The Press., 1904-07-13
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

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 Miss Jennie Banford is taking va cation at Block Island.
 Ralph Lee has taken a position at H. s. Abel's clothing store
 Miss M. A. Francis of Norwich is the guest of Mrs. O. G. Ellis.
 Waldo and Dorothy Lathrop of New London are at J. s. Smiledge's.
 Mrs. F. G. Sanford was the guest of her sister in Norwich last week.
 George Bolieau, IT., is spending a two-weeks' vacation in Providence, R. l.
 William wilcock of Boston is a guest of his brother, Edward Will cock.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Merriam are at their summer home on Stafford Street.
 O. NJ. Walker of Boston has been the guest of friends in town the past few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. Albert Marcy, and daughter, Laura, are visiting in Ash land. Mass.
 Miss Bertha Witt is attending the summer school at the Connecticut Ag- ricultural college.
 Misses Mary and Annie Brown are spending their vacation in Providence and woonsocket, R. l.
 E. L. Burr is in New Haven, called there by the serious illness of his aunt, Mrs. Henry Burr.
 MT. and Mrs. O. T. Jewett of New York are at their summer residence at Orcuttv ille for two months
 Mrs I. G. Baker of Springfield is the guest of Mrs. O. B. Pinney. I. G. Baker was with them over Sunday.
 Miss Hattie Stearns and Freddie Stearns of New York are guests of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Stuhlbaeh on Highland Terrace.
 Mrs. A. H. Johnson and daughter, Louisa, of Willimantic were guests of her father, Vim. Farnsworth, for few days the first of the week.
 Mrs. l.. Smith of Greenfield, Mass. and Mrs. NJ. J. Leach of West Spring field, Mass, were guests of MT. and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin the first of the week.
 All G. A. R. members who intend to attend the national encampment. to be held in Boston Aug. 15. 16 and 17. are requested to meet at Memorial hall on Thursday evening.
 The Staffortls will play the Athlet- ics of Holyoke on the fair grounds Saturday afternoon at 3. 80. The To- cal team will be strengthened and a good game may be expected.
 Mrs. D. w. Breen is raising the ell on her house on East Main street to two stories, and is making the house into two tenements. She is also hay ing the house connected with the aqueduct water.
 Miss Elizabeth Towne of Hartford is among the summer guests at the Springs House. Robert O. Morris, clerk of the courts at Springfield, and wife were at the house over Sunday.
 Clarence Phillips of Troy, N. Y, violinist, who was at the Springs House last season, has been engaged and has commenced his duties for this season. Miss Whitney of the Troy Conservatory of Music is the pianist.
 Mrs. Harvey Chapman and chil- dren, Ethel, Christine, Pearl and Ernest, are at Laurel park, North ampton, for two weeks. From there they go to Springfield, where they are to make their home in the future.
 Dennis J. Mccarthy has taken a situation as clerk at the Springs House until September 1st, when he will take a position with the law firm of White, Daggett 6 Tilson of New Ha- ven. Mir. Mccarthy, who recently graduated from the Yale law school, is to be congratulated in being offered position with so prominent a law firm. Mir. White of the firm is one of the state examiners, and MT. Dag gett is one of the lecturers in the law school.
 The Congregational Sunday school picnic at Evergreen Park last week had a large attendance. A large per centage of the attendants went on the cars, but many went by team. The usual athletic sports and games were indulged in, and a very enjoyable time is reported. There was the usual af- ternoon ball game. The nine with Harrington and Milner as a battery defeated the nine having Beckwith, Valentine and Parkhurst for bat tery 14 to O.
 Julia M. Talbott, 6S, widow of Chauncey F. Talbott, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Otis Chapman, on Prospect street Monday, after an illness of many years with pulmonary tuberculosis. She was born in Union, the daughter of Les ter and Polly Howard Anderson. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Chapman, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Casey, of Baltic and a son, Ohauncey O. Talbott, of Putnam, and two sis ters, Mrs. Eliza Ann Talbott of Nor wich and Mrs. Alice R. Wheeler of Michigan. Services were conducted at her late home this morning at . o'clock and the body was taken to Putnam for interment.
 The following program will be rem dered by Citizens band Monday evening: =
 March, Campania, Carlton Recollections of the War, Beyer
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