The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-04-12

Stafford.
Topic of Y. P. @. U. meeting mex
Sunday evening will be "The glor
of service. % go - -, -
Stated communication of Wolcot
lodge, No. 80, F. & A. M, Thursda.
evening. Work, F. @. degree.
Carlton Broadway, 70, died at TIN
home of H. F. Cady last Thursday
The funeral was held Sunday. Rev
J. P. Marvin officiated.
Rev. Asa Randlett of North Ash
ford will occupy the pulpit at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
and Rev. E. A. Burnham in the even
ing. -."
Subject of the sermon at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning
will be Observation-Disclosures in the
army of the Lord, appeal tc
young people,
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap'
fist church will meet for work next
Wednesday afternoon and serve supper
at $40 Mrs. Henry Holtham and
Mrs. Thomas Black, hostesses.
Unclaimed letters in Stafford post
office: Mrs. Nancy Backs, Miss An
drew A. Burke, J. A. Allara, Harry
Alfred, Jerry H. Sherman, Master
Oscar Herche, Al Signole Pietro Lii
brenda, AL Signore Pasini francesca,
Barusi Bartolo, Pierre Beandoin. 49,
The following is the program for
grange meeting next Tuesday even
ing: Degree work, followed by lee
turer's hour-subject, Patriots day ;
Paul Revere's own story of his ride,
Mrs. Lasbury and Miss Edison; The
Nineteenth of April, poem, J. Haw
ley Larned; Paul Revere's Ride, rec
itation, Mrs. Holbrook: Lexington
Day, nineteenth of April, Mrs. Lot
tie Cady; appropriate poem, Revere's
Ride, Miss Larned; reading, J. P.
Brown.
West Stafford.
We, the undersigned, desire to pub
licly express our grateful thanks to all
the dear friends and neighbOIs who so
kindly assisted US during the sickness
and at the time Of the death of our be-
loved mother. Especially do we hold In
most grateful appreciation the musicians
who so sweetly rendered the favorite
hymns at the last sad rites.
MAHLoN e. CHAFFEE,
MR.. AND MRS. CARLOS E. CHAFFBE,
Mr.. AND MRS ABNER E. CHAFFEE,
GEORGE E. CHAFFEE,
Mr.. AND MRS. ALVIN M. GOLD.
Michael Roberts has new horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shearer were in Ell
hngton Sunday.
The Misses Clara and Ruth Munro
are at the parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Neff have
moved to Crystal Lake.
Martin Pomeroy visited his father
in Rockville on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Holmes has returned
from a visit with friends out of town.
Mrs. Colburn and Miss G. May Col
burn were at W. P. Pease's this week.
Marshall Broadway is in Rhode Is
land, near Providence, setting one of
the @. P. Broadway water wheels.
The pet horse of the late Luman
Orcutt, which has been in William
Shearer's possession for several years,
has been killed and properly buried.
The Ladies' Aid will meet for work
in the church vestry Tuesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. Supper will be
served at the usual time, with Mrs.
Francelia Gold and Mrs. Frank Fair
field as hostesses. In the evening
there will be a spelling match, fol-
lowed by games. Admission and sup
per, 10 cents.
A reception was rendered Rev. and
Mrs. E. N. Munro Monday evening
at the church vestry A pleasant So
cial time was enjoyed, and ice cream
and cake were served. The vestry
was tastefully decorated for the occa-
sion. Rev. G. W. Sheppard and Mr..
Phillips of Stafford Hollow were
among those present from other parts
of the town.
Mrs Hannah Chaffee died at her
home on the Springfield road Tuesday
morning, aged IT. Mrs. Chaffee had
suffered for some time with a cancer,
but had not been considered danger
ously i'll until the very last, as she
had been able to be around her house
up to the time of her death. Mrs.
Chaffee lived alone, and was alone at
the time of her death, as it was her
special request, as she thought she
would get along all right with the
occasional assistance of her daughter
or Mrs. Avery, a neighbor. The fu-
neral was held Sunday afternoon at
her home, being conducted by Rev.
E. N. Munro. Mrs. Chaffee leaves a
half brother, M. A. Cady, of West
Stafford and four SONS and a daughter
to mourn her loss. The children are
Mahlon Chaffee, of Worcester, Alb
ner Chaffee of Hartford, Carlos Chat
ee of Moodus, George Chaffee of Bos-
ton and Mrs. A NJ Gold of West
Stafford. The children were all pres
emit at the funeral, also Frank Chaffee
of Albany, who is 81 years old. Mrs.
Chaffee's husband was Edwin s. Chat
fee, who died over 80 years ago.
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake.
Napoleon and Joseph Levett spent
Sunday in Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Baker of YER