The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-08-17


ial sale Friday and Saturday at E. l..
Bur,'s.
You can get all sizes of rubber jar
rings at Anthony Adams Furnace-ave.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
F. II. Baker and L. B. Baker were at
Block Island over Sunday.
Henry Bartlett of New Haven has been
in town part of the week.
Miss Alice Clark went on the Monson
excursion to Watch Hill, Tuesday.
Mamie Kearns of Philadelphia Is the
guest of Annie Donahue on Westford-ave.
Mrs. Ida Anderson and son of Hartford
spent Sunday with Miss Hilma Farhman.
Alvarado Howard has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Samuel A.
Jacobs.
H. S. Abel, David Bissett and II. o.
Butterfield left camp at Crystal lake Sat-
urday.
Curtis Dean of Coventry and Howard
Cross of Mansfield visited friends in town
Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Clark is filling the position
of organist at St. Francis church at
Waterbury for a month.
Mrs. Robbins Patten returned from
Pleasure beach Saturday on account of
an attack of heart trouble.
Miss Nellie Koran of Meriden, who has
been the guest of Miss Mary Quinlan, re-
turned to her home Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Ketchen of Springfield will oc-
occupy the pulpit of the NJ. E. church
next Sunday morning and evening
James Warren is taking his annual va
cation. He will spend the greater part of
the time in Providence and vicinity.
Mrs. Joseph Gilmartin of Stonington
is spending few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Slater, on Stafford
Street.
Charles Curnan, who has been employ
ed by a machine manufacturing estab-
lishment at Stonington for the past few
months, is making his family visit.
w. II. Heald is at Block Island for his
annual vacation. D. J. Mccarthy is act
ing as correspondent for the Springfield
Republican during the absence of Mr..
Head.
Rev. Julian s. Wadsworth of the Meth
odist church is away on his vacation. He
will spend part of the time at the Will
mantle camp-meeting and part at Mar
ragansett Pier.
Among those who are at Pine Tree Inn
at Mashapaug are D. Henry Bartlett of
Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Peel and son
of Staffordville, Miss Emma Peel of Wor-
cester, and Miss Gertrude Hubbard of
Blue Rapids, Kan.
The following students are registered
to enter college upon certificate from our
Stafford high school: Miss Kate I. Lord
at Wellesley, Miss Grace o. Chapman at
Boston University, and Miss Ruth N
Walker and Maude E. Chandler at Mt
Holyoke college.
Special Officer Sullivan arrested man
Friday evening who gave unmistakable
evidence of mental disability. He gave
his name as Clarence Brown, and said he
came from Chicopee The selectmer
cheerfully paid his fare to Chicopee Sat
urday, and he was sent home.
Gary Bros have hired the Springs
house stable. The firm is cramped fol
room in the present quarters, and the ad
dition will give chance to keep larger
number of livery horses. Repairs and al
terations are to be made on the East-Mair
street stables, and the additional room
will be very convenient while the work Is
going on.
Gary Bros have purchased beautiful
mahogany bay filly, which they will cam
paign this season. The horse is sired by
a son of Director, and her dam is Lady
Dunton. She is bred for speed, and has
got it. She is PAGER. and her name IL
Dorame. There seems to be preference
in town for PAGERS at present. DIR. g. L
Nichols has fast one, and there are sew
eral owned in Stafford and Staffo1dville
A race for local PAGERS would prove an at
William D. Irons, 81, died last Satur
day morning, after long illness, o
chronic colitls. He gave up his business
some time ago because of his health
Mr.. Irons was born In Rhode Island, ant
spent his early life there. Later he 10
Gated in Wellington, where he carried OF
hoA oh hr1ci Tn ho - =
town and engaged in the same line, open
ing market on East-M ain-st. AS bust
ness man he enjoyed the respect of his as
sociates and the confidence of the public
He was a member of the 22d Conn. durinI
the civil war, and was past commando
of Winter post. He vas one of the gram
jurors for the town of Stafford for years
In wellington, previous to coming her
he was one of the grand jurors, and ais
represented that town in the legisla
ture in 1875. He leaves widow and on
son, William G. Other surviving rela
tives are a brother, Charles, and two sis
ters at Orcuttville and two brothers a
Manchester. The funeral was held from
his residence at II O'Clock Monday fore
noon, Rev. Julian s. Wadsworth of tn
Methodist church officiating. A delega
ton from Winter post attended the funera
and went to the new cemetery in Willing
ton, where the body was inferred. Tn
exercises at the grave were conducted b.
Chaplain Druley of Winter post.