The Press., 1898-01-13

working up his insurance business, whicl
he has continued to the present Dur
ing part of this time Mr. Chandle
was also In the leather business, whicl
Miss Sadie Roberts Of North Adams il
the guest of Pearl Arnold.
Mrs. Harlan Allen of Rhinebeck is thu
guest of DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Newton.
Miss Mary I. Newton has resigned hel
position as leader of the Congregations
choir. @.*t
Robert Fowle, until recently LANDLORD
Of the Spring. House, Is now running {
hotel in Sioux City, Iowa.
A social and supper will be held in the
Congregational chapel next Wednesday
evening. Mrs. g.. H. Baker and Mrs
George Lawton will entertain.
District Deputy Grand Master Little O.
Willimantic will install the newly elected
Ulcers Of the local lodge of United Work
men at their hall this evening. After th'
exercises lunch will be served.
Mrs. E. K. Taft has been appointed ex
ecutrix of her husbands estate. The
stock at the drug store has been inven
toried, and the business will be continued
with Ernest Taft In charge.
Andrew Wilton has received from
Chase & Sanborn, the tea and coffee mer
chants, a very tasty engraving, represent
ing an old-time village grocery store with
characteristic group sitting around the
store as natural as life.
A solemn high requiem anniversary
mass for Rev. d. FL. Lawlor was held at
st. Edwards church Tuesday. Rev.
Thomas O'Keefe acted as celebrant, as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. Cronan of South Gov
entry as deacon and Rev. A. Dykeman as
sub-deacon. Rev. r. G. Gragan acted as
master of ceremonies.
The three months old little girl of Mr..
and Mrs Norbert Bellerose was found
dead in its crib Sunday morning. The
child was apparently all right the night
before, and had been healthy flom the
time of its birth. It is thought that it
died from spasm. The funeral was
held from st. Edwards church Monday
afternoon. *
Mr.. Reed, who made flying visit to
Stafford Springs some time ago to make
the acquaintance of Augustus Spellman,
is again in the hands of the law. Mr..
Reed will be brought to Tolland county
and tried for defrauding Mr.. Spellman If
he lives long enough to he tried for the
many previous cases that are against
him. A press clipping says that George
Spencer, alias Reed, alias Greenhalge of
New York was arrested at Philadelphia,
Monday charged with the larcency of 49,
500 from Charles Sweitzer, an aged
farmer of Chelmsford, Mass. Detective
]. FL. Whitney, OF Lowell, Mass, was at
the hearing and identified the prisoner as
the man he wanted. Spencer said he did
not desire to go back to Massachusetts
and that he would like to consult law
yer. Detective Whitney said it was not
yet known how much money Spencer and
his gang secured in the New England
states in which they had operated. but he
thought their stealings may have reached
$4,000 in Massachusetts, alone. They
also worked successfully in New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut. The $15, 900 bail
which the prisoner furnished in Massa-
chusetts was put up by himself in cash.
The Investigations made by Chief Murphy
of Jersey City, in conjunction with Detect
i've Whitney extended as far as Plainfield,
N. ]. 1t was learned that Spencer main
tained a handsome residence there, al
though he was seldom at home. The
house Is in the midst of residences owned
by wealthy New York business men, and
Spencer was considered to be man of
considerable means.
STAFFORD.
Miss Mabel Edison Is visiting friends at
Westboro, Mass, this week.
Mrs. Mary Cross of Hartford is stopping
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Pinney.
Mrs.. VIII Batchelder4 of Boston was at
the Baptist parsonage Sunday.
Ernest Johnson of Charlton, former
resident, was here the first of the week.
Mrs. Byron Jones has gone to her for
mer home at Athol, Mass, for a five
weeks visit
The Mission Band of the Baptist church
will meet next Saturday afternoon with
Miss Jessie Potter.
Miss Hannah Black of Willimantic, is
spending the winter vacation with her
sister, Mrs. Jennie Glover.
In consequence Of being behind in their
work, the Riverside Wooden company are
running their mill eleven hours per day.
1t will be seen by an advertisement in
another column that a stray dog awaits
an owner at Archie Cooley's blacksmith
shop. 2
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s.
G. E. this evening" Our Temptations
and Their Conquest" All are cordially
Invited.
Notwithstanding the fears of an Ice
famine in the early part of the season, the
Ice houses are all filed with an excellent
quality of 10-inch ice.
Mrs. H. F. Cady is attending, as del
egate from the Stafford Grange, the an
nual convention of the state grange,
which is holding four days. session at
Hartford this week. Hon. w. E. Simonds
delivers the opening address before the
grange.