The Press., 1898-02-03
aTAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Hannibal Alden Is temporarily employ ed In the Stafford Savings Bank.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. & A. M, next Tuesday evening
 Advertised letters: Chas. H. Howe, Mrs. Wilbur Holmes, P. Mccarthy.
 Regular meeting of Harmony Temple of Honor next Wednesday evening. Three or four candidates will be initiated. The enrollment of the state militia for the town of Stafford Is completed, and shows n slight increase over that of last year.
 Landlord Collins of the Springs House entertained large slelgh-ride party of Monson academy students last Saturday evening.
 Y. P. $. C. E. subject at the CnnGrega- tlonal church next Sunday evening, at 6 o'clock. The Christian's Confidence" Miss Esther Chandler, leader.
 Quite a party Of the young people of the M. E. church went to Crystal Lake last Friday evening to attend the evening service at the M F. church there.
 The members of Harmony Temple of Honor had planned sleigh ride to visit l.. NJ. Reed, one of their number, who lives in Union, last night, but it was put off on account Of the heavy snowfall.
 A party of ten young married couples of the borough had straw sleigh ride around the town last Friday evening and returned to tho Springs House and enjoy ed one of Landlord Collins fine turkey suppers. After the supper social hour was pleasantly passed in the handsome pArlors of the hotel.
 The family of NJ. $. Dixon, late super intendent of the Warren Woolen Con- pany, moved to Putnam last Saturday. MT. Dixon has charge of mills in Me chanicsville, but will live in Putnam. MT. Dixon and family have been in the borough only about two months, but in that time have made large number of their removal.
 William Chamberlain of Thompson vile has purchased the furnishings and good will of the Stafford House of John Shine. The hotel was sold last week to Williams X Coogan of Rockville, and payment made, but for some reason or other the Rockville men became dlssatis- fled with their bargain, and the checks given in payment were not cashed. Mir. Shine has brought suit against Williams X Coogan for breach of contract on the sale, and Is represented by State Attorney Reed and Lawyer Danahey.
 The snow storm that visited the New England states Monday and Tuesday was about the worst we have had since the blizzard of 'S5. It started In easily Mon- day morning, but kept at 1t all day and through the night. Tuesday morning 1t was still showing, and as it had blown through the night, there were some siza- ble drifts. Not much snow fell Tuesday, but there was trouble enough with what came the day before. The train from the north. due at 9.57, did not arrive until about 1. 10 p. m., and there were no Bos- ton papers or eastern mail on 1t, owing to the fact that no trains had reached Palmer on the B. X A. road up to the time that the train left. The first train from the south arrived about o'clock in the afternoon, instead of 7.15 in the morning. The stages from StaffordvlIle arrived all right, but the man on the Mashapaug and Southbrldge line failed to make an appearance. The Crystal Lake mail man came over on horseback and got back all right. Street Commls. sloner Ellis put force of men at work as soon as 1t cleared off, and got the cross walks in good condition. There were no sessions of the borough schools Tuesday.
 Augustus Spellman, 77, died suddenly at his home on East Main street Satur day afternoon. MT. Spellman had beer ill with the grip recently, but had rallied sufficiently to be on ths street severa days previous to his death. He evidentl, had not fully recovered from It's effects Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock he went out doors on some household CT rand. He fell on the stairs and died be fore the neighbors, who were hurriedl, summoned, could get him to his room Medical aid was summoned, and the doc tors concluded that the cause of his deatl was shock. Mir. Spellman has been life long resident of the town. He was son of AppolOs and Myra Spellman O West Stafford, and was born in Novem Der, 1890. He was next 10 the younges of family of seven children, all of whom are now dead. He married Miss Zylph Morse of Willlngton, and one daughter Mrs. C. B. Gary Is the only surviving child. During bis early manhood he gav his attention to farm woIk. and later wa employed in the mills of this town and O Rockville. Of late years he has givel his time to the care of his property, an, has dealt in real estate to quite an ex tent, accommodating q competence. Tn confidence felt for him by his townspeo pie Is shown by the official positions h has held. He was borough and schoo dlsirIct tax collector for many years, an was for years the only trial justice In thi vicinity. Ills widow survives him. Tn funeral was held from his late residenc Tneeday morning, at Ii o'clock. Rev. J I. Bartholomew. assisted by Rev. A. J Mcleod, was in charge. The buria was at the Stafford Street cemetery Tues day afternoon.