The Press., 1903-03-26
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Dana B. Gary visited Monson friend
Tuesday.
William Hanley of Palmer was at hi
home here over Sunday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Romeo Sarafin last Thursday.
Regular meeting of Winter w. r G
next Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. /. ]. Chace spent a part of las
week In Rockville, the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Maxwell. .-.
E. T. Russell & Co. will hold theil
spring opening of millinery and novelties
next week Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mabel Foster returned the first Of
the week from short visit with Mr.. ant
Mrs. d. w. Foskit at Brimfield
Mrs. q. H. Baker and Representative
F. II. Baker attended the Platt reception
in Hartford last Friday evening.
Napoleon Comfort, former resident
has been engaged to take charge Of the
weekly dances at Forest lake In Palmer
the coming season.
DR.. l.. F. Eaton is fitting up living
rooms in the Warren block In connection
with his offices, and has hired an extra
room on the side Of the block next to the
river.
Winter Post and Winter W. R. G. anc
their families are invited to social II
Memorial hall next Tuesday evening, tt
be entertained by Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Quin
ley, Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Burr.
Richard Rudge, who has been in ser
vice at the Philippines for the past two
years and a half, expects to start fol
home about April 1st. He will sail OF
the Yorktown with others whose term ex
pires.
last Saturday evening in celebration Of
his fifteenth birthday anniversary. About
twenty were present, and the evening
proved very pleasant occasion. The
guests left several souvenirs of theil
visit.
The prospect of having another electric
railroad running through Leicester IL
bright. The Worcester and Hartford
street railway was granted franchise te
build through Leicester by the selectmer
last summer Most of 1t will be bull
over private property, which will be pur
chased by the company. Some of the
property, Damely that of John MorrisseJ
and others, was paid for In advance last
fall. Last week negotiations were com
pleted with Martin Kinds, through whose
farm the road will be built, for the trans
fer of some of his property for $4,000. Il
Is evident the Worcester & Hartford
people intend to build their road accord
ing to Information given out last summer
The promoters were In Leicester last
week.-Springfeld Republican.
The officers of Winter Post, q. A. R.
are making record of all soldiers buried
In town, and wish to have the record cor
rect. The following is the list Of veterans
buried In the Stafford Springs cemetery
Any errors or omissions are requested t.
be sent in. The name, company and reg
lment and date of death are given:-
Chas: b. Winter, 1st lieut.. co. B, 18th Conn.
June 10, 1876.
Andre Cummings, B, 11th Conn.,, July 10, 1885
1894.
william r. Potter, B, 18th Conn.,, Oct. Is, 1892
Julius p. Washburn, B, 11th Conn.,, Nov. 2t
Lorenzo Howe, B, 11th Conn, Oct. q, 1880.
Josiah Allen, B, 11th Conn, Sept. II, 1876
Jabez Sidaway, B, 11th Conn.,, June. 1902.
Andrew C. Champlin, 1, 10th Conn.,, Dec
Geo. N. Champlin, 1, 10th Conn.,. April "a, 1865
Elijah Lucas, /, 10Th Conn.,, Oct. 8, 1873.
i. K. TAFT, 1st sergt. Co. d, 18th Conn.,, Jan. q
Joseph Allen, D, 18th Conn, Aug. IS, 1895.
E. o. Dimock, D. 25th Conn, Nov. 1, 1895
John E. Grey, D, 18th Conn, March 81, 1870
Fso5as s9sT Soaa eonn 49,
Geo. X. Cushman, K, 22d Conn.,, Feb 4, 1895.
Henry NJ Benton, K, 22d Conn, April q, 1902.
1858.
william B. Brown, H, 18th Conn, May 80, 1896
Henry strnntz, E 80 Conn, May 2, 1892: s:o
John M. Patton, K, 2sd Conn, April 6, 1867;
Geo Cutler Cutler 1sfb 1sfh Mass Mass AR ass'
JOY E. Johnson, lieut., 34th n. Y, Feb. 5, 1885,
John Brockbank, sergt., 1st N. j. Cav, 1890.
Charles Winter A A. iath Maine Mr aug o. ss ssS.
Charles 81. Cotton, K, 10th Conn.,, Sept. %, 1885,
Albert s. Carpenter, B, 18th Conn.,, Nov 2s
1854.
Hiram Cady, B, 5th Conn.,, Sept. %, 1902
Hiram Towne, ], 10th Conn.,, March z, 1900.
Lucius D. Smith, while sitting on tn
edge Of bath tub In his plumbing estab
lishment at 394 Bank street, New London
on Wednesday afternoon, March 18th
with gasp of warning, fell into the arm
of one of his employees and expired In
stantly. Drs. H. NJ. Lee and H. II. Hey
er were quickly summoned, but the mai
was beyond medical aid, and Medica
Examiner Graves was notified. He pro
nounced death due to heat failure ant
the body was taken to his home at q
Willetts avenue. About ten days pre-
vious, Mr.. Smith suffered severe attack
ot angina pectoris, but his robust consti
tuition and his general good health threw
1t of. The afternoon of his death, he re
marked that he was not quite himself
but that he probably would be all right IL
the morning and that there was no cause
for alarm. The deceased was born anC
spent his early days In Stafford. He was
educated in the public schools of his ma
tive town and at Monson academy. AfteI
leaving that institution, his decided likine
for mechanics led him to enter the EN-
ploy of d. e. Wilton at West Stafford
as an apprentice, where he remained unit
1880 when he removed to Chicopee, Mass
There he acted as contracting machinis
with the Ames Manufacturing Co. A
few years later he went to Orange, Mass
to take position with the New Home
Sewing Machine Co. He removed tc
New London to become master mechanic
with the Hopson & Chaplin Manufacturing
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