The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-03-01
Edward Kelliher of Hartford is spend.

ing rev Gays with Irlenos IN Town.
Mrs. L. F. Eaton was with her parents
in Palmer, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Service and Sunday school will be held
as usual at Orcuttville next Sunday after
noon.
Special services will be held through
Lent at st. Edwards church Wednesdays
and Fridays.
Miss Gertrude circuit entertained a
whist party at her home in Orcuttvllle
last evening.
VIM. Pierce has again left the employ
OF the Grand Trunk and gone to work for
the worsted company.
The clothing store of J. NJ. Leach Looks
quite fine, after being in the hands OF
the painters and paperers,
A golf club to be formed In Monson
and Palmer with links at North Monso1
near the electric road Is being agitated.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Fl. James of Rock.
Vile will entertain the neighboling Meth.
odist ministers and their wives Monday.
The American Athletic club held a
dance at the club rooms Tuesday even
ing. This function was the last proceed
ing the Lenten season.
Miss Blessington, housekeeper at the
parochial residence, was called to Meri
den last Saturday by the death of he
brother, Peter Blessipgton.
George Pierson has sold the old home
stead in the edge of Wilmington to Johl
Labonte. He has also sold place In tn
same locality to Martin Pierson of Hart
ford.
Owing to broken pulley the Staffort
Worsted Co. was obliged to shut dow
Monday afternoon. The pulley was re
placed yesterday and the mill was starte
to-day.
Painters are at work on the interior @
E. L. Burr's store. AS soon as the deco
rators are finished Miss Beckwith, VIII
has arrived In town, will make prepare
tons for her millinery opening.
The attraction at the opera house mex
Tuesday evening will be Scammon'
clown Topics" The uniform excellenc
of Scammon's attractions is good e1
dorsement for "Town Topics"
The spelling school proved one of tn
features of the colonial tea at the Congr'
gational church last Friday evening, an
the honors were taken by Miss Ami
Connor and Mrs. J. s. Wadsworth.
Next Sunday evening the concludin
given in the Methodist church by Re,
Mr.. Wadsworth. The subject will /
"The Garden of Gethsemene and th
Mount of Olives"
| Tuesday morning was the coolest &
far this winter, the thermometer regis
tering 10 and 10 degrees below zero
different parts of the borough. 1t We
quite contrast to the thunder storm (
Saturday night.
! Arthur Squires has moved his barbt
shop to the store in Rockwell's block r.
Gently fitted up for him. He has adde
quite little new furniture, and his ne
quarters have very attractive appear
ance and give him the desired additions
room.
There was not quorum present at til
meeting of the committee chosen to sc
about better railroad facilities yesterda
afternoon In the club rooms, AS r,
suit 1t was necessary to adjourn witho,
action. Those members who were pre-
ent regret that more interest is not show
in the matter.
A quiet wedding occurred at the Met
odist parsonage Wednesday evening at
O'Clock, when Jesse Dearden and Mi
Meta A. Pierson, both of Tolland, we
united in marriage by Rev. Julian
Wadsworth. Miss Pierson had formerly a
tended school here, and has been recent
one of the successful teachers in the tow
of Tolland.
Grace church notes: Tomorrow (FI
day. evening, at 7.45, there will be eve
ing prayer and sermon by Rev. Dav
Sprague, rector of Grace church, Al
herst, Mass. Saturday, at 4 o'cloc
there will be shortened evening pray
and reading. On Sunday evenings du
ing Lent the rector proposes to give
course of studies on church history. A
are cordially invited.
The young mems literary society e
tertained their lady friends in the parlo
of the Methodist church Tuesday eve
ing. Refreshments were served and the
were several musical selections. The q
bate was on Resolved gun powd
Is of benefit to mankind" The affirm
tive was taken by Lewis Stevens al
Sydney Siswick. Ernest Taft and Ra
mond Eaton took the negative. The d
cision was for the affirmative.
Reuben Edgerton, So. we'll known
this section of the country, died at Lyn
Macs, Monday. Mr.. Edgerton was
resident Of this borough for several yea
and left here about two years ago. Pr
vious to residence here he lived at Willir
? ton, and received many honors from til
town during the more active years of
y life. He held various town offices a
! represented that town in the general ,
sembly in 1880. He leaves a widow
son, Marvin D., and a daughter, Mrs.
G. Merrick. The son and daughter
side 10 Bristol He also leaves two st,
, daughters, Mrs. Frank Clark of Han
3 ton, Mo-, and Mrs. Fred Sibley, at who
3 home he died, of Lynn, Mass. For I
IL years previous to his death Mr.. Edg
ton has been afflicted with blindne
The deceased wac we'll liked and respe
:, ed by those who knew him here, and
n fact has been popular wherever he l
:, lived. The body was brought from Ly
. to-day, and will be taken to Tolland
burial