The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-21

Il 0AsSANA W en0 Ah@sazA0s W 4aSv. 81 u >
Marvin; 4. The scholar of seventeen
years and over, by Rev. @. W. Wolfe /;
5. The scholar Of the foreign parent
age. by Rev. A. Gardner; Offer
ing; singing; benediction- Dinner
and social hour 2.OOp. m. devo-
tional services, Rev. w. r. Mofrall j;
solo; 2.3O, address, The primary
teacher, ION the road" by Miss Min
ME Dougherty of Hartford; solo;
3. 90, address, The two extremes, by
Rev. Elliott II. Talmadge,' Hartford,
general secretary Connecticut Sunday
School association; $50. discussion;
Offering; singing; 400, closing.
South villages.
Miss Selma Carlson spent Saturday
and Sunday at J. Kingsbury's-
Herbert Battye of New Britain is
visiting with his brother, W. E.
Battye.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith spent
Sunday with friends in Norwich and
ut Fishers Island.
The democratic caucus, called to
nominate town officers, will be held
at the town hall Monday evening,
Sept. 26th, at 8 O'Clock.
Both of the new boilers have been
landed in the mill yard, and the work
of laying the brick walls of the boiler
house was begun Tuesday.
After q recess of two months Uriel
lodge, No. "a, F. and A. NJ, will
hold their regular communication Sat
urday evening, the oath.
The republican. campaign banner
was flung to the br6ezes last Thurs
day. Speech-making. was notably
conspicuous by its absence.
Republican caucus for the purpose
of nominating town officers will be
held at the town hall Saturday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, Sept. oath.
Miss Nellie Mowry and Miss Rose
o. Hall are the delegates from the
local Sunday school toathe convention
on Wilmington Hill next Friday.
Housekeepers are making up for the
scarcity of peaches last year. The
delicious fruit is sold here this season
at from 35c to SLIPS per basket.
Stephen Slingsby was called TO Hol-
yoke last Saturday by the sudden ILL
ness of his brother, Thomas Slingsby.
He returned Monday, leaving him
very much improved. ..-.r
In these times sof scientific road
making we should remember such men
as Austin Rowland, who watches and
cares for the road and bitches that
his property abuts, and thus saves
gullfsaSreads.
The-rite of baptism will be admin
istered4@as the lakA next Sunday at
11.45. The Sunday school may be
delayed q few minutes, but not for
long. Rev. O. w. Wolfe will conduct
the quarterly review in the Sunday
school. - >,.. ....
+: Maryland Pratt of West willing
ton was nominated for judge Of pro-
bate at : the. republican convention
held at West Wellington last Friday,
AustinnL- Edgerton. Of Tolland and
VA. .; Allen. Of Wilmington were
elected probate committee. ....,,
& The West Wilmington BAH teamsplay
the Tollstds on , the fair grounds
Stafford Springs, next Saturday af
ternoon. It 10 said that the managel
Eof the Holland team is all broke NJ
because there isn't room on his team
for more than. nine Of the StafforC
players. Y
Mrs Betsey Fox, widow OF Amo
Fox, formerly. Of. Chesterfield, die
last Friday evening: at the home o
her son.. benjamin., In this village
aged-.:7S years. The cause of hel
death was cancer !of the stomach
Two brothers, j. Bushnell of New
Haven and Richard of Westbrook
and. ONE son, Benjamin, survive
The funeral, conducted by Rev. O
W. Wolfe, was held at / O'Clock Mon
day afternoon at her late home. TIN
burial was at East: Lyme ON Tuesday
The entertainment to be given ii
the hall next Friday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. Fred High bids fair to b
one of the best ever given In the vii
lage. AS the advertising mattel
reads: "This is neither q lecture mo-
q show, but 1t contains the best fea
lures of BOTH" Mr.. High is adver
tised as "The versatile wit, humor
list, ventriloquist, impersonator ana
dramatic entertainer. !" Mrs. Higf
has many fattering testimonials as t.
her ability as a mezzo-soprano soloist
Admission, 25 and Is cents. Under
the auspices of the @. e. society.
John Huntington, who has been in
feeble health for the last 10 years,
died last Sunday morning. His death
which was due TO old age, was nm.
doubtedly hastened by receiving fall
last Wednesday morning, breaking hi
hip. Mr.. Huntington was born in
Mansfield July q, 1895. He came Of
a family of six children, only one Of
whom. Henry Huntington, Of Sharon,
Is now living. His widow, Margaret,
has the sympathy Of the community.
During his: long Illness she has had
the entire care Of. Of. him, while work
ing in the mill the, greater part Of TIN
time. The; funeraiawas held in ths
/ hall this morning rat o O'Clock. The
services were conducted by Rev. Chas
w. Wolfe. Burial Mansfield.
/ = -. DHEsvf1is.
Morris Marcy of Mansfield Centsl
was in town last. week. =
s. P0urtrey has commenced wori
in the picker room nc the mill.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcveigh visited
relatives at Spring Hill Sunday.
Miss Ida Smith Of Springfield he,
Il haon visiting with Mira. James HOyle