The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-04-02
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. w. H. Smith Is visiting relatives
In Oneida, N. Y.
DIR. Daniel Sullivan Of New London,
visited friends here Tuesday.
w. E Hanley has been In Boston part
Of the week on business trip.
Miss q. 8. Beckwith will hold her mill
linery opening Saturday and Monday
Miss Alice Fitton Is home from Bay
Path institute for the spring vacation.
d. Robertson & Co., will have the OPEN
ing Of their enlarged store tomorrow.
c. Il. Blackburn has taken the agency
for the Maverick laundry OF Willimsntic.
Miss Cora Burwell, q student at Mt.
HOlyoke, is spending her vacation at her
home here.
Miss Hattie Werner, clerk In the post
ONCE. visited friends at Worcester Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ramsden Of Pal
mer, were guests Of their daughter, Mrs.
l. F. Eaton, over Sunday.
VIM 0'Connen returned the first OF
the week from brief visit with friends In
Colchester and Mlddletown.
The annual rental of the church pews
at the M. Z. church will take place to-
morrow evening, at 7.sO sharp.
VIM. Foster, formerly Of this town, has
gone to Vermont for g slx-weeks' trip for
Z. A. Buck l. Co. of Palmer.
Smith & Cooley have added new cylin-
der to their engine at the factory. The
change was made with but brief shut.
down.
The Misses Sara and Alice Sweet Of
Monson, Mass, are spending the week
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. j. Sweet.
VIM. r. CordiDgly OF Boston and Ed
win Farnell Of Woonsoeket, r. l., men,
bers OF the Stafford Worsted company,
have been In town part of the week.
Charles Ford, who was operated on for
appendicitis at q New London hospital
last week Is getting along nicely and the
present indications are that he will be able
to return In about week.
The Young American Athletic club
win give an Easter bali at their hall on
18th. Stafford orchestra will furnish
Tickets rs cents.
There Is talk OF organizing good town
ball team. With the amount Of material
to select from q good team could probably
be put In the field. Several men have Of.
fered to contribute generously toward the
financial support OF the organization.
r. w. Smith and g. 3. Baker went to
Westfield last Saturday, investigating q
church organ. Rev. E. A. Burnhsm was
In Hartford this week on business connect
ed with the purchase Of the new organ.
No decision has yet been made as to what
to buy.
At the meeting of the school board
Monday the regular routine business was
transacted, after which q vote was taken
to use the 800 allowed by the state for
special apparatus, together with the $50
raised by the school for the purpose, to
purchase telescope Owing to the slow
ness with which he Is recovering from the
grip and the press Of other duties, Rev.
Il. A. Burnham resigned as an active
school visitor In the North district and
Alvarado Howard was elected to the va
eancy.
A hearing was held In Putnam last FRI
day before Judge Shumway, on applica-
tlOn for reinstatement Of Patrick j. DAN
ahey, formerly of this town. Mr. Dana
hey presented petition signed by large
number OF lawyers asking for his rein
statement. States Attorney Reed of this
town and attorney Charles E. Searles of
the grievance committee of.the Wlndham
county bar, were opposed to his rein
statement Judge Shumwsy refused to
reinstate him at present, saying that bis
offense was a grave one and that he did
not believe that he had been sufficiently
punished. Danahey was disbarred for
inovatlons that he introduced In securing
q divorce for a client.
Frederick Young was before the court
Tuesday afternoon, charged with intimi-
dating John T. Wood, both employed at
the Warren wooden mills. The case grew
out Of q request made by Young to Wood
relative to working In the mill. Wood
testified that Young said to him, 'sDo not
go to work tomorrow TUESDAY lii you
do you will come to grief" The boss
earder at the Warren plant also testified
that these were the words used by Young.
The defendant stated that he said to
Wood, ~ request you not to go to work
Tomorrow and that he was acting as q
committee for the strikers. Lawyer
OConnell appeared for the defense and
States Attorney Reed for the prosecution
Judge Palkess adjourned the case until
April 9Th.
Lewis ]. Westcott, "a, died at the SAN
tiarium OF his son-in-law, DIR. John Mel
bourn, at Derby last Thursday. He had
been III with the grip for about two weeks
and the immediate cause of his death was
heart failure, from the effects Of the dis
ease. He had not been we'll since last
fall when he went to Derby. The de-
ceased had lived In this town and Willing
ton the greater part Of his life, and was
well known In this vicinity. He was q
democrat In politics, and had held the
office of assessor and other town offices
In Wilmington. He was q carpenter by
trade, and an expert In his line of busi-
ness. He leaves one son, Charles, form
erly Of Rockville, q daughter, Mrs. Anna
Melbourn of Derby, and q grandson,
Richard, of Monsoon. The funeral was
held at Derby and the body was brought
here for burial at the Village HUI eeme-
terry Monday.
John Wood, ~, died at his home on
Main street yesterday afternoon from the
effects Of a paralytic shock, after an III
ness OF about one week. Mr.. Wood was
born In England, but has been resident
Of this town for the past 4S years he
was q spinner by trade, and came here TO
work at his business In q cotton mill. he
was an expert on the old-fashioned mule
trainers, and later continued with more
modern machinery In the wooden busi-
ness He had travelled quite extensively
In this country and was well informed.
He enlisted with the 18th Conn. Vols In
war times, bat was unable to pass the
medical examination. Later he tried
again, and became member OF Co. ID,
18th Conn. Vols. He went with his COM
pany from Hartford to Long Island and
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