The Press., 1899-08-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


One of them is just the thing for these
cool evenings.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Addison Arnold and family have re-
moved to Palmer.
T. B. Guyett of Chieopee, Mass, a
former resident, was in town over Sunday
visiting friends.
r. L. Bond and family and C.S. Sword
of New York were guests of MI. and
Mrs. Anthony Adams over Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Sprague of Springfield and
Miss Lillian Benton of Willimantic spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
III. NJ. Benton.
The Cha1fee family will hold their an
nual reunion at Evergreen Park next
Wednesday. The Davis family held their
reunion at the same place yesterday.
William Milan, who formerly run the
photograph studio in Taft's block, was
in town over Sunday. Mr.. Milan has
been employed for several months by the
Unitype Machine Co. of Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Segar of Manches-
ter and Mrs. G. II. Simonds and children,
Maude and lola, of Hartford, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Tilden. Mr. and
Mrs. T. D. Mills of New York, who have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tilden, have
returned to their home.
The first of series of games between
the Eagles and the Staffords was played
at the fair grounds last Saturday, and re-
suited in victory for the Staffords by
score of 25 to 10. AS the score indicates,
both sides hit the ball freely. Both sides
made costly errors. Conley and Nc
Carthy were the battery for the Staffords
and Sullivan and Marsdale for the Eagles.
The battery for the Eagles played good
ball, but did not get satisfactory support.
D. J. Mccarthy acted as umpire. The
score by innings:
Staffords, "a 500 2 2-25
Eagles, 80 2 o 1 1 90 80
The second game of the series will be
played next Saturday.
Thomas Angeley, Stafford boy, who
was wounded in the arm at Porto Rico
during the late American-Spanish war, is
now serving Uncle Sam at Manila. He
is a member of Co. E, 9Th artillery, hav-
ing enlisted In Washington. From let
ter recently received by sister who re-
sides in this village we quote few ex-
tracts: cit is very warm here all the
time, and it rains hard every day, as it is
the wet season. 1 was sick for two weeks,
but am all right now. Fighting is going
on all the time. The nights are the
worst, as the natives sneak up and fire
was killed last Sunday night. We are
doing police duty in Ermita, and it Is very
hard on us. We are out pretty near every
night on guard. The natives are very
poor, and all they do is steal and try to
kill all the soldiers they can. 1t is a
great country for bananas, cocoanuts,
pineapples and rice. They raise very lit
tie coffee or tobacco. The horses are
about as large as big dog. The natives
wear very few clothes and no shoes or
hats, and live on rice and fish. One of
our dollars is worth two of theirs, but we
do not get our pay only every two months.
No one is allowed on the street after s
O'Clock at night, except the guards, who
shoot every native they see after that
hour"
Miss Asenath Howe, the oldest resi-
dent of Stafford, died at the home OF
Chauncey Palmer last Thursday evening
at the age of SO. She had been cripple
for IA years, but her bodily health was
good until within the past two years. She
was born July 81, 1901, at the old family
homestead in Orcuttville, now known as
the Davis place. She was one of the
younger of the IL children of Israel and
Hannah Howe. Her father fought in the
war of the revolution, serving about three
years. He was also a native of Stafford
and was born at Stafford Street. The
family was progressive one, and one
brother, Eli Howe, who was quite prom.
inent locally, will be remembered by the
older residents. Another, Farley Howe
was member of the firm of Howe
Converse, machine manufacturers, who
made the old Stafford looms in the shoI
owned by Mr.. Amidon at Staffordville
Miss Howe never married, and resided
with her parents while they lived. Near
ly all her mature years were spent in car
ing for different members of her family
She cared for her father until his death Ii
1850, at the ago Of SO, and for her mother
until a few years later, when she also
died at the age of Sc. An invalid brother
and blind sister were also recipients o
Miss Howes devotion and care. The de
ceased had In marked degree the strong
and lovable characteristics for which thu
women of New England are noted
Thrifty and Industrious, cheerful under
all conditions, Miss Howe had the respec
of all who knew her for her unselfish lif,
and sterling worth. Her love of must,
was one of her strongest characteristics
and she was for many years leading so
prano in the church at Stafford Street ant
the Methodist church of the borough
On her last birthday a party of friend
gathered with her, and she sang severa
verses of an old hymn in voice that wa
wonderfully clear and strong for one o
her age. Miss Howe was a member o
the National Society of the Daughters o
the Revolution, and among her effects i
handsome gold souvenir spoon present
ed to her by the society about eight year
ago. Among her surviving relatives ar
four nieces OF these Mrs. Martin Hun
lives at Stafford, Mrs. Levi Lull and Mis-
Bessie Goodrich are at West Stafford
and Miss Mary A. Francis of the borough
The funeral was held from her late hom
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. T
d. Martin OF the Episcopal church offici
ating. Among the floral offerings was
beautiful piece from Lucretia Shaw Chap
ter, d. A. R., of New London. Tn
piece contained 90 carnations. It arrive
too late for the funeral, but 1t was place
on her grave in the Stafford Springs Gem
etery Sunday.