The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-04-14

"A w. Walker will have a snecial
sale of Cotton Underwear this week Fri
day and Saturday, when he will make
very low price on some of the odd lots.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Albert Walker returned Monday to his
studies at Amherst.
Miss Alice Mabbett of Mystic is visit
ing friends in town.
Ralph Ricards went to Boston yester-
day on business trip.
Regular meeting of Winter Post, q. A.
r., next Tuesday evening.
Regular session OF Wauseon Lodge, /.
o. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
Only a small number of the owners OF
dogs have had them registered as yet.
Fred Sibley of Lynn was in town over
Sunday, the guest of his uncle, M. A.
Smith.
Regular meeting of the w. R. G. to.
morrow evening. Supper will be served
from to 2.
W. R. Preble has added new verands
and made other improvements to his
home in Orcuttville.
Fred Burwell, employed by the Water.
bury clock company at Waterbury, was
in town over Easter. ...
Frank Mcintyre has added two dormel
windows to his house at Orcuttville, and
the improvement is quite noticeable.
r. Matt Collins, of the Springs House
leaves tomorrow for short stay at his
old home in Great Darlington, Mass.
There will be meeting of the direct.
ors of the agricultural society at E. @.
Dennis Office Saturday afternoon, at
O'Clock.
Mrs. F. g. Sanford has returned from
the Adirondacks, by the way of Worces-
ter and Norwich, where she visited friends
and relatives.
Y. P. 8. q. E. topic at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday evening
Lessons From Great Missionaries.
Miss Alice Walker, leader.
All persons interested in forming base
ball club are requested to attend a meet
ing at the Lincoln Athletic clubs room
next Tuesday evening at O'Clock.
M ISIS Linda Hawley Brigham will lee
ture April 81 in the Congregational chap
el on days in Acadia" under the aus
pices of the Current Events club. Gen.
eral admission will be % cents, and ladies
and gentlemen are invited.
j. F. Chamberlin is to build store
house on land of Mrs. Ives, east Of Viii
liams' blacksmith shop, and will contro
in this vicinity the wholesale of oils anc
gasolenes of the Independent Refining
company of Oil City, Penn.
In the list of officers of the Ladies' AiC
society of the M. E. church, given las
week, Miss Clara M. Ellis should hav'
been given as secretary and treasurer
The executive committee are as follows
Mrs. A. n Nichols, Mrs. F. F. Patten
Mrs. E. A. Cleaveland.
The Easter cantata, 1.-THE Galilean, ,
given at the M. E. church by the Sunda.
school, las Sunday evening, was present
ed in a very pleasing manner, and wal
greeted by large audience. The chill
dren showed thorough training, ant
they entered into the spirit of the occa
sion.
At the annual meeting of Torrent En-
CINE company, held Tuesday evening, tn,
following officers were.elected: Foreman
Geo. Remmert; assistant foreman, Johl
O'Halloran; secretary, David Collins
assistant secretary, L. Hampston; treas
urer, Robert Quinley; representative t.
the state convention, Thomas Frazier
alternate, Michael Mullins.
The following officers of Orient Chap
ter, r. A. M, were elected last weel
Wednesday evening: M. E. H. P, ]. G
Converse NJ. E. K, L. F. Eaton; M. E
s., E. Il. Pinney; G. H., D. Bissett; P
s., G. G. Parkess; r. A. c., j. M. Lord
G. M. Sd ", F. A. Close; q. NJ. I'd V.
L. Cushman; q. M. 1st ", G. B. Pinney
secretary, A. W. Walker; treasurer, c. F
Harwood; trustees, three years, J. N
Lord; tyler, E. M. Pierce.
Francis Patten of West Stafford ha
presented to the seleetmen of the town
petition containing over fifty signatures
asking that the grade crossing near tn
residence of Calvin Smith on the mai
road to West Stafford be abolished. TIL
crossing is considered quite dangerous
and there is considerable travel on tn
road. 1t will be comparatively easy t.
pass under the track short distanc
south of the present crossing. Josial
Converse has offered to give the Ian
necessary for the change. The selectme
will bring the matter to the attention O
the railroad commissioners, and hearin
in the matter will probably be arranged.
Mrs. Milo J. Eaton, "a, died Monda
morning at her home in Orcuttville of
utero ovarian tumor. She had been il
for some time, but was not confined t
her room but few weeks previous to he
death. Mrs. Eaton was born in Somers
and has lived in town for the past twenty
eight years. Mrs. Eaton was well like
by all who knew her. Her husband
three daughters and two brothers surviv
her. The brothers are William Praye
of Springfield and Henry Prayer of Som
ers. OF the daughters, Mrs. Mary A
Cady lives in Monson, Mrs. H. E. How
ard resides at Orange, Mass, and Mrs
F. q. Lynch in the borough. The funera
was held from her late residence yesteI
day afternoon at l o'clock, Rev. ].
Bartholomew officiating. The large al
tendance showed the general regard fel
for Mrs. Eaton. The burial was In tn
Stafford Springs cemetery.