The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Meeting of Winter Post, q. A. r. next
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John Brown and family are visit
ing relatives In Moosup.
Col Charles Warren has returned from
a trip to New York City.
Miss Agnes Norton has taken POSI-
ton with Miss K. E. Horrigsn.
A. E. Bennett of Boston is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Allen.
William Buckley of Norwich has been
visiting friends In town this week.
Regular convocation Of Orient Chapter,
r. A. M, next Wednesday evening.
Henry Scripture of Oreonto, N. Y, Is
visiting relatives and friends In town.
Miss NJ. E. David will hold her mllli-
merry open this week Friday and Saturday.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of the Congrega-
tional church will meet next Sunday at
p. m.
Sunday, October 9th, the Methodist
Episcopal church will observe as old
folks day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Patten are spending
a vacation OF one week In the White
Mountains
James B. Comins returns today to his
studies at the Hahnemann Medical college
at Philadelphia.
Miss Mabel Foster, Misses Mary and
Helen Leach visited friends In Brim-
field over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Cummings Of Hart
ford have been guests at the Springs
House over Sunday.
George E. Buck was In town Tuesday.
Mr.. Buck has just returned from an ex-
tended trip through the west.
Mr.. Parker of the Connecticut bureau
of labor statistics was In town on Monday
perfecting returns for the Forthcoming
report.
Mrs. Simeon Newton of Worcester, q
former resident of the borough, who has
been stopping at the Springs House for a
week, returned to her home to-day.
The nine-months-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Carey, Jr., died Monday af-
ternOon of cholera infsntum. The funeral
was held yesterday, Rev. T. D. Martin
officiating.
The senatorial convention of the Gath
district will be held at the Springs House
tomorrow at IL a. m. The probate con-
ventiOn will be held Immediately after
the senatorial convention.
Rev. ]. /. Bartholomew attended a
preachers meeting at Rockville on Mon
day. Preliminary steps were taken to-
wards forming Methodist social union,
to include all the churches In this state.
The third cavalry which was expected
to pass through here last Thursday on
the way to Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, was
delayed. Friday evening the transporting
trains commenced to pass through. 1t
took six trains to handle the regiment.
There will be meeting of the official
board Of the Methodist Episcopal church
this evening after prayer meeting. Sun
day services as follows: TO- Is a. M, COM
muniOn and reception Of members; 6p.
M, Epworth League.
The divorce case of Belcher against
Belcher, both of Staffordville, Is being
tried at Rockville to-day. Mrs. Belcher
brings the suit on the grounds of adul-
terry and habitual intemperance. States
Attorney Reed appears for the plaintin
and Lawyer Danahey for the defendant.
Henry N. Grundy and Miss Alice La.
throp were married at Willimantic the
18th. Both were employed at the Central
wooden mill previous to the marriage.
Mr.. Grundy has taken q position with a
rubber mandatory concern at Hyde
Park, Mass, and the newly-married
couple will make their home there.
Among the acknowledgements of gifts
to the soldiers through the Connecticut
Sanitary Relief Association the following
Is credited to st. Edwards church Of the
borough: Is sheets, pairs pillow cases
81 dozen abdominal bands, 4 pieces mos.
quito netting, 2 dozen white handker.
chiefs, 2 dozen red handkerchiefs, IL pal.
amas, towels, pairs of stockings,
wooden shirts, 2 pairs wooden underwear
house jacket, % pairs palm leaf fans,
J dozen safety pins, dozen cans con
densed milk, dozen cans matted milk,
dozen cans Liebig's extract beef, old liner
for bandages, 2 outing flannel might
shirts, magazines, Harper's Monthly Mag.
aztna for 1909 and 1907