The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-10-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


STAFFORD SPRINGS.
There will be q regular meeting OF
the Foresters at Society hall this even
ing.
Miss Annie Brown has pressed and
mounted about three hundred wild
flowers.
John Murray of Lebanon is the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Murray. q
Harold H. Comins, who entered
Amherst college this fall, has been
elected secretary of his class
Ernest I. Weston, baggage master
at the station, has been spending q
short vacation at New London.
Tax lists must be in the hands of
the assessors not later than Saturday,
if the ten per cent is to be saved
The ladies of Grace church will
hold cake and food sale at the store
of Ell Burr. Friday afternoon, begin
ming at O'Clock.
John Hackett was before Judge
Parkess Tuesday, charged with drunk
enness. He was given 30 days at
Tolland. John Pagan ON a similar
charge paid a fine of 81 and costs.
Jarvis Cady recently captured a 20
pound coon. 1t is now the property
of Landlord Scott, who will have q
coon supper in the near future if he
can capture another one of these ami
mails.
Smith & Cooley are putting in a
new penstock connecting the reservoir
with the Glen mill @. p. Broadway
is the maker of the new tubing and
John Nichols has charge of putting
it in.
John Brosnan and Phillip Ensminger
were among those who responded to
Lincoln's first call for troops incl,
and both have received one of the
bronze medals recently awarded. by
the state,at :; - - -
Deacon ]. III. Valentine of the Con-
gregational church leased Gary's
wagonette last Saturday and took his
Sunday school class of boys ON a chest
nuting party, A very merry party
was what it proved to be.
An interesting meeting of the Cur
rent Events club was held Monday
evening. After the regular meeting
the gentlemen friends of the members
were entertained. There was music
al and literary program. with refresh
ments.
Representative of the Information
Pa, are in town, and have arranged
two very striking windows at Han
ley's shoe store advertising this meth
Cd of gaining an education along any
particular hne9 II
; Ms Sarah Hyde 6Bs died at
San Francisco last Saturday of heart
disease. Mrs. Hyde was the mother
of Mrs. ]. r. Parkhurst and resided
here until Septs 3Oth, when she start
ed fer California. She was ON her
way to Los Angeles at the time of her
death, which occurred suddenly. She
leaves besides her daughter, one son,
Charles M. Congdon, of Norwich. The
body is on the way; to the east, and
the burial will be at Norwich.
The valuable stallion, Alcaria, was
disabled by the cars at Monson Monday
forenoon, and later was shot. The
horse was struck by the train that
leaves here at $40 a. m. for the north
andtone Of his legs was broken. fhe
carriage attached to the stallion
was smashed to kindling wood. Derry
Fitzgerald, who was in the team, had
a marvellous escape from injury.
Mueh5 fUSal interest is felt by horse
usAn, as the horse was formerly owned
BY Mr.. Witt IN the north part of the
tDwn. The horse had q mark of 40,
and was owned at the time of his
death by syndicate of Monson and
Ware men.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of Grace church was held
at the rectory Wednesday afternoon,
21st. Tea was served by Mrs. VIM
anu oATS. IL. SULLIVAN. Lie
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs, M. B. Fisk; vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. VIM. Morrall, Miss G. E.
Chamberlin; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. E. r. Brown; directresses, Mrs
II. o. Butterdeld. Mrs. N. M. Pease,
Mrs. ]. M Horniss, Mrs Andrew
Wilton, Mrs d. w. Breen, Mrs. j.
A. Mix; entertainment committee,
Miss G. E. ChamBerlin, Miss Carolyn
Brown, Miss L. A. Melbourne, DR. f.
Il Smith, r. H. Fisk, T. R. Prentice.
Gee. Sth and 9Th were the dates chosen
fer the annual sale of fancy articles
Wnd entertainment. ..,.-. @ss a-,. :.
miss Margaret B. Sullivan, daugh-
- of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Sullivan,
Was united : in marriage yesterday
afternoon, at 4 O'Clock, at the rectory
q st. Edwards church, by Rev. +.
J.vO'Neill, to Col. John Joseph Fry of
East Greenw ich Miss Sullivan has
always resided here and has many
friends. She received her education
IL the schools of the town, and later
took a course at the Willimantic nor
nal school, Since her graduation she
has held several responsible positions
as a telegraph operator and Q teacher.
Mr.. Fry is principal of the East
Greenwich high school, and is a prom
inent and popular man in his locality.
He graduated with honors from Kings
ton college. Mr.. Fry derives his title
of colonel from the appointment
last year in the Rhode Island national
guard. Miss Sullivan was attended at
the ceremony yesterday afternoon by
Miss Katharine Sullivan, her sister,