The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-09-20
west STAFFORD.
Miss Minda Shepard was the guest Q

MISS Mlnud 6n0phTu WhS tuo SuOSl "a
her parents part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Truesdell ore spend
ing few days with their con in SPRING
field.
Mrs. e. D. Ellis is entertaining her
cousin, Mrs. George Thompson, of Stat
ford Hollow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hanson and
daughter, Mary, have returned from q
visit with relatives In Hartford.
The Citizens band will be In attend
ance at the entertainment and meeting OF
the Ladies' Aid society this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Greaves have re-
turned from their wedding trip, and were
the guests of their sister, Mrs. James
Armstrong, over Sunday.
The temperance address given by FL.
A. Spooner Sunday afternoon was listen
ed to with great interest, as was also M.
A. Richardson's description of Palestine,
In the evening.
Miss Corianna Hopkins and William
Fl. Dunbar were quietly married at the
home of the BRIDES mother last week
Wednesday evening, Rev. G.. A. Purdy Of
Staftordville performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunbar will be at home
Tuesdays after the first week In October.
The auction of the Lull property Sat-
urday at 10 a. M, will have a large at
tendance The real estate is quite de-
sirable property. There Is a large quaint
ity of personal property, as advertised in
another column. Five head Of cattle be-
longing to Michael Riley, will be sold at
the same time and place.
UNION.
The selectmen and town clerk of Union
will be In session ON Saturday, for the
purpose Of making voters.
The republican caucus for nomination
of town officers will be held at the town
hall Saturday at p. m.
Rev. G. A. Purdy, a former pastor of
the M. e. church at Mashapaug, now of
Staffordville, gave his lecture, "This and
that-here and there" with stereopti-
con, at the Town hall Friday evening.
The lecture was both instructive and en-
PERTAINING, and the views were excellent.
The ladies are planning to give har-
vest supper at the town hall, the evening
of September goth, with short entertain
ment.
At the Union Congregational church
next Sunday, collection will be taken
for aged and infirm ministers, as Is the
custom Of the church and the address will
be on the subject.
Mashapaug.
A forest fire of some proportions ragged
In the east part of the town last Wednes-
day. ,r
Mrs. E. L. Blair Is visiting for a few
days with relatives at Ludlow and Spring
field, Mass.
Miss Lizzie Moore of this village has
gone to Worcester, Mass, where she will
engage In dressmaking.
Wesley Winch of Loudville, Mass,
Byron Moore and Miss Mabel Moore Of
Mount Hope, we're guests of MIR. and Mrs
J. W. Winch over Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Underwood Crawford, wild.
ow OF Daniel Taft Crawford, died at the
residence of her son, George w. Crawford
at Mashapaug, Friday morning. Mrs
Crawford was born In Wales, November
10, 1917, and became the second wife Of
Daniel T. Crawford, then of Union, al
Wales, September, s, 1887. In 1858 they
went away and made there home In Vir
gina for several years. They returned te
this village In 1857, and have resided here
ever since. Mr.. Crawford died March 10
1867, and Mrs. Crawford has remained {
widow ever since. She united with the
church In this village March II, 1879, b!
letter from the Baptist church at Wales
where she had been converted some year.
earlier. She was a devoted Christian
one whose life has been largely spent IL
services for others. She has brought VI
a large family of children, four of whom
survive her and mourn her loss, viz
Luther, at Stafford; Oscar at San An
tonic, Tex; George w. at this village, II
whose home she had spent her declining
years and Sarah E., wife of Rev. G.. w
Hunt, pastor of the M. E. church, ST
| To OF Mnc
A. Pierce, aged IS years, survives her also
A brother, William Underwood, 80, die
at Wales last spring, and sister, Mrs
Davis, 50, died about the same time. Tb
funeral was held at the house Sunda
afternoon at 2 p. M, Rev. G. E. Bromle
officiating, assisted by Rev. G.. H. Bate
and Rev. q. W. Hunt. The burial wa
at the East cemetery at Union.
| Rock Meadow.
The rain Sunday morning was q wei
come visitor.
Miss Grace Hiscox of Rockville ha
been visiting two weeks with her sister
Mrs. Geo. Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers OF New Londo
were the guests last week of her brothers
Arthur and Roy Dimock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Agard and sor
Elmer, from Warren, Mass, were tn
quests of Adelbert Agard last Monday.
Merrick Marcy's oldest daughter {
Hartford Is quite I'LL, at the home of he
grandmother, Mrs. Henry Booth. He
mother Is with her. -'
Rev. and Mrs. G. FL. Furness from We
mont and daughter, Evelyn, also Flor
Agard of Brimfield visited last week MOI
day at Adelbert Agard's.
Mrs. Ring visited a few days last wee
at the home of David Matthews, also
few days at Stephen Tits. This wee
she Is with her brother, Henry Booth.
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