The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-05-07
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
John Rockwell is quite III at his hom
on Rockwell Hill.
Miss Mabel Kavanaugh of Hartford
was In town over Sunday.
The mills started this week on thu
schedule made to give Saturday half
holiday.
Borough Tax Collector A. N. Nichols
has his books and Is ready to receive tn,
borough taxes.
Benjamin Arnold will take possession
of the Dlmmock market, which he recent
ly purchased, next Monday.
George Ellis, who has been employed
In Springfield, has returned to town and
taken position at the Jacobsen store.
William Foster of Palmer was at his
home here over Sunday. MIR. Foster has
just returned from tlip through Yer
mont for E. A. Buck & Co.
A little son of F. Pallanche had one OF
his fingers of his left hand badly injured
Tuesday, by a stone falling on it. The
boy was attended by DR.. Smith.
]. A. Lemay has come here from Law
renee, Mass, and has opened tailor
shop over Leach's clothing store as per
his advertisement on the first page.
The May supper at the Methodist
church last Friday evening, drew q large
attendance. The supper was of the stand.
ard of former years. About $50 were
realized.
Albert Atwood of Santa Cruz, CAL, is
the guest Of relatives 10 the borough. He
has just completed trip as one of the
engineers on the steamer Alaskan, from
the Pacific coast to New York.
Advertised letters: Gracomo Cadoua
Thomas Fletcher, Mrs. Emma Btber
Frank Chiffee, MIR. Clarence Hassan, Mrs
E. Mclean, George NJ luis, Edwin Rey.
nolds, Mrs. Mary Revia, Mrs. M. G.
Smith.
Allen Brown went to Monson on Mon.
day, where he will help his cousin, M. M
Brown, for a while, according to an agree
ment made before he engaged with Chap
man & Brown. Later he expects to secure
a position In Hartford
A. w. Kingsbury has finished the con.
tract of covering the canal where 1t cross.
es Edgewood. The old and rotten tim.
bers have been replaced with granite
blocks which will stand for an indefinite
period.
The following officers were elected al
the annual meeting Of the Current Events
club on Monday evening: President, Mrs.
Mix; vice. presidents, Mrs. Lewis Nc
Laughlin, Miss Carolyn Brown; secre.
tary, Miss Florence Washburn; treasur-
or, Mrs. W. 81. Reed. The retiring pre-
sident, Miss Mary I. Newton, furnished
refreshments. The hostesses were Miss
Margaret Cooley and Mrs. F. F. Patten.
The following are additional wedding
presents received by Mr.. and Mrs. Anth.
ony Hansen: Cracker jar, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Hansen, Hartford; pair Of towels
chiffonier scarf, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Mel
son, Hartford; center table, Emile
Turschmann, Stafford Springs; sugar
shell and butter knife, Mr.. and Mrs
Anthony Jacobsen, Buff Cap; napkins
and towels, Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson
Buff Cap
Superintendent w. D. Heald up to Sat
urday received bids for the heavy wooo
on the lot belonging to the cemetery, ane
Ellis d Eaton were the highest bidders
and will have the wood, offering $1676 fol
the same. The other bidders were w. E
Demond $1410, Keefe Brothers 1895
D. 81. Curtis & Co. $12O1. The price 70
ceived Is larger than was expected, anC
the association will have ample funds fol
building vault or other improvements.
Soldiers who were members of Winter
Post, g. A. R.. and who are buried ir
st. Edwards cemetery: John II. Fitz
patrick, Co. l, 26th Conn.,, died Jan. "a
1890; John Mccarthy, Sergt. In U. 8.
Cav, Mar. II, 1880; Francis McVey, Co
Z, 14th Conn, Feb. 8, 1882; Martin Hen
messy, Co. l, 10Th Conn, Dec. 10, 1891
Michael Quinlan, Co. K, 18th r. l., Aug
IL, 1895; Michael Harrington, sgd Penn
Oct, 10, 1898; Daniel O'Keefe, Co. D
57th Mass, April 8, 1885; Oliver Borell
Co. F, 9Th Vermont, Nov. 4, 1897; Ed
ward Brennan, Jan. 4, 1880; John Young,
Dec. 81, 1879.
The following are buried in the West
cemetery: Charles West, Co. l, 16 h
Conn, died Aug. 1854; Dewitt C. New.
Comb, Go. 8, 11th Conn.,, Feb. IL, 1870
Orrin l. .Cushman, Co. X, 1st Conn, Cav.
Aug. 18th. 1854.
The above completes the list of graves
Of soldiers looked after by Winter Post.
DC. Cleaveland, who has completed the
list, has had much trouble In getting a
correct one, but has succeeded by much
writing and inquIring. Many graves will
be decorated this year that have been
overlooked In the past. The whole num-
Der In the town Is "a, and In the outlaying
districts, 16.
Letter to Walter Scott.
Stafford SPRINGS, Conn.