The Press., 1904-11-23
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

/ Mrs o. L. LeMofde has gone to
East Brookfield for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Furness OF
North Adams are visiting in town.
Mrs. r. G.. Sanford and Mrs. B.
b. Paine have gone to Norwich for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Girard, who
have been engaged in the hotel busi-
ness at Clinton, Mass. have returned
to this town. as - z8s ssH
- Prof. O. M. Gear of the Hartford
Theological seminary preached at the
Congregational church Sunday, in
the absence of Rev E. A. Burnham.
sr=Among those who. attended the
Yale Harvard game at New Haven
last Saturday were DIR. Bard, @. B.
Pinney, Robert Smith, Frank Harris
and Henry Gilmartin.
The fair to be given jointly by the
A. o. H. and the Citizens band ID
advertised for Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, Jan. IL, IL,
13 and IA. An attractive list of
prizes are offered. se.ss..5
Many will attend the basket ball
game tomorrow afternoon at st. Ed
wards hall between the Somersville
and st. Edwards teams. Admission
will be 35 cents for men and Is cents
for ladies, with limited amount OF
standing room for children at 15c.
Mrs. Lydia d. Larned, u, died at
her home at Ellithorpes Sunday morn
ing Of pneumonia. The funeral is to
be held from her late home this after
noon, and the burial will be in the
Stafford Springs cemetery. She leaves
three daughters, Miss Jennie, who
resides at home, Mrs. Hattie Brown
and Mrs. Charles Converse of the bor-
ough. ..s... ......g;
Mrs. Amelia Burr, "a, widow of
Henry Burr, died at the home Of e.
L. Burr early Monday morning. The
deceased had been i'll for some time,
and the cause of her death was heart
trouble and weakness incident to old
age. Until the past few months
Mrs. Burr had made her home in New
Haven. Besides MIR: Burr, she leaves
q nephew and a niece The funeral
was held to-day. There was a prayer
at the home OF Mr.. Burr, and the
body was taken to Hartford for in
terment.
The first Of the series Of the four
organ recitals to be held at the Con
gregational church this winter WAS
given last Wednesday evening. Mr..
Benedict has given so many recitals
here that much is expected of him,
but he never fails to giveja program
that is pleasing. He is certainly q
master of the organ. 4 Mrs. Branda-
gee, who assisted with her cello, is
an artist on that instrument, and her
part in the concert was very. much
enjoyed. The whole concert was a
musical feast.
The Collins moving pictures, which
were recently shown at the: opera
house here, came to grief at West
brook, Me-. last Saturday evening,
owing TO q fire in the opera house of
that town. The: fire started from q
short t-circuited wire. =. The celuloid
flm roll became, ignited and burned
fiercely, and the opera house was q
complete wreck before the flames we're
finally put out. There were about
200 people in the audience and all
escaped with fl<their lives although O
few persons sustained slight injuries.
Mr.. Collins, who was operating the
machine. had his hands badly burned
and bis apparatus :, was completely
ruined. -! - - =: G.F.
Joe Roth, the clever. German dia-
lect comedian, will amuse the audi
ence Thahksgiyihgs eve, oat st. Ed
wards hall, and~.at Memorial hall,
Hollow, Friday evening,
with. his latest skit; entitled I" Fu4i-
osity." He will also sing Mr.. O'Con-
nor's latest :hit,,'f Under The Banana
Tree" accompanied. BY the composer
himself, who. i'm the course of the
evening, will render several of his
own productions. The following
young ladies will take part: Marga-
ret M. Hanley.,is Rose +. Fregeau,
Mary @. Desmond, Anna n. Ffegeau,
Rose M. Hanley, Lizzie IT, Argenta,.
Arminia Boughton, Minnie J., O'Hal-
loran.. Esther D, Warren, May ;B.
Hanley, Maragret.s Y. FitzpatriSk,
CLARA h. Goyette, Mary N. Roche.
Gertrude L. Peters, Florence L. Bert
rand, Laura E.. Sabourin, Rose b.
sabourin, Lena 2. Reaulieu, Catherine
Carey, Mary E. Fitzpatrisk, Margaret
L. Shea. There. viii be no reserved.
seats, sAamission,' 500; children
nnder Is years, 25c. > s4,;
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