The Press., 1902-05-22

DR.. Sullivan OF Wflltmantic has been
/, spending few days here.
There will be q musical service at the
Congregational church next Sunday even
Ing.
Mrs. G. M. Lawton of Worcester is
the guest of Mrs. w. Fl. Smith for few
days.
F. q. Lynch will play for ball al
Mansfield on Friday, and e. Fields will
prompt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Mcguire OF
Brooklyn are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Bissett
The surveyors for the proposed electric
railroad are now working on the streets
In the borough.
Rev. J. I. Bartholomew will be here
next Friday evening and hold the first
quarterly conference at the Methodist
church.
Miss Grace Burwell Is expected to ar
rive in town in the near future to spend a
short interval before going to Colorado
for her health.
The farm known as the Simeon Horton
place. owned by A. E. Gary, was sold at
auction Wednesday afternoon, and was
bought by Peter Panciera for $700.
L. Madison of North Adams has taken
position as boss finisher at the Warren
wooden company to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Herman Bosbeck.
Ernest B. Durkee of Mansfield and
Miss Katie M. Harvey of Willimantie
were united in marriage at the Methodist
parsonage by Rev. G. s. Davis yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Stuhlbach of Norwich has
joined her husband, who Is In business
here, and the couple will soon commence
housekeeping in Willie Pieroe's house or
Gold street.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Eaton, accompa
MED by the Misses Eaton Of Monson
went to Rockville last Saturday to atten6
the funeral of John Fl. Kite. brother
in-law of Mr.. Eaton's.
Repairs on Brown Bros. store block
are completed. The roof of the barn Ii
being covered with galvanized iron. Work
on the changes to be made on the hote
will be commenced at once.
F. E. Fitzpatrick Is circulating paper
for the purpose of raising funds for the ust
of Winter Post, g. A. R., in the observance
of Memorial day as no appropriation
was made at the last town meeting.
Louis Suenderhauf and George Rem
inert boxed four rounds at an athletic ex
hibition in Monson last Saturday evening
Amos Gagnon, the strong man, was also
on the bill. The Stafford talent strength
ened the program very materially.
Fred Lynch, II. D. Butterfield, Johr
McCrohan, James Brennan, Frank Las
bury, Ray Eaton, Thomas Williams and
B. J. Mullins have been engaged to play
at Springfield next Monday with the Mon.
son band in connection with the jubilee
festivities.
MEMORIAL DAY ORDERs.-The swift,
fleeting years have brought us to another
Memorial day, and as we follow the GUS
tom so dear to our hearts of decorating
with flowers the graves of our departed
comrades, let every comrade of the G.
A. R. and every veteran In town join
the ranks and help us do homage to our
dead comrades. Sons of Veterans, fall
in and help swell the ranks. The veter-
ans of the Cuban, Philippine and Chinese
wars are also invited to join in the exer:
cises of the day. Citizens of Stafford, We
ask for your presence, sympathy and helI
on that day. Children, you are invited
to be present and assist in all the exer
cises Of the day. Bring sweet blossoms
and help US decorate the graves, as 20,
have done In years past.
ANTHONY ADAMS, Commander.
Stafford.
| -CARD.-Will our kind neighbors ant
| friends accept our sincere thanks for thei
many manifestations of good will and act.
| of kindness extended to US during our re
cent bereavement in the death of our sis
ter. Mr.. AND MRS. EDGAR ST. MARIE.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Batchelder would
take this opportunity to express theil
| thanks to their friends who met them 81
cordially on their homecoming, or sen
to them very acceptable tokens of thei
regard. Our premises we found had beel
we'll cared for, but the number of GU
friends we found to be less than formerly
for In our absence death had called som
home.
Mrs. Lewis Morse has been ill for
number of days with mild form of ty
phoid fever.
Mrs. R. 8. Beebe has been very Ill a
her home in Los Angeles, CAL, but a
last reports had commenced to improve.
Harmony Temple of Honor made visi
to the home of Milton Smith at Hyde
Vile last evening and had an enjoyabl
time.
The rummage sale conducted by tn
ladies of the Universslist church In tn
town hall last Saturday afternoon an
evening was decided financial success
the ladies netting about fifty dollars.
A junior nine of baseballists from tn
Springs ran up against local nine on tn
home ground last saturday morning an
were obliged to retire with a defeat @
seventeen to two. The boys go to tn
Springs next Saturday to play a retur
game.
The blacksmithing business at tn
Wightman carriage shops has necessitate
the engaging of another blacksmith, an
Chas. Ross of Wyoming has been secure
to fill the position. The reward for FIND
ing the long-lost "Charles Ross' Is to b
divided between John and Owen. F. W
Sawyer of Willimantic Is doing the trim
ming at the same establishment.
Miss Nellie Bolieau, a well-known youn
lady of this village, died at the home G