The Press., 1904-02-18
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
J. Carl Converse and family oi
Springfield were guests of Mrs. G. II.
Baker over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Fox is in New Yorl
city. She will sail the 26th to Flor.
ida, where she will spend the balance
| of the winter
The Country club whist organiza.
tion met at the Springs House Monday
evening. Prize winners were Mrs.
E. A. Maynard and Walter Scott.
The Ladies' Home Journal, The
Woman's Home Companion and The
Ladies' World have been added tc
the list of periodicals in the reading.
room at the library, the gift of Miss
Rose Webster.
George Eaton, who recently built 6
greenhouse near his residence, is get.
ting results. He is picking radishes
and lettuce, and has cucumbers well
under way. Mr.. Eaton has had such
good success in an experimental way
that he will probably increase the
size of his green house next year.
Mrs. Elenora Dorsey. Go, died al
her home in Glynville Monday even.
ing of heart failure, after long ill.
ness. Besides her husband the de-
ceased leaves three daughters and one
son, w. II. Hewitt. The daughters
are Mrs. VIM. Green, Mrs. Oliver
Carey and Mrs. Bowden of Wales.
The funeral was held from st. Ed.
wards church at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning.
Miss Katherine 9. Hassett, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hassett,
and Michael W. Dawson were united
in marriage Sunday evening at Z
O'Clock at St. Edwards church by
Rev. F. J. O'Neill. Miss Margaret
Hassett, sister of the bride, was
brdiemaid, and William Welch acted
as best man. The bride wore gray
ladies'. cloth, and the bridemaid was
similarly attired. After the service
at the church Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson
drove to Rockville and took a train
for a wedding trip to New York city.
After their return they will reside on
Prospect street.
The annual German masquerade al
the hall on Westford avenue drew an
attendance of about 240 last Friday
evening, and was as usual a social
and financial success. There were
many unique costumes to be seen and
some very pretty ones. Mrs. Annie
Schmidt, attired as Princess Carni-
val, took the first prize for ladies'
costumes. Willie Schmidt. as Prince
Carnival, took the FIRST prize for men g
costume. Louis Suenderhauf took a
prize for the best burlesque costume.
The judges were Carl Rand, Louis
Feddler and J. M. Leach. Music by
a Rockville orchestra proved very &C.
ceptable, and it was 2. 80 a. m. before
the program was completed.
One of the sad deaths of the past
week was that of Miss Lena Cors
Lyon, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore M. Lyon. The deceased
was a young woman of many lovable
qualities, and her death is keenly
felt by all who had the privilege OF
knowing her. Miss Lyon had not
been a resident of this town long
enough to form an extended acquaint.
ance, but she had made her influence
felt among those who came in touch
with her. In Mansfield, where she
had made her home much of the time
with her grandparents, her loss will
also be keenly felt. The deceased
was a member of the Methodist church
and lived up to the best ideas of the
faith. OF the five children born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon she was the only
daughter, and her death leaves but
one brother, a son, Allison. The
day of her funeral, Sunday, was the
22d anniversary of her birth. The
service was held at her late homo at
10 a. m, Rev. @. S. Davis of the
Methodist church officiating. The
body was taken to Mansfield for bur-
ial.
At the fourth quarterly conference
of the M. E. church held last week
the following officers were elected
Stewards, Charles F. Hrawood, Free
man F. Patten, William Lee, Reuben
S. Converse, B. T. Eaton, Arthur
Kellogg, Ernest K. Taft (recording
steward }, Alonzo L. Howard, Charles
P. Hodgson, Joel h Reed, Arthur r.
Beemis, Richard W. Ellis, J. J. Fit
ton; class leader, J. J. Fftton; dis
triot steward, @. p. Hodgson; dele
gate to camp-meeting association, A.
N. Nichols; committees - finance,
Freeman F. Patten, Charles F. Har-
wood. Joel H. Reed, Burt T. Eaton,
r. W. Ellis; missions, Robbins Pat
ten, Charles Warren, Mrs. Frank Will
lis, Mrs. F. F. Patten, Mrs. Robert
Quinley; church extensions, A. L.
Howard, A. f. Beemis, Mrs. Benja-
min Arnold; Sunday school, @. G.
Ellis, F. F, Patten. j.. H. Reed, 90.
F. Harwood, Mrs. William Lee, Mrs.
A. Q. Eaton. Mrs. Nettie G. symonds; !;
tracts, Alberta L. Eaton, Mrs. Frank
Keefe; temperance @. p. Hodgson,
j. Q. Cleaveland, Georgiana A. Wash
burn; education, Mrs. Marietta La
throp. Alvarado Howard, Mrs. Burt
Eaton, Sadie L. Comins; freedmen's
aid and southern education, Mrs. Or
rim Converse, Mrs. Elizabeth Con-
verse. W. E. Robbins; church rec
ords, f. F. Patten, William Lee, An.
drew Wilton; parsonage and furni-
ture, @. G.. Ellis, Mrs. @. g. Ellis.