The Press., 1904-05-18
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 ELI. Burr and son, John. are visit ing in Hartford.
 Mrs. A. A. Stsbbins, who has been quite ill, is better.
 Adelbert Needham expects a car load of horses Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Foster are visit ing friends in Hartford.
 Mrs. O. W. Beckwith is quite ill at her home on Crown street.
 Mrs. Seneca Page, who has been quite ill, is now more comfortable.
 Work on the concrete walk on Fur mace avenue is being rapidly pushed and will soon be completed.
 Miss Clara Chapman has returned to her home in Brooklyn after a visit with MT. and Mrs. W. H. Reed.
 O. M. Brown has designed and built an arbor that is the envy of the house. holders in his section of the town.
 Samuel Kuslansky has bought all the old iron i6 the Ravine mill at Hampden, Mass, which was recently destroyed by fire.
 Rev. E. A. Burnham and Charles H. Moore are st Gilead to-day attend ing the Holland county conference of Congregational churches.
 O.. E.. Fuller of Palmer was the guest of Harvey Chapman last Tues day and fishing trip was arranged. No large catch is reported.
 Dr. Bard returned the first of the week from New York, where he went to attend the alumni meeting of the New York Homeopathic Medical so- ciety.
 At a regular communication of Ionic lodge, No. 11O. A. F. 6 A. M, to be held in Ionic hall next Tuesday even- ing, the work will be in the E. A. degree.
 The social season at Evergreen Park opened Saturday evening with dance. Edgar Coburn had charge of the festivities, and there was fair at tendance.
 Painters and paper hangers are at work at the Springs House, and the house will be in first-class condition for the coming season, which promises to be a busy one.
 Rev. O. s. Davis is having some trouble with one of his fingers. It was wounded with a fish hook, and the indications are that the finger was slightly poisoned.
 D. Waldo Wellington and Miss Cora Hill of Watertown, MT. and Mrs. w. A. Irving of Hartford and William Foster of Palmer have been guests of Mr. and Mrs John Foster.
 The Athletics will play 8 practice game with the first team Saturday at Wales May 2S; at West Wilmington June f !; open date June II; at Fisk dale June IS; Ramblers of South bridge June 25.
 County Health Officer Yeomans was in town a few days ago and looked in to the needs of Center street relating to sewers. He was called here by the petitioners for the sewer and will make a report before the next meeting of the court of burgesses is held
 A. L. Howard, Anthony Adams, Erskine Johnson, Calvin Smith, Lafay- ette Richardson, F. A. Adams, Perry Amadon, George Moore, Chelsea YOung and Edward W. Upham are among the members of the local pest who are attending the Grand Army celebration in Hartford.
 Harvey Chapman will continue his business connection with Harvey Chapman & Co.,, and also his whole sale business at this point, as former ly. He will also continue to make his home here for the present. The new business which he has taken on in Springfield will be run in addition to hts present interests
 Miss Lucia Carocari and August Teziani were united in marriage al St. Edwards church last Saturday, Rev. F. J. O'Nein officiating. A reception followed the ceremony at the hl&me of the bride. and in the evening a celebration of the event occurred al tihe sgroom's home in Staffordville. MT. Satd Mrs. Teziani will make theiI home is .Staffordville.
 Mrs. Js.nes Phelps, S9, died last TLarsday ~6ter a long iiiRass of the drOpsy. Besides her husband sht leaves a daGgtster, Esther, aud two brothers, Wm. and James Woods The funeral was heGd from her iata home last Saturday afternoon at ? 30 Rev. E. A. Burnham officiating. Tn, burial was in the Stafford Spring cemetery.
 Rev. John Holmes Converse, graduate of Harvard college in 1855 and af the Berkeley Divinity schoo in 1Sss. died at his home in Gwy nedd, Ps., on the 5th inst, in thu ,67th year af his age. MT. Convers is a member ef the local family, ana lhas visited here frequently in hi younger days. He will be remem lbered by some of the older iahabi t5Mnts- #
 Leila Lincoln Foster, 27, died las Friday of typhoid fever at Spartan burg. $ O., after an illness of three weeks. She was born in Hartford Her educatioa began in Europe, wher' she spent nine years in travel ana sandy in France and Germany, making speciality of the languages Aftel her retnrn to this country she spent two years in the Stafford high school graduating in 1895. In 1898 she was graduated from Smith college,