The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-30


church next Sunday.
Robert a. Fisk has purchased p. ].
Danahey's law library.
VIM. II. Cooley has been i'll for the
past few days with an attack of pleurisy.
The ice has been in prime condition for
skating the past few days, and DenDis'
reservoir has been popular resort even
ings.
Albert e. Gregory has been quite i'll
with an attack Of grip, but is now more
comfortable and soon will be able to re-
sumo business.
Advertised letters Miss Carrie Steele,
Miss Mabel Young, Lucy F. Davis, Katie
E. Lyons, Mrs. Raymond Kemp, Leonard
Gibson, Mary Watson, Mr.. John Hopper,
VIM. Smith, A. B. Stafford, VIM. Hobby,
Geo. Each, Chas. Fl. Stratton, Dewitt
Squires, Erving Wright, John Bilson.
Mrs. Bertha May Weeks, SO, died at
$50 this morning of cancer. She leaves
five sisters and brother. The sisters
are Mrs. Joseph Bolieau of this town,
Mrs. George Williams of New London,
Mrs. j. d. Weed of Buffalo, Mrs. A.
Clark of Diamond ELL, r. l., and Mrs.
E. Bullock Of Worcester, Mass. The
brother Is B. M. Hunt of Buffalo. The
funeral will be held at O'Clock. Saturday.
George W. Crawford of Mashapsug was
over yesterday and reported the death Of
Miss Elsie Dodge, IS, the smallpox pa
tient in that town. He took the casket
back with him and the burial was per-
formed at once. No new cases have de-
veloped, and it Is hoped there will be
none. There is doubt among many as
to the real nature Of her disease. The
case was not diagnosed as smallpox by
all physicians who saw her.
Rev. E. A. and Mrs. Burnham, with
their children, will start for Minneapolis,
Mimi, tomorrow, where they will be
guests of Mrs. Burnham's brother. While
this is purely pleasure trip for Mr..
Burnham, Mrs. Burnham will combine
business with pleasure, having an en-
gagement to sing at concert while there.
They will visit Mr.. Burnham's parents in
st. Louis before returning, and expect to
be absent two Sundays. Rev. r. E.
Capen of Hartford will occupy the Con-
gregational pulpit next Sabbath.
While there are still quite number of
cases of diphtheria, nearly all ARE COM
fortably sick, with good chances of recov-
cry. Grossly exaggerated reports have
been current In other nearby towns of
the trains were not allowed to stop here,
and that small pox was prevalent. The
number of small pox patients has been
reported as high as sixteen, and the raw
ages of diphtheria have been nearly as
badly exaggerated. AS there has not
been single case Of small pox here the
fairy tales told are somewhat amusing.
1t has been stated and believed In towns
north of here that children were being
buried in the back yards. A Monson
bakery employee has used the epidemic
scare for all 1t Is worth In Wales, and as
a result, Michael Brown has been asked
to discontinue sending his teams there.
During the past week eight new cases have
been reported in the borough, but there
have been no deaths. DIR. f. B. Newton
has the disease In a mild form, and the
others reported are Cortland Harrington,
a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Rafftery,
Mrs. Lewis Roberts, Willie Theriault,
Frieda KIetschmar, and Mrs. Rude, a
nurse at w. E. Hanley's. There is one
case Of scarlet fever In the family of VIM.
Murray. Outside of the borough there
are but three families quarantined. In
the families of VIM. Simonds and John
Lynch at Orcuttville there is one case
each, and also one In the family of Frank
Fenton in the Brooks district. Another
case in the borough reported this morn
ing Is that of Alfred, son OF g. II. Sis
wick, on Furnace avenue.
Albert Alden of Stamford Is a guest Of
his sister, Mrs. Mary Cady.
John Lozier and family have moved
into the west tenement In the Gilbert
Chaffee house.
John Ingham, the boss dyer at the
Riverside mill, has moved into the VIM.
Adams house.
Miss Grace Mead leaves this week for
New Haven, where she will spend the
balance of the winter.
Pastor Williams expects to give the
hand of fellowship to seven new men,
bers next Sunday morning.
Frank e. Ledoyt has position as tel
egrapher at Barretts Junction, Mass. He
boards with VIM. Rhodes, Palmer, Mass.
Harry A. Ledoyt leaves this week for
Wi11iamsport, Pa, where he has taken a
position as draughtsman for the Williams
port Machine company. |
Jarvis Hyde received telegram yes
terday informing him Of the death Of his
oldest brother, John, at Canterbury, and
left this morning for that place to attend
the funeral.
The funeral Of Mrs. Huldah Wakefield
was largely attended at the Baptist church
last Friday. Pastor Williams preached
from Romans, 16: 2. For she hath
been a succourer of many and of myself
also" Mrs. Wakefield's favorite hymn,
"Saved by Grace" and other impressive
selections were rendered.
In writing the obituary notice of Lydia
Wilson number of interesting facts in
connection with Stafford's early history,
of which we have undoubted proof, have
been recalled to mind, some of which will
bear relating. When Lieutenant Elisha
Alden built the house torn down by the
late Josiah Converse q few years ago, and
for a number of years after its erection, q
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