The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Crawford were In
Wales Tuesday, where they attended the
golden wedding of their uncle, Ossian
Crawford.
Mrs. Jerome circuit Of Bridgeport Is
visiting relatives In the village. Mr.. and
Mrs. circuit expect to sail April 9th on
the steamship 'Konigin Luise" of the
North German Lloyd line for quite an ex-
tended European tour.
staHordviIe.
Samuel L. Heck visited relatives In
Union on Sunday.
There will be mass at st. Joseph's
Sunday at O'Clock.
George Sharp has shingled his house
and added new chimney.
Clarence Booth has been a guest at
Mrs. John o. Booths ths past week.
Mrs. VIM. Potter and daughter, Jessie,
have moved into s. B. Amadon's cottage
this week.
Mrs. Frank A. Brown Is visiting rela-
lives and friends In Springfield and Hol-
yoke, Mass.
Roland Royce has left the machine
shop and has returned to his home near
the Wales line.
w. Il. Peel, who has been quite Ill with
lead collie, Is better and able to be up
around the house. -...-.
Richard Guenther and family of Mon
son, Mass, spent Sunday with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Guenther.
William Chandler of Warrenville has
purchased the so called Willis place In
Hydeville, and will make his home there
about April LIST.
Leon Booth, son of Rev. Isaac N.
Booth of Morristown, Vermont, county
superintendent of schools, has been visit
Ing his aunt, Mrs. John Booth, for the
past week.
Mrs. Bird Belle Paine will hold an Eas-
ter sale of embroideries at the Springs
House parlors Wednesday, April 1st, from
1 till p. m. Among the samples exhib-
tied will be Resnick, Kensington, Mount
Melliok and others.
The book of genealogy Of the descend
ants of Eleazer Flagg and his wife, HUI
dab (Chandler) Flagg, of Grafton, Mass,
has just been published. Mrs. Ezra s.
Colburn Is of the sixth generation. Rev.
James Tufts, late of Monson, Mass.
formerly principal of Monson academy,
was of the fourth generation.
George Moore, whose Partially for
cowslips Is well known, secured the first
of the season Sunday, so far as we know.
Mondays menu for dinner was enriched
by that mess of cowslips. George &C.
knowledges that he could have eaten
much more.
The drama, "Down In Maine," which
was presented by the Young Mems club
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, to full
houses, was one of the best amateur per-
formances which has been given in Stat
fordville for some years. The parts we're
all well taken, and great credit is due to
Ed. Harrington, who coached the actors
which such marked success. The club
treasury received large addition from
the first nights receipts. Wednesday
nights proceeds were divided between the
Congregational and III. Z. societies. BUS
loads from the Springs, Wales and West
Stafford attended. .....- So
West Stafford.
Albert Greaves has a new wagon, built
by W. A. Comins.
]. r. Washburn attended the reception
to Senator and Mrs. Plat at the state
capitol last Friday.
Miss Miner, Miss Neff and Miss New
ell went to wellington with Harmony
Temple of Honor last Thursday.
Quite number of our young people
attended the entertainment given by the
Young Mems club of Staffordville Tues
day evening. ...... .
Several persons In the state are claim.
ing to have been members Of the legisla.
ture the longest time ago, but so far as
heard from Tolland county takes the
lead. DR.. VIM. B. Woods of Somers and
the writer were both members Of the
house of representatives In 1850. DR..
Woods Is SO years old and am 80
JOHN r. WAsHBURN, West Stafford.