The Press., 1900-04-19
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
W. r. G. meeting Friday evening.
A. o. U. W. meeting this evening.
John Siswick is ill with the grippe.
Temple of Honor meeting next Wednes-
day evening.
Regular service of Stafford Tent, K. o.
T. M, next Wednesday evening.
Regular communication of Ionic lodge,
F. & A. M, next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Fred Weeks, 80, died Monday
morning, after short illness. Her hus-
band and two daughters, one few weeks
old, survive her. The funeral was held
from her late home yesterday afternoon,
Rev. j. s. Wadsworth of the Methodist
church officiating. The burial was In the
Stafford Springs cemetery.
The Current Events club will meet with
Miss Newton on Monday evening. Quo
tations: Humor; critical comments on
Hamlet by Miss Newton; the catastrophe
of Shakespeare's plays by Miss Berton; ;
current events by Miss Hewett; music.
The state federation of women's clubs
at Willimantic next Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The railroad committee Of the business
mems association at meeting held last
Saturday morning voted to petition the
railroad company to change the time ia
BILE so that we would have a train going
south in the morning at about 8 O'Clock
or before, and not be obliged to wait un-
til 10 81 a. m. for the first train south,
and to keep it so the year around. 1t is
understood that the Block Island train
will be put on about the first of June, and
that the train going south at 10.37 and
the one going north at 4.35 will be dis
continued. 1t was also voted to complain
to the headquarters of the Western Union
telegraph company of the local service.
A number of instances we're mentioned
where kilograms were not delivered for a
number of hours after being received at
the local Office, and some that we're not
delivered until the next day.
The following presents were received
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Espig at their
recent wedding:
Writing desk and book case, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
w. Ruby; kitchen range and gold watch and
chain, Henry Espig; half dozen silver teaspoons,
sugar shell and butter-knife, Misses Nellie and
Hanson, Hartford; two silver tablespoons, W.
| A. Abbott; cake plate, Mrs Spring silver
WEES Wsspster s and daughter @ % Grace, % Wilimantc lima sii
| yer oyster ladle, Misses Jessie and Mabel Web
ster, Willimant1c; pair linen towels, Miss Ange.
line Panciera tidy, Miss Emma Bacon, Palmer
oyster set, Messrs Frank and Robert Furness
Charles Kretchmar, Max Turschman, Rudolph
Nothn1ck, August Thiesing; linen towels, Mr.
Misses Eva and Della Converse; set of linen
and Mg1e Berry dish MIS- Fred weeks pickle dish
| silk handkerchief and towel, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Smith WesTford wine set WI1ls scha M
pig; sheets and pillow cases. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
| Schmidt; cut of crash and clothes line, Miss
Elsie te cups
cup, Arthur slater; toilet set, Mr. ana Mrs. b
marble clock, Young American athletic club
| cream set, George and Angie Rand; cake basket
ssrqR eup
K. II. Moulton; silver teapot, Miss Gertie Els
pig; linen towels, Miss Rose Bernardo; liner
| tray cloth. Mrs. Higgins; sheets and pillow
cases, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Marcy; tea cup, sa u
Ger, easel, pepper, salt and vinegar holder, Miss
May Weeks !; berry set, Miss M E. Nothnick and
E. Slater; pickle dish, Mr.. Oaks; silver castor
Max Lohse; night lamp, Miss Eva Goff; cream
| set, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gilbert; spoon holder
Fred Ruby pickle dish and cheese plate, Franz
| Ruby; lemonade set, Miss Emma WenZel; rock
ing chair and hassock, W. Thiesing, G. A
| Kuehn, oscar Meyers, Otto Ladish, Louis Suen
derhauf, Jacob Peters; linen tray cloth, Mrs
Abbie Slater.