The Press., 1900-05-17
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


w. r. G. meeting Friday evening.
A. o. U. W. meeting this evening.
Temple of Honor meeting next We'd
nesday evening.
Regular review of the Maccabees next
Wednesday evening.
Regular communication of Ionic lodge,
F. & A. M. next Tuesday evening.
Benjamin Fessenden of Pawtucket, r.
/, was q guest at the Springs house ovHb
Sunday.
Officer Prince of the state law and or
der league was in town Monday, and the
hearing was held before Judge Parkess
of the borough court on the nickle-in the
slot machines seized at the places of T.
Grady, M. Mccarthy and L. Paul. No
one was present to claim the machines,
and the court adjudged them nuisance
and they were destroyed. Each place
was fined $40 and costs.
James Smith, who was we'll known
here when he was in the employ of DR..
Rafftery, passed through town Tuesday
in charge of three cars of emigrants on
the way from Liverpool to New York by
the Canadian route. Mr.. Smith has evil
IDENTIFY worked up to a responsible posi-
tion since leaving here.
D. F. Burritt is member of the board
of GOV ernors and on the building commit
tee for the Quaboag Country club, with
headquarters in Monson. The new club
has a membership of over one hundred.
A club house will be built at a cost of
about 81 500, and the grounds will soon
be ready for playing golf. Mr.. Burritt
has been quite active in pushing along
the organization.
The first golf match, IS holes, medal
play, at the grounds of the Country club,
for qualification for the team and for
handicapping last Saturday afternoon re-
suited as follows DR.. L. F. Eaton, 88 ;
Lewis Mclaughlin, 93; r. M. Fisk, SO ;
F. G. Sanford, 80; J. Carl Converse, 80 ;
j.. FL. Valentine, 100; Rev. E. W. Bishop,
10Y; Karl g. Adams, 113; r. H. Fisk,
119; E. A. Maynard, 1877; E.W. Wilcox,
IA. A handicap match will be played
next Saturday afternoon.
Miss Mabel Ellis Barber, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Barber of New
London, formerly of this borough, was
married to James Dexter Walcott last
week Tuesday evening at o'clock. The
wedding took place at the residence of
the BRIDES parents, 81 Tenth street. 1t
was a pleasant home affair, the guests
being restricted in number owing to the
recent death of the BRIDES grandfather,
b. F. Taylor. Rev. Franklin G.. McKee,
yer of the first Baptist church was the
officiating clergyman. The ring ceremony
took place in the parlor, which had been
elaborately decorated for the occasion.
At the northeast corner palms and potted
plants were massed and an arch of aspar-
agus decorated with large bunch of car
nations in the center completed the bower
under which the bride and groom stood.
The bride was charming in custume OF
white organdie. She carried bouquet OF
bridal roses. The wedding march was
played by Mrs. A. G. Sidman, aunt of the
bride, who Is organist at the Presbyterian
church at Oil City, Pa. Mr. and Mrs.
Wolcott left on the boat for New York en-
route for Washington, where they will
spend their honeymoon. They will be al
home after July at 237 Montauk avenue,
New London. In the matter of wedding
gifts the couple were very literally re.
membered. Conspicuous among the many
articles received was handsome upright
piano from the brides grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Taylor. The groom gave
the bride wedding book containing the
pictures of themselves, their parents, the
brides residence, the names of the guests
the marriage certificate, and other very
interesting data connected with theil
wedding. Mr.. and Mrs. Walcott are bott
highly respected by large circle o.
| friends.