The Press., 1905-07-26
STAFFORD SPRINGS,


Mrs. Michael Fitzgerald of Prospect
street is quite i'll.
Miss Jennie Russell leaves to-day
for trip to Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Slater spent
Sunday in New London.
Mrs. Charles L. Breen has returned
from q trip in New York.
Miss Jennie Banford. clerk at the
post Office, is taking vacation.
Mrs. Napoleon Pero is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Girard, in
Clinton, Mass.
Mrs. Harry Pownall and Miss Rose
Webster have returned from a vacation
at Crystal Lake.
Arrangements are completed for the
annual excursion to be run Saturday
to Watch Hill and Block Island. No
other excursion will be run on that
date, and there will be ample room
on the boat. The mills will all be
closed and q big excursion seems
assured.
1t is proposed to try to secure a
man to occupy the Congregational
pulpit for three months from Septem-
Der Is. or during the time the special
committee are looking up the new
man. This plan is proposed so ms to
avoid candidating. The special work
of looking up pastor has been placed
in the hands of special committee of
II, six appointed by each the church
and society. At the meeting of the
church. held Thursday evening, these
appointments were made as their part
Of the committee: ]. H. Valentine,
III. E. Burwell, R.w. Smith, Mrs. W.
E. Demond, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin
and Mrs. J. W. Robinson. AS pub
lished in The Press of last week the So
oiety committee includes O. F. Beck
with. Christopher Allen, w. H.
Cooley, F. Fl. Baker, F. J. Chandler,
W. H. Heald.
Among those stopping at Crystal
Lake are: Rev. Judd and family of
Thompsonville at the Gary cottage !;
Misses Florence and Katherine Smith
and Alvin Smith and Miss Ethel
Robinson at the Crane cottage; Judge
and Mrs. Chamberlain, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Fl. Fisk, Miss Louise Beckwith,
Malcolm Beckwith at the Chamberlin
cottage; Mr.. and Mrs. David Bissett
and Mrs. r. NJ. Fisk at the Bissett
cottage; @. E HARDWOOD and family of
Rockville at the HARDWOOD cottage;
David Skies and family of Rockville
at the Adams cottage; Mrs. Daniel
Sullivan and children of New London
at the Lathrop cottage; Charles Nor
rail- and friend at the camp at Point
of Pines; John Burr, Harold Crane.
Ralph Martin and Clarence Wood
at Bakers camp; w. G. Ellis
and family at the Ellis cottage; A.
O. Eaton aud family, Mrs. Noel Pease
ut the Eaton camp; Henry Champlin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Truesdell at their cot
tage. Mr.. Truesdell is about to
launch q motor boat purchased from
the Michigan steel company. At the
syndicate, while there are no perma-
nent stayers at present. there is con-
slant activity, many going and coming.
John O. Cleaveland, 81, a we'll
known Grand Army man and respect
ed citizen, died Monday at ? O'Clock
in the afternoon of diabetes and other
complications. He had been ailing
for the past four years, but had not
been considered in danger until his
last1 illness. which lasted about a
week. Mr.. Cleaveland was born in
Tolland January II, 1888, and lived
in this town and the adjoining ones
his entire life. the greater part of the
time in Stafford, with the exception
of the time he was in he army He
was in the grocery business several
years in company with Amos Nihcols,
the firm name being Nichols s. Cleave-
land. He had been loyal member
of the local Grand Army post and for
years q consistent and valued member
of the Methodist church. His loss
will be keenly felt in both these
organizations. Mr.. Cleayeland en-
listed as q private in Go. L, LIST Conn.
Heavy Artillery at Hartford, Dec
LIST, 1868, and was mustered into the
service Dec I'd for three years at New
Haven He Joined his company in
the field near Alexandria the same
month, and was assigned to garrison
duty. Remaining here until May.
1864, he proceeded with his command
to Bermuda Hundred, and was assigned
to the defence of the fortified line from
the James to the Appomatox river, and
participated in the action of June I'd
and 21st in the defence of Battery
Dutton. He remained in the defence
Of the union line in the siege of
Petersburg until January, 1865, when
he went with his company with the
expedition under Gen. Terry for the
reduction of Fort Fisher, on the North
Carolina coast. Returning to the
lines before Petersburg in February he
was assigned to the defence of Fort
Haskell, and had an active part in
the defence during the assault of Gen.
Gordon March %, 1866, and in the
final assault on the lines of the enemy
before Petersburg April 2. He
served with the army of the Potomac
and the army of the James during his
entire service, having an honorable
part in all the important movements
and battles of his command from his
Enlistment to the close of the war
serving in front of Petersburg from
May, 1864. to April, 1865, except
January and February. when he was
before Fort Fisher, N. O., returning
TO the Petersburg lines after the
capture of the fort. He was honor