The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-03-21
Miss Alice CLARK Is visiting friends in

Boston.
Miss Celia Holt Is visiting friends in
Brooklyn.
Miss Bates OF Windham is the gnest OF
Miss r. e. Rice. ~
Henry Gilmartin has taken position
with Smith & Cooley.
The decorators have been touching up
the interior OF the Eaton drug store.
Lawyer P. ]. Danahey has returned
from visit to Columbia and Willimantic.
The borough schools win close next
Tuesday for the spring vacation Of two
| weeks.
Miss Cora Dorman Of Marlboro, Mass.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Heald.
Miss Mollie Lathrop was the guest
over Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. r. FL. Cush-
man of Monson.
Frank Furness is to open q first-class
bakery and cafe In the room formerly oc-
cupied by w. j. Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Bernardo are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of a
son Tuesday night.
Mrs. Henry Gilmartin has returned
from Manchester, where she was called
by the death Of her brother.
Thomas West. formerly with the Min
eral Springs Co., was In town last FRI
day. Mr.. West is now located at Nor
walk.
Anthony Adams has enlarged one Of
his show windows, which will give a
chance for larger display of his mer-
chandise.
| Miss Huntley, WHO has been the guest
Of Mrs. W. 81. Smith for the past two
months, returns to-day to her home at
Oneida, N. Y.
| Miss Hicks of New York has taken the
position of head milliner with Miss Beck
with. Miss May Smith will also be with
Miss Beckwith this season.
| The annual meeting of the Stafford
Springs cemetery association will be held
at the parlors of the business mems asso-
citation next Monday evening at 7.3O.
A number of the leading citizens went
to Hartford Tuesday to be present at the
hearing relative to the Hicks charter.
The hearing was postponed until April
18th, at which time the new application
for charter will also come up.
Grace church notes: Service and de-
votional reading on Saturday st 4 p. m.
Rehearsal of Easter music on Saturday
at 7.30 p. m. Holy communion next Sum-
day at 1915 a. m, and next Monday, the
feast of the annunciation of the Virgin
Mary, at 10 m.
The borough committee appointed to
examine property of the aqueduct compa-
ny have secured the services of Civil En-
gineer G.. E. Vorce of Hartford, who Is
here, and will commence work as soon as
the weather will permit, and report as to
the needed improvements of the plant, In
order to improve the service.
Herbert L. Waldo, 81, died at his home
In Manchester last Saturday evening. He
was taken i'll the first of March with grip,
which later developed into consumption
The final cause of his death was pneu-
monia. He leaves a widow and five small
children, the oldest boy Of nine. His
mother, who resides here, three sisters
and brother also survive him. The fu-
neral was held Tuesday afternoon at 49,.
His mother, who has been with him, is
Ill, and was obliged to return to her home
before the funeral.
| Stafford.
Rev. George Thompson Of Keene, N.
H., was guest of his mother over SUM-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. FL. Pinney spent the
greater part of last week In New York
city. ~. .....
Earl Walbridge left Saturday for Mys.
tic, where he will spend part of his va.
cation with his uncle's family.
Mrs. J. A. Simonds and Miss Gertrude
Wightman have been In the city this
week taking in the millinery openings.
| A. J. Hedges of Westfeld and Hiram
Rathbun were guests of theil brother-in.
law, VIM. Walbridge, Saturday and Sun.
day.
Rev. G. III. Puffer of Salem, Mass, is
to be the speaker at the Lenten service In
the Universalist church at Monson this
evening.
Adelbert Needham is building a new
carriage house In the rear of his large
barn. E. E. Warren and Linus Putney
are doing the work.
Owen Kelly has rented the A. D. Cady
, house, formerly occupied by Mr.. Roberts
and will take possession as soon as re-
i. pairs are completed. ..t. I'D
Frank Goodell, who has been living or
: Rev. L. 8. Goodell's farm In the east part
of the town, has rented the VIM. Adams
place and moved in Tuesday.
: There will be another song service al
the Baptist church next Sunday evening
and the pastor will preach q short sermon
on "Why men go and go not to church.
Charles Sears, who has had charge o.
e. G. Pinney's farm work for the pas
five years, has resigned his position ane
intends to move back on to his farm II
the east part Of the town April LIST.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Baptis
church will meet next Wednesday after
noon at Q o'clock for work and will serv'
/ their usual supper at $50, with Mare
Hatch and Miss Gertrude Wightman a.
host and hostess.
!. The Monday Night whist club met OF
Monday evening with Mrs. Nella Weston
! and Miss Mabel Foster az hostesses. e
} M. Wilton and Mrs. Eva Lewis meekl,