The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-08-04


the guest of Miss M. Enright.
Eudore La Rue of Putnam is the CUES
of his uncle, DR. G. FL. David.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. johnson Of Enfield
are guests at the Springs House.
Miss Edith N. Bright of Thompsonvill'
is the guest of MissFlorence q. Chapman
Miss Annie Conley and Miss Dells
Award are visiting friends In Wakefield
r. I.
VIM. Webster's cottage at Crystal Lake
has been finished and is nearly ready fol
occupancy.
Miss Nellie and Bessie Mccormick o.
Meriden are visiting John Kane on Stat
ford Street.
The agricultural society advertise fol
bids for the labor In painting the new
grand stand.
Miss Carrie Remmert left yesterday fol
two weeks vacation among friends In
Holyoke and Worcester.
Miss Mary Mccarthy of Prospect street
returned Saturday from a weeks visit
with friends in Westerly, r. l.
The Citizens band gave a concert OF
the lawn in front of George w. Eaton's
residence Tuesday evening. Quite par.
ty of the residents of that part of the
town enjoyed the concert.
A new birch floor has been laid in base
ment hall and small recreation room in
the high school building. There will be
no further trouble from dust while the
children use the basement for recr cation
purposes.
The abstract for the school tax is in
the hands of the district clerk, H.
Alden, and meeting for the purpose OF
hearing appeals from said list will be
held at the Office of ]. H. Reed, Saturday
from to t1.30 a. m.
Miss Jane CLARK has gone for a two
weeks vacation, the greater part of which
will be spent at Block Island with her
brother, Rev. J. E. Clark of Waterbury.
Miss Teresa Clark has returned from a
visit with friends at StonIngton.
Herbert Royce has brought suit against
H. L. Keens and wife of Wellington to re-
coverer bill, by levylng an attachmen
on horse belonging to Keens. The case
will come before Judge Parkess In the
borough court Monday morning.
Rev. A. Dykemans, until recently Gu
rate of st. Edwards church, was in town
for day or two this week. Since leav-
Ing here he has been visiting friends in
New York and Chicago. He will begin
work in his new field in Kansas Sunday.
The trustees auction sale of the prop
erty OF the insolvent estate of H. F. Nc
earthly & Co. was held Saturday by Law
yer Danahey. A pump and boiler was
sold to Ed. Mann. The equity in the
machinery was sold to q. H. Kemp for
one dollar. Lawyer Danahey retains for
the creditors new Mckay machine.
Rain prevented the base ball game be-
tween the local team and the Hampdens
last Saturday. The visitors reached
town before the storm settled the impos-
sibility of a game. No arrangement has
yet been made for another date. The
Stafford team will play In Three Rivers
Saturday.
Samuel Jones, II, died at his home on
Rockwell Hill, Tuesday, after an illness
Of about q week, from Inflammation Of
ihe bladder. He was born In the house
that he died in, which was built by his
nd Ill Ia
the exception of one year spent in Rock
Vile. Mr.. Jones was a man Of a quiet
and was much respected by
all who knew him. He leaves two sons,
Wallace and Edmund, who still occupy
the old homestead, also two daughters,
Mrs. VIM. Wood of the borough. and
Mrs. Walter Tracy of Manchester, and
one sister, Mrs. Joshua Wood, of the Dor
ough. The funeral will be held at the
house to-day, at 2 p. M, and the burial
will be at the Stafford Springs cemetery.
Rev. A. J. Mcleod will officiate.
George B. Scripture, proprietor of the
restaurant in Taft's block, died at his
home on ast-Main-st. Friday night, af-
ter short illness from gastritis. Mr..
Scripture was born sixty-f1ve years ago
In Stafford, and, though about all of
his active life has been passed outside of
Stafford, he was well-known and highly
here. At one time he managed
the weaving department in the Otis cot
ton mills at Ware, Mass. He was also
engaged In stockinet manufacture In Can
ada for some years. He was In the gov
eminent service in the Springfield armory
during the civil war. OF late years he
has been a sufferer from the disease
which caused his death. The funeral
services were held at the M. E. church
Monday afternoon, Rev. J. l. Bartholo-
NEW officiating. The interment was in
the Stafford Street cemetery. One BROTH
or survives him, Henry Scripture, who
lives in California, also one sister, Mrs,
A. j. Turner, who resides In Willimantic.
He leaves a widow and one son, Henry,
who resides In Somers.
The opening season at Lake Masha-
paug is the busiest for many years. May
land Park has its usually large number
Of visitors and cottagers. The Pine Tree
Inn, otherwise known as tMaior Smiths, -
g having an unprecedented patronage.
The hotel, at present writing, is full, and
the cottage is occupied. Some engage
ments have been made for the entire
mouth Of August. Every day has It's
transient list. The excellent dinners
served, as well as the improved facilities
Tor boating, bring to the grove many fam
lily parties. Stafford people in general
will be glad to learn of the success at
tending their fellow-townsman, John A.
Foster. The following Is the registry
for July 30, 80, 81, and Aug. /: Mr. and
Mrs John w Silk, George w Silk, Thos
P Ryan, Miss F Faulkner, Mrs F Faux
ner, Mr. and Mrs F Monahan. Mr. and
Mrs Aernark Silk, Mr. and Mrs Geo w
Cady Miss Susie r Cadv Misc MorAbo