The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-01

Latham over Sunday.
A party of seven from this village drove
to Wales Sunday evening and attended
services at the Baptist church.
Mrs. HOltham, the lady sick at Rev.
L. 5. Goodell's, continues to improve and
it is now expected that she will entirely
recover.
Ii any person should find high school
1900 class pin will they be kind enough
to leave 1t at Mrs. Simonds' store or at
The Press Office.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church have postponed their meeting one
week TO accommodate those who wish to
attend the meeting of the association,
to be held at Willimantic Sept. and 8.
DR.. Druley has given up his practice at
Montville, and is about to locate in Rush
Vile, Ind. He made his brother, Rev. t.
Q. Druley, short visit yesterday and
left on the evening train for his new home
in the west.
Regular meeting of Stafford Grange
next Tuesday evening This will be OBJ
served as children's night, and they will
furnish the entire program for the even
ing's entertainment. It is desired that
there be good attendance of members.
Sunday was pretty good day for bicy-
Gle riding, and Fred Miller managed to
place run of 147 miles to his credit. He
went by the way of the Springs, Palmer
and Springfield to Geenfleld, Mass, where
he stopped at the American House, re-
ceiving a time card from the proprie-
tor, Mr.. Allen, and returned In the after
noon.
If the weather permits the band will
give an open-air concert this evening with
the following program:
March, 10th Regiment" d. r. Hail
QutckStep, ''Satriano," Geo. SouthVilJ
| Overture, Dominion" Warren Reehe
COrnet Solo, selected, HI. o. Butterfald
Waltz, pride of the Ball" n C. Werner
Quick March, Dundee" Geo SouthwtlI
SchottlSche, EtThe Rose" w H. Thomas
| overture, ''Snap-ShOt," Frank TOspV
Paraphrase, NEARER MY God to Thee" Masten
1t was sad affair that called James
Lasbury and son, Clarence, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Lasbury to Broad Brook last
l
Bert Wiley, relative of theirs, who
committed suicide by drowning Thursday
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley are both
quite well know here, having spent two
successive Fourth of July's with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lasbury, and Mr.. Wiley was
here only week ago Sunday. Mrs. VIII
ley has had the sole care of her parents.
both invalids, one being entirely helpless
and the other nearly SO. The hard work
given them that their care necessitated,
and the long continued strain to which
she was subjected had no doubt affected
her mind, and while temporary insane she
arose from her bed between three and
four o'clock last Thursday morning, leav-
ing her husband asleep, and partially
dressing herself, went TO Butternut pond
and threw herself into the water where 1t
was about thirty feet deep. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley are among Broad Brooks
most highly respected residents. He is
shipping clerk at the mill and his wife
has been one Of the most popular young
ladies of that village. The sad occurrence
has cast gloom over the entire commu-
nifty.
StafEOrdviIIe
David Wilson is laid up with an attack
of rheumatism.
Mrs. Jane Pinney, who has been sick,
is getting better.
Mrs. Blackstone Is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Edith Odell.
Mrs. Phillips has been spending few
days with Mrs. LaMonde.
Emery Phelps took trip to Springfield
on his bicycle last Sunday.
Miss Alice Eaton of Willimantic is Wis
iting her father, Geo. Eaton.
Miss Katherine Neville is visiting
friends and relatives In Somers.
Misses Carrie and Kate Giltrop are Wis.
iting friends in Providence, r. l.
y Mrs. Minnie Hughes Is visiting her
brother, Bert Moore, of Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. John Picket of Lebanon, N. H.,
has been visiting her brother, w. Rock.
Mrs. Emma Armstrong and Miss Geor-
gia Hickey have been visiting Miss Car
RE Giltrop.
Rev. J. A. Solandt and Mrs. Solandt
'returned last Friday evening from their
wedding trip.
Jas. TObin spent his vacation at Wor-
cester and Nantasket Beach, making the
trip on his wheel.
Miss Flora Booth is visiting Mrs. An
thony of Willimantic. She spent Sunday
on the camp ground.
Rev. G. Fl. Van Natter spent part OF
the week at the Willimantic camp ground,
returning last Friday.
Miss Lilly Dugan of New York is spend
ing the month of August with her sister,
Mrs. G. ii. Van Natter.
Mrs. George Duncan, Miss Mabel Dun
can and Master Willie Duncan are visit
ing Mrs. Duncan's parents in Ashford.
Mrs. Gertrude Prosser, who has been
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Duncan, has returned to her home in
Pawtucket, r. I.
G. A. Duncan, M. E. Belcher, Asa
Harris, A. Marble and Albert Lyon took
trip to Willimantic camp ground last
Sunday on their bicycles.
Miss Mary Fisk of Boston and Mrs.
Anna Richardson and daughter, Ruth, of
Jewett City, are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Fisk.
DR.. H. H. Moore, Mrs. Fl. Fl. Moore
and daughter, Mabel, of Wales, and Miss
Mabel Converse of Eastford have been
visiting their cousin, Mrs. G. A. Duncan.
The schools will commence next Tues
day. The teachers are: Miss Nettie
Stacy, grammar; Miss Edith Broadway,
intermediate; Miss Flora Booth in the
primary department.
West Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Roberts are en-