The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-10-22
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

David Peacock and George Bartlett
of willimantic are guests of Georg
Stevens.
Miss Emma Gary has gone to an in
stitution in Baltic to continue he
education.
W. H. Snow of Holyoke is at tn,
Foster homestead for q week to enjoy
the hunting.
The regular monthly musical ser
vice will be held at the Congregation
al church next Sunday evening.
Mrs. N. ID. Royce has gone to Was,
CO, ILL.,, for q few weeks visit with
her daughter. Mrs. E. ]. Brown.
Mrs. Marcia Bicknell, who has
been spending two weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ Leach has returned to
Boston.
Edwin johnson of Hartford is in
town ON his annual hunting trip. He
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Johnson.
At the regular communication of
Ionic lodge. +. s. A. NJ, next Tues
day evening the work will be the +.
q. degree.
Austin Holt and III. @. Holt and
family attended the golden wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Holt at Will
lington last Friday.
Miss Esther Converse entertained
her young friends at her home ON East
Main street last Saturday afternoon,
in honor of her eth birthday.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist church
will be held ON Wednesday afternoon
at O'Clock. Supper will be served
at s O'Clock.
Last Friday was school visiting day
and no sessions of the public schools
were held. Most of the teachers went
to Hartford, but some of them visited
schools nearer home.
A popular trip with local people
this month has been to drive to Som
ers, and there take the trolley to
Springfield. Many have tried this
route to Springfield the past few
weeks
G.. w. Stroud's fish carts will not
run o-morrow ON account of the death
of Mr.. Stroud's grandmother. Mrs
Louis Johnson. of Wilmington. The
. market will be open until 10 O'Clock
this evening.
lakkars. hry A,,,al,a L
Ayers, James Allen, Joseph Biernacki,
John I. Brown, Mrs. Nancy Blake,
Ell. Carpenter, Leon b. Ellis, Joseph
Felix, Miss Josie Fern, Mrs. Maud
Hughes, Miss M F. Lothrop, Miss |
Edith b. Park. Dealous Raddeau, Ed
ward b. Wicks.
A. ]. Tilden has completed the
school enumeration. He finds that
the total number of children in town
between the ages of 4 and Is is 1913.
This number is eight less than last
year. While the other parts of the
town are holding their own, the Dor
ough shows a slight falling of.
The court of burgesses has received
notice of q claim for damages against
the borough in behalf of Herbert ID.
Frost, who was injured by the caving
of the bank near Westford avenue.
The notice was sent by Attorney
Thayer of Norwich. The matter came
up at the regular meeting Tuesday
evening. Attorney Fisk has been re-
tanned to get a more definite idea of
what is expected from the borough by
the plaintiff. A recent finding of the
superior court ON similar case indi-
Gates that claim advanced is not parti- |
cularly valuable. ..
The local friends of Rev. Edward
Rutledge Brown, formerly rector of
Grace church, were panied to hear of
his death the first of the week. Ow-
ing to i'll health Mr.. Brown gave upI
his pastoral work in 1895 Since then
he has been absent much of the time
for treatment. but returned to his
home here early last spring, much i'm
proved. A short time ago he returned
to Hartford for treatment, and he died
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paralysis. Edward Rutledge Brown
was born in Brooklyn February 20,
1874. He was graduated from Hobart
college in 1867, and was a member of
the Chi Phi fraternity. In 1870 he
was graduated from the Berkeley Di-
vinity school at Middletown, and the
following year he was ordained to the
priesthood. The deceased began his
work in the ministry at Christ church
in Unionville, and was later rector of
Saint Michael's at Naugatuek, Saint
Johns at New Milford~a and at Grace |
church here. When he was stationed
at Unionville, in the early 7O's, he
started a mission at Pennington,
which has since develoved to church.
He began his work here in 1892, and
continued three years. During the
three years of his work among us his
qualities as scholar and gentleman
won him many friends, both in his
parish and outside of it. Those who
knew him best loved him for his many
lovable qualities, and admired him for
his status as thinker and scholar.
His courtesy and tact were also attri- |
butes which won for him deserved re-
gard and respect from all with whom
he came in contact. The earnest con-
eentration of mind which he brought
to bear ON his work and other matters
that interested him was probably the
cause of his early breakdown. Mr.. |
Brown was united in marriage in 1872
to Miss Sophia 7. Smith of Union
willie. She died in 1890. In 1898 he
married Miss Fannie G.. Bliss, who
survives him. He also leaves two
daughters, Miss Carolyn and Miss
Emily Sophie. The funeral was held