The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-04-12
JIM. Leach is in Boston on bust

Miss Everlena H. Ferry is home
from the New Britain normal school.
! Mrs. Theodore Lyon is at her home
in Mansfield Center caring for he1
mother, who is i'll.
The twilight service at the Congre-
gaticnal church next Sunday afternoon
will be the last for this season.
George Cobb of Amherst will be
employed at the Springs House this
summer, and will be available for
the baseball team.
James Peirolo, who has been in
Meriden the past few months, has re-
turned and resumed his duties with
A. ". Kingsbury.
4 Mrs. E.. A. Burnham is in Mime
apolis to sing at the Apollo club con-
cert and to visit her brother, who is
a resident CT that city.
A. @. Eaton, who went to Florida
for his health, is much better. Mrs.
Eaton leaves this week to- join her
husband for, q time in Florida.
&C. Miss Edith Futhitl,. who lis in the
hospital at New London, sustained
an operation last week Tuesday. She
is doing as we'll as could be expected.
/ The household furniture and farm.
ing implements belonging to the late
Mrs. Sarah Marcy will be sold at auc-
ton on Saturday, the Dad, at Stafford
Street.
The last organ recital to be held at
the Congregational church this season
will be given by Mr.. Benedict on
May 18th. He will be assisted by
Mrs. E. A. Burnham.
Mrs. Peter Panciera died Friday
after long illness. Besides her hus-
bnad, three daughters survive her.
The funeral. was held from st. Ed
wards church Sunday and the burial
was in st. Edwards cemetery.
Miss Anna West Brown of the Con-
nectieut Agricultural college, who
gave an evening of readings at the
Methodist church in December, has
been secured for the entertainment in
connection with the annual May sup
per which the ladies of that church
are planning to give on Tuesday, May
I'd.
There will be meeting of the Cur
rent Events club Monday evening.
Program: Quotations from Tenny-
son; paper, Life of Tennyson, Mrs
N. NJ. Pease; paper, His works, -
Mrs.J. A. Walker; readings from his
poems, Mrs. E. K. Taft; music from
Cowen; sketch of his life: musical
selections from Tennyson's poems.
Hostesses, Mrs. R. W. Ellis and Mrs
g. B. Pinney.
printed in. the daily papers during the
past week that the Hartford, Man
chester and Rockville tramway had
been sold. The first reports we're
that the road had been bought by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad company. Later it is stated
that the Boston capitalists that are
back of the Worcester and Hartford
road. and who own the Boston and
Worcester road, are the parties after
the road. If the latter deal should
go through it would be a very good
indication that the Hartford and Wor-
cester road would be built right away.
stanOrdvine.
Mrs. Mahlon West is quite i'll.
Mrs. Bert Corbin, who has been i'll,
is improving.
There will be no services in the
Methodist church next Sunday.
The usual prayer meeting will be
held in the Methodist church this
evening.
Miss Flora Casey of Willimantic
recently visited her cousin, Miss Liz
zie Donahey.
Rev. F. W. Gray started Tuesday
morning to attend the conference in
New London.
NJ. Fl. West has been on the sick
list for the last two weeks and unable
to attend to his duties at the Garland
mill.
Mrs. John Carr returned home from
Springfield hospital last week Tues
day afternoon much improved in
health.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Andrew Ledoyt of
South Amherst, Mass, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James John
son last week.
The Hydeville Tea Party gave Mrs. |
Thomas Melbourne a surprise last
Wednesday afternoon, and served one
of their famous suppers.
The. fourth annual entertainment
of the Staffordville Troubadours will
be given in the vestry of the Congre-
gational church April 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra S. Colburn spent
a few days in South Coventry last
week, called .thither by the death of |
their aunt, Mrs. Susan Ledoyt
A pecktie social and bean supper
will be given in the Congregational |
church vestry Thursday evening.
Mrs. Edward Harrington and Miss
Louise Kann, hostesses, The supper
will be followed by an entertainment.
Rev. Charles G. Fogg of French
boro, Me-, will begin his labors here
as pastor of the Congregational
church on May LIST. The people of
this place are very fortunate in hav-
ing Rev. Mr.. Fogg and family settle
here
Mrs. Susan Colburn, 81, widow of
Dwight Ledoyt, formerly of this town,
died in South Coventry March 31st.
She was the last of the older class of
Colburns She was born on Colburn