The Press., 1903-03-05
MRS. W. o. JUDD.
MRS w. III. STAFPoR
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

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cents hundred.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
VIM Benton, who has been quite ill, is
much better and able to be out again.
Clarence Walker of Medford, Mass, a
former resident, was In town over Sum-
day.
Paul Schmeiske, the tailor, has an at
traetive new sign, the work of Painter
Usher.
Miss Mary Leach of the New Britain
Normal school was at her home here over
Sunday.
The bottlers of the Stafford mineral
water are preparing for an active summer
campaign.
Tax Collector Otis Chapman Is ready
to receive the town taxes as per notice In
another column.
Three young ladies united with the Con-
gregational church last Sunday by con.
fession Of faith.
Joseph Labree was before the borough
court Tuesday charged with drunkenness.
Judge Parkess made it 80 days at Toll
land.
Mrs. G. J. Hiscox, who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Al. Riffenburg, has returned to her home
in Union.
Frank Golf has resigned as baggage
aefo Of no
and the position has been taken by Louis
Billet.
The engine room was appropriately dec
GRATED yesterday In honor of A. A. Steb-
bins, who was assistant foreman of the
department.
The annual meeting Of the Stafford
Springs Agricultural society will be held
In the room over the express Office next
Tuesday at 2p-m.
Improvements have been made in the
Harvey Chapman & Co. hardware store.
The woodwork has been vanished and
the ceiling reprinted.
The march Of improvement goes stead
lily on at the Springs house. The dining
room Is to be newly decorated before the
opening OF the summer business.
Mrs. Laura j. Horton. &c, widow Of
Lieut.. William Horton, who was killed al
at Antietam, died at her home on Stafford
Street Friday night of Brlght's disease
She had been Ill for some time previous
to her death. Mrs. Horton was lifelong
resident of this town, a daughter OF
Deacon Willard circuit. She was a wom-
an of sterling character and q wide circle
of friends mourn her loss. She leaves
one sister, Mrs. Daniel Bradbury OF Rus
sell, two daughters, Mrs w. o. Judd of
Holyoke, Mrs. William III. Stafford of
Springfield, and two granddaughters, Miss
Gertrude and Miss Laura Stafford of
Springfield. The funeral was held from
her late home Monday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, Rev. E. A. Burnham of the Con-
gregaiional church officiating. The bu-
rial was at the Stafford Street cemetery.
The following sketch from the life of
Marcus ID. Harris, who died at his home
In Bridgton, Me-, Feb. 18th, is from the
Lewiston (Me.) Journal:
Marcus d. Harris was born 10 Pownal,
VT, August, 1852 In early life he learn
ed the dyer's trade in Pittsfield, Mass ;,
going from there to Rockville, CT, where
he worked In the American wooden mill
From there he went to Stafford Springs,
CT, where for several years he filled the
position of boss dyer. Desiring a change
of business he moved to Rockville and
a nj 49, -
he managed successfully for about two
years, but still having a longing for his
old trade he closed up the business aud
came to BridgtOn ard was given The posi-
ton of boss dyer In the Forest wooden
mill 1t was but short time, how
ever, before his executive abilities and
general knowledge of the wooden mill
business was discovered by the owners of
the mill, and he was promoted to the pc
sition of superintendent of the Forest
mill, and so successfully did he manage
the business that In less than two year
he was also made superintendent Of both
the Pondicherry mills. This was about
nine years ago, and during that time up
to the present the mills of Bridgton have
been kept running continually.
When other mills were losing money
and laboring under the disadvantages OF
strikes and other troubles, the BridgtoD
mills, through good times and hard times,
went merrily on, and the credit has been
unanimously given to the late Nj. ID. Har-
ris. Besides having the interests of the
mills at heart, Mr.. Harris has always
been foremost In all things, that In his
judgment and Of the majority of his towns
people would tend toward the advance.
ment of the towns prestige and prospect
ty. He did much to ward the establish
ment Of the electric light system, and was
the main spoke in the wheel which moved
the people to install the system OF water
works.
Seth NJ. Milliken of New York, prac-
tieally the owner Of Pondieherry mills,
has always evinced unbounded confidence
In the judgment and sagaelty of Mr.. Hsr-
ris, and whenever he desired improve
ments to be made at the mills he was
given unlimited authority as to the ex-
penditures, and II Is for this reason that
the WOODEN mills of Bridgton are to-day
ranked among the best equipped plants of
their kind In New England.
MARX" as he was Familiarity called by
all those who knew HIN best, was, as
well as q fine business man, every inch a
gentleman; one of those men who would
stick to his friends whether they were of
high or low degree; ready to give hnan-
cial aid to every deserving cause, generous
to fault. But 1t Is his beautiful home,
now left desolate by the death Of one OF
the kindest OF husbands and fathers,
where he will be most missed. His In
dulgencies to his family was his greatest
pleasure, and no man was ever surround
ed by more beautiful home ties than he.
His death Is mourned by the entire CON-
munlty. He leaves 3 widow, nee Mary
A. Foster, whom he married 25 years ago
I'm Monaon Mass. one son, Frank w.
one daughter, Ella p, and q mother, now
Mrs. Rhynetta Galway.