The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-11-22

Mrs. Alexander Rifenburg Is visiting
friends in Springfield and Holyoke.
Mrs. Ellen Weston is quite Ill, and has
been confined to the house for the past
week.
The following is from Tuesdays Boston
Globe:
Worcester, Nov. 19.-An attachment,
the result of an action of contract, for
$50, 900, was placed on the property OF
Mrs. Florence A. j. Coe, wife Of w.
FL. Coe, to-day, the plaintiffs being Cyril
johnson and Julia G. johnson of Stafford,
Conn, and Richard g. Beebe of Los An.
geles, CAL, to recover on promissory
note alleged to be due them.
All the parties to the suit are owners
In the Summit wooden company of Stat.
ford, Conn. 1t is claimed by the plain
tiff's that Mrs. Coe owes them the amount
In payment for certain additions made to
the mill. The defendant alleges that the
suit has no foundation In fact, and states
that the plaintiffs have already been sat-
isfied as far as law and equity demand.
The writ is made returnable In the supe
rior court on the first Monday In Decem-
Der.
The Summit wooden company failed
about six months ago, and Cyril johnson
Is the receiver appointed by the courts.
The affairs of the concern are now being
settled as rapidly as possible.
SfafHnrdviIle
Mrs. Lucian Washburn is very sick
with a complication of diseases.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Murray last Monday.
Any one In this village wanting the
New York or Boston Sunday papers, can
get them from Owen Silk.
Frank Kann and Miss Mabel Duncan
were married at the brides aunt's In Ash
ford last Thursday.
A young man from Somersville, came
to this place last Sunday, to visit friends,
and having imblbed too much fire water.
He started In to make more noise than, a
brass band, and steam calliope combined.
After attracting quite large crowd, many
Of whom were returning from Sunday even
ing services, he was taken In hand by
Constable Bosworth, when he very meek
~ decided to shake the dust of Stafford
Vile, from his feet and quietly return to
Somersville.
The young people of the Congregation
al church will present the three-act drama
entitled ''Rebecca's Triumph" next Tues
day evening, with the following cast OF
characters:
Mrs. Rokeman, wealthy lady, age forty,
| Mrs. A. Arthur West
Mrs. Delalne, widow, age sixty, , 60.
ReDecca, founding, age nineteen, -.
clarissa Goldman spinstsr age forty, n,n,c.
Katie Conner, an Irish girl, Miss Myrtle Brown
Gyp, colored girl, Mrs. LQcius smith
Meg, vagrant, Mrs. Ernest Moore
OUR CLUB,
| Dora Gaines. Mrs. w. D. Robert q
Sadie Morrell, Miss Elizabeth Heck
Jennie WoOdman, Mrs. Edgar Swift
Nellie Dunbar, Miss Florence McQuirteI
Emma Steaens, Miss Louise Kann
Grace Greenwood, ''' A''' " 90
Alice Leeds,
| GusSie Green.
| West Stafford.
Miss Eva Fletcher is spending week
with her cousin In Florence, Mass.
Mrs. Belva Wilbur is making two
weeks visit with her sister at New Lon
don.
The Ladies' Aid society meet with Mrs
Augustus Homes this afternoon and even
ing. Supper will be served as usual ant
cordial invitation is extended.
At a meeting of the Congregational so
ciety held last evening it was unanimous
ly voted to extend a call to the Rev. III
T. Barnard, of Bradford, VT, to become
the settled pastor of the church ----<
During recent moonlight evenings e.
Worthington, who lives in the northwest
part of the town, had a large quantity O
field corn and potatoes stolen from his
field. The sneak thief deliberately husk
ed the corn and dug the potatoes for them
selves. 1t would take one of very dis
reputable character to perform such ,
mean act.
UNION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chelsea Young have hat
the past week visit from cousins, Henri,
j. Negus and wife of Brazil, Indiana
MIR. Negus was born In Holland, Mass.
in 1924, at his grandfather, Bradley Web
ber's home. His parents moved to west
ern New York In 1899, the first year afte
the canal opened to Buffalo. He wa
connected with railroad service for
years, mostly as conductor, until he re
tired on account of age. They also Wis
tied their cousins, Ossian T. Crawford, q
Worcester, and VIM. M. Crawford, a
Stafford Springs.
Mashapaug.
Walter s. Blair spent Sunday at home
The schools In town close their fall teri
next Friday.
Next Sunday will be observed as TEN
peranoe Sunday at the M. e. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Webster, of tn
south part of the town, spent Sunday wit
friends In Southbridge, Mass.
Mrs. FL. "A. Butterworth continues t
improve and the attending physician 81
poets now that she will recover.
Miss Huldah Smith is expected to cor
tinue as teacher of the school in this vi
lage for the entire school year. This Il
her third year with this school.
Miss Grace Holland of Southbridgt
Mass, who Is teaching 80 efficiently, til
school In the district of the eastern pal
of the town, was the guest of Miss Flol
E. Bromley over Sunday at the Methods
parsonage.
Miss Georgiana Lowering is completin
. her first term as teacher OF the school |
this village of Union. She will teach ais