The Press., 1902-05-22

was at home with his parents on Stafford
Street over Sunday.
A business meeting of the Baptist
church win be held in the chapel next
Friday evening at 7.3O o'clock. A full
attendance Is earnestly desired.
Rev. J. P. Marvin and family are spend
ing the week in Boston. Mr.. Marvin was
in the village yesterday afternoon to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Hiram Cady.
Rev. James B. Cornell of Hartford,
who has been supplying the pulpit of the
Baptist church for the past two Sabbaths,
will preach In the same church again next
Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. Mary Cady, wife OF Hiram Cady,
died at her home early Monday morning
from complicated liver trouble. The
deceased, whose maiden name was Mary
Alden, was direct descendant Of two Of
Stafford's oldest families, the Aldens and
Circuits. She was the daughter of Alonzo
and Eliza Alden (Orcutt), and was born
at the Orcutt farm on Grow Hill, sixty.
three years ago. She was q woman of
sterling character, firm mind, and en-
joyed the respect Of the entire community.
A few years of her early life we're spent
in Gouverneur and Ogdensburg, N. Y,
she has since resided. She was married
a few years after her return to Hiram
Cady, who survives her. She Is also sur
vlved by one brother, Albert 8. Alden Of
held at her late home Wednesday after
noon, Rev. J. p. Marvin officiating. A
quartet from the Universalist church
choir, consisting of Mrs. E. 81. Pinney,
Mrs. Nella Weston, F. A. Lasbury, and
e. HI. Pinney, beautifully rendered sever
al selections. The burial was In the Stat
ord Springs cemetery.
stafordville.
A. s. Eaton spent two days in Wood
stock this week.
Mrs. Ed. Harrington is spending few
weeks with her grandmother In Ashford.
Ernest Moore met with a severe acct
dent Saturday night in alighting from a
moving train.
Sam Mellen, Jr., has moved to the
Springs, where he has position in Raw
itser & Brothers. mill.
Lucius Goodell, who is employed in the
Draper machine works, Hopedale, Mass.
was home over Sunday.
Frank Brown and Mahlon West went
to New London Tuesday afternoon to at
tend the grand lodge meeting of Odd Eel
lows. "
Charles Peel gave Humpty Dumpty
party to dozen of his young friends last
Friday evening. A very enjoyable time
was reported by those who attended.
The May-basket social, which was an.
nounced to take place In the Congrega-
tional vestry Tuesday evening, has been
postponed until the evening Of Wednes-
day, May 2Sth. The orchestra will fur
nish music, and May-baskets containing
cake will be on sale at 10 cents each, also
ice cream at 10 cents plate. Children
cents.
Owners of lots in the cemetery here
have been annoyed by the destructive
| work of some person or persons commit
ted within the past few weeks. Recepta-
Giles for holding flowers have been broken
or taken away, markers have been re-
moved to other places, and shrubs have
been broken down. 1t may not be gen
orally known that such acts are punisha-
BILE by law, and, IL continued, the matter
will be investigated. Children should be
taught to regard cemeteries with some.
thing of the same feeling of reverence
that they have for churches, and not be
allowed to make hallowed ground play
ground.
West Stafford.
George Barlow was the guest of his
uncle, 81. A. Mason, at Gurleyville over
Sunday. ..,
A memorial sermon will be delivered by
Rev. I'll. ]. Barnard at the Congregational
church next Sunday afternoon at 1.3(
O'Clock. Music appropriate for the day
will be rendered by the choir. The G.
A. R. and W. R. G. will attend In body
All soldiers are cordially In invited to bt
present.
The meeting of the North Tolland Sun
day-school union, held at the Congrega
tional church Tuesday afternoon ane
evening, was one of the largest and mos
profitable gatherings yet held by tina
Organization. Three excellent papers
we're presented in the afternoon, aud wer,
thoroughly discussed. At $50 bounti
full collation. was daintily served. An in
teresting feature of the evening exe1c ise
was the question box, conducted by Rev
s. Fl. Deming, secretary of the state Sun
day-school association. An able address
delivered by Rev. William De Berry 0
Springfield, was listened to with mucl
interest. Three selections by mall
quartette added much to the enjoymen
of the evening exercises.
UNION.
, Next Sunday at the Union Congrega
, tional church the veterans will attend
and the memorial sermon will be given.
Prayer-meeting on Friday evening a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Corbin
a week from next Thursday with Henri,
Booth.
II Rock Meadow.
Mrs. Oscar Willis and children hay
returned to the homestead for while.
There will be prayer meeting at Hen
ry Booths next week Thursday evening
Mrs. Charles Webster was called agail
last week to care for her mother, who 4
not SO well.
Miss Ella Hiscox Of Rockville ATTENDED
/ the wedding anniversary Of her sister