The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-04-26

COVENTRY.
Harlie Palmer and wife are soon to |
move to Manchester.
Mrs. Jared Loomis has been taken
to the Norwich hospital.
Among the visitors in town this
past week have been Robert Knox
and wife, Mrs. Edna Griggs and Her
bert Austen of Hartford.
The town is in need of a good
blacksmith. The position is a profit
able one, and an Industrious and hon.
orable workman will receive a cordial
welcome.
In the death of Isaac Turner, II,
on Monday, lifelong citizen of this
place, Coventry loses one of it's prom.
inent men. He had been i'll for sew
eral weeks, and the immediate cause
of death was heart trouble. Mr.. Tur-
ner for the past thirty-fi years had
been engaged in the meat business.
A few years ago he represented the
town in the legislature. He is sur
vived by a widow and four children,
the children being Mrs. Jessie Favir
of Rockville, Mrs. Cornelia Bass of
Andover, Miss Annie Turner and
Louis Turner.
South Coventry.
Mr.. and F. E. Hull were visitors in
town over Sunday.
Miss Mabel Tracy spent Sunday. iu
Willimantic visiting friends.
Mrs. J. E. Olcott of Norwich spent
Friday with her sister, Mrs. W. @.
Latimer.
John J. Hull of Yale college is
spending his vacation with his grand
mother, Mrs. Mason.
Ralph Mobiles has sold his farm,
including the farming tools, wagons,
etc., to George W. Barber, Jr. Mr..
Barber is to take possession of the
property June LIST.
SOMERs
Miss Belle Fuller has gone to spend
fortnight with friends in Cambridge,
Mass.
Frank Wardwell, Henry Wardwell.
G. M. Needham and Cyrus Lee had
running water put into their houses
the past week.
Col. Amos Pease and his wife re-
turned home yesterday from Brook Ign,
where they have been spending sew.
eral months with their daughter, Mrs,
Benjamin eager.
About so members of Ellington and
Enfield oranges visited Somers grange
last Thursday evening. During the
lecturers hour the Ellington members
gave the drama, "An Autograph Let
ter. - There was also instrumental
and vocal music About 1870 partook
of the banquet which followed, being
in charge of Somers grange.
Easter service was much enjoyed at
the Congregational church, consisting
mostly of music, Rev. 3. F. Root.
the pastor. gave an appropriate ad-
dress from the text, "Sing unto the
Lord a new song There were So
los and DUETS sung by Mrs, A. S.
HRlburt, Misses Lenora and Grace
Keepey from Somersyille, E. B. Little
and daughter, Miss Mary Little, and
George Kibbe, The voluntary was
played by Miss Laura Root at the or
gan and Miss Belle Fuller at the pi-
ano.
Luke H. Pease, IS, died yesterday
afternoon at his home in Springfield
from heart trouble. For the years
from 1862 to 1875, excepting those of
1868 and 1871, he was the city mar
shall. AS a marshal he gained repu-
tation as a good officer and more es-
pecially as detective OF. ability, and
many stories are extant of his power
in running down criminals. Luke Fl.
Pease was born in Somers November
16, 1926, and was the son of Walter
and Louisa Spencer Pease. He mar
ried Louisa Hall of Somers, April %,
1853. She died few years later,
and on December "a, 1862, he mar
ried Charlotte Phelps of North Adams,
who survives him. He went to Spring
field in 1858. Mr.. Pease leaves a
widow and one son, Edwin Pease, now
of Winchester, and two brothers, L.
S. Pease of San Francisco, secretary
of the John H. Parrott estate, and
Sanford Of indianapolis, Ind.
AOLLAND.
Mr.. Taylor is at home for a few