The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-04-13


Coggswell tomorrow afternoon. ssis
Frank p Williams Is having three new
hitching posts set in front OF the store.
Miss Fannie Rose went last Tuesday
to Hartford. where she will remain few
days.
E. A. Tracy and family are expected to
arrive home this week after spending the
winter in the south.
Mrs. VIM. Kingsbury is spending few
weeks at E. B. Kingsbury's. Her hus-
band spent Sunday here.
Miss Lena Maynard of Lyme is visiting
Mrs Garcilla Phillips. She expects to
remain for some weeks.
Mrs. A. G.. Fisher OF Point Pleasant,
N. j., is visiting at her uncles, d. H..
Clark, s. She left this town twenty -four
years ago.
On Tuesday evening the regular bust
ness meeting of the G. E. society was held
and it was voted to accept the constitution
in full as used by the united society.
Mrs. David Fraser is packing up her
goods and with her family Is soon to move
where her husband has position near
Utica, N. Y. VIM. Reeves and wife will
occupy the house vacated by her.
Rev. 8. H. BARRETT began series Of
lectures last Sunday evening taking for
his subject ''How we got our English
bible" He spoke about the Hebrew
bible or pentateuch and the discourse was
very interesting.
At the meeting of the Methodist con-
ference in Provincetown, Mass, Rev. c..
A. Purdy who has been pastor of the
church In this town for two years past
was designated to go to Staffordville.
Many people regret that he is to leave.
Rev. O. M. Martin, D. D., Is to have
charge of the church here.
The Wangumbaug grange are to give
chicken-pie supper and entertainment In
the A. 0. U. w. hall next Saturday even
ing The entertainment is to consist OF
dialogues, readings, music, etc. The
price of the supper and entertainment is
only twenty cents, and the proceeds are
to go toward buying piano.
Last Tuesday Deacons Morgan, Kings
bury and Topliff DR.. w. L. Higgins and
George Carpenter went to Hartford to
petition to the legislature to grant them
sum OF money that years ago was left
to the old church society on the hill. The
petitioners succeeded in getting the me ney,
about $11OO without opposition.
(From another correspondent
Owen Payne of Rock vile was in town
recently.
W. G. T. U. is to meet with Mrs. Cogs-
we'll tomorrow afternoon.
Emil Loudon, the laundry man, reports
litter Of ten puppies from one mother.
Miss Grace Stanley. principal of school
in Danielson, returns to her work this
week.
Geo. Maine of Hop River has foreclosed
a mortgage held on property of Albert
Potter.
The lake is now open and its waters are
higher than for several years, being up to
the old shore line.
Rev. G. A. Purdy went to conference
last week. The Methodist people attend
ed the Congregational service, Sunday.
Many laurels are being transplanted to
the ground of II. F. Dimock For many
successive years the late Mason Morgan
transplanted this shrub without success.
| A. s. PARKER.
| TOLLAND.
Raymond A. Fuller of Worcester, Mass.
was in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Underwood are
again at their home here, having spent
several weeks in Newton, Mass.
Miss Marian B. Agard returned to Mt
Holyoke college, and Miss Florence E.
Agard to Smith college on Wednesday.
There were no preaching services ir
town last Sunday morning. 1t being con
ference Sunday, there was to be no ser
vice at the Methodist church, and Rev
A. H. Post of the Congregational church
was out of town, and there was some
misunderstanding about a supply, conse
quently those who went to attend church
went home again. FLORA.
Quite sum of money has been raised
for the benefit of Peter Johnson, whose
barn was burnt several weeks ago, and he
is very thankful for it.
| UNION.
Rev. E. S. Rivard visited friends al
Three Rivers, Mass, last week.
Mrs. Roscius Back spent the Sabbath
with her son, Harry, at Danielson.
F. j. Aldrich and children spent last
week with friends at Uxbridge, Mass
r. B. Horton has been confined to the
house several days with muscular rheuma.
tism.
VIM. Scranton has just received a pen
sion, which has been pending for several
years.
Roscius Newell Of Three Rivers with
Isaac. son of S. W. Newell, visited friends
in town last week.
E. B. Richards and Miss Grace Barber
were married April by Rev. Mr.. Adams
They will live on Belmont ST., Worcester
Mass.
| Mashapaug.
The farewell sermon delivered by Rev.
F. B. Adams last Sunday was very i'm
pressive discourse. Tears were shed
quite freely during the service by both
pastor and people. All are sorry to have
him go to a new field of labor. MIR.
Adams reported having received ovel
$50, more on his salary than was promised
him, not including many outside gifts. II
was very good showing for both himself
and the society.
| MANSFIELD.
Clarence Savage of Storrs visited his
parents in Berlin last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barrows are the
parents of a baby boy born last week.
Gurleyville. ~*-@s--
rthl,r Wood and Miasas Edith and