The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-23

lying west OF his house.
Mrs. Calvin Moulton of New London
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Russell
| Colburn, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Chaffee of Hart
ford have been stopping at their old home
in the village for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis F. Hubert of HYDE
Vile are receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter, Gladys May.
Selectman Myron Leonard is out again
after having been confined to the house
for two or three weeks by illness.
Gilbert Chaffee will sell his two-tene-
ment house in this village, also lot of
household goods, at auction next week
Saturday, June LIST.
The many friends of Rev. F. L. Batch
elder were much pleased to see him offici-
ating In his old position at the Baptist
church Sunday morning.
In the obituary notice of Ephraim W.
Squier last week the date of his marriage
was given as March 81, 1868. 1t should
have been March 81, 1868.
Miss Dora Roberts, who moved from
this place to Chicopee Falls a few months
ago, and Phil Gabourie, who Is we'll
known here, are to be married Wednes-
day, June 9th.
Mrs. Chas. Wadsworth, who has been
making her home with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Cummings, left town Tuesday and
will spend the summer with relatives at
Glastonbury and Saybrook.
Harvey George has purchased the Ste
phen Lamb farm on Moulton Hill and
takes possession to-day. This is one of
the most desirable farms In this section,
the house and buildings having been
kept in good condition, and will make
Mr.. George pleasant home. Harvey's
many friends wish him good fortune in
his new venture.
The school rooms of Miss Mary E.
Smith and Miss Elsie McCallum will
combine and hold memorial exercises In
Miss Smiths room next Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. The exercises will
consist of recitations, songs, duets, quar-
tets and solos by the pupils, and there
will probably be some speaking by others
present. A cordial invitation is extended
to all veterans to be present.
staffordville.
Carl Hollingworth will move into Peel
& McCarthy's house made vacant by Mr..
Sanger.
W. V. Odell had to kill his bay mare
last Saturday on account of rheumatism,
which had made her useless for sometime.
Remember the Counsel for the Plain
tiff" which is to be presented at the
Congregational vestry next Tuesday even
ing at o'clock. Music by the orchestra.
Ice cream will be On sale. Admission,
90 cents.
The new pastor of the M. E. church,
Rev. Wesley w. Smith, was born in King
ston, Penn, and graduated from Wes-
leyan university in 1881, and from Drew
theological seminary at Madison, N. J. in
1891. He was with the Wyoming confer
ence, and for the past seven years has
been pastor of the Congregational church
in Portland, ct. He has decided to re-
turn to the Methodist denomination, and
has accepted the appointment in Stafford
Vile for the ensuing year. His family
will join him the middle of June.
West Stafford.
Deacon D. J. Glazier Is on the sick list.
Burton Allen of Ellington Street called
on friends early in the week.
Mrs. Alice Buck and daughter, Daisy,
are visiting relatives In Hartford.
1t was pleasing to meet Lawyer Fran
els Charter, who was in town on Monday.
Mrs. Ralph Brown is entertaing her
mother, Mrs. H. G. Eddy, of New Lon
don.
Charles Root entertained his uncle,
Mr.. Pritchard, of Greenfield, Mass, last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Truesdell returned
on Tuesday from visit with their son In
Springfield.
All interested In the center cemetery
are requested to meet there on Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, to do such work
as may be necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Atwood have re-
turned to their home In Willimantic, az
ter having spent few days with their
mother, Mrs. Janette Newell.
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Barnard, Dea.
and Mrs. G. P. Broadway and Mr.. and
Mrs. M. A. Gold attended the meeting OF
the Tolland county conference of Congre-
gational churches, held at Somersville on
Tuesday.
A Grand Army memorial service will
be held at the Congregational church
next Sunday at 1.3O p. m. All members
Of the g. A. r. are most cordially invited
to attend this service. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. H. T. Barnard, pas
tor of the church. Special music will be
rendered by the choir.
The Y. P. S. G. E. will hold May so.
cial at the church on next week Friday
evening. Each lady Is to bring button
hole bouquet, around the stems of which
is to be fastened paper on which is writ.
ten the name OF the lady taking the bou-
quets. The bouquets will be sold to the
gentlemen by the "May Queen" for 90
cents, and this will entitle them to two
plates of ice cream. A short entertain
o'clock. A most cordial invitation Is ex.
tended to all.
TOLLAND.
Pre- siding Elder j. 1. Bartholomew was
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