The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-12-01

read j. G. Wightman's advertisement in
another column.
Rev. John Cameron will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday afternoon at
g. 10 O'Clock, and communion will take
place Immediately after the service.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church postponed their meeting until next |
Wednesday, when they will meet for |
work and serve their usual supper from |
$50 to O'Clock.
in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. James Lasbury, |
has been appointed chief clerk of the Sec
retaIy of states Office at Hartford, with
salary of 300 per year.
Frank Chaffee of Grow Hill, who is us
ually seen in the village every Saturday,
has been missed the past few weeks on
account of his being confined to the house
with a severe attack of asthma.
Mr. and Mrs. Leime who live In Gill
bert Chaffee's house, started last week
with team for some point In Rhode Is
land to spend Thanksgiving. Their ex-
perience was rather an unpleasant one.
Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter, Miss
Mary e. Smith, attended Brainard's
Chrysanthemum show at Thompsonvill4
last week. Mr.. Brainard exhibited over
twelve hundred plants and forty choice
varieties OF flowers, many of the blossoms
being six inches in diameter.
Mrs. Julia Stearns received the news Of
the death of her husband, Ed. Stearns,
Tuesday. In company with a man by
the name Of McAuliffe, he was walking
on the Air Line railroad track, between
Turnerville and East Hampton, when he
was struck by passing train and instant
ly killed.
Rev. T. Z. Druley will deliver an ad-
dress entitled, "Some Reasons Against
Territorial Expansion" Sunday morn
ing in the Universalist church. Every
body, of all shades of opinion on this sub
ject, now so prominently before the Amer
lean people, are cordially invited to be
present
About twenty-fiv of the young friends
of Miss Mamie O'Keefe met with her last
Saturday evening to assist in celebrating
the twenty-second anniversary of her
birthday. They did the celebrating all
right enough, and had such good time
that they gave little thought to the storm
that was raging outside, until the party
broke up about midnight. Then the
trouble commenced. Three of the ladies
found quarters with Mr.. O'Keefes family
and did not reach their homes until Mon
day afternoon, while two more stopped
with other friends in the village. The
occasion was very pleasant one in spite
of the terrible storm, and the visitors left
many handsome souvenirs behind them.
Thanksgiving day proved no exception
to the usual kind OF weather expected at
that time-a steady down-pour of rain
all day. The dance at the town hall in
the evening suffered with all the rest, but
the band managed to just about save IT.
self, at least they won't lose anything.
Among the goings and comings for that
day not mentioned last week were the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. James Lasbury
and son, Clarence, spent the day at Will
mantle with their daughter; Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Hunt at Fitchburg, Mass,
with their daughter; Mr. and Mrs. q. E.
Burke at Belchertown, and Mr.. and Mrs
Steadman Williams at Brimfleld; Mrs.
Willis Winter and son, Harry, and Miss
Mary E. Smith with friends at Whitman
tic George Latham, Mrs. Wilton and
two children, Ernest and Mabel, with rel
atives at Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
EColburn with Mrs. Colburn's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Belcher, at B1imfleld, Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben Burley of Holyoke were
at E. H. Pinney's; Miss Grace Mead of
Yonkers, N. Y, at her home Phil and
Paul Gabreau of Chicopee Falls at the
Misses Roberts; Oscar Findeisen at John
Browns; Mr.. and Mrs. Armitage OF
Westford at w. H. Blacks; Mr. and Mrs.
w. A. King of Willimantic, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Brown of Holyoke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Cady and two children of Hartford
at II. F. Cady's; Miss Annie Braitwaite
of auckland at her home; Mr.. and Mrs.
David Ruby of Norwich at S. E. Dwight's
George E. Kingsbury of Springfield at
George Kingsbury's.
The storm of Saturday night and Sum-
day will be known in after years as "The
big snow storm Of 49," 1t is unnecessary
to say much about lit was too recent
Its effects are still with us, and its memo
ry is a little painful to all. The scene at
ldaybreak on Sunday morning was sur
prise to all, but it was still greater one
on Monday morning. No services were
held in either church Sunday, and but
very few men ventured out of doors. All
school sessions were omitted Monday and
the Phoenix mill was shut down all day
thaShelp not being able to get there. The
Riverside mill managed to get the most
of the help in, so that they were able to
run. F. j. Glover, with four big horses
attached to sled loaded with men and
boys, made an early appearance and com
menced work on the roads. Chas. Sears
with two pairs Of oxen and sled equally
we'll loaded, made his appearance shortly
after. Both teams did heroic service
and with the assistance of Harvey George
and his snow plow, most of the streets In
the immediate vicinity were made passa
BILE before night, but 1t will be many days
yet before the outlying roads will be ii
any condition for travel. One of the
worst places to be made so that a team
could get through was the road from Mi
ner Fairman's up past the Charles Smith
place. The average height of the drifts
on this road Is fully five feet, and 1t took
three men four hours to dig so that &
team could get from Mr.. Smiths place
down to the corner. Grant Hanna, wht
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