The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-04-20

hlCharu Royce ana Gn0 MlSS0s
Brown of Springfield spent Sunday al
Ralph Browns.
George E. Porter, student in Yale
divinity school, who preached at the
Congregational church last Sunday,
will preach again next Sunday at 1. Is
p. m.
TOLLAND.
Mrs. J. Fl. Allen and Miss Florence
Allen are visiting friends in Middle
town.
Mrs. Kate Taylor, child and nurse
have taken Mrs. Griggs' house for the
summer.
Several people from this place at
tended the 10th annual meeting of
the Rockville @. E. union, held in
Rockville Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
At the Epworth League literary and
social, held at the parsonage on Fri
day evening, sketches of the lives OF
Charles Dudley Warner and Mark
Twain were given, also selections
from their writings. A piano solo by
Miss Allen and singing by Mrs. Put
ney and Arthur Niles formed part of
the evenings entertainment.
The war drama entitled, "The Spy
of Gettysburg, in four acts, will be
given in the town hall on Friday
evening, April 22d, with the follow
ing cast of characters -. :'-
General Meade, L. B. Price
Harry Lenox, Ell. T. Newcomb
Maj Timothy Tapley, D. Ell. Brown
Uncle Moses Mulvey, E. S.. Agard
Cyril Blackburn, @. e. Leonard
Solomon, "coon,' T. F. Brooks
Jenison, G.. W. Lansing
Mabel Meridith, Mrs. Tilton
Lottie Evans, Miss Mary Leonard
Mrs. Moses Mulvey,
Mrs. d. A. Brown
Piano duets, vocal duets and violin
and piano selections will be inter-
spersed between the acts. Curtain
rises promptly at 8 O'Clock. Ad-
15c; children, 1Oc. Candied
popcorn will be on sale at the close
of the drama. AS the entertainment
is given under the auspices and for
the benefit of the Library association
a large attendance is solicited.
From another correspondent
John Fosket has bought the Wolcott
Waldo place, and has rented the same
to Edward Kellogg, who was burned
out short time ago. Mr.. Waldo has
gone to Stafford Springs to make his
home with his daughter, Mrs Henry
Gilmartin.
ELLINGTON.
The relatives of Rufus J. Leonard,
who left his home last week, have re-
ceived no news from him. They
think that his mind was slightly af-
fected, as a result of sickness and
business cares. He has relatives in
the west, and it is probable that he
will be heard from soon at their
home. He has been great sufferer
with rheumatism all winter.
At the meeting of the county COM
at Vernon Center on Mon
day an application for a liquor license
for the Crystal Lake hotel was made
by William Bowler. The application
is for the next six months, as Mr..
Bowler conducts the bar only part Of
the year. He ran it six months last
year. The commissioners meet again
on Monday, May 2, at Holland.
Crystal Lake.
Ira H. Lewis, the Oldest resident,
died at his home early Monday morn
ing, at the age of 81 years. He was
widely known throughout the county,
and had been for many years one of
the most prominent residents of the
town. He was sick for only about a
week, having had an attack of the
grip. Mr.. Lewis was born March II,
1913, and was married on April 81
1885, to Miss Alice A. Foster, daugh-
ter of Deacon Lyman Foster of Hamp-
ton, this state. His wife died in
1892. He represented the town of
in the general assembly at
the session of 1878, and had held
nearly all of the town Offices in his
own town, having been justice of the
peace for over thirty years. He was
a most active man during all of his
long life, and enjoyed the best of
health up to the time of his last ill
ness. He leaves four children, Henry
Lewis of Hartford; Mrs. Amanda f.
Chapman of Rockville, Mrs. A. U.
Charter of Crystal Lake and Mrs. Eu-
gene Nef of West Stafford. He also
was the head of five generations, hav-
ing nineteen grandchildren, sixteen
great-grandchildren and one great
great grandchild. Mr.. Lewis pos
sessed a most keen and we'll informed
mind, and retained all his faculties
up to the time of his last sickness,
with the exception of his eyesight,
which had recently partially failed
him. He had the respect and esteem
of all his townspeople. He was q
member of the Advent church of Crys-
tai Lake. but had recently attended
the Methodist church. The funeral
was attended from the house at 1. 80
p. m. to-day, and from the Methodist
church at Crystal Lake at 2 p. m.
SOMERS.
The chapel has received coat of
paint inside the past week, and the
new carpet is laid.
Miss Marian Ellis from New Britain