The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-01-05
Miss Mamie WALTON is IN witch the grip.

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/ III ;JohnTaa an isif aa6 brdFs his ieg last
Saturday evening.
Joseph Quinlan, employed in Spring
field, Is at his home Ill with the prevail
ing malady.
ISL; Lawyer Danahey has brought suit
against Arnold & McKendrick in Behalf
Of Samuel Rockwell. fl
so. ]. Bassow is spending a few days
with his parents before returning to med
ical school in Baltimore, Nd. ...
Four persons united with the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning, two by
profession of faith and two by letter.
4, The gtip has been and Is quite prevalent
In town and the doctors are: edite BUSY.
There areiseseralA cases of chicken epox
reported
lin order to try the new ben and satisfy
the people that 1t is capable OF waking
them up," a false .slarp viii be- given in
the hear future.
Robert Fenton, a surveyor of Whitman:
tic. we'll known here, where he has done
considerable work, died the first of the
week Of pneumonia.
sunday afteEnoon at tho Buff, CAP
school hpusks there WINNIE Sunday school
al 2, and evening prayer and sermon at 8.
All are cordially invited. ~.
The prevailing epidemic has reached
The Press Office. LewissMcLaqghlin and
F. p; gedy ,Akye aassgrip ssssed A. fH.
Simonds has the bronchitis.
=, The ladies' aid society Of. the; Congre,
gational church will hold social at their
.parlors next Wednesday evening. Mrs.
VIM. Burwell and Mrs. G. E. Butterfield
hostesses-
|. AT the meeting 81 the creditors Of the
j. D. Armstrong estate before Referee
Parker of Hartford last Saturday. &c,
Dennis was appointed trustee Fhe=estate
will not pay a large prscentage on the
dollar. i: g; j =.
+! Mrs. Clara Breen of Providence, grand
daughter of Wakeman Sibley Of the Dor.
ough, who has been dangerously sick with
the pneumonia, is more comfortable, ano
her recovery is now looked afors byghel
many friends.
The work of putting the new bell IL
place on the Congregational church lie
nearly completed The frame work sup
porting the hell Is to be painted. The
fire alarm connection Is now all right an(
can be used # necessary. II qs.. :;,:....., .,
The court ofs sben rgesses held he its frs
meeting Tuesday evening and appointed
Louis. Helm, for, another year. .Severa
votes we're taken for road: commissions
but no agreement was reached The re
appointment of Mr.. Helm is source o
satisfaction to the law abiding proportion
Of the citizens. '''
Some time since Martin Daily had thu
fingers Of his Left hand injured by 3O(
pound weight falling on them. Thu
hand was at once wrapped in carboli'
acid cloth, only slightly diluted, which
caused death of the fingers. Dr.. Newton
removedthe first twofingers oi>left hand
DR.. Smith giving the ether.
GRACE CHURCH NoTEs The officers
of the recently organized provisional chap
ter of the BrotherhQod q. ST.. Andrew
are: Director, John T. Melbourne; Sec.
rotary and Treasurer, Thos. r. Prentice.
:. Next Sunday, the list Sunday after
Epiphany, there will Pc Holy Communion
at 10.45.. The; evening service will be
onitted......C Choir rehearsal Saturday eve
ming.
At the annual meeting of the Congre-
nationalist church held last Thursday
evening" Deacon Ezra Converse was re
elected For term of three. years. The
pastor, deasons, Mrs. g. H. Baker, Mrs
c. ButterAeld and W.. E. Demond were
chosen to act as the church committee
The pastor, Deacon Chandler and thu
clerk were appointed to prepare a new
church manual.
Mrs. John Brown, "A. died at the hom'
of her daughter, Mrs. Louis Helm, Fri
sumption. Mrs. Brown was born her
and was life long resident. She was ,
member of the Methodist church and ex
emplified the sterling traits of New Eng
land womanhood In her character and life
Her husband, one daughter Mrs. Loui
Helm and asfster, Mrs..sLydla A. sLaw
rence@aA Of this town survives her. TIL
funeral was held from the home Monda;
afternoon. Rev. William T. Worth O
Auburndale, pastor of the Methods
church here at the time when Mrs. Brow
united with it, officiated and was assists
by Rev. J. 1. Bartholomew. The larg
attendanes.at thsspneEsl testiasd 10th
esteem feH4or The dece4seds NE 4apss
was by qsarsstte lftrdh ythe Methods
church choir. The bearers were Andre,
Wilton, C. g. Ellis, VIM. Lee and Col
Charles Warren,
/ The silver jubilee OF Sister Gabriel q
St. Edwards church was celebrated MOI
day.s Sister Gabriel took religious order
IS years ago at Hartford. She has bee
in Stafford Springs for the past IA year
and is respected and loved by the parish
toner's of st. Edwards for her Christia
character and good works. AS teache
she has been very successful and her wor
in the church where she holds the positio
Of organist has been no small part of he
duties. The pastor Of st. Edwards in tn
address that followed the jubilee mass
spoke In commendable terms OF her wor
and Of the warm place reserved for her
the hearts of children and parents. At
reception held later in the day Sister Tu
ribus spoke in behalf OF the Children (
Mary and other societies of the churcl
During the day many souvenirs of. tt
occasion were presented to Sister Gabri,
and ~ doubt is, felt by her OF the apr
citation felt for her work by both paste
and people.