The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-03-23
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Thursday, March %, 1900.
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According to the official proclamation
issued by Gov. Lounsbury Friday, the 81
st. Is to be observed as Fast day in Con-
necticut.
The first execution of women by
electricity in New York state took place
Monday. Mrs. Place was executed for
the murder Of her step daughter at Brook
Ign, Feb. Z, 1898.
Henry L. Goodwin of East Hartford,
known throughout the state as violent
champion of the people against every
form of corporate arrogance or political
iobbery, died of pneumonia last Friday.
The queen regent OF Spain has signed
the decree giving M. Jules Cambon,
French ambassador at Washington, full
power to represent Spain at the exchange
of the notifications of the treaty of peace
with the United States.
Flames broke out in the second story
of the Windsor hotel, New York, last
Friday as the people were watching the
St. Patrick's parade passing the building.
and before all the frantic people could e.
cape from the hotel, which was totally
destroyed, IL people are known to have
lost their lives and So are still missing,
beside many others being injured. The
hotel was seven stories high, and was
built in 1871.
The Central Vermont railroad and all
its branches, leases of other roads, and
all property owned by the company, was
ure proceedings, Tuesday morning. The
entire property was bought by Ezra H.
Baker of Boston, chairman of the bond
holders committee, in the interests OF
the bondholders for 1000, 900. The pur.
chase was made for the purpose of carry
ing out the plans of reorganization decid.
ed upon September IS, 1898.
sOMERs.
Clarence Dexter and mother will occupy
the creamery tenement vacated by Mr..
Little.
Mr.. Weaver, who has rented the A. D.
Noble farm the past year, has hired the
Levi Dart farm on Hall Hill, the ensuing
year taking possession April list.
Mrs. Emeline Chappell of Springfield,
Mass, has boon the guest for a week past
of Mrs. T. ID. johnson. Mrs. Chappell
was formerly from Stafford, the daughter
of Partridge Babcock.
Mark klbbe, 20. died last Friday after
noon after long illness. His funeral
was attended from his late home Monday
at O'Clock. Rev. Paul Strayer officiating.
A widow, and son, Mark Kibbe, Jr., sur
vive him.
E. B. Little, superintendent and mana
ger of the Somers Creamery Co., has
bought the Chas. Hall place on Main St,
for 400 and will take possession as
soon as it is vacated. Mrs. Hall and
daughters will remove to Springfield,
lass, where they have purchased a resi-
dence.
The widow of Seaman Lull, formerly an
old resident of Stafford died Monday
morning at the home of Mr.. Light, where
She was the mother of Lysander Lull of
Hartford, and Edgar Lull of Staff I'd who
in his better days was an able lawyer.
Funeral was attended Wednesday at 10. 80
a. m. Burial at West Stafford.
The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mis-. S. A. Davis was observed by a
gathering of relatives, neighbOrs and
members of the grange who surprisingly
visited them at their pleasant home on
Maple street Friday evening to do honor
to the occasion. Socially the evening
was much enjoyed. ALI seemed to be in
their happiest mood. A hountiful COLA
ton was spread befot g partaking of which
the lecturer of the grange presented Mr..
and Mrs. Davis small tribute of grange
love and appreciation in the form of silver
coin to which they appreciatively respond
ed. The worthy couple were also the
recipients of handsome articles of silver
ware from relatives who were present,
Mr.. and Mrs Chaplin Davis and family
from East Longmeadow. Instrumental
ard vocal music enlivened the evening.
The lecturer of the grange. Mrs. Bertha
Francis Avery, read All original poem pre-
pared by her for the occasion.