The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-10-19
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Frederic Faulkner has hired the
Branch mill at Monson for period
of nine months. This will make
three woolen mills that Mr.. Faulkner
has in active operation.
The first union service of the sea.
son will be held at the Congregation,
al church next Sunday evening at z
p m. Rev. @. s. Davis of the M. E.
church will preach. His subject will
be Religion and the church''-(a)
The church and the individual.
The Kings Daughters of the Con-
gregational church have elected the
following officers for the coming year
Leader, Miss Mabel L. Kingsbury
vice leader, Mrs. E. A. Maynard
secretary and treasurer, Miss Ger
trude Q. ROCKWELL; committee on
work, Mrs. J. W. Robinson. Miss La
villa M. Burr.
At the annual meeting of the La
dies Aid society of the Congregation
al church the following officers were
elected; President, Mrs. Lewis Nc
Laughlin; vice president. Mrs. J. W..
Robinson; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. WI Cooley; solicitors, Mrs.
Christopher Allen, Mrs. J. M. Leach
collector. Miss Mile Royce; enter
tainment committee, Miss Mena
Adams, Miss Lettie Meyers, Mrs. z.
A. Maynard, Miss Margaret Cooley,
Miss Genevieye Hewitt, Mrs. r. W.
Smith. Miss Mary I. Newton, and
Miss Lavilla Burr.
U. B. Thayer. SO, died at his home
in Lebanon, nj, Sunday, Oct. 9th.
The burial was in Bellefontaine cem-
etery, st. Louis, Tuesday, Oct. 11th,
Rev. e. A. Burnham of the local
Congregational church officiating.
Mr.. Thayer was Mrs. e. A. Burn
hams father. He was born in Ran
dolph, Mass, and was one Of the pio-
neer business men of st. Louis. Pre-.
vious to entering business for himself
he was in the employ of Lewis Bros.
of New York and st. Louis, manu-
facturers and outfitters, and in this
capacity formed the acquaintance OF
Kit Carson and other pioneers, who
purchased their outfits Of his COM
pany. Mr.. Thayer was also one of
the founders of the Union Methodist
church of st. Louis, one of the lead
ing churches Of the city.
The following books have been add
ed to the library and will be ready
for circulation Thursday -
Fiction.
1880 Four Roads to Paradise,
M. W. Goodwin (gift)
1881 Beverly of Granstark,
G. b. McCutcheon
1882 The Grafters, f. Lynde
1888 Sir Mortimer,
M. Johnston (gift)
1854 The Greater Inclination,
e. Wharton
1856 The Descent of Man,
e. Wharton
1856 The Day of the Dog,
G. B.. McCutcheon
|3187 Daughters of MILO,
Onota Watanna
1888 The 18th District.
Brand Whitlock
31S9 The Crossing, W. Churchill
319O Conjuror's House, s. e. White
|3191 The Legend Trail,
s. e. White (gift)
1892 Silent Places,
8. E. White (gift)
3193 The Cost, d. G.. Phillips
3194 The Deliverance,
Ellen Glasgow
3195 Jewel, O. L.. Burnham
3196 Old Gorgon Graham, "
q. Ell. Lorimer
3197 The Red House, e. .Nesbit
319S The Singular Miss Smith,
F.. M. Kingsley
3199 A Transplanted Rose, q
M. E. Sherwood
5000 The Seeker, Fl. L. Wilson
3201 The Givers, M. e. w. Freeman
1902 Rulers OF Kings, @. AthertOn
32O3 John Percyfield,
O. Fl. Henderson
1904 Kim, r. Kipling
1905 A Ladder of Swords,
q. Parker
32O6 The Light of the Star,
FL. Garland
|32O7 In Search OF the Unknown,
r. W. Chambers
32OS Vergilius, I. Bacheller
1900 When Wilderness was King,
r. Parrish
321O The Yoke, e. Miller
3211 Diana of the Oroosways.
G.. Meredith
1912 Richard Feverel, .
g. Meredith (gift)
8213 Tekla. r. Barr (gift)
1914 Short Skies, Fl. @. Bunne1
1915 Memories, Max Muller
3216 The Downfall, e. Zola
3217 The Odd Number,
Guy de Maupassant
321S White Wings.
w. Black (gift)