The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-06-15
7. n. Valentine is In New York.

Harry Converse has returned home
from Hartford for the summer.
Mrs. x. E. Foster of Northampton
visited friends In town last week.
81. E. Burwell has been appointed ad-
ministrator of his fathers estate.
Mrs. Hames and children Of Worcester
are guests of Mrs. w. Fl. Hewett.
In the absence of the rector, Grace
church will be closed next Sunday.
Lawer r. Fl. Back of Athol visited
friends in town the first of the week.
Corydon Smith has finished placing
about 200 feet Of curbing on West Main
street.
E. L. Burr returned Tuesday night
from trip to New York City and New
Haven.
M. J. Eaton has been appointed D. D.
g. NJ for the l. o. D. F. lodges for this
district
Elliott Brown is employed at the Chi
cago grocery during the absence of Louis
Stevens.
Miss Margaret Cooley and Miss Clara
Baker are expected home to-day from
Bradford academy.
Charles A. Clark of Southbridge, Mass,
visited his brother, S. F. Clark over Sun
das, coming on his wheel.
Miss Sophie Brown is home for the
summer vacation from her studies at
Peekskill-on-the Hudson.
Members of the Knight Templars at
tended a regular meeting Of the order at
Willimantic last evening.
Miss Lizzie Pilkington sailed on the
Tuetonic yesterday for Ireland, where
she will visit her old home.
Arthur Meyers Is home for the summer
vacation from his studies at the medical
department of the University of ?ennsyl-
vania.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster will go to
Mashapaug tomorrow, and will open
| their Pine Tree inn and grove for bust
ness at once.
W E. Hanley, Robert Smith and DR..
L. F. Eaton attended the ball game be-
tween the Springfields and Worcesters at
Springfield Tuesday afternoon.
The aqueduct company will shut off the
water all over the borough next Tuesday
afternoon, at 1 o'clock, for the purpose
of repairing gate on East Main street.
Out-of-town parties have been looking
at the Fox village mill with view OF
purchasing. If the sale goes through AL
other industry will be added to the town.
The daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Smith have presented the Congregational
church with an oak baptismal font in
memory of their parents, VIM. and Abig-
all Smith.
Wauseon lodge, l. o. o. F. will observe
Sunday as Memorial day. The members
of the order will meet at the lodge rooms
at p. NJ, and will start for the cemetery
soon after.
The senior class of the high school will
plant an ivy on the school grounds or
Friday afternoon at half-past three. The
song for the occasion has been composed
by Miss Maude Emily Chandler.
i George Webster, who stuck a knife In
his leg while at his work In Bidwell &
Co.'S market last Friday, was obliged te
discontinue work for day or two, but Is
now able to attend to his duties.
The date of the first quarterly confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
has been announced for Saturday evening
tJuly 1st. The presiding elder, Rev. Mr.
Bates, will be present and will preach
Sunday evening. He will attend the
Crystal Lake service in the afternoon.
Arrangements are nearly completed TO
the graduating exercises of the higl
school. Prof. Jordan, with local or
! chestra, will furnish music for the coca
sion. Monday evening at o'clock tn
class day exercises, which are private
: will take place, the graduating exer
cises, which come on Tuesday evening
3 also commencing at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Jane Cornell, 80, widow of Pete
D Cornell, died Sunday morning at Yves
, Stafford Of general exhaustion of tn
| vital functions. She has lived in tn
4 town AZ years, and has buried min
children. She leaves one son, John Cor
: nell, of Waltham, Mass. The funeral wa
8 held from st. Edwards church Tuesda
i morning, and the burial was in the Catf
l Ollie cemetery.
- There was an informal reception at tn
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G. Parkes
d Monday evening, in honor of Mr.. an
Q Mrs. Enos E. Penny of Springfield. Tt
II same people were present, with one {
= two exceptions, who attended the recel
ton at the time of the wedding of M
y and Mrs. Penny, ten years ago. TT
y house was attractively decorated wit
d wild and cultivated flowers, and appeare
much as it did ten years ago. Notwitl
y standing the fact that all the guests al
t ten years older, very pleasant soci
: evening was enjoyed.
stafford.
. Miss Julia Doyle spent her vacation
Rochdale, Mass.
: Il. E. Burke Is building large barn
IS Wales for Mrs. 8. N Smith.
ID Miss Grace Mead leaves tomorrow
l. visit with friends at Providence.
Mrs. J. q. Wightman and daughte
re- Helen, spent Sunday with relatives
;, Hebron.
2 All departments of the Pinney Graz
= mar school close for the summer vacati
N next week Friday.
j. Subject for the meeting of the Y. P.
% G. E. this evening-"A Perfect Child
y All cordially invited.
~ The Mission Band will meet In t
q. chapel Of the Baptist church next Satr
he day afternoon at o'clock.
10 DIR. F. P. Batchelder and wife of Be
IL ton have been enjoying few days. vii
9. at the Baptist parsonage this week.
* Wolcott Lodge, F. & A. NJ, held We
- pleasant special Tuesday evening a
worked the third degree on one candida
ne Day Spring lodge of Monson sent a lar
N delegation, and there were also prese
a IL