The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-08
The ladies Of Che unlversallst church

May nth. The sale will open promptly
at one O'Clock, and directly after there
will be business for everybody. There
will be a table Of homemade cake for
sale, on which, 1t lie expected, there will
be an CANCEL" cake SO high that II Will
require ladder to reach the top.
The annual society meeting Of the UNI
versalist church was held last evening,
when the following officers were elected:
Church committee, Il. D. Ide, e. @. Pin
ney, Daniel MoCallum; clerk and treasur-
er, E. Ell. Pinney; committee on pledges,
Mrs. Adelbert Needham, Mrs. q. d. lde,
Miss May Colburn; committee on music,
E. II. Pinney, F. A Lasbury, F. J. Clio
yer; collector, G. D. Ide; ushers, Geo.
Colburn, VIM. Abbott.
One of the interested parties In the case
of the Goodell boy deeply feels that the
boys character is mot half as black as
painted" The only charge against the
lad was the stealing of some hens from
Timothy Collins. The theft of money
did not enter into the case at all, and as
to the stories In circulation regarding the
boys cruelty In cutting off the hens legs,
they are entirely without foundation, as
the hens have all been returned to Mr..
Collins unframed.
The Ladies' circle of the Universalist
church held its annual business meeting
yesterday afternoon and elected the fol
lowing officers: President, Mrs. e. @.
Pinney; vice. president, Mrs. f. A. Las
bury; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. e.
FL. Pinney; directresses, Mrs. Ellen Wes-
ton, Mrs. Anna Mead, Mrs. Austin Witt;
social committee, Mrs. FL. F. Cady, Mis-.
e. Ell. Pinney, Miss Elsie McCallum. The
treasurer's report shows the society to be
in prosperous condition, its earnings
last year amounting to $3.50, Of which
sum $125 was set apart to be added to
the organ fund.
Michael O'Keefe, who was mentioned
last week as being so seriously i'll, died
on Friday. There was no hope from the
first that he would come out of the con-
vulsions, and the end came about nine
O'Clock Friday evening. The deceased
was born in Ansonia October 23d, 1874,
and had lived in this village about seven
years, where he was quite popular among
the young people. Besides his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew O'Keefe, he Is sur
vived by three brothers, Daniel, Matthew
and Ephraim, and three sisters, Maggie,
Nellie and Alice. Funeral services were
held at st. Edwards church Monday
morning, and the burial was in the Cath
Ollie cemetery at the Springs.
stanordville.
Mrs. Miner Sanger Is quite i'll.
Dewey Smith is more comfortable, al
though still very weak.
Mrs. Frank Brown, who has been i'll
with pneumonia, lie better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest M. Goodell recent.
ly moved to Stafford Springs.
Mrs. q. Donahue and children have
gone to Vernon to spend few weeks.
Samuel Mellen has accepted position
in Rawitser's mill at Stafford Springs.
Rev. Isaac N. Booth of Morristown,
VT, is the guest Of relatives In this place.
Mrs. Mary Williams of Wales visited
her nephew, Charles Williams, last Sun.
day. ...
Miss Orril Holmes has returned from q
two-weeks' visit with her sister In Stur
bridge, Mass.
A. 8. and George Fl. Eaton spent Sun
day with their sister, Mrs. Alonzo Ferry
in Fiskdals, Mass.
1t Is reported that Rev. W. w. Smith
is to remove to Wilmington, VT, where
he is to assume the passionate of church
Herbert Bosworth has resigned his po
sition with the Staffordville Wooden Co
and has accepted a position as boile
tender at the Hydeville mill.
Rev. Henry M. Vail is once more abb
to attend church, also to take his Gus
tomary walks about the village, after be
ing shut in all winter by illness.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Congre
gational church will give supper in tn
vestry Thursday evening, May Is. Sup
per from to O'Clock. Price, 10 cents
George N. Ormsby and family removes
from this place Wednesday to Whitman
tic, where he has a position with G.
Elliot & Co. Mr.. Ormsby has been res
ident of this town over twenty-five years
twenty two years being spent in the EN-
ploy of Rawitser & Bro, and eleven year
of that time he has lived at the New City
We regret to see the old families leavin
our village.
Mrs. Almira Chapman and Mrs. w. D
Roberts left Wednesday morning for Hol
yoke, Mass, to attend the funeral of thei
niece, Hazel, nine years old, the onl
= child of Julius and Addie Roberts, form
I ely of this town. The burial was a
!, South Hadley Falls. The little girl wa
t a very bright, sweet dispositioned chill
and was favorite with every one. Sh
l., was great sufferer throughout an Hines
i. Of many weeks duration.
West Stafford.
10 The spring meeting of the North To
: land Sunday School union will be hel
Tuesday afternoon and evening, May q
j: with the West Stafford Congregations
/. church with the following program:
: AFTERNOON.
800 Praise Service, Rev. e A, Burnha]
), 3.15 Business Reports, New Business.
,, 1925 "reminiscences by
(a) Rev. Austin Gardner.
(b) Mrs. Annie Preston.
Hymn.
l. (c) Mrs. Georgia Barber.
(d) Mr.. Richard Ellis.
Hymn.
(e) Summary, by
Rev. Lewis A. Goddal
It Collection.
, EVENING.
!. Anthem, West stafford cho
Devotional Service, Rev. H. T Barnal
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