The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-07

Westford.
Mrs. W. 81. Dawley has returned
to her home in Norwich.
Mrs. Charles Brett visited ut. Miss
E. L. Whiton's last week.
Miss Berta Emo has returned to her
work at J. w. Armitage's.
Rev. Mr.. Ryder had the misfortune
to lose his horse last Friday.
Steven Robbins has bought and is
driving q fine new work horse.
Mrs. Flint and daughters Of Rock
Vile visited Mrs. III. O. Chapman
last week.
Mrs. George Barrett and SON, Har-
vey, of Stafford stayed with friends
in town over Sunday.
Miss Lillian Amidon has COM
menced her course Nof training at the
Willimantic normal school.
"A sufficient amount of money has
been raised to carpet the auditorium
at the congregational church.
A stray wether made his appear
ance at the parsonage last week and
struck up friendship with the boys.
After various and fruitless efforts to
find the owner the animal took mat
tiers into his own hands by hanging
himself through q barn window.
shortly after the horse died. The
owner is welcome to the remains by
applying for same.
The Westford Hill church is again
indebted to Hon. Charles L. Dean,
mayor of Maiden. Mass, for q check
for fifteen dollars, to be used for new
lamps for the church auditorium.
This is the fourth time the mayor has
favored them, giving, together with
Mrs. Dean, checks to the amount of
SIS.
At the close of the preaching SER
vice at the Ashford Town Congrega-
tional church the pastor, Rev. Henry
A. Ryder, united in marriage Charles
T. Wolliscroft of Westford and Miss
Lila NJ. Lawton of Chaplin. The
ceremony was performed in the
church, and as the happy couple drove
away they were showered with rice
by some of the young people of Ash
ford, who hurriedly and unexpected
ly gathered on the church steps.
The services were impressive at the
Westford Hill Congregational church
Sunday morning. The pastor tool
for his text Luke -: II, showing that
simplicity, sincerity and joyousness
were absolutely necessary in the live,
of Gods real children. At the clos,
of the sermon Mrs. Marietta Almirs
Cushman and her daughter. Edit
Minnetta, were admitted to the church
on confession of faith. After thu
baptism the church celebrated thu
communion.
Warrenville.
NJ. S. Louks is in town for q few
days.
Rev. G. @. Chappell visited hi
parents at Chester last week. =
David Mathewson made q business
trip to Willimantic last Friday.
Herbert Clifford of Woodstock spent
Monday with Miss Della Clifford.
Miss Flossie Holmes of New Britain
is to teach the village school tn.
coming term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawley of Norwich
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
Platt on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arod Omsby of Gros
venordale visited last week at Mrs.
Ellen Mathewson's.
Rev. G. g. Chappell spoke at tn.
Congregational church in Hampton
last Sunday morning.
Mrs. E. P. Mathewson and Mis-.
Mabel of Hopkington, r. l., are visit
ing at W. L. Durkee's.
Miss Ruth Sidebottom has returned
to Pawtucket. r. l., after q visit with
her sister, Mrs. NJ. 8. Louks.
Miss Viola Louks and Master
Robert Balch will attend high school
in Willimantic, beginning Sept. 9Th.
Mrs. G. @. Chappell, who has beer
visiting friends in Pittsfield, Mass.
returned to her home Monday evening.
Dea. and Mrs. F. L. Durkee Of
Worcester, who were guests of Mrs.
Emily Durkee at Corner Crest, return
ed to their home last week.
In the absence of Rev. G. @. Chap
pell, Sunday, Dea. Bicknell conducted
the morning services. In the even
ing Miss Ida Louks conducted the C.
E. meeting.
Mrs. Edwin Marble and family AND
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Marble, whs
have been at their summer home TO.
several weeks, returned to Worcester
last Thursday.
Mrs. Louise Lincoln and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Samuel Durkee of Worcester
who have been at Corner Crest fol
several days, returned to their home
Monday. Miss Lila Weeks, who hal
spent the summer with Mrs. Emil,
Durkee, accompanied them.
Mrs. Mary Balch, who spent the
winter with Mr.. and Mrs. g. O.
Balch. died at her home in Atwood
Vile Saturday, after short illness.
The funeral services, conducted BY
Rev. g. O. Chappell, were held Mon
day afternoon at her late home.
The total number of bodies recover.
ed after the burning of the steamer
Slocum in East river was 95S. OF
these, S97 were identified. Number