The Press., 1901-01-31
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

W.. II. y. meeting tomorrow evening.
Willis II. Reed has been appointed no.
tary public.
Regular session OF Wauseon lodge, I.
D. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
Regular convocation OF Orient chapter,
r. "A. M, next Wednesday evening.
Fred Sweet has been obliged to close
his engagement with Culhane, Chace &
Weston's ninstrels, owing to the state Of
Ills health. He contracted severe cold,
and was unable to stand the strain oi
travelling in a car.
Mrs. Albert Barrett, 78, native oil
Stafford, died at Zumbrota, Ninn., Sun.
day, Jan. 20. Mrs. Barrett was daugh.
ter of DR.. John Grant, who lived on the
place now owned by John Larped on the
Street. Mrs. Barrett, with her husband
went to Minnesota from here in 1857.
The family was active In the social and
religious development Of the new coun.
try. Mr.. Barrett died In 1897, and was
one Of hepromoters of the Stafford West
ern Emigration company. Four daugh.
ters and q son survive.
Mrs. Sarah Brooks, widow of james f.
Brooks, died Saturday morning from an
acute attack of bronchitis. Mrs. Brooks
would have been 80 years of age had she
lived until February 14th. She was one
Of the oldest and probably the oldest res
2onk ~ {r 1Ho n
daughter of Benjamin Davis of Ware.
She came here when she was married and
has resided here since. She lived In the
eastern part Of the town when she first
the borough for the past thirty years.
fShe was a member Of the Methodist
church and Sunday school and regular
attendant until short time before her
death. Four sons and two daughters
survive her. Two of the sons, P. H. M.
and Henry, reside in Springfield. The
others, E. w. and A. O., reside here, as
we'll as one Of the daughters, Mrs. W. A.
Comins. The other daughter is Mrs.
Frank Orcutt of Wellington. The funeral
was held from her late home on Grown
street Monday afternoon at / O'Clock
Rev. Julian s. Wadsworth officiating
| The burial was In the Stafford Springs
cemetery.
| Oscar G. Marcy, So, died, after a long
illness, at his home in Palmer last week
| Wednesday. He was born in Holland
where he spent his youth, attending the
public schools, and upon the home farm
He was student at Monson academy fol
short time, where he completed his ed
ucation. He remained in his fathers en-
ploy until % years old, when he went tc
Sturbridge as driver of four horse team
After six months he went to Wales, tax
Ing q position as driver of an OK team
hauling material for the Higgins mill
then being constr ucted. He returned tt
Holland in the winter of that year, anc
/ was employed In driving team, hauling
lumber. nntil the spring OF 1866. HI
then came to Staffordvllle, as driver of {
four horse team, In the employ of E. E
Butterfield. He remained there one yea
and then became driver of one of tn.
stages owned by Mr.. Butterfeld. HI
drove stage between Staffordville and
Stafford Springs for two years. and also
managed the freight line. He then re
turned to a four-horse team. which b,
drove for a few months. He finally
bought out the stage and freight business
of Mr.. Butterfield, and sold 1t six months
later to Edward Washburn. He returned
to Holland for the summer, and In tn
fall of 1870 went to Hardwick, where h
employed several teams in the construc
tion of the Ware River railroad. Januar,
1, 1871, he went TO Palmer, taking posi-
tion at the depot as mail carrier and bag
gageman. He soon went to work In tn
stables owned by Boardman Shaw. ant
the next December he bought the Wal
nut-street sta ables, which he retained unit
the time of his death. Mr.. Marcy bull
up a large livery business. His stable
were burned a few years ago, and ney
ones were built. He had an unusuall,
wide acquaintance, and was especiall,
we'll known and liked by travelling men
who were large patrons. He was mem
ber Of Wolcott lodge of Masons in Stat
ford. He was married August 18, 1870
to Sarah v. Patton of Stafford, who die
In November. 1871. They had one son
David Eugene. who has for several year
been associated with his father In busi
ness. He was married second tim
In December, 1879, to Clara M. Sumne
of Enfield, who also survives him.