The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-03-29

funeral took place at her late home
on Sunday, Rev. G. W. Sheppard
officiating. She leaves one son,
Franklin g. Patten, by her first mar.
riage.
Rev. Mr.. Fogg, who has accepted
a call to the passionate of the Congre-
gational church at Staffordville, will
begin his labors there May L. Mr..
Fogg was formerly settled in Union,
and his many friends are pleased at
his decision to return to this COM
munity.
The ladies of the Universalist
church are to present the four-act
drama, "Valley Farm in Memorial
hall on the evenings of April 25 and
20. The leading parts are to be TAX
en- by Mrs. Fred Glover and John
Larned, which will ensure treat in
the dramatic line.
Clayton Maxwell, senior in the
Palmer high school, visited relatives
here last week. He is member of
the knights of King Arthur, and at
tended a meeting of the Markham cas-
tie Monday evening. His spirited
and helpful address to the boys was
much enjoyed.
| One new member was taken into
the Markham Castle of the z. o. K.
A. Monday evening, making in all
thirty-two members. Henry Depo
has been chosen manager and George
Colburn captain of the first baseball
team, and W. K. Wobbecke manager
and Harold B. Pineny captain of the
second baseball team. The managers
of the two teams would like to ar
range games with other baseball teams
in and about Stafford.
The hearts of the people in this
place were deeply stirred with sad.
ness Monday morning, when the start
ling news was borne from lip to lip
that Mrs. Albert H. Simonds, had
passed beyond. Mrs. Simonds had
been i'll for some time, but the seri
Gus nature of her sickness had not be-
come much known outside the imme-
diate members of her family, and so
the tidings of her soul release came
with shock to many of her friends.
While ministering to the needs of her
husband, who was suffering from a
severe cold, Mrs. Simonds was COM
PEELED to relinquish her long service
and take to her bed with what proved
to be her final sickness The attend
ance of trained nurse, together with
the most vigilant skill of her ply
stefan, proved unavailing to check
the course of her deep-seated ailment.
Mrs. Simonds was born in Stafford
Hollow in 1910, and was the daugh-
ter of Augustus and Deborah Alden.
On July 26, 1865, she was joined in
marriage to Albert H. Simonds, and
for while they lived in Collinsville.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Simonds resided
for varying lengths of time in Hart
ford, Worcester and Bridgeport. In
1875 they returned to Stafford, and
two years later Mrs. Simonds started
millinery business in that place.
Soon after Mr.. and Mrs. Simonds re-
moved to the Springs, and were associ-
ated in the same business in both the
Eaton and Warren blocks. A few
years later they lived in Washington,
and then returned to Stafford, where
Mrs. Simonds again went into the
millinery business at this place, and
continued until fai1;1c health forood
her to give it up two years ago, and
she passed the remainder of her earth
ly life in the quiet of her pleasant
home. Mrs. Simonds possessed a
ably drew to her a large company of
friends. Her heart was wide open to
the wants of others, and she spared
not her own strength in ministering
to those in need. Her going away
comes heaviest, of course, upon the
heart of her husband, who has the
sincere sympathy of the community in
his irreparable bereavement. The
funeral service, which will be made
brief on account of the continued ILL
ness of Mr.. Simonds, will be held to-
day at her late home at 2 p. m, Rev.
Judson P. Marvin officiating. The
body will be placed in the receiving
tomb at the Stafford Springs cemetery.
stanOrdvIlle.
Fred Thompson is i'll with pneu-.
monia.
There will be mass at st. Joseph g |
chapel Sunday morning at O'Clock.
1t is expected that Rev. Gilbert
Forte will preach in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday.
Mrs. Adelbert Carpenter and family
have moved from the New City into
one of S. B. Amadon's tenements.
Rev. Mr.. Doherty from the Hart
ford Theological seminary was the |
guest over Sunday of Rev. H. M.
Vail.
Unclaimed letters in the Stafford
vile post office: Mrs. Oliver Rum
rill, Mrs. Emerson Haight, Miss
Evelyn H. Taylor, Giovanni stavols.
The Epworth League topic for Sun
day evening is "The making of a |
Christian: his food John 6: 47-59
2 Tim. 3:14-17. Leader, Mrs. |
George Miller.
The Ladies' Aid society of the |
Congregational church will serve their
usual supper in the vestry Thursday |
evening, with Mrs. VIM. Royce and
Mrs. Clarence White as hostesses.
The fourth annual entertainment |
of the Staffordville troubadours will
be given sometime the early part of
April for the benefit of the Stafford |
Vile Congregational church. Further |
narEicnalrs later ON