The Press., 1904-03-03
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

MISS Esther Burl0lSn OF I1aIHI'uoH
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Holt.
Mrs. Harvey Conwell of South
Glastonbury is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. l.. Burr.
Mrs. Adelbert Needham and Mrs.
G. L. Dennis have returned from
visit of week with friends in Boston
and Lawrence.
Advertised letters: Mrs. Ida Greg
ory, Delle Angelina Gauottre, Rev.
J. j. Gleason, Fl Harris, G. g.
Sharples, Patrick Sheriden, Mrs. Jer-
ry Wilson.
The ladies' whist organization of
the Stafford Country club met at the
Springs House Saturday afternoon.
Prize winners were Miss Sadie Com
ins and Miss Margaret Cooley.
At meeting of the Stafford High
school baseball association, held Mon
day. the following officers were elect
ed for the coming season: Captain,
John Hodgson, '04; manager, NAL
colin Beckwith, 'O7 baseball report
er, R. W. Lee, 'O4; committee of
finance, F W. Preston, '05. chairman,
Amos Bolieau, '05, Malcolm Beck
with, 'O7. Donations for the team
will be thankfully accepted by the
committee.
A dispatch from Worcester to the
Hartford Courant last Friday says:
The Worcester & Hartford Street Rail-
way company has secured the last link
in it's electric railway chain connect
ing Worcester and Hartford. The con-
test has lasted for several months.
The missing link was in the town of
Leicester, Mass, but after a confer
ence between the selectmen of the
town and George S. Taft the legal
representative of the company, the
differences were patched up. The Sc
lectmen, by a majority vote, granted
to the company the necessary fran
chises, approved the bond submitted
by the company, and voted to extend
the time in which the work shall be
completed in the town until eighteen
months from Wednesday. The tracks
will be laid in Leicester almost
wholly on private land. The work
of building the line will be begun as
soon as the frost is out of the ground.
Winfield L. Warner, 3S, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lemuel Warner, died at
Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks Sun
day afternoon at $50. The deceased
was born at Willimantic Oct. 1, 1870,
and received his early education in
the schools of that town. Later he
took a course at the Stevens Institute
of Technology at Hoboken, N. J. In
the meantime the home had been re-
moved from Willimantic to this town,
and at the completion of his studies
Mr.. Warner took the position of su-
perintendent of the local electric light
company. The study of chemistry
had interested him, and his knowl-
edge of this subject led to the resig-
nation of his position here to take the
responsible position of superintendent
of the tin plate manufacturing depart
ment for Norton Bros. of Chicago
Naturally delicate, the poisonous
gases connected with the manufacture
of tin plate made it impossible for
him to continue, and he resigned his
position. He returned to Stafford,
and his health becoming better, he
took up the duties of correspondent
of the Springfield Republican for this
district. He had marked ability in
this line of work and was promoted
to take charge of the Franklin county
district of the Springfield Republican.
with headquarters at Greenfield,
Mass. Ill health compelled him to
give mp this post, and in hope of i'm
provement he went to southern Cali
fornia. In his new field he turned
his attention to various duties which
his versatile talents fitted him for,
such as newspaper work, etc. He
finally became assayer for the Free
Gold Mining company, and in this
capacity again worked beyond his
strength and was obliged to give up.
His ability was recognized in his new
field, as elsewhere, and he was ap-
pointed one of the justices of Yarma
county, position that he filed with
credit. Later he spent some time
with Richard Beebe at Los Angeles
and vicinity, but he failed to recu-
perate, and finally decided to go to
the Adirondack region in search of
the health which meant SO much for
him, with his ambition and talents.
During the four years or more that
he spent in California he made one
visit to the east, and his condition
was such that his friends felt much
encouragement about him. The frail
body was no match for the, nervous
zeal and the progressive quality of
mind. 1t was the beginning of the
end when he reached the Adiron-
dacks one year age last June, but his
courage was good, and he was the
same optimistic, genial gentleman to
the last. These qualities of courage,
patience and eheerfulness were what
endeared him to all with whom he
came in intimate contact, and there
are many in golden California, as
we'll as New England, who will learn
of his decease with sincere regret
a regret that will be accentuated be-
cause. Of the blighting of career
which promised so muel1.; A father,
mother and one brother survive him,
all of whom reside in Washington, D.
|C.. The body was brought here for
burial and the funeral was from the
Methodist church at 2 O'Clock Tues:
day afternoon. Rev. O. s. Davis ofici-
ating. Mr.. Warner was a member Of
Ionic lodge and was buried with Ma