The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-08-25


will also be elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. West Of Rockville,
DIR. E. 9. Virgins of Manchester, N. H.,
Carrie A. West of Springfield, Jennie A.
West and Herbert j. Smith of Putnam
have been spending the week with Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. d. Royce on Village Hill.
(Correspondence.)
Andrew j. Sparks wife died recently in
New York.
Henry Cooper has resigned his position
with George E. Sparrow.
Gilbert G. Brown returned Tuesday
from his annual visit to friends in Yer
mont.
Clara Nichols returned Monday from a
visit to relatives in South Hadley Falls,
Mass.
Mr.. Parker, a brother of Mrs. q. s.
Phelps at Storrs, was at the Baptist
church Sunday.
; Members of the local orders here at
tended the G. A. r. picnic in Warrenville
yesterday.
Miss Topsy Bronson, formerly of Cow
entry, was guest at Charles T. Pres
toms Tuesday night.
Miss Maud Potter was fellow wheel
woman of Miss Nellie p. Morrison to and
from the Hill last week.
The Misses Alice and Edna Mason are
to teach the schools in Mansfield Hollow
and West Ashford, respectively.
Mrs. Charles FL. Davis and children are
visiting her parents in Three Rivers,
Mass, driving thither across country.
Mrs. Sperry of Tolland, with two visit
ing friends, Virginia ladies, were guests
at the Baptist parsonage Tuesday night.
Take it all in all, Tuesday was the most
tedious" day, as to heat and humidity,
of the season. II was swelterer indeed.
The heavy shower Tuesday night
knocked" the G. E. entertainment, but
"a very enjoyable time is expected next
Tuesday night, Both inst.
s. P. Morrison has bought of F. w
Pratt, administrator of the Snow estate
the DIR. Dickinson lot, in recent years
owned by the late s. Taylor. The for.
mer is building an addition to his barn.
An important grange meeting is called
for tomorrow night. It Is desired thai
every member be present. One matter
that may be acted on is the place for fu
ture meetings of the grange, as the owner
of q. A. r. hall declines to rent it longer
to the order.
When you address a letter to Moose
Meadow, Conn, or to Spring Hill, Conn.
for instance, say so simply. not adding
"Willington" to the former. or "Mans
field" to the latter. The additions only
complicate matters, letters being oftel
missent, etc. Moose Meadow, Conn.
is as fully known to the U. s. post offic'
department and its employees as is New
York, N. Y.
South Wellington Correspondence.
Austin Holt of Stafford Springs spen
Sunday with Frederick Newcomb.
A new platform is being put in at tn
school house, and other repairs are beinI
made.
M. p. Yeomans, county health officer
was In town Tuesday, the guest of q. G
Essex.
Mrs. Seamor of Troy, N. Y, has beel
visiting her brother, Albert Richardson
this week.
There will be stated communication
Of Uriel Lodge, No. "A, F. & A. M, Sat
urday evening, Aug. 9th.
Walter Shaffer and sister, Mrs. Bell
Bump, of Derby, have been visiting thei
mother, Mrs. William Shaffer.
Many here were prevented by the rail
storm Tuesday evening from attending
the volunteer social on the Hill.
VIM. F. Essex was in New York Sat
urday and saw the naval review. He go
quite near the Iowa, and obtained goo'
view of Capt. Evans.
Leo A. Korper starts next week 70
Hartford, where he will pursue cours
Of study at Huntsinger's business col
lege. His place in the store will be fillet
by Rufus Worden
Herbert, the youngest son of Oswald
LANCER, who recently moved here from
Gurleyville, died suddenly at 11.3O Sun
day night. He had been sick for som
time, but it was supposed nothing serl
Gus. He was one year and three month
old. The funeral was held Wednesday.
Saturday was an ideal day for an ex
cursion, and about 100 from West VIII
lington, South Wellington and Merrov
enjoyed the trip to Watch Hill and re
turn. A few ventured to Block Islam
and came near being left there. Mrs. II
G. Gurley, especially, was lame all da
Sunday, the result of running hard t
catch the boat. The sound was yer
smooth and the sail was fine. Forum
seemed to favor the South Wilmington de
egation until the trip from New Londo
to this place, when the engine brok
down at Mohegan, necessitating a wa
of nearly two hours. A freight engln
was put on to haul the train the rest
the way, and the crowd was little sleep
;, when it arrived home at about 8. 80.
Charles Mckinney of Moose Meade
was brought before Justice VIM. F. E
sex Thursday last, for assault with inter
to rape upon Jennie B. Hanson. By tt
request of McKinney's counsel, P.
Danahey, of Stafford, Springs, the cas-
was postponed until this week Wedne
day. At the adjourned case, heard b
fore large crowd in the school hous
Lawyer j. Ell. Reed of Stafford Spring
conducted the case for the prosecution
and Lawyer Danahey for the defens
After all the evidence in behalf of I'll
prosecution had been submitted, M
Danahey refused to put the accused upc
the witness stand, whereupon States A
tOrney Reed moved that he be bound ov
to the September term of the superi,
court. The bond was raised from so