The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-03

visit at Cape Cod, and report delightful
time.
The following scholars Of the Rock
Meadow school were perfect in attendance
for the past year: Della Heck, Ida Heck,
Ada Heck and Jennie Heck. Mabel Heck
was perfect the last term.
MANSFIELD.
Miss Martha Kuhnert Is visiting friends
in Hartford.
Ale. Sumner was In Providence one
day last week.
William Baxter had the misfortune to
lose . hose last week.
Earl Waldo of Worcester, Mass, has
been visiting friends In town.
Mrs. o. g. Hanks is visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. A. CLERGY, In New York.
Mrs. Otis Conant Is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Spicer, for few weeks.
Few farmers In this section have COM
meneed haying, but all report short
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Mrs. Bert Latham and children called
on friends and relatives In Stafford last
Friday.
Mrs. T.. p. Tilden of New London is
stopping for a few days with Miss Evelyn
Tilden.
MIR. and Mrs. A. A.. Whipple of Toll
land were in town one day last week call
ing on friends.
Miss Lottie Houston was In Willimantie
last Friday and attended the graduating
exercises of the Normal school,
Mrs. Sara Peck and Mrs. Weems, who
have been with Mrs. M. A. Hanks on
Hanks Hill, have returned to their homes.
MIR. and Mrs. Houston entertained a
party OF friends and relatives last Thurs.
daysevening with dance and supper, In.
GLIDING ice cream and strawberries.
i Chas. Eldridge came very near losing
one of his best COWS Saturday night by
the breaking through Of the stable floor.
Mr.. Eldridge discovered the accident In
time to save the COW.
John e. Brown, AZ, died suddenly last
evening about 9: O'Clock from heart dis.
ease. He was leading cow ct the time
The funeral will be held at his home or
Chestnut Hill Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock, and the body will be taken or
the 8. 80 train to Stafford Springs for bu
rial! He leaves wife and one child.
Edmund Crane, about 20 years old
formerly of Willimantic, now boarding a,
Phiio w. Thompson's at Mansfield Cen
ter, attempted suicide Sunday morning
He had been sick for about two weeks
and In the care of nurse, who left hin
about s O'Clock for short time, and ht
took the opportunity to take jack knife
from his clothes and cut deep cash II
his throat and three In one arm. TIT
nurse on returning found him in the bed
and that covered with blood. As he die
not sever an artery, physician was abb
to stop the flow of blood. His wounds
are not likely Of themselves to prove
fatal. '.e''
Mount Hope. ..-,,.
Mrs. Gilbert Mathewson has been visit
Ing In Willimantic.
Carroll Moore spent part of last weel
with friends In Norwich.
/ Miss Grace Russ has been spending thu
past week In Willimantic.
Miss Eva Church Of Chaplin Ia tn,
guest Of Miss Vera Church.
Mrs. Joseph Bacon has been VISITING
relatives in Norwich the past week.
i Mrs. Susan Griggs spent a day las
, week with her daughter, Mrs. Emms
Packer, In Mansfield.
Il Miss Gertrude Grant, student of thu
n Willimantic Normal school, is at hom,
for the summer vacation.
III William Burdick and daughter, Mrs
d William Brill, Of Green Haven, NY.
I calied ON friends in town last Saturday
Mr.. Burdiek has sold his farm, known al
the Maine place, to Otto Hattin.
III Miss Creme Russ celebrated her seventh
Ehirthday anniversary last week Thursday
= by entertaining number Of her LITTLE
ft friends. A dainty lunch Was served, after
81 which games were enjoyed by the LITTLE
I'll ones. Those present were Bertha Cope
) Hand, Matte Copeland, Irene Grant, Rutl
Marjorie Russ, Floyd Rass. and Herbert
J. Copeland.
III Gurlcyville.
ff John Wood Is ct work for Mr.. Rose
brooks In Wlllimantic.
I'll VIM. Ingalls, has sold his saw mill tt
a Mr.. Hewland OF Hampton. y.
4 George Z. Ingalls, Of Eureka, COL, has
been the guest Of O. 8. Chaffee.
n Miss Florence FL. Durham has gone
with friends to Charlestown Beach for 9
, two-weeks' stay.
u Harlan Ide and his brother, Dwight
and family, from Willimantic spent Sun
} day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. An
! drew 1de.
ii Mrs. Hattie Whittemore, who hal
D charge Of 8. 8. Smiths boarding house
ii was called to Westford last Saturday by
the serious Illness Of her mother, Mrs
N. Mowrey. Miss Mary McQuade is tax
> ling her place In the boarding house.