The Press., 1902-06-26
HOME NEWS.
sTAFFORD SPRINGS.

Fred Sweet is employed at Monson.
 Miss Ruth Walker Is at home from Mt. Holyoke college.
 Miss Maud Chandler Is at home from Wheatan seminary.
 Regular meeting of Winter, w. R. c. next Wednesday evening.
 Miss Mabel Kavanaugh was at home from Hartford over Sunday.
 John Arnold has taken position with the Stafford Worsted company.
 Miss Nellie Severy of Springfield is the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Ellis.
 The new color decoration of the Sprlngs house is drawing considerable attention.
 O.. B. Gary and family and Levi Gary and family went to Rockville Tuesday tc the circus.
 Mrs. S. A. Jacobs was at Mt. Holyoke college over Sunday, the gnest of Mise Ethel Whalen.
 H. s. Abel attended meeting of the republican state central committee in Hartford last Friday
 John Fisher held the ticket that called for watch in connection with the shan battle at St. Edwards.
 MT. Prince from Webster, Mass. has been visiting the past week at MT. and Mrs. Albert G. Marcy's.
 Miss Hattie Werner, who gradua tee last week from the state Normal school at New Britain, has arrived home.
 Giudo Palanck of Meriden, recently o1 this place, sailed for Tirrolo, Austria, or Tuesday of this week, on visit to his former home.
 The band concert on the Springs house lawn Monday evening was the first held this year, and was thoroughly enjoyed by a large number.
 Louis Helm has exchanged two housee at Fox Village for house near the fail grounds known as the Jones place, owned by Mrs. Catherine Virgin.
 B. T. Eaton and family have gone tc Pleasure Beach for an outing of two weeks. Charles Johnson is employed al the store of A. Whiton during Mir. Ea. tons absence.
 The increase of business locally of the Metropolitan life insuranc company has made the appointment of another agent necessary, and Hector Chabot of Willi- mantle has taken the position.
 The opening of W. E. Hanley's branch shoe store In Palmer will be next Satur- day. It was to have been opened last Saturday, but delay In the arrival of the fixtures made postponement necessary.
 The new timetable on the Central Yer mont went into effect the first of the week. Trains now leave this station going south at 8.O5 and 10.35 a. m. and g.. and 2 4t p. m.; going north, at 6.43 and $40 a. m. and 4.15 and 7.15 p. m.
 Much local interest has been aroused or the race problem by the address of Rev William H. De Berry of Springfield, who talked in the Methodist church last week Wednesday on ''Some vital phases of tho race problem" The speaker Is thorough ly conversant with this question, and tn, eloquent and instructive manner in whicl he presented the subject is factor in thu interest now felt by some of the loca thinkers. MT. De Berry himself is . Estriking illustration of the possibilitie among the people fol whom he speaks He is not only gentleman of culture ant education, but au orator of much ability The Epworth league of the Methods church are entitled to the credit for se curing MT. De Berry for the address here Bert M. Squires, 29, died at hospita in Hartford last Thursday evening, afte short illness. The death Is particular, sad owing to the age of the young mai and.the bright prospect that was his. Un til within about two years he was employ ed in his brothers shop. He was goo, workman, and his social and friendly dis position made him popular with larg circle. After leaving here he was em ployed for time at Amherst, and late went into the shoe business at Baltic While there he became i'll and came t, his home here. Ills illness developed in to 8 brain trouble. After a short tim here he was taken to Hartford for treat ment and remained until his death. Hi death came as shock to his friends, a it was not generally supposed that hi condition was serious. His mother, Mrs Mary Squires, one brother, Arthur Squiree three sisters, Mrs. F. E. Fitzpatrick, Mrs Eliza Keefe and Miss Mary Squires, sur vive him. The funeral was held from St Edwards church Sunday, and the buria was in the Catholic cemetery. The flora tributes were numerous, and M. J. Has sett, William Purcell, Frank Silk, Loui Faddler, Daniel Sullivan and J. F. Tobi | oo ofo doo hoo