The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-07
WALES.
Schools commenced Tuesday.

Schools commenced Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert williams is on the sick
j. ii. Loudon's brother is in town
for few days.
Miss Ethel Marsh returned Monday
from her vacation at Matunuck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Roper of Pal
mer were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Royce recently.
Mrs. J. III. Loudon and children,
who have been spending the summer
out of town, have returned
Mrs. James Lucy is moving her
household goods into Z. L. Needham' g
tenement, south of the cemetery.
Miss Lydia Fiske is NOV ing from
e. L. Needham's house into Eden
Shaw's tenement house in Shawville.
VIM. Peel and family of Stafford
Vile have beer spending few days
at Mrs. Peel's mother, Mrs. Eunice
Hubbard g.
e. l.. Needham and family, who
have been spending few weeks at
their cottage at Matunuck, r. l., re-
turned last Saturday.
Mrs. George Pelton, who has been
living with Mrs. Charles Copp, has
gone to Monson and will for the pres.
emit have home with Mr.. McAlister.
There are indications of quite
boom in real estate in the vicinity of
the big pond. Some summer homes
have been built upon its shores, and
there is distinct disposition to build
more by people who have once lived
in Wales. A tract containing five or
six acres, embracing what is known
as "the old Indian burying ground"
was sold last week, and New
York residents are talking of buying
another tract. The locality is at
tractive for summer residents, the
pond being large sheet of water,
we'll stocked with fish of various
kinds and well adapted to boating.
A large number of friends and rel
atives attended the celebration of the
5Oth anniversary of the wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Steele at their
home Monday evening. Among the
relatives present were their two sons,
q daughter, four grandchildren and
one great-grandchild. The interior
of the house was decorated with gold
en- rod and hydrangeas, interspersed
with many of the old-fashioned gar
den flowers. The lawn ana exterior
of the house were hung with Japanese
lanterns. During the evening the
Wales cornet band, under the direc-
ton of T: v. Short of Springfield,
called and gave testimonial concert
on the lawn, which was much en-
joyed. An orchestra furnished music
in the house after the concert by the
band. Numerous presents we're left
and quite a number of gold pieces
were presented. Refreshments we're
served and many friends offered con-
EXAMINATIONS. There was no regular
program, but there were remarks by
few and q general social evening
was passed. Henry Emerson Steele,
SON of Mason and Caroline Wheat
Steele, was born at West Hartford,
February ~, 1888. He was one Of
family of four sons and three daugh-
tiers. His parents died within two
hours of each other when he was 10
years old, and were buried together.
The children were put cut and young
Steele was taken by q farmer in He
bron, where he remained until he was
about L.. While boy he learned
shoemaking.. When Is he worked
for time in one of the WOODEN mills
in Rockville, running shear, but
most of his early life was spent upon
farms in Hebron and Holland. He
was employed for a time at Colches-
tier, in the rubber works, making rub
Eber boots, and while there met Ma
tilda Holt, daughter of John and
Waity Moore Holt, whom he married
at Norwich, September A, 1854. Mr..
Steele had become an expert workman
on boots and shoes, his speciality be-
ing trimming, and soon after his
marriage he was engaged to take
charge of shop in the house of ref
uge on Randall's island, N. Y. He
remained there for seven years, after
which he bought farm in Holland,
where he formerly lived, and he re-
manned there until 1884, when he ex-
changed his farm for his present home
in Wales. Before going to Wales he
was engaged in the bakery business
at Stafford Springs for a while. While
in New York he was a member of
company So Of the volunteer fire de-
partment and did patrol and guard
duty during the draft riots. In poll
tics Mr.. Steele is an independent and
in 1882 represented his town in the
Connecticut legislature, where he
served on the committee on banks and
banking. Mr.. and Mrs. Steele's chill
dren have been three SONS and a
daughter, one having died in infancy.
The living children are John Ell.
Steele of Tolland, George L. Steele
| OF Wales and Mrs. Herbert E. Shaw
of Wales. For some years past Mr..
Steele has been sufferer from rheu-
matism and throat troubles during
the cold season, and for three years
past has spent the winters at East
Lake, Fla. Mrs. Steele was born in
Wilmington. September Is, 1885,
where she lived with her parents un-
til 1S45, when they removed to Col
chester, where she lived until her
marriage. The marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Steele was unique, they being
one OF three couples united ut triple
wedding. So far as known, Mr.. and
Mrs. Steele are the only survivors of
the event. Both are at present in
good health, and it was the wish of