Is the
intention of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore to make
a visit to Mrs. Moore's former home In
the interior of New York.
In reply to some inquiries it is stated
that the Spirltualist society intend to hold
a series of meetings at their hall some
time during the latter part of this month
or the fore part of next, and will probably
have Mrs. Jennie Hagen Jackson for
speaker.
Unclaimed letters in Stafford post Office !:
Mr.. Charles A. Smith, Lemuel Holmes,
w. 0. Harris, M. Levin, Homer PIante,
Rev. F. w. Braithwaite, Rev. G. M. Ad-
L.
Dickerman, Mrs. Thomas Jefferson, Mrs.
L. Jandorf, Mrs. Jane Pierce, Mrs. Sarah
Davis, Miss Florence Siberson, Miss
Annie Maiden, M. Antonio Napoli, HUI
bert E. & F. Bestock
Miss Grace Mead will leave here week
from Saturday for Yonkers, N. Y, where
she has been engaged to teach a school of
the same grade as that taught by her at
Babylon, L. L, last year. Miss Mead had
good success with her school at Babylon
and her departure Is very much reg. cited
there, but the superior inducements in
the way of pay and chances for advance
ment offered by Yonkers necessitated the
change.
Mrs. Huldah Wakefield returned last
week from a months visit with her sister,
Mrs. j. p. Moulton, at Birmingham,
Ohio, and relates of a pleasant gathering
which was held at her sisters home Au-
gust 18th, when five sons were called
home to meet their aunt from Stafford
Mrs. MOultOn was formerly well known
In this place as Miss Emily Converse, and
both Mr.. and Mrs. Moulton wish to be
remembered to their former Stafford
friends.
Last Sunday was about as near a per-
feet day as we ever have, and it was
taken advantage of by large number of
our people, who went various ways in
search of rest and enjoyment. Twenty
two visited Laurel park, going by wheels
and teams to Rockville and then taking
the trolly to the park. Hatch's military
band of Hartford furnished music for the
day, and the superior advantages and ex-
cellent entertainment offered by this re-
sort, which is situated about halfway be-
tween Rockville and Hartford, is highly
spoken of by those who attended.
Horton Dwight, SO, an old and respect
ed resident of this town, died at his resi-
dence on Grow Hill, about 4.3O o'clock
last Saturday afternoon, after a long ILL
ness of Bright's disease. Mr.. Dwight
was born at East Longmeadow, Mass,
January Is, 1929, and came to Stafford in
January 1870, where he has enjoyed the
respect and esteem of the entire commu-
nifty. He was married January is, 1866,
to Miss Electa M. Fairfield, who survives
him. The deceased joined the Baptist
church in 1842, and since that time has
been a consistent and devoted member
of that church. Funeral services were
held at his late residence Monday fore
noon at IL O'Clock, Rev. f. L. Batchelder
officiating, and the body was taken to
East Longmeadow for burial. Besides
his wife the deceased leaves a daughter,
Miss Eva Dwight, two brothers, Daniel
and Homer, and two sisters, Mrs. Teresa
Champlin and Mrs. Ellen Pease.
All the schools in this section will COM
mence their fall term Monday. The fur
niture for the new room at the Piunav