The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-03-19

gifts Of beautiful flowers. Because OF
the day, not so many people called as on
his birthday last year, and the occasion
W ls entirely Informal, but most'enjoyable
to all present Mr.. Colburn's health is
excellent for man of his advanced age,
and he drives to this village and to the
Springs two or three times each week,
sometimes oftener, and he is a regular at
tendant at church. He Is, we believe,
with the single exception OF "Uncle Jim"
Ferry, the Oldest person In the town OF
Stafford.
West STAFFORD.
Myron 8. Upper is away on visit.
Charles Snow Is visiting friends and
RI latives here.
The Drama, "Once on Time," will be
given at the church vestry this evening.
VIM. Shepard Of Feeding Hills, Mass,
has been a guest of his brother, A. M.
Shepard. j.,
Miss Lizzie Comins of Springfield,
Mass, has been guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Belva Wilbur.
Several attended the graphophone con-
cert given by Eugne Cady and box social
at Crystal lake Saturday night.
Miss Grace Holmes has returned 10
her work In Monson after weeks stay
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. VIII
Holmes.
Mrs. Flol ence Fay has recovered from
her recent illness to such an extent that
she Is able to be among her friends once
more. She is now with the family of
VIM. s. Shepard in Feeding Hills, Mass.
Representatives Brown and Dunn with
their wives will attend the Platt reception
at the Capitol on Friday evening.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will give supper Friday evening in the
church parlors. Supper from to 8 to be
by social hour. Everyone
cordially welcome.
Rev. G. s. Davis, pastor of the M. E.
church, Stafford Springs, will lecture un
der the auspices Of the Methodist society
at Tolland Friday evening. The subject
will be Around the world in eighty min
utes," and it will be illustrated by the
The Vaudeville company representing
the Oregon Indian Medicine company
concluded their stay here on Wednesday
evening. Attendance upon the evening
performances has been fairly good and
some features of the program have proved
The prizes offered for the
most popular lady and child to be decided
by vote, have not been awarded at the
present writing.
A most deplorable accident occurred in
the family os John Young, living on what
is known as Paulk hill, one mile from
Tolland street, Two little boys aged 8
and were playing in the woodshed, when
the older boy having sharp axe, dared
the younger one to put his foot on the
block. No sooner said than done. The
little fellow put his foot on the block,
down came the axe and off came the foot
Some reports say it was entirely severed.
When the older boy saw what had really
happened he called loudly for his father,
who happened to be near by, and who
with great presence of mind, tied cord
tightly above the ankle and drove with
all speed to Rockville, taking the child to
the office of DR.. Flynt. just what the
result of the accident will be is not fully
known, but it is reported that DIR. Flynt
expects to be able to save the foot, al
though every bone was severed, except the
title toe.
The Meacham homestead at the head of
Snipsic Lake, was burned early Thursday
1t was built 100 years ago and
1ad been In the Meacham family since.
until the property was purchased by the
Rockville Water and Aqueduct company.
Enoch q. Meacham, grandfather to Chas.
Meacbam, who has been occupying the
place, conducted the farm, which was
arge one, for years, and also had a spool
shop there. He ran the spool factory at
the time the old Carlyle and Glasgow
thread mills were running in Rockville.
The house had been added to from time
to time until 1t contained several tene-
ments. Charles Meacham and his mother
had been living there, but were away, the
former being In Tolland and the latter In
1t Is thought that the fire
was caused by tramps, as the woodshed,
Into which tramps might have gained en-
trance for the night, was seen to be on
fire first. None of the contents was
saved. The loss on the house Is probably
81 600, with an insurance of 81 900. The
furniture loss will probably be $500.