The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-09-04
Mrs. Edgar Smith was with friends in

Several Of the young people spent Sat-
urday at Crystal lake.
Edgar Smith has sold his Grown
farm to Mr.. Handles.
Calvin Patten has been visiting his
brother, Francis Patten.
Miss Ward of Springfield was a guest
at G.. p. Bradway's this week.
Masters George and Avery Andrews OF
New London are at j. r. Washburn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Holmes were
guests OF his sister, Mrs. F. 2. Fairfield,
last week.
Miss Alice Graves has returned to her
home after spending the summer at Nan
tasket Beach.
Postmaster and Mrs. M. A. Cady spent
few days of last week with Mr.. Shepard
of Feeding Hills.
Miss Shepard of Holyoke, Mass, has
been guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo M. Shepard.
Next week Thursday there will be a
lawn party at F. A. Sturtevant's. Ice
cream will be served.
George Neff has moved his mill to the
Clough lot in TollaDd, and will move his
family to Tolland this week.
A. M. Shepard has the contract for
transporting the scholars who live at a
distance to the center school.
Miss Josephine E. Newell, after a pro-
longed stay at Hartford with her sister,
has returned to her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcclellan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Pomeroy are In
Springfield for couple of days. They
will occupy Selden Smiths cottage at the
Advent camp grounds.
Schools reopened Wednesday morning.
In the center school Miss Josephine E.
Newell will teach the primary grades and
Miss Carolyn Neff will teach the gram
mar department; Miss Alice Graves will
teach at the 'Ziglag" district, Miss G..
May Broadway at Circuits, and Miss Mill.
ner of Stafford Springs at Crystal Lake.
| ELLINGTON.
Francis Hall, the giver of the new pub
lie library now in process of construction
at Ellington, died at his home in Emira,
N. Y, last week Tuesday. Mr.. Hall was
a native of Ellington, but had lived In
Elmira the greater part of his life. A
sister, Mrs. E. Fl. Baird, and niece
Mrs. 3. Ell. Mcknight, live In Ellington
The sister, being an invalid, was unable
to attend the funeral Thursday, and al
the hour of the funeral Rev. L. FL. Bar
Der, d. E. Jones, and few others, me-
at her home and held with her a brie
service of prayer. The public library
now being erected Is to be a memorial tt
the Hall family, and 1t Is regretted tina
the giver was unable to witness the
completion of the building which will b.
a lasting and handsome memorial to thu
Hall family, and an ornament to thu
town.
Crystal Lake.
the past week, but Is now better.
Miss Myrtle E. Willis returned Wed
nesday to the Rockville high school.
Miss Lena E. Dimock has gone to sta,
for a while with Miss Celia Spencer Ii
Ellington. 8.
Lawyer Everett A. Aborn, who ha
been spending the summer with his pa
rents here, returned this week to his hom
in Chicago.
c. z. HARDWOOD and family, also Thorn
as Adam and son, Howard, of Rockvill
spent Sunday at their respective cottage
by the lake.
School reopened Wednesday with. My
ron III. Dimock teacher. Geo. T. Smit
will carry the scholars from district Nc
, 2 to district No. 8.
Mrs. Burpee of Waterbury, Mrs. Slate
of Springfield and Mrs. Hewlett {
. Hampden spent few days last week wit
: their sister, Mrs. John Fletcher.
The house of Lucius A. Aborn was dis
covered to be on fire last week Wednes
day evening, between 6 and z O'Clock
Mr.. Aborn had gone to the cemetery t
8 NOW the family plot, accompanied b
: Mrs. Aborn, the house being left alon'
Upon reaching the cemetery he found b
had forgotten to take wrench to fix th
scythe, and soon returned to the hous
, where, to his surprise, he discovere
smoke Issuing from the window. He fir
discovered fire had been set In the dill
ing-rOom, and another in bedroom III
> stairs. A few pals of water subdued tt
flames before they had spread to 9th,
apartments. Had not Mr.. Aborn returne
when he did, which seemed very fort1
. nate, the house would undoubtedly hay
burned to the ground. Something ovt
one year ago Mr.. Aborn took from tt
: county home in Vernon one Raymor
Chappell, a colored boy 10 years of ag
: This boy has been, and now is, in tt
employ of MIR. Aborn. The night of IL
i fire Raymond had been sent for the COW
;. and has since confessed to Mr.. Abol
J that he afterwards came back and set tt
two fires in the house, and therefore 9,
pected to see all In flames and consume
a before Mr.. Aborn's return. The boy do,
not seem TO realize the enormity of II
crime, saying he did 1t to see 1t burn an
get out crowd. He has his trial to-da
and will probably go to the state refor
school In Meriden.
ASHFORD.
WestfOrd.
Miss Ina Lewis Is teaching school
Phoenixville.
Miss Lillian Converse Is in Monsol
Mass, attending school.