The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-09-10
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Mrs. Mary Cook, who lives on the
Frank Ledoyt place at the Village,
advertises for work in another col
umn.
Rev. Mr.. Dolan of Wales will preach
in the Baptist church next Sunday af-
ternoon at $50. Sunday school will
be held at 100.
Unclaimed letters, Stafford post Of
fee: w. A. Almstead, Mick Moriarty,
Rev. J. B. Connell, F. Jabtonski, Jo-
SET Rysen, Alexis Simko.
Mrs. Hannah Needham of Spring
field, former resident, is visiting
relatives and friends in the village.
Her son, Frank Nichols, was also here
the first of the week.
DIR. F. P. Batchelder of Boston was
a guest of his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
F. L. Batchelder, over Sunday. On
his return he was accompanied home
by his aunt, Mrs. Todd.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
WEIGH of Hydeville, which has been
ill for some time, died last Thursday,
and was buried Saturday in st. Ed
wards cemetery at the Springs.
The registrars of this district will
meet at the residence of J. G. Wight
man next week Thursday, from 8 q. m.
to p. M, for the purpose of receiv-
ing the names of those to be made
voters.
Miss Addie Wilton left Saturday
for Chester, where her school COM
menced its fall term Tuesday. In a
letter received by her parents, Miss
Wilton expresses much satisfaction
with her surroundings.
Mrs. Thomas Black is in the hospi-
tai in Springfield, where she has been
undergoing a successful operation for
the removal of cancerous growth
from her breast. Mrs. Black is max
ing a rapid recovery, which is graft
flying news to her numerous friends.
Miss Hannah Black has charge of the
household during her absence.
AS so many have expressed desire
to hear the new organ in the Univer-
salist church, the society has decided
to give an organ recital next Tuesday
evening, and has arranged with Joseph
Clair Beebe of Meriden to act as Or
ganist. Mr.. Beebe, although young
man, has the reputation of being a
master of the instrument, and one of
the best musicians in the state. Mr..
Beebe will also sing one or two solos
during the evening, and any other en-
features that the committee
can arrange for will be presented.
The price of admission has been placed
at twenty-five cents. Taking it all
together it is sure to make an enjoya-
BILE evenings entertainment. 1t will
promptly at O'Clock.
Many years will come and go be-
fore the thunder storm of last Satur-
day afternoon will be forgotten by
those who were in this village during
it's continuance. No one has any
of such storm before,
and men who never felt fear before
are free to say that they were glad
when it was over. Many a cheek was
blanched with terror, and in more
than one case the female operatives
in the mill swooned completely away.
About noon the black clouds began to
gather in the west, and faster and
faster the gloom began to deepen un-
ill the darkness was as intense as at
midnight, while the complete still
ness of the air portended something
about to occur. Nor did we
have to wait long before our anticipa
lions were more than realized. The
storm, or storms, seemed to center
direct over this village, and then the
electrical display was something be-
yond description. It appeared to be
)ne continuous binding fash and roar.
The lightning struck many times in
the village. A large maple tree
standing near the side entrance to
Cyril Johnson's house; a large oak
IN the lot belonging to G.. E. Burke
was shattered; a telephone pole near
,he residence of Mrs. Eliza Holbrook
vas hit; George Jenkins house, which
vas vacant at the time, was also one
If the places which suffered. But
;he most serious in it's results was
when a bolt struck the new addition
20 the barn of E. I'll. Pinney, when
VIM. Green and Oliver Carey, Jr.,
we're instantly killed. In an inter-
view with D. X. Green on Sunday he
describes the catastrophe as near as
ne can remember. He says that there
we're five of them, Mr.. Snow, the con-
'ractor, Ed. CLARK, VIM. Green, Oil
yer Carey, Jr., and himself engaged
N painting E. H. Pinney's house.
They had carried the blinds down
lnder the new part to the barn, and
we're at work painting them when
he storm came up. When it became
70 dark that they could no longer see
20 work Mr.. Snow and Mr.. CLARK left
or their homes. d. K. Green was
between the two men, when
Vim. Green pulled out his pipe and
aid that he was going to have a
moke while waiting. At the same
ime Carey asked d. K. Green to look
It the back of his neck, if he could
zee it, At that instant, Mr.. Green
avs, the place seemed to be all afire,
md that is all he remembers until he
recovered consciousness and saw the
wo men lying there, with the shirt
ront of Carey all afire. He extin-
,uished the fire on Carey and called
or help from the hay field in the rear
# the barn, where G. E. Burke and
! gang of men were trying to cover
Up the tumbles of rowen before the
hover. In the meantime the barn
vas seen to be blazing, but with the
lid of operatives from the Riverside