The Press., 1898-01-13
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Regular meeting Of Winter Post, 6. A
R., next Tuesday evening.
Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, L
O. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
There will be holy communion at Grace
church next Sunday at 7.30 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel jackson and SOL
of Springfield are spending vacation Of
one week here.
John English started Monday for Bur
lington, Vt, where he will continue his
medical studies.
Lincoln Athletic Club will hold socia
dance at their hall, West-Main-st., OF
Saturday evening.
Mrs. E. F. Chappell of Worcester, who
has been visiting friends in town, started
for Ocala, Florida, yesterday.
The Stafford worsted company has add
ed more improved machinery in the past
few weeks, and the plant is now in first
class condition. There are at present 1O4
hands employed at this establishment.
VIM. Whittemore made quite record
in saving wood last Monday with his
portable outfit. With two men to help
he sawed 10 cords of wood for John
Rockwell In four hours and thirty minutes.
At the annual melting of the stockhold-
ers Of the First National Bank, held
Tuesday afternoon, the old board of di-
rectors was elected. The meeting was
adjourned until Jan. 22d for the election
Of officers.
Thomas Maxwell, recently with the
Warren wooden company, has Joined a
syndicate of Eastern Connecticut capital
lists which has purchased 12-set mill at
Norwich Town, and will manufacture
wooden goods.
The attraction at the opera house to-
morrow evening will be the Schumann
quartet of Springfield, assisted by James
G. Lewis of Boston, impersonator, and
Miss s. L. Irving, soprano. The enter
tainment is given for the benefit of the
high school library, and should draw a
good house. The male quartet is one of
the best in New England, and is well
worth the price of admission alone. En-
tertainments of this class should receive
the hearty support of the townspeople.
l1Ck6I6 are on SAFE al aD6IS.
The old Chauncey Smith house at
Cooper Lane was burned last Sunday
evening between and O'Clock. 1t was
owned and occupied by g. Fontenala.
The furniture on the lower floor was
saved. The loss on the house is about
1880. and there Is about $500 insurance
placed In the New London County Mu-
tual. The loss on the furniture was $500
and there was $3.50 insurance.
Carrie, daughter of John Irons, while
pushing herself along on sled, went
through the ice of the Warren wooden
company's pond Sunday. She chung to
the sled, and Louis Carey and Oscar
Irons pluckily pulled her out, sled and
all, saving her from drowning. There
were only these three on the pond at the
time, and the little fellows showed grit as
we'll as presence Of mind in rescuing the
girl.
John Woods, organist of the Methodist
church, Is planning to go to Rockville the
assist the organist of the Methodist
church of that city In musical program.
There will be singers from Hartford,
Springfield and several other places, and
it is thought there will be hundred
voices 10 the chorus. They will sing the
"Halleluiah Chorus" from Handel's Mes
siah, Marvellous Works." and Heavens
Are Falling" from Haydn's Creation, and
"Glory In Excelcus" from Mozart's 18th
mass.
The Young Mems Total Abstinence and
Literary club has organized with the fol-
lowing officers: Directors, A. w. Walker
E. A. Cleveland. William II. Corbin,
William Lee and j. NJ. Valentine; presi-
dent, W. H. Hops; vice. president, Juan
f. Brown; secretary, Nelson Hanley
treasurer; John Shea, Jr., executive COM
mittee, Eli Buckwheat, John Bradley and
Albin Rounds. The club-room in
Chamberlin's block on Main street will be
open every night.
At the regular meeting of Ionic Lodge,
No. 10, F. & A. M, held in Masonic hall,
Tuesday evening, the following officers
were installed for the ensuing year: w.
NJ, David Bissett; s. W., Geo. J. Bailey
]. W., Andy Jacobsen; secretary, W. L.
Warner; treasurer, G. F. Harwood; s.
D., G. w. Eaton; j. D., g. S. Baker; S.
s., P. P. Davis; j. S., G. E. Butterfield;
chaplain, A. n. Nichols organist, j. T.
Wood; marshal, w. M. Crawford; tyler,
Emery Pierce; trustees, ]. NJ. Lord, DR..
Frank L. Smith.
This Is great season for societies of
literary character. OF these the Young
Mems Literary and Social club is one that
the members enjoy very much. The club
,1,~ Of Hha IA
parsonage. Its officers are: President, |
o. G. Eastman; president, Louis E. |
Stevens; secretary Sydney Siswick treas
urer, Eugene Charter. At the last NICE
ing the following resolution received at
tention Resolved That Water is More |
Destructive Than Fire" John Siswick |
and George H. Benton handled the affirm |
alive and William Benton and Harry b. |
Converse took the negative. The subject
for the next meeting is Resolved That
Farming Is More Important Than Manu-
featuring"
News come from Illinois of the death
of BENZ. Brooks, former resident, and of
his son, BENZ. F. who also lived here un-
I'll 10 years of age. On the 18th, of Dec.
BENZ. F. met death by accident. He had
driven home from Dixon, nearby city,
and having put his team In the stable was
passing out to go to the house when colt
became startled and Kicked him on the
head, killing him instantly. Benz Brooks
the father had a paralytic shock in
October and after suffering nine weeks
lied the % of December, few days after
the death of his son. BENZ. Brooks was
born in Stafford in 1909, married Martha
Wilbur In 1929 and was the father of eight
children. In 1855 he moved to Marion,
Lee Co. ILL.,, where he had since lived.
THE Dixon Telegraph" speaks in the
highest terms of both father and son.
BENZ. F. the son was 81 years old, leaves
! wife, nine sons and two daughters.
Benz. Brooks was the father of Mrs. VIM.
Y. Thompson, whose husband was for
great many years a merchant in this viii
age. He was also brother Of the late
James r. Brooks of this borough and of
Asa Brooks Of Tolland.