The Press., 1902-05-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Rev. VIM E. Hooken Of Wilton Is Wis.
iting at Grace Rectory.
Carl and Miss Mena Adams were at
Springfield over Sunday.
Regular meeting of W. R. c., No. 25,
next Wednesday evening at 7.30.
George Ford and James Kenney were
In Worcester over Sunday visiting friends
James McCrohan of Thompsonville
was the guest Of his mother over Sunday.
In the absence of the rector, there will
be no services In Grace church next Sum-
day.
Mrs Mary Clark and Mrs. B. Haley
are visiting Rev. j. E. Clark In Collins
Vile.
Miss Gertrude Chamberlin and her
music scholars held musicale at her
home Saturday evening.
Nelson Towne has sold for Samuel
Rockwell the Bidwell place at Moose
Meadow to Mr.. Carroll of Springfield.
Preparations have been made for
very enjoyable occasion at the May ball
by the Teutonia association at their hall
on West-Main-st. this evening.
On account of the storm yesterday the
auction sale OF the personal property of
j. r. Buck on Stafford Street was post
poned until Saturday at 10 a. m.
Miss Carrie Comins, who is teaching in
Springfield, Is spending a week at her
home here. Miss Elizabeth Wassum of
the same city Is spending the week with
her.
On Wednesday evening, May 7th, at
7.45 o'clock, stereopticon lecture on
"Our Common Birds" will be given In
the Methodist church. The lecture will
be illustrated by seventy-five colored
slides. Admission free.
John Mortensen's auction sale of the
Luman circuit place and a lot OF personal
property at Orcuttville next Monday, at
10 a. M, is one of the most important
sales held In this vicinity for long time.
Mr.. Mortensen intends to return to Den
mark.
The May dinner at the NJ e. church,
commencing at 5 O'Clock to-nigh and Rev.
G. s. Davis's stereopticon at O'Clock,
''around the world In eighty minutes"
will no doubt receive large attendance
The reputation Of the ladies for their
excellent chickeD-pie dinners has been
well established.
Work on the new reservoir at Stafford
Street will-commence week after next
The engineer will be here tomorrow.
The pipe leading to the shoddy mill will
be dug up, as 1t Is thought that there Is
waste on this line. The contractor, Mr..
Conroy, will bring dozen Italians with
him, and will fill out with local help, II 1t
Is available. Mr.. Conroy constructed the
present water works.
In connection with the annual meeting
Of the Current Events club, which will be
held in Memorial hall Monday evening,
will be held the Delft social, which was
postponed from early in the winter. In
teresting features of this social will be 9
talk by Miss Harmon on her Impressions
of Holland, and music, vocal and lnstru
mental. Refreshments will be served
Hostesses will be Mrs. Smith and Mrs
Allen.
There will be a meeting of wooler
weavers and others interested at thu
Young American athletic club rooms OF
Westford avenue this evening, to discuss
the situation relative to the strike nov
on Of weavers against the American wool
en- company. The strike Is brought OF
by the attempt Of the company to fore
weavers to run two looms on fancy work
Two speakers from Olneyville, r. l., will
be present at the meeting and explain tn
situation.
Mrs. F. g. Sanford has returned from
Norwich, where she was called by thu
death of her mother, Mrs. Edwin A. Dud
ley, who died last Thursday from the ef
feets of a paralytic shock. Mrs. Dude,
was 70 years Of age, and had resided Ii
Norwich for the past 80 years. Mrs
Dudley was woman of sterling charac
ter, was deeply interested in religious
work, and had been a member of tn,
Universalist church since 1885, Besides
her daughter here she leaves husband
one son and two daughters.
A sad story of much local interest ha
occupied considerable space in the Ney
York dailies the past few days. Mis-
Harriet Larocque died last Thursday a
the New York hospital from the effects @
a criminal operation. She gave her nam
at the hospital as Hattie Bailey but wa
identified after her death by co-worker
and others who knew her. Miss Larocqu
was we'll known here, having been en-
ployed by e. T. Russell b Co., as a mi
liner for two years, leaving them last ia
just before Thanksgiving. While her
she bore good character and made man
friends. She was member Of the 81
Edwards dramatic society, and all VIII
knew her intimately speak of her modest
and cheerful disposition. Her parents r,
side at Lowville, N. Y, and her mothe
and brother were In New York Tuesda
to claim the body and remove 1t to the
home for burial. Miss Larocque we
taken to the hospital from sanitariul
where the operation was performed whe
her condition became serious. The won
an in charge Of the sanitarium was D.
Mary McCleery and she Is now under ba
for her connection with the case. Mii
Larocque was employed as cloak mod
by Contain Il Co., and Abraham Col
hahn Of that firm has been arrested an
placed under $1,000 bonds pending an II
vestigation. Lee Asher, buyer for Il
firm, has also been arrested and place