The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-21
Mrs. J. P. Marvin and child are in
1bicos,ee fdsSvs Y few DAYS. II - r.

|Chicopee for q few days. ~
Mrs. FL. ". Upham of Worcester
and Mrs. Cordelia Chapman of West
ford have been recent guests of Mrs.
L. s. Goodell.
The household goods of Rev. Isaac
Booth, who is to occupy the Kinney
place, have arrived, and the family
are expected next week.
Mrs. Harris, mother of Asa Harris,
with whom she makes her home, suf-
fered q paralytic shock last Thursday,
and is now in a critical condition.
The Universalist church choir en-
joyed q pleasant evening last Friday,
when they met with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Fisk on Stafford Street for
their weekly rehearsal. "a.
On account of the absence of the
pastor no services will be held at the
Baptist church next Sunday, but the
regular evening prayer meeting will
be held at the usual hour.
W. o. Sanford has rented q house
ON Highland terrace at the Springs,
formerly occupied by Frank Ledoyt,
and will move his family there soon
after the first of the month.
Mrs. W. D. Roberts has resigned
her position in: the public schools OF
North Haven ON account Of malarial
trouble, and will teach in the schools
of North Dana. Mass, the coming
year. H.
It may not be generally known that
Mrs. Susan ssPasco, whose death at
Windham was mentioned in The
Press last week, was own sister tC
Miss Freelove Walker, and had been
in the habit of making frequent Wis
its to this place.
The State Universalist association
is in session at Bridgeport to-day and
tomorrow, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. @.
Pinney. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Mac
Callum, Rev. J. P. Marvin and Miss
Celia Holt are in attendance as dele
gates from the local society.
Timothy Collins of Hartford and
Timothy Collins, Jr., of New Britain
were in the village Monday looking
over their real estate, and also taking
q look at the old place on the hill,
where the lightning did so much
damage q week or two ago.
An item that should have been pub
lished last week was that of thelball
game a week ago Friday, when the
Markham club went down to the
Springs and defeated the second high
school nine by score of 20 to 6.
The boys feel somewhat elated over
the victory, from the fact that the
high school nine had players from the
higher team.
Quite a number of cattle from this
town were exhibited at the Sturbridge
fair last week, among them being -four
yoke belonging to E. @. Pinney, in
Guiding the we'll known twin steers.
From a letter received Monday from
A. 8. Eaton of Worcester, who was
in attendance at the fair, he says
that the steers were one of the prin-
cfpai features of the exhibit, and re-
ceived unlimited praise and commend
alton from all present. T.
Henry Pero and Miss Edna Good
ell,x tWo we'll known and respected
young people Of this village. were
last week Wednesday after
noon. In the absence of Rev.. G.. w.
Sheppard the ceremony was performed
in the Methodist parsonage at Stat
fordville by Rev. Frank W. Gray.
The young couple left in the after
noon for: wedding visit with re1a-
tives at suffieId and other.plases, and
ON their RETURN will make their home
with the brides mother, Mrs. Henry
Gooden- A, large number of hand.
some wedding gifts testified to the
large number of their friends and
welkwishers. Miss Ida A. Wilson Of
the Springs was maid of honor, and
Irving W. Goodell, cousin of the
bride, was best man. .-'.-
+ in Last weeks issue of The Press
the esteemed Wellington correspondent
favored the public with list of the
Sunday schools belonging to the FOL.
land County Branch Sunday School
association, which he doubtless thought
was entirely correct, and would wish
to have so. The undersigned asks
the liberty of correcting the error OF
including in the list the Stafford
Baptist school, which is not connected
with the association referred to.
Herbert @. Thresher.
sta6OrdvIlle.
Look out for the auction at the Eben.
ezer Colburn homestead Sept. 9th. sgt
A son. was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Emery Phelps, Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
Mrs. Hannah Bennett and Mrs.
Lillian Sever of Palmer are guests al
the "Colburn cottage. .s...
George Bennett of Palmer and Dan.
1el Butler of Pennsylvania are al
Colburn cottage. Both are cousins
of Mrs. O. L. LIE Monde. Ef
Mrs. B. B. Paine, organist at the
Congregational church, has resigned
her position, resignation to take effect
the fourth Sunday in October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown, Mrs.
Ezra s. Colburn, Mrs. VIM. A Thomp.
son, Merton l.. Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Belcher, Horatio West
and Ernest Cooley attended the agri
cultural fair at Sturbridge. Mass.
last Friday.
The entertainment by A. Lincoln
Kirk, impersonator, at the NJ. E.
church Thursday evening. promise.
to receive a large attendance. Mr.
Kirk comes we'll recommended as al
entertainer. Admission, 35 and 25c
children, 15c.
Milton l.. Smith, formerly of Hyde