The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-02-26
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Sunday.
Miss Laura Stafford OF Springfield was
at Stafford Street over Sunday.
E. ]. Sweet was the guest of his son,
Walter, In Worcester last week.
DR.. Arthur Meyers Of Willimantic was
the guest of his parents over Sunday.
Miss Mabel Kavanaugh, employed at
Hartford, was at her home here over SUM-
day.
Miss Alice Flagg was the guest of a
friend at Smith college, Northampton,
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ Fessenden of Prov
idence were with DIR. and Mrs. G. B.
Newton over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles l.. Dean and son, John,
OF Maiden, Mass, we're the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. E @. Dennis over Sunday.
Adelbert Needham received another
carload Of choice western horses last Sat
urday. There were 90 OF them, drivers
and workers.
Hel bert L. Buxton, who has been spend
Ing few weeks here, has gone to sani-
taIium In Hartford for treatment OF ner-
vous trouble.
William Benton Is quite Ill with pleuri-
sy and unable to be at his duties at Otis
Chapman's store. Allen Brown Is filling
his place at the store.
1t is said that a man and woman are
travelling In this section, claiming to be
agents of G. E. Monroe, the optician of
Southbridge. Mr. Monroe states that he
has no agents.
A singing class of about 80 members
has been organized in st. Edwards par
ish. Meetings are held every Thursday
evening at st. Edwards hall, with Prof.
Sullivan of Springfield as instructor.
The body of Marcus D. Harris was
brought here from Bridgeton, Me-, last
Thursday for burial. The funeral service
was held from the Congregational church.
Rev. E. A. Burnham officiated and the
music was by the church choir. The
bearers we're ]. M. Leach, W. II Cooley,
James Fitton, G. G. Ellie, G. E. Butter
field and Reuben Converse. The burial
was at the Stafford Springs cemetery.
The fl 'ral offerings which accompanied
the body were unusually large, and 1t was
impossible to bring all here. Nothing
could speak more strongly for the love
and respect for the deceased than the
floral offerings from the friends he has
made In the town where he spent the later
years Of his life.
The funeral of DR.. Frank B. Newton
was held from the residence Of his father,
DR.. G. B. Newton, last Saturday after
ed by Rev. VIM. Morrall Of Grace church,
assisted by Rev. II. T. Barnard. Rev.
E. A. Burnham was unable to be present,
but wrote few words which were read
: as a part of the service. Mrs. E. A.
Burnham sang Asleep In Jesus" and a
Iquartette, consisting of Miss Werner,
Miss Stupplebeen, q A. Ray and H. E.
Burwell, sang Zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought" At the conclusion Of the
church service the Masonic service was
the grave. The bearers were DR.. L. F.
Eaton, g. B Pinney, Richard Fisk,
Charles Meyers, H. o. Butterfield and a.
E. Burwell. The house was taxed to its
full capacity by the friends anxious to
3 pay the last respects to the deceased, and
. the services were very impressive. The
: Temple of Honor attended In body and
delegation from the Modern Woodmen
of America. Many beautiful floral tri.
, butes were In evidence.
The following books have been added
to the library, and will be ready for dis
tribution Friday:
A-HIsToRY
The American Merchant Marine, Its His
t0ry ana Romance, from 1920 to 1902, by
History OF the worlds Fair, B. C.. Thu. ''
man (g1ft), E97
Audrey, Mary Johnston, 279e
The Conquest, K. E. Dye 2SOC
Oldheld, N. H. Banks, 28Ol
; No other Way, Sir Walter Besant, 28OS
l The Market Place. Harold Frederic, 2SOs
Zenda, Anthony Hope, 2e04
C-LITERATURE.
The Homely Virtues, Ian Maclaren, eso5
Letters from Selr-made Merchant to His
Son, II. Lorimer, 28Of
The Boy, How to Help Him to Succeed,
N. G. Fowler. Jr., $50,
Battle With The Siums, Jacob RIis, 2SOe
D-PoETRY.
The Book OF Joyous Children, J. w. Riley, soe
E-sCIENCB.
Astronomy For Everybody, s. Newcomb, 2s1(
Plants, j. M. Coulter, 2S1
First Book OF Birds, D. T. Miller 31:
j Science and Health, Mrs Eddy (gift), 2Slt
Blr08 and Nature vols 4 q Q ~,
First Book OF Forestry, F. Roth, 2S34
F-TRAvEL.
New England and Its Neighbors, Clifton
Alpine and Italian Lakes, A. c. Ramsay '
ct al, 2Sa
G-JUVENILE.
Andy Grants Pluck, H. Alger, 1891
BOYS King Arthur, Sidney Lanier, 282,
Boys OF the Rincon Ranch, ii. s. Canheld, 282;
IDogtown, M. o. Wright, 282.
Eight Girls and Dog, C. Wells, 282.
The Haunted Mine, II. CaStleman, 2S2t
Hortense, a Difficult Child. E. A. Foster, 49,
4 The Lightning Conductor, c. N. and A. M.
/ Lois Mallets Dangerous Gift, M. C. Lee, @2!
u Nathal1e'S Chum, A. G.. Kay, 283(
SWeetbrtar and Thistledown, j. N. Brack-
| ett, 983
What a Girl Can Make and Do L. and A.
Beard, 283s
Wigwam Stories, M. G. Judd, 2s3:
A Glrl OF This Century, M. g. Darling, 283s
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT..
The Lawson History OF the Americas cup,
M. M. Thompson and Thomas Lawson. -
This book is presented to the hbraryYb by
Thomas lawson.
Connecticut at the Columbian Exposition
| Work of the Connecticut Women at the