The Press., 1904-09-14

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Mass, for visit. ss ~
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Miner hav'
removed to Providence.
Miss Ethel Robinson has entere,
the state normal school at Whitman
ito. -
Miss Elizabeth Jackson has return
ed from visit with relatives in Mon
son.
e. L. Burr has been called to New
Haven by the serious illness of rela.
tive.
Both services at st. Edward q
church will be held at the usual hours
Sunday.
Charles Bolieau and Thomas Hayes
attended the races at Hartford last
week.
George L. Dennis has placed tele.
phone in his residence, and the ring
is 1912.
The Forestville mill company is to
build a new Office in front of the
factory.
Miss G. s. Beckwith is in New
York looking over the new fall styles
in millinery.
Miss Florence Smith has returned
to Hartford and taken up her duties
as q teacher.
Fred Wildey will commence house.
keeping on Highland Terrace the first
of next week.
Miss Hattie J. Brown of Ware has
taken a position in the store of D
Robertson & 90.
Miss Nellie Warren left yesterday
for a two-weeks' vacation in Provi-
denoe and vicinity.
Orrin Converse and Miss Mary Con-
verse are to go to Dakota for a few
weeks in the near future.
A staging has been erected on the
bank block for the use of the masons
in repainting the building.
Edward Wilcox returned the first
of the week from a few days visit
with his parents in Boston. -'
Harold Comins has returned nifrom
Lake Sunapee, where he has been en-
ployed during the summer.
Virginia Chapman, stenographer at
the office of the Warren Wooden COM
pany, has returned from q vacation at
Norwich.
Fl. s. Abel, r. q. Fisk, John
and sMyron Leonard are at
tending the republican state conven-
ton at Hartford.
Miss May Smith left to-day for
Fryeburg, Maine, to take charge of
the commercial department in the
Fryeburg academy.
Charles Newton's setter, 'ss1ic,"
was run over by a passenger train
Yesterday forenoon, and was injured
20 badly that he had to be killed.
John Gagne, who is to move to
New Hampshire. will sell his farm
md personal property on Stafford
Street at auction Wednesday, Sept.
18th.
Mrs J. M. Leach accompanied her
laughter. Miss Helen, to Mt. -Holyoke
ollege the first of the week, and is
pending a few days in Holyoke and
springfield. ..F.-l........
The board of registrars will meet at
he store of II. S. Abel tomorrow,
rom 8 q. m. to 8 p. M, to receive
he names of those to be made elect
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The basket ball team of st. Ed
Yards Social club will probably be
this fall, and it is thought
hat practice viii be respmed in o.
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The local ball team will play the
asst game of the season Saturday with
donson. collins and MulhollandI
will be the battery for Stafford and
Jartmill and Robarge for Monson.
Samuel Rockwell has recently lost
/ number of sheep. About or is
we're killed by dogs and a number of
,thers were bitten Mr.. Rockwell
will be reimbursed for his loss by the
own. - -.
The borough schools will commence
lext Monday. Il is possible that the
lew commercial eourse- cannot be
tarted at that time. as some of the
upplies for this Departments have not
The contract for the new receiving
Tault to be placed at the Springs
emetery has been awarded to the W.
Y. Flynt Granite Co. The contract
rice is $4,000. and the work will be
completed this fall.
David E. Wilton, 70, died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. William
J. Shipman, of New London Sunday
fternoon of progressive paralysis and
weakness incident to old age. Mr.
Wilton had been q successful manu-
acturer, and had built up a lucrative
BUSINESS in the mappfactpre of chucks.
lie started the business in a small
way in West Stafford, and removed
o New London. about Is years ago.
The business has already grown, big
liant has beeL established and at
resent about 100 men are employed.
During his residence here Mr.. Wilton
erved the town as selectman and
represented it in the Legislature. He |
married. in 1856 Miss Asenath Francis
4 this town, who died about two
ears ago. He leaves one SON, Lucius
= Wilton, and 3 daughter, Mrs.
William @. Shipman. The funeral
) to-day in New London, and the body
viii be brought here at O'Clock this
fternoorf for burial in the Stafford
springs cemetery.