The Press., 1901-10-10
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Simn,ons last week Wednesday.

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Frank Simmons last week Wednesday.
The Current Events club will meet with
Mrs. w. III. Cooley next Monday even
ing. The club will take Holland for a
subject this year. The following Is the
program for Monday evening: 1, read
ing, "The Boy and the Angel" by Brown
ing, Mrs. J. M. Leach 2, current litera-
ture 8, current events.
Stafford.
Clayton Morse of New Haven Is guest
Of his brother, Louis Morse.
The regular meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday evening will be in charge
of Ceres.
Thomas Simons, Jr., and brother, Wal
ter, have been in Bridgeport visiting their
friend, James McGinniss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tyler. of West
Springfield have been recent guests OF
their aunt, Mrs. Huldah Wakefield
1t is expected that Rev. Mr.. Kimball
of Pennsylvania will occupy the pulpit of
the Universalist church next Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Wadsworth Is making her
home with her sister, Mrs. Henry Cum
mings, and has Al notice of interest In
another column.
Joseph Dorsey; who for some time has
been living In Cherry Valley, Mass, has
moved back to this village and resumed
work in the Rivarsi(le mill
= Quite a number of notices that were
handed in last week were unavoidably
left out on account of The Press being
published so early In the week.
Unclaimed letters in Stafford post-of
fee Miss l.. Wood, Miss B. W. Poland,
Mrs. Lizzie Ponack, Mrs. Gardner Win
ter, Mr.. Alex Dawson, J. H. Pipe.
The stone crusher plant, which has
been standing for long time in W. H.
Blacks pasture, was removed this week
by the owner, Mr.. Plat of Lockport, N.
Y.
Mrs. Susan Lester of Maine has been
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. 81.
Preble. Mrs. Lester Is a sister of the
late A. 81. Preble, and this Is her first
visit to this place in twelve years.
"The Stafford Robbers" will be Pastor
Williams subject next Sunday evening,
and In the morning the subject will be
"The mysterious fire." Rev. and Mrs.
Williams will sing at the evening service.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. F. K. Briggs of Utica, N.
Y, have been spending several days with
Mr.. Briggs sisters, Mrs. Russell Colburn
and Mrs. W. A. Durham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Briggs were recently married and were
making their bridal tour. e. i
Architect Clough of Holyoke was In
the village last Friday and had confer
ence with the Annette Cotton fund build
ing committee. Mr.. Clough will prepare
two sets of plans for the contemplated
remodeling of Spiritualist hall, and work
on the same will be commenced as soon
as the plans are decided upon. !. +.
stafordville.
Miss Ruth Smith has returned home
from her visit with her aunt.
Mildred Watrous has come to spend
the winter with Mrs. Thomas Odell.
Irving Bowden fell from chestnut tree
last week and hurt his hip quite badly.
There will be an old folks service next
Sunday morning In the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank g. Hulett and
family of East Longmeadow, Mass, were
the guests at Mrs. H. A. Bosworth's last
week.
:. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church will serve a chicken-pie supper
next week Thursday evening from to 8.
Hostesses, Miss Drill Holmes and Miss
Grace Booth. Every one is cordially in
vited. Supper, children ten cents, adults
twenty cents. Music will be furnished by
the orchestra.
West Stafford.
Mrs. Cora johnson Copeland of Orange,
Mass, has been visiting old acquaintance
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. y. Truesdell are spend
ing few days with their son in Spring
field. -
Chester Kellogg of New York was with
over Sunday.
J. r. Washburn has taken the agency
for Townsend's "Life and Public Services
of William Mckinley:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron and daugh-
ter, Beatrice, of Rockville are the guests
of their cousin, Mrs. F. z. Fairfield.
The Christian Endeavor society will
serve its annual game supper next week
Thursday evening from $50 to O'Clock.
Come, and bring your friends with you.
Last week Wednesday three hundred
and fifty-five teams, by actual count, pass
ed through West Main street on their way
to the fair grounds. The vehicles were
of all descriptions, from two wheeled gigs
to four horse tally-ho's. There was but
one automobile.
Among the visitors who came to town
last week to attend the Stafford fair were
Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Preston of Auburn
dale, Mass, at F. W. Preston's; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Kibbe of New Haven at III.
L. Kibbe's; Mrs. Annie Jones of North
Wilbraham at Mrs. Selma Greaves' Mrs
Crealman and Miss 'Hilditch of Thompson
Vile at Mrs. B. A. Wilbur's; Mrs Rey
holds and grandson of Manchestervat M
A. Cady's; Mr.. and Miss Wright o.
Springfield at Henry McKinney's; Miss
Alice VanHeynigan of New London al
Michael Roberts and Mr.. Russell o.
Chaplin at E. D. Ellis.
| MANSFIELD.
At the town election Monday, Bradle,
M. Sears on both tickets was elected tow1
clerk, and Grant Chappell, r, J. L. Bur
gess r. and G. H. Andrews d. were elect