The Press., 1903-07-09
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Wilson are visiting
the Iatter,s mother In Ashford.

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the latter's mother In Ashford.
Mass will be celebrated at st. Joseph's
chapel at 8. 10 Sunday morning.
8. B. Amadon is spending couple Of
weeks with relatives out Of town.
Mrs A. Washburn and Mrs. Preble are
visiting their sister in Orouttville.
Rev. F. w. Gray preached In the Moose
Meadow church Sunday afternoon.
W. v. Odell of Blackstone, Mass,
spent the Fourth with relatives here.
Fl. A. Larges attended the funeral OF
Louis Rawitser In New York on Tuesday.
Mrs. Minnie Hughes and son, Merl,
spent the Fourth with relatives In Nor
wich.
Mrs. Ernest Worth of Holyoke, Mass,
Is the guest of Mrs. A.. Arthur West this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowden and fam
lily spent the Fourth with Henry Booth
In Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Arthur West and
Chas. F. Eager visited relatives In Wales
on Saturday.
Miss Mary Agard, teacher In the
East Hartford schools, Is at home for the
summer vacation.
Harry Damon, M. D., of Schenectady,
N. Y, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A..
Brown this week.
Miss Ethel Moore of the Springs spent
Tuesday afternoon with her grandmother,
Mrs. Warren Chaplin.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hulett and daugh-
ter, Frances, of East Longmeadow, Mass,
were the guests Of their cousin, Mrs. Her.
bert Bosworth, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Swift drove to
Monsoon Sunday to see their new grand
son, Ralph Edgar, son Of Edgar and
Grace (Bliss) Swift, formerly Of this
place.
Mrs. Agnes Gaucher of Hartford, who
came here last week to attend the funeral
of her sister, Mrs. Munroe Wright, has
been staying with her mother, Mrs. San
ger, for few days.
The M. E. church cleared $50 by the
dollar social last Thursday evening. Some
OF the experiences which were read or re-
cited were decidedly clever, and furnished
considerable amusement.
Rev. Henry M. Vail assisted Rev. H.
T. Barnard In administering the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper Sunday. 1t
was the first time that Mr.. Vail has been
able to attend a church service since the
first Sunday In November.
| Among those who spent the Fourth In
this village were Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Shaw
aud Mrs. Hubbard of Wales, Miss Myrtle
E. Brown and Miss Root of Springfield,
Mrs. Allen s. West and daughter, Miss
Susie M. West, of Worcester.
Mary A. Broughton, wife of J. Munroe
Wright, died at her home In Monson
Tuesday afternoon of last week. Burial
was in the cemetery In this village Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. Wright was fifty
seven years of age. She resided In this
place for many years, and was woman
of excellent qualities. She had many
friends here. Besides her husband and
one son, Myron, she leaves a mother,
Mrs. Sanger, of this place, one sister.
Mrs. Agnes Gauchier, of Hartford, and
several half sisters and half brother,
Fred Sanger, Of Wales.
The night before the Fourth passed
with rather less than the usual amount of
noise. The bells were rung, tin horns
blown, and few bonfires built, and had
those who were bent upon celebrating
confined their attentions to such 1t would
have been more to their credit, as they
appeared to be unable to distinguish be-
tween harmless fun and senseless de-
struction or injury Of property. Some OF
the deeds perpetrated that evening were
of such nature as to arouse the indigna-
ton of the best people of the community,
and anything Of the kind will not be al
lowed to pass unnoticed a second time.
Saturday afternoon forty friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert A. Bosworth gathered
at their home to celebrate their tenth
wedding anniversary. Friends were pres.
ent from East Longmeadow, Mass, Stat
ford Springs, Stafford Hollow, Stafford.
Vile, Union and Westford. A bountiful
supper was served, the table being laden
with many good things. There was dis.
play of fireworks In the evening. Games
were played on the lawn and Ice cream
and lemonade were furnished in abun.
dance. Mrs. F. q. Hulett, a trained
singer, sang two solos, which were very
much enjoyed by all. There were many
nice presents left as tokens of remem-
brance. All had a good time, and the
company went home wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Bosworth many more happy ami.
versaries.
West Stafford.
E. J. Leach of Hartford was In town
the firsr of the week.
Michael Roberts has sold his black
horse to A. G. Eaton.
F. A. Sturtevant and family have been
guests of relatives In Ware, Mass.
Mrs. F. 2. Fairfield Is entertaining two
of her nephews from Rockville.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Philo Atwood of Wilt
mantle are guests of Mrs. Atwood's
mother, Mrs. Janette Newell.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
with their superintendent, enjoyed a
very pleasant trip to Forest Park Tues
day.
Olin Ellis Shearer, with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Shearer of Ellington, were
guests at William Shearer's the first OF
the week.
| Everett II. Barlow and sisters, Grace
and Blanche of Westford, were guests at
Barlow Bros, the fourth, and also enjoyed