The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-08-17
Ernest Taft is in camp at willlmantic

Miss Maud Smith is visiting friends In
Monson.
Miss Ella Carey is visiting relatives in
Maynard, Mass.
Several have attended the races at Hol-
yoke this week.
The Misses Chandler of Worcester are
visiting relatives in town.
| Miss Rose Smith of Colchester is a
guest of Miss Alice Reed.
George Fitton and wife of Rockville
were in town last Sunday.
A. o. U. w. meeting this evening. A
full attendance is requested.
The Southbridge grange held picnic
at Mashapaug last Saturday.
Miss Alice Fitton is visiting In Spring
field and East Longmeadow.
Rev. R. G. Gragan has been spending a
part of the week in New London.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Wilton are Wis
itirg relatives at Wexford, R. 1.
Miss Ellen Remmert returned to-day
| from a short vacation at Brookfeld.
Miss Mabel Buck has returned from a
visit with friends at East Brookfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Belcher have been
entertaining friends from out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson and son
are spending their vacation In Vermont.
Mrs. Amos Nichols leaves for Wilt
mantle Monday to attend camp meeting.
Miss Priscilla Burwell, who has been
quite ill with fever is now convalescent.
Mrs. Walter Scott is a guest of Mrs.
Louis Helm at Helm Camp at Mashapaug.
| Mrs. Kellner and children of Manches-
ter have been visiting Mrs. Oscar Suen-
derhauf.
The Citizens band will give concert
at the band stand this evening at the u.s.
ual hour.
| The Misses Mabel and Dora Brooks oil
| Springfield are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w
| A. Comins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel CHESHIRE of Will
mantle were In town last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howes and son
Ralph, of Springfield, have been visiting
friends in town.
William Foster, employed by E. A
Buck & Co., takes his vacation at Masha
paug next week.
Otis Chapman, of E.A. Buck & Co., has
been confined to his home by illness a
part of the week.
| Advertised letters Mrs. James Mason
Gilbert Williams, J. B. Grant, Frank
Clark, Thomas Roleyn.
Contractor Fl. M. Day has finished
building a residence at South Manchester
and has returned to town.
G. L. Chism has bought the old Clark
Grant store on Stafford Street, and is t.
remodel it for residence.
Special services will be held Friday
Saturday and Sunday evenings at 49,
O'Clock at St. Edwards church.
Clarence Walker will return from Cape
Cod Saturday, and will probably be able
to tell some pretty good fish stories.
Chester A. Page from Pawtucket, RI.
is visiting his brother, Frank L. Page
who will return with him for visit.
The reunion of the 25th Connecticut
will be held at Hartford next Wednesday
Several members from this place will at
tend.
The directors of the agricultural society
will meet in the club room over the ex-
press Office at O'Clock Saturday after
| noon.
]. Il. Martin and family are at Thomp-
sonville for a vacation. F. N. Crane is
employed at Mr.. Martins shop during
his absence.
Camp meeting will commence at Will
mantle Monday morning and will las
through the week. Quite number from
this town will be present.
Karl Adams leaves tomorrow morning
for weeks vacation in the Catskil
Mountains, N. Y. He will be accompa
MED by party of New York friends.
L. S. Converse will go to Springfield
the first Of next week where he will en-
gage in the insurance business. Mr..
Converse will retain his residence here
for the present.
W. ]. WINNINGS, florist for the Stafford
Floral company, is to move his famil,
here, and will occupy the tenement o
Geo. E. Bucks on East Main-st., recent,
vacated by G. N. Irons
A delegation of about 80 members o
Perseverance Temple of Honor of Hart
ford will visit Harmony Temple mex
, Wednesday evening. A full attendance
, of the local members is desirable.
, The high school building has beef
painted and presents very neat appear
ance. The painting was done by o. B
Usher. A room in the upper part of tn
) building has been finished off for lab
r oratory. Other improvements are to b.
made.
r Two valuable umbrellas were stolel
from the piazza of the Baker residence
! one evening this week. Several youn,
/ men called on G. S. Baker and left thei
) umbrellas outside. Fl. E. Burwell lost
silk umbrella with silver handle valued
at $40. ]. B. Comins also lost a valuabl
silk umbrella. Residents of this part O
the town say that it is unsafe to leav
umbrellas outside the houses, and tn
3 young men who have lost are inclined t.
3 believe it.
3 H. r. Howard and Miss Elizabetl
Fairman Sprague are to be married a
the home of the bride, at Hydeville, mex
Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. T. g
: Druley. After the ceremony the newl
married couple will go to New York an
Niagara, after which they will procee
Z to Missouri, where they will make thei
q home. Regret is felt by the many friend
OF the contracting parties that bushes
! interests make it necessary for them t.
locate in the west. There Is possibilit
that the young people will not remain i