The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-08-31

Several from this town have attended
the races at Hartford this week.
Mrs. G. w. Beckwith and Miss Gee rgie
Beckwlth are at Greenport, r. l., for a
stay of two weeks.
A. W. Walker has returned from New
York city, where he has been on busi-
ness trip buying goods for the fall trade.
The Lincoln athletic club will give a
evening. Fredrich's orchestra of Rock
Vile will furnish music and Prof. VIM.
Hops will act as prompter. Dancing
will be from to 10, and a general invita-
ton Is extended.
About fifty people from this place were
in attendance upon the Willimantic camp
meeting last week. 1t Is invariably re-
ported as having been one of the most
profitable meetings ever held on the old
camp ground. The Stafford Springs
house was crowded at nearly every meet
ing held there.
The Stafford Worsted company Is lay
ing the foundation for coal shed back
of the plant. This company is planning
to build large and substantial new store
house on the site of the wooden building
now used as storehouse. Work will be
commenced as soon as arrangements can
be made for storage room while the build
ing is being constructed.
Those who attended Grace church last
Sunday morning had the pleasure Of lis
tening to solo, "Come Unto Me-" (Mes-
siah) by Miss N. Lillian Brayton of Ston-
ington, who has been stopping at the
Springs House for a week or so. Miss
Brayton, who sings in the choir of the
Congregational church at Stonington, has
voice which is very sweet and of good
range, and her enunciation Is remarkably
clear. 1t Is hoped she will come again. y
The Ven. Theodore M. Peck, archdea-
con of New London, will, with the assist
ance of the rector of Grace church, for
mally open mission at the Orcuttville
school house next Sunday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. The arohdeacon will preach and
there will be good music. There will be
an offering, simply to meet expenses. 1t
is intended to hold services here on the
1st and Sd Sundays of each month. Ev-
erybody in the neighborhood is cordially
invited to attend.
Rev. Mr.. Wadsworth will commence a
series Of Sunday evening lecture sermons,
which will be continued on the first Sum-
day In each month, in. the Methodist
church. The general subject of these
lectures is, Following in the Footsteps
of Our Lord" Familiar scenes in 1.-THE
life of Christ will be revisited. Personal
"reminiscences of travels In Palestine will
be recalled. Special music, appropriate
to the lectures, is also being arranged by
the choir. The first of this series will be
given next Sunday evening.
Grace church notes: The Ven. Theo-
dore M. Peck, archdeacon of New Lon.
don, will make his first official visit to
this parish next Sunday, and will preach
| at the morning service, A full attend
ance of the parishioners Is earnestly re-
| quested. The archdeacon is "live'
missionary, and the missionary work OF
the Episcopal church In Eastern Connecti-
cut has remarkably prospered since he
took hold of it, several. new mission sta.
tions having been begun and successfully
carried on within the past two years OF
.....There will be morning prayer and
holy communion next Sunday at TO- 5
A full choir will be present and specia
music will be sung. Choir rehearsal to
morrow Friday at 7.45 p. m.
L. D. Avery, 46, was killed by the car
last Saturday on the New England rail
road between Springfield and East Long
meadow; He had been to Springfield ant
was walking back to East Longmeadov
when struck by the train. A bottle wa
found in his pocket, and it is thought tina
he was under the influence Of liquor whel
the accident occurred. The body wa
badly mangled and the head was crushed
Avery formerly lived here, but removes
to Somers several months ago. He hal
a narrow escape from death while resid
ing here. He was run over by tear
and 1t was thought that he would die, blu
he finally recovered. He had this sum
mer been employed on farm In Eae
Longmeadow. He leaves widow. TIL
funeral was held Monday and the buris
was In Somers.
The Eagles took the second game {
the series with the Staffords at the fai
grounds Saturday, the score being IL to
The Eagles were first at the bat, and hi
Sealey hard duringth inning. Their hit
ting, helped out by costly errors, nette
them winning lead of eight runs. Whit
went into the box for the Staffords
the second, and the game was we
played from that point, although at n
time close. M. Sullivan pitched YER
good game for the Eagles, and, with til
exception of three or four ragged plays b
the outfield, was we'll supported. TIL
score by innings =
Eagles, 8 1 "a OO1 0 Ole
3 Staffords, 3O12 OOO1 O-7
) The deciding game will be played ne,
Saturday at 4.3O p. m. Local sympathie
, seem to be evenly divided, and the gam
3 will easily be the most interesting one
: the season.
t Henry E. Patten, GA, former resider
of West Stafford, died at Hartford Tue
day afternoon from the effects of a
apoplectic shock sustained about tw
? weeks ago. Since the shock he hs
i been conscious only at brief interval
: Henry E. Patten was born at West Sta
q ford May IA, 1885, a son of Mr.. and Mr.
t Noah Patten. He was educated in tt
/, public schools of his native town and Il
r academies of Wilbraham and Westfiel
D Mass. In 1866 he went to Hartfor