The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23
States Attorney Reed Is in Middletown

/ church next Sunday, but there will be n
Sunday school.
Anthony Adams has been confined t
his home with bad cold and an attac
of his old enemy, asthma.
r. NJ. Fisk and Anders Jacobsen al
tended the meeting of the grand lodge i
Hartford last week as delegates fror
Ionic lodge.
| Edward Hopkins Is taking short va
cation at his home In Palmer, and Mat
thew Herman is running the cafe durinI
his absence.
Robbins & Patterson of Norwich ar
filling their large Ice houses at circuit
vile this week. Bidwell & Co.. ant
Joseph Levene have also gathered thei
harvest.
Miss Edna Reed went to Boston yes
terday for visit. From there she will
go to Cape Cod, where she will attene
the wedding of her cousin, Miss Belms
r. Chase.
Louis Helm, j. NJ. Leach and Edward
Brosnahan are at Mashapaug fishing
through the Ice. Officer Pierce Is on the
streets nights during the absence of the
regular officer.
Cyril johnson returned from Newark
N. j., this week where he has been for sew.
eral days looking after his various inter
ests there.
Fred Dimmick has severed his connec
tion with the Riverside Wooden company
and Is now employed at the Branch mill
in Monson. ... 81, .. s5.ls
Frank Goodell has moved from the
William Adams house into the house
owned by Russell Colburn, next south OF
his residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. F. Cady and Mr.. and
Mrs. e. 81. Pinney were in Springfield
Monday night and witnessed the presen-
tation of an opera by the Bostonians.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lasbury of No. 90
Orchard street, Rockville, were called to
Warren, r. l., last Monday to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Lasbury's brother, who
died very suddenly of rheumatism around
the heart.
Pastor Williams will preach on Sunday
morning and evening. In the evening
there will be special memorial service
to the memory of Mrs. Huldah Wakefield,
who died very suddenly on Tuesday even
ing, just after attending a cottage prayer
meeting. ..- go. 49,. .-..
The death of Mrs. Alice Tooker, eldest
daughter of Asa Wiley. Esq., formerly Of
Stafford, occurred after brief illness at
her home in Bridgeport about four weeks
ago. Mrs. lockers aged parents survive
her, also one brother, Frank Wiley Of
Fairfield, Conn.,, besides her husband and
three children.
The body of Mrs. Nancy Winter, widow
of Theodore Winter, was brought here
last Saturday and buried in the Street
cemetery. The deceased was a native of
this town, being daughter of John Y.
Adams and a sister of the late George
Adams of Stafford Street. Mrs. Winter
was 80 years of age and had been In fail
Ing health for number Of years, and was
being cared for by some of her husbands
In Tolland, where she died. She
leaves son, Loren Winter of Springfield.
Mrs. Winter was a woman of most esti-
mable character, and her long life had
been spent in caring more for the wants
Of others than for those Of her own.
Rev. F. L. Batchelder celebrated the
anniversary of his birth
day, with all the members of his family,
at the home Of his son, DIR. F. P. Batch
elder, All Massachusetts avenue, Boston,
on Friday, January 18th. During the
early part of the day he received calls
from several nieces and nephews, and was
the recipient Of several gifts. Among the
letters of congratulation was one penned
by Miss Rachael M. Glover of Stafford,
whose Th birthday anniversary occurred
that day. While the only survivor of
family Of nine brothers and sistere, Mr..
Batchelder Is in excellent health and
takes keen interest In events, both past
and present. He takes special pleasure
10 attending, when he can, the Saturday
(Sabbath) service at the neighborlng Jew.
lsh synagogue and is able to hear consid-
cradle Of the service and sermon, which
are conducted In English.
1t will be pleasant news to people In
this vicinity to learn that, commencing
February LIST, we shall no longer have to
wait until noon for our first morning
mail. A petition was circulated by Chris
TOPPER Allen asking for an early morning
mail In addition to the two we now have,
and after few signatures were obtained
The petition was presented to Congress
man E. Stevens Henry and an explanation
Of the present situation given him. The
thanks OF the community are extended to
Mr.. Henry for his prompt and energetic
action In the matter, and the fact that he
mas secured an erderto have the service
commence next week Friday speaks vol
1mes for Mr.. Henry's consideration Of his
constituents interests. The mail will
cave the Springs as soon as the mail ar
living on the boat train Is assorted and
will reach here about eight O'Clock.
The community was greatly surprised
morning to learn Of the sudden
Heath Of Mrs. Huldah Wakefield, which
between nine and ten O'Clock
tuesday evening. She had been attend
ng cottage prayer meeting at the home
of David johnson and was on her way
home, accompanied by Rev. George VIII
Jams, VIXEN, on reaching point only a
lew feet beyond the north end Of the
bridge, she was suddenly taken with
heart failure and exclaimed that she was
lying. Mr.. Williams assisted her as far