The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-10-26
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e. @. Carpenter had q sick cow on
his hands last week.
Miss Gardner went Friday morning
to visit friends in Boston, Mass. % and
vicinity.
Charlie Bidwsll has left @. A. Cos
groves and gone to work for Charlie
Eldredge.
]. Arnold Houchen of the N. Z.
World newspaper returned to his du-
ties Saturday. as n <yg-rg
Mrs. ID. L. Royce, contrary to ex-
pectations, has so far recovered as to
be about her house.
The highest southeast gale known
on the Hill for many years prevailed
during Friday. Twas hard for both
man and beast to get shout.
The Congregational ladies hold Q
social this evening. A good supper
will be served for ten cents. A cor
dial Invitation 10 extended 10 all.
George II. Joslin. who il employed
by Keefe Bros. Mashapaug, has been
spending his vacation of two weeks
with his brother, Frank l.. Joslin.
ID. b. Gardner and his brother
Samuel, of Burnside came here from
Rockville last week. The former has
registered to vote in Rockville, his
legal residence.
Anton Wostrell Is buildingaa fine
and commodious ice house on the
north end of his barn and stables.
Hereafter, we guess, the neighbors
can procure ice when they want it.
We hear that Mrs. Angie Daw was
recently married to o man named
Yong, who has been carrying on the
Gridley farm in Harrington. They
came here last week ON . bridal trip.
The new free rural delivery SER
vices in the United States the past
year have cost the government seven
ty-five million dollars, causing de:
scit to that amount the last past year.
Mrs. Jennie Waldo Knox, with her
mother, Mrs. Waldo, returned to Hart
ford Saturday. Mrs. Knox made a
short visit, while Mrs. Waldo intends
to return to her sister, Mrs. Carpen-
ter, before long. Tax. -..s
Rev. @. W. Wolfe's topic on Sun
day, as BETTING his account of the
points given by the various speakers
at the recent state convention at Nor
witch, wass the phrase, FISHERS OF
men," as recorded in Luke. .s.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles HI. Brown
started on Tuesday for their home in
Newport, VT, going by the. way OF
Boston, where they will visit rela-
tives. Their visit here has been
greatly enjoyed by their many friends.
The Y.~P. 8. G. E. will hold its
social mentioned last week at the Bap-
fist conference room, not at Mrs.
Wolfe's. Halloween games will be
played, while apples and nuts will
form features of the supper, and there
may be arlollypop or two on the table.
F. W. Pratt having declined to run
as republican candidate for judge of
probate for this district, another con-
vention was held in the railway pas
senger station Monday, Rev. A. Gard
ner chairman, W. H. Hall clerk, and
made choice of e. 8. Agard of Tolland
as the candidate to run.
Mrs. G.. J. Walker of Pawtucket,
r. l., mother of Walter Walker, il
visiting him at Miss Lucy Eldredge's,
where he is boarding. The young
man has recuperated from his illness
q good deal, and both mother and son
express themselves as highly pleased
with the region hereabouts.
Miss Laura A. Weaver, oldest
daughter of Thomas s. Weaver and
Della Chapman Weaver of Hartford.
q bright. sweet girl, whom many will
remember as visiting here with her
aunt, Miss Martha Chapman, died in
that city Sunday last of typhoid
fever.
Miss Jane Robbins, noted "set-
Element worker in New York city,
is q granddaughter of the late Elisha
johnson, 9 native of this town, and,
when q resident of Wethersfield, a
warden of the state prison there. He
was an uncle of DR.. johnson of Mans
field, the late M. M. johnson of Will
limantic and Legrand johnson and f.
W. Pratt of this town.
The smoke nuisance at the Baptist
church has been abated, and it will
be little more comfortable worship
ing in that sanctuary in the future.
The business, done by the new fur
mace, has turned out as was predicted
by the late 8. Taylor and others who
had somewhat to do with the sup
posed Improvements. .
Louisa Blasha, who has been living
with hsI grandparents here this sum
mer; started for Chicago Monday
morning, joining her parents in New
York. who will go with her. She
was accompanied as far as Whitman
tic by her uncle, N. Matejska, the
house painter, who returned from
New York last week.
At the republican caucus for the
choice of representatives and justices
of the peace Saturday afternoon, W.
FL. Hall and F. W. Pratt were nomi-
mated as candidates for the legisla-
ture. A motion to use the check list
was lost. It was voted that the chair
man appoint committee of five to
bring in names as candidates for JUS
tices of the peace, as follows: 8. p.
Morrison, A. Korper, James Lawrence,
d. Walker and w. HI. Hall. They
brought in these names of persons
as candidates.: Frank Williams, 81.
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