The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-15

burial was In the same town. The de-
ceased was born on Grow Hill, and is we'll
remembered by many of our older resi-
dents. A. L. Howard of the Springs,
nephew of the deceased, attended the fu-
neral.
| stamordville.
There will be mass at st. Joseph's
chapel next Sunday at $50.
Miss Isabel Eaton of New York city, Is
visiting her uncle, Rev. HI. M. Vail.
Mrs. Agnes Gauchier of Hartford Is
caring for her mother, Mrs. Sanger, who
Is i'll.
| Merton L., the S-months old infant of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Thompson, Is Ill
with bronchial trouble.
Arthur Chamberlin, younger son Of,
Ellery Chamberlin, has been suffering for
some days with an abscess in his head.
| Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Batchelder and
niece, Miss Gladys Phelps, of East Mil
ton, Mass, were in this village Sunday
and attended church.
| The Ladies' Aid society will meet in
the M. E. church Thursday afternoon,
May %. Supper will be served from to
o'clock. Remember you can get an ex
cellent supper here for only 10 cents.
Everybody cordially welcomed.
The social committee of the Congrega-
ional Ladies' Aid society will give
hoe h oiol in, ha do
evening, May 90 Ice cream and May
baskets will be on sale. Price of each
article, 10 cents. There will be no ad-
mission charged. Everybody cordially
invited.
| The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church held its annual business meeting
| Thursday evening and elected the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs Lima Booth :;
first vice president, Mrs. F. S. Bowden !;
second vice president, Mrs. Fl. Bosworth !;
| third vice president, Mrs. Edith I Odell !;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. S. B. ANA
don; collectors, Mrs. J. FL. Mccarthy and
Mrs. w. F. Peel; soliciting committee,
| Mrs. Cora Corbin; entertainment COM
mittee, Miss Grace Booth, Mrs. Cora Cor
bin, Mrs. F. W. Gray and Mrs. Drill
Holmes. The treasurer's report shows
the society received $216 76 the last year.
West Stafford.
Mrs. Ralph Brown is entertaining her
sister, Miss Lillian Eddy, of New London.
Miss Carolyn u. Neff attended the
teachers convention at Wilimantic last
Friday.
Mrs. Susan Sturtevant of Ware is
spending the week with her son, Francis
| Sturtevant.
Mrs. Hannah Chaffee has returned to
her home here, having spent the winter
with her son in Albany
MIR. and Mrs. John Cameron and daugh-
ter, with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Thompson
and son were guests at F. z. Fairfield's on
Sunday.
George Killmer and family of North
Brookfield have moved into the upper
tenement of the house now owned by F.
A. Sturtevant.
| Thirteen young people from this village
went to Hartford Saturday evening to
witness the presentation of "The Span of
Life' at the Hartford opera house.
There was quite heavy frost In this
vicinity last Saturday morning, and ice
formed on water in pals which were left
out doors. The spray from the Barlow
fountain froze, forming lcicles some two
inches in length.
II. B. Stafford of Dartmouth college,
'O4, has been chosen by his class to the
board OF managers of the Literary Argis,
the college magazine published by the
junior class. 1t is considered class
honor, and highly priced by those who
receive it,
About twenty of the young friends Of
Herbert Barlow gave him a pleasant sur
prise Wednesday evening, thej occasion
being his 21st birthday. Refreshments
were served and general sociable time
enjoyed by all. Mr.. Barlow was pre-
sented with several gifts, among then
being a rocker from his mother and sill
umbrella from the young people.
AS stated last week, the spring meeting
of the North Tolland Sunday school uniol
will be held at the Congregational churcl
next Tuesday afternoon and evening
Afternoon session commencing at three
o'clock. The program assures us that thi
will be most interesting and INSTRUCTIVE
meeting for all those interested in tn
work of the nday-schools.
, TOLLAND.
The first game of tennis was played OF
= the green Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. LOOMS of Coventry has taken
rent in the house of George Hewlett.
Fred Meacham, who has business posi-
tion in Waterbury, was In town over Sun
day.
Mrs. J. P. Root has returned from Boo
ton, where she has been spending the las
l two weeks.
Mr.. Bissel of the Hartford Theological
seminary supplied the pulpit of the Con
gregational church on Sunday
y Miss Dorothy Overman Of Orange, N
r j., has come to spend the summer wit
= her grandmother, Mrs. Baldwin.
The Tolland House has opened for tn
Y season and guests are beginning to arrive
9 The latest are Mr.. and Mrs. Bragg, wh,
aro driuipo throuoh tho oo,,ntru in RI al
e own carriage. Several guests of last yea
s have already engaged rooms for thu
9 coming summer.
t Joseph Baldwin is making quite an e1
i tended experiment in the way of chicke
1 raising. His new incubator turned GU