The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-10-13

cordially invited.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Sewing circle of the Universalist church
was held yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing is from the report of the treasurer :
Receipts, including cash on hand last
year, 1898 81 disbursements, largely for
the benefit of the church, $161.03; cash
on hand, $167.24. The entire board of
officers was reelected: Mrs. D. P. Dru-
ley, president; Mrs. Mary A. Prince,
e-president Mrs. Jennie Pinney, Sec
rotary and treasurer; Mrs. Mary Gerould,
Mrs. Anna Mead, and Mrs. Blanche Sib-
ley, directresses.
One Of Ed. Leger's teams had quite an
experience at the Springs the Thursday
night of the fair. Will Lewis hired the
team to take his wife down to the dance,
and hitched his horse for short time on
the street. When they went for 1t the
team had disappeared, and they were
obliged to hire another conveyance to get
them home. It was supposed, of course,
that the team was stolen, but 1t was found
the next day in Levi Gary's barn, where
it had been left by two young men about
2 O'Clock that morning They claimed to
have found the horse unhitched and con-
cluded that 1t would be good opportu-
Lity for them to enjoy ride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson, who
live in Frank Patterns house, met with a
serious accident last Saturday in the early
part of the evening. They had started
for the Springs, when just at the top of
the Needham hill, they were run into by
Staffordville team, which was coming
from the borough. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Anderson we're thrown from the wagon
and Mrs. Anderson was badly cut and
bruised, but Mr.. Anderson escaped un-
hurt. Their wagon was badly wrecked,
not being brought home until Sunday
morning The two men in the other
wagon were also thrown out, one of them
receiving severe cuts, and their wagon
badly wrecked. Travelling in the evening
between here and the Springs will be
safer after November 1st
Orrin Jewett, an old and highly respect
ed resident of Stafford, died at his home
on the Grow Hill road last Friday after
a long illness. Mr.. Jewett was born sc
years ago in a house which stood on the
same site as the house In which he died,
and his whole life has been passed at his
home there. He was quiet, unassuming
man, highly esteemed by the community
in which he lived for his sterling honesty
and integrity, and by his habits of frugali-
ty had accumulated handsome property.
Mr.. Jewett was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Mary Jewett, his cousin,
who died many years ago. He was mar
ried the second time about thirty years
ago to Miss Mary Weber, who survives
him. Funeral services were held Monday,
the burial being at West Stafford, Rev. j.
|. Bartholomew officiating.
Fair week has come and gone, but has
left it's impress on the village. 1t seems
that more people from this place attended
the fair Thursday than has been the case
in any one day for many years, II ever be-
fore. In the afternoon of that day this
was practically deserted village and ST.
lence had full sway until about 4 o'clock,
when the first teams began to come from
the fair on their way home, and from that
time until long after dark it was one con-
slant stream of all kinds and sizes of We
hicles. In the matter of homecomlngs
aud visitors within our gates, fair week
has become strong rival of Thanksgiv-
ing and bids fair to be soon a long ways
in the lead. Among the quito flown
guests were the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Burley of Holyoke at E. H. Pin
ney's, Plinny George and John Taylor of
Eastford at charles Georges, Miss Flor
ence Estabrooks of Springfield at Thos.
Wright's, Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Hall and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I'll. Stanton of Saybrook
at Henry Cummings Mr.. and Mrs. Wins
low Foskit of Palmer at Walter Ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Orcutt of Bridge
port at Cyril Johnson's, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sword at G. F. Cady's, George Lasbury
and daughter of Broad Brook at James
Lasbury's, Mi Hannah Black of Will
mantle and Mr.. Shippey of Woodstock at
F. j. Glover's, Mrs. Lee and Miss Stella
Squires of Willimantic at Eph. Squires',
Andrew Holmes of Attleboro and Mrs.
Rosa Agard Of Hampden at Mrs. Sarah
Potter's, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gibbs of
Orange at Abner Needham's, Miss Matte
Boerner Of Springfield at Oscar Colburn's,
Henry Ensminger and Miss Christina and
Harry Ensminger of Enfield at G. B.
Marbles.
StahEOrdviIle.
Miss Ernestine Dutily is sick with
typhoid fever.
Mrs. George Duncan has been enter.
tanning friends from Ashford the past
week.
Miss Annie Frazier passed away very
quietly at her home in Warren the % OF
Sept. She leaves many friends in Stat.
fordville, who will regret the sad news Of
her death.
Andrew Sault has moved from the tene.
ment of S. B. Amadon into one owned
by Tim Hynes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snow of Springfield, are
visiting Mrs. Lima Booth.
Miss K. Neville of Some rs has beer
spending few days at her home.
Mrs. Hubbard Of Wales has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. w. F. Peel.
Miss E. Hyde of Norwich is guest o
Mrs. Arthur West.
Mrs. j. Wilson of Ashford has taken 6
position in the Summit Wooden mill ant
expects to move here soon.
DIR, and Mrs. II. Moore were guests O
her aunt, Mrs. M. Belcher, last weed.
Dr. H. H. Converse and wife of East
ford, were the guests of Mrs. Converts
sister, Mrs. Fred Sanger, during the fair
Miss Mabel Converse and Mary Bower
of Eastford, were guests of Miss ELL
Belcher during the fair.
j. Russell jerks had the misfortune t.
have one Of his team horses die shor
time ago.
Ezra L. Colburn is slowly recovering
from illness, caused by blood poisoning il
his right hand, having caught cold ii
small cut on his thumb.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Copgre
gational church will meetwith Mrs Chas
Smith at Hydeville, Thursday 'afternoo
and evening, October 90. Supper from
$50 to 700. All are cordially invited.
Willis Belcher is now handling grain Il
connection with his stage and livery bust
ness.
The Staffordville Wooden company
now running its carding and spinning de
partment until nine o'clock nights /
order to keep all the mill running.
West Stafford.
| Mrs. D. J. Glazier is in quite feebl