The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-05-11
ASHFORD.

ASHFORD.
Lena, wife of Walter Sands of Ash
ford, died at her home. Friday after
noon. She had been ill but few
days. She was Is years of age. This
funeral was held Sunday afternoon al
3 O'Clock, with burial in the Ashford
cemetery.
Monday was a great day for fishing
We saw q number of nice strings. OF
speckled beauties.
Ed. Hughes, Leland Taylor and
Mrs. Grace Laid went to Chaplin
Sunday to visit John Taylor, who il
very sick. -
T. M. Lyon and Mr.. Pinney Of
Stafford were here fishing Friday
With the assistance of Orrin Smith
they caught good string of trout.
George Barlow of West Stafford and
Miss Florence Barlow of this place at.
tended the funeral of Mrs. Carrie
Parker Davis of Brimfield, Mass, last
Friday They also visited relatives
in Warren, Mass, returning Sunday.
It is deeply regretted that we are
to lose our pastor, Rev. @. L. Cham
berlain. Although he has only beer
with us two years, he has won the
hearts of all who have become &C.
quainted with him.. He leaves June
LIST for Bridgeport. There are to be
baptismal services May 81 or %.
Warrenvi11e.
M. S. Louks is at home for few
days. 49, e..
FL. f. Scott made business trip &c
Willimantic Thursday.
Mrs. Earl Wright has returned from
a visit in Turnerville.
Mrs. M. S. Louks, with Albert and
Merrill, Jr., are visiting in Central
Falls, r. I.
The Messrs. Castloss of New York
spent few days at their newly pur.
chased home.
Mrs. B. M. Chism and little Louise
expect to go soon to their home in
Springfield, Mass.
The Cleaners were entertained by
Mrs. D. Mathewson at "Cady Villa
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. E. P. Mathewson and Miss
Mabel of Hopkinton, R. L., are visit
ing at w. L. Durkee's.
Mrs. M. Atwood of Willimantit
will make her home with Mr.. an6
Mrs. r. H. Wright of this village.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap
fist church meet with the president,
Mrs. D. Mathewson, Wednesday Of
this week.
Rev. E. A. Bowen, who has recent
ly closed his pastorate with the Will
mantle Baptist church, spoke OF
emission class work. at the Baptis
church in this village last Thursday
evening.
sOMERs.
o. A. Pease from Arizona visited
town this week.
Somers grange repeated their en-.
tertainment last Thursday evening
with good success.
James Scully, who has been suffer.
ing from erysipelas in his eyes, has
gone to Springfield to be treated by a
specialist.
w. P. Fuller lost valuable driv.
ing horse Sunday. It appeared tc
have lock jaw, and it was killed to
end its sufferings.
To-day, at 3 p. M, at the home Of
the bride in Somers street, Fred A.
Pease, eldest son of George B. Pease,
and Marion Lee, youngest daughter Of
Jerome G. Lee, will be united in mar
riage, Rev. L. A. Goddard perform
ing the ceremony. Only the immedi
ate relatives and friends of the fam
lilies are invited. The bride will be
attired in travelling suit of gray
with white crepe du chine waist.
The bridal pair will start immediate
ly for their new home, already fur
nished, in New Britain, where Mr.
Pease is machinist. The presents
to the bride were numerous and val.
liable, consisting mostly of silver.
Claudius B. Pease died Sunday
morning from a stroke of paralysis
received week before He was borr
in Somers April 20, 1915, the son O.
Theodore and Sarah Russell) Pease
He attended the village schools O.
Somers and later Westfeld academy
Mass. He was employed as clerk il
the store of Jonathan Clark in hi
native town later in a store in Spring
field. When 20 years of age he wen
to Augusta, Ga, as clerk for one mar
for eight years, then to New Orleans
and for six years was the leading
member of a prosperous firm. Hi
health failing from overwork he re
turned north, engaging for time il
the lumber business, later in the Ny
osset Paper Co., in partnership will
Gen. James S. Whitney, father of thu
late William @. Whitney of New
York, and William Birney, also il
paper companies in Holyoke. II
1871 he returned permanently tt
Somers to care for his aged mother
and withdrew from active business
life. In 1879 he was a member O
Connecticut state legislature, having
been nominated and elected unknown
to himself while on a business tri]
to Georgia. Mr.. Pease was four timer
married. In 1916 to Ann e. Smith
of Northampton, who died in 1855
Two children were born of this mar
sriage, Henrietta, wife of DR.. Stack
pole of Maiden, Mass, and the lat
Rev. Theodore G. Pease of Andove
Theological seminary. In 1867 HI
was married to Mrs. Harriet Russell
Park, who died in 1864. An infan
wrvK Il ga