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


morning. The new pastor is considered
one of the most progressive and desirable
Mrs. Ezra Converse is very low.
Advertised letters: Mrs. Thos. Hood,
Jas. H. Mccarthy.
Regular meeting OF. Winter Post, g. A.
R., next Tuesday evening.
Orrin Converse was able to go out of
doors yesterday for short time.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
A N. Nichols Friday, at 3 p. m.
Frank Eastman is teaching Mrs. S. A.
Jacobs room in the public schools.
The Methodist ladies' are making prep
arations for their annual May day festival.
Attorney Danahey has secured di-
vorce for Elmer Blair from his wife, Mis-.
Ellen Blair.
MIR. and Mrs. George C. Fenton of
Orange, Mass, have been spending few
days in town.
Lawrence Sartoris and Mary PillozaIi,
both of Staffordville, were married at st.
Edwards Monday.
Requiem anniversary service was held
in memory of DIR. Rafftery at St. Edwards
church this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Corbtn are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a
daughter last Friday.
Miss Carrie Comins has returned from
visit with her friend, Miss Mabel Web
ber, at Chicopee Falls.
Rev. Frank Adams of Mashapaug has
been the guest part Of the week of Mr..
and Mrs. John Foster.
Miss K. F. Horrigan returned Wednes-
day from New York, where she has been
to select new millinery.
Chauncey circuit has commenced work
on his new mill at Orcuttville. Arthur
Spellman has the contract.
Dr. Newton and DR.. Smith successfully
removed very large wen from the head
of Charles Hidden this morning.
W. E. Hanley was home over Sunday.
He reports Torrington a booming town,
an is doing good business there.
The case of the state against Thomas
Grady, for securing money under false
pretense, has been settled out of court.
E. G.. Dennis is soon to close his store
| in Converse block, Main-st., and conduct
his grain and meal business entirely at
the mill.
The painters and decorators have been
at work on the interior of the Stafford
house and it now presents very neat
appearance.
Frank and William Carr, with their
niece, Miss Kathleen Carey, during Fast
day and Easter visited in Springfield,
Pittsfield and Great harrington.
Bishop Tierney Of Hartford will be at
st. Edwards church, May 2Sth and hold
confirmation services. A class of over
| 100 Sunday school scholars will be con-
| f1rmed.
A lecture under the auspices of the
Current Events club is to be given at the
| Congregational church next Tuesday
evening, at 7.45, by Miss Ives of Dorches-
ter, Mass. Her subject is "a Bird Con-
gress." Admittance fol those under 1f
years of age is Is cents adults, 25 cents.
All are cordially invited.
The National Wooden company, in
which there Is much local interest, owing
to the fact that some of the mills In town
will be part of it, is not yet perfected.
1t is proposed to organize on capitalize
ton of 1926, 100000. OF this $12, SOC, 200
will be preferred per cent. accumula-
tive stock and $12, SOC, 900 common stock
Another meeting will be held this week
when further developments may be look ed
for.
Samuel Levy of Springfield was before
Judge Parkess Saturday, charged with
embezzlement. Levy was travelling
salesman for Smith & Son, brewers, OF
Boston, and is we'll known and popular
with the trade. The case brought against
him was for money collected from Michael
Mccarthy, which was not turned in to
the firm. Levy is charged with collect.
ing money from other firms which has
not been turned In, and Is thought to be
short about $1,000 States Attorney Reed
and Lawyer Harvey of Willimantic ap.
peared for the prosecution. and Lawyer
Toohey of Hartford for the defense
| Levy was bound over to the June term Of
superior court under $500 bonds, which
were furnished by Thomas Herman OF
Roc kville.
The following from the Portland Even
ing Express will be of interest to local
readers
| "A wedding of more than ordinary In.
terest to the travelling fraternity was cele-
ebrated In Providence, r. l., last week
Thursday, when Miss Sarah Maud Ellis
of Stafford Springs, Conn, became the
wife of Mr.. Irving Judson Chace, the
| genial and well known representative OF
the whole sale confectionery firm of AL
drich & Smith, Boston. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. F. B. Pullan.
Mrs. Chase is a charming young lady be-
longing to one of the leading families OF
STAFFORD Springs, while the groom's
friends In Maine are legion. From Port
land to Eastport, in every place where the
groom Is known. congratulations will be
| forthcoming Mr.. and Mrs. Chace are
now touring the state, and incidentally
Mr.. Chase Is attending to the wants of his
steadily increasing patronage, he having
| by his winning personality built up a very
| large trade In bonbons and CONNECTIONS
since he first visited this section of the
country"
Mr.. and Mrs. Chace will make theil
home In Boston and will have the best
wis % of the many friends of the bride In
this vicinity.