The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-03-08
VIM. Davis Of Dayville is the guest Of

Frank Bennett.
| Miss Bertha Helm is visiting friends In
Dorchester, Mass.
Mrs. E. Estes of Holyoke was the guest
of Mrs. s. b. Bishop over Sunday.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Miss Cora Burwell Saturday at 2. 80 p. m.
Hiram Rathburn of Monson, former
resident, visited friends In town yesterday.
Edward Tetrault, employed by j. M.
Leach, Is Ill and unable to attend to his
duties.
Mrs. Dondero of Meriden has been a
guest part of the week of her daughter,
Mrs. Fred Bernardo.
Mrs. B. T. Eaton entertained her Sum-
day school class at her home on Highland
Terrace last evening.
Fred Burwell, who has been in town
for a few days, has returned to Waltham,
where he Is employed.
There was not quorum present of the
young mems literary club Tuesday even
|
e. II. Poore of Black River, N. Y, has
taken position as telegraph operator at
the Central Vermont station.
| The Congregational mission class, MAX
ing study of Japan, met with Mrs. J.
M. Leach yesterday afternoon.
Rev. R. G. Gragan of st. Edwards
church attended a quarterly conference
of clergymen at Hartford Tuesday.
D. J. Mccarthy has resigned his posi-
ton as clerk at the Springs House, and
the position is now filled by James Con-
narn of Brattleboro.
The annual meeting OF the Country
club will be held Tuesday evening, March
co. The meeting will probably be So
cial gathering, as last year.
| Robert and Miss L. Isabella Faulkner
Of Norwell, Mass, have been guests of
their father, Frederick Faulkner, at the
Springs House part of the week.
James O'Brien was before the borough
court last Friday charged with drunken
ness. He pleaded guilty, and was sent
to Tolland for 80 days by Judge Parkess.
L. G. Eaton sold his fish market Wed
nesday to F. E. Fitzpatrick. Mr. Fitz-
patrick has re-sold to Stroud & Son of
Buff Cap, who will take possession at
once.
The body of Miss Eliza Adams, 81, of
Willimantic, was brought here last Thurs
day, and was inferred in st. Edwards
cemetery. The deceased was a niece of
Owen Donahue.
A new club of young women has been
formed. There are at present 90 men,
bers, and the organization will soon be
perfected. The objects of the club are
mutual improvement and general socia-
bility.
Henry M. Bartlett of New Haven was
In town this week and paid to Mrs. w.
FL. Smith check for $ 10, 1884, the amount
of the policy and dividends held by Mr.
Smith In the New York Mutual Life In
surance Co.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Kenney
Taylor, former resident, widow of the
late VIM. Taylor, was brought here last
Thursday and taken to Westford for
burial. Mrs. Taylor died in Meriden and
leaves two children.
Peter Shahan has the honor of being
at the head of the $4,000 agents employed
by the Metropolitan company, on the bull
letin issued by the company showing the
standing of the men, gagged by the
amount Of business done.
Adolph Korper and Robert w. Fiske,
| commissioners on the David Lillibridge
estate, have allowed Mrs. Mary Emlot
$1O6.S1 on her claim against the estate
for services rendered. Mrs. Emlot was
represented by Attorney Danahey.
At Grace church there will be service
and sermon tomorrow evening, and every
Friday evening In Lent, at 7.45. The Of
ferings at these services will be chiefly
for diocesan objects, as provided for by
canon. There will also be service and
reading every Saturday afternoon at 4.
Holy communion next Sunday at 7.3O a.
m. Evening service will be omitted.
A modern Poster Social" with games
and other attractions, will be given by the
Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational
church next Wednesday evening. The
hostesses will be Mrs. II. Alden, Mrs. A.
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are cordially invited, and to ensure sue
cess in guessing it would be we'll to peruse
advertising pages.
James Manson of Putnam was taken to
the hospital last week, said to be suffer-
ing from mercurial poisoning. Manson,
who the doctors say will recover, says that
his wife Is blameless and he does not
think she gave him the poison, and If she
did 1t was by accident. Mr.. Manson, who
is carpenter, resided in the borough q
number OF years ago. The case has many
strange features, but as Manson will re-
cover the case will probably be dropped.
The body of Thomas Burwell was
brought in from Toledo last Friday Mr..
Burwell died very suddenly In hospital
in that city, where he was receiving treat
ment for pneumonia. He was getting
better, and was quite cheerful. He had
bad cough, and it Is thought that the
immediate cause of his death was the
rupture of blood vessel while coughing.
The funeral was held from the home of
Mrs. VIM. Burwell last Saturday after
noon, Rev. E. w. Bishop of the Congre-
gational church officiating. The burial
was In the Stafford Springs cemetery.
The attraction at the opera house this
evening Is A. Q. Scammon's. Clown Top
ics." Scammon's attractions have won
deserved popularity with local theater
goers, and "Town Topics" ought to draw
good house Tt ia a clever faroa ooy,,