The Press., 1905-02-15
srAFFoRD SPRINGS.

Mrs. ]. ]. Ellis is in Hartford fol
q few days.
Mrs. Henry Bolieau, Jr., is i'll
with the grip.
Joseph Connor. employed by W. \
Comins. is ill with the grip.
M. p. J. Walker saw meadow
lark on East street last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Faulkner
are spending few days in New York
Frank Harris and B. P. Cooley are
spending a few days in New York
city.
]. F. Chamberlain has been appoint.
ed trustee on the bankrupt estate Of
Justin Burrill.
Miss Carrie Comins, who is teach
ing in Springfield. was at her home
here over Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. P. ]. Walker. who has
been quite i'll from an attack of cry
sipelas in the face, is oonvalesciug.
Walter Scott. landlord of the
Springs House, returned the first of
the week from a visit to Woonsocket,
Miss Alice Flagg is taking a two
weeks rest from teaching. owing to
i'll health, and her place is filed by
Miss Sophie Brown
John McCauley, boss finisher at
Faulkner's, visited his family in Put
nam recently. He intends to move
his family here in the spring.
W 5. Martin has sold his pho
Biography business to Charles j..
Bigger of Manchester, N H, who
has already taken possession. Mr.
Bigger comes we'll recommended and
will do his best to give the public the
best service.
About so couples attended the first
Masonic social held by Ionic lodge,
last Friday evening. Those who at
tended are unanimous in their testi-
mony Of the good time" experienced.
The next of these popular socials will
be held March Sd.
A Valentine social aud supper will
be held this evening at the Cougrega-
tional chapel. Supper AMI social, 10
cents. A post office will be a feature
of the evening. Valentines will he
on sale. Hostesses, Mrs. W. H. Cooley
and Mrs. W. E. Demond.
The number of subscribers now
connected with the local telephone
exchange is "a. BY the establish
ment of a central office here the SER
vice is much improved and more
growth may be expected. There is a
noticeable increase in the number of
residences that have been connected
with the exchange.
]. E. White has purchased of the
Judson Eaton estate the three-story
and basement dwelling ON West Main
street, and will immediately locate
his general store aud barber shop in
the basement. The property is stu
ated opposite the old Fox Village
school-house, at present occupied by
the Kingsbury marble works.
There will be meeting of the Cur
rent Events club Monday evening.
Program: Quotations from Keats or
Moore; papers ON John Keats and
Thomas Moore, by Miss Cushman and
Miss F. B. washburn; readings, Mrs.
E. A. Maynard; music. melodies from
Moore. Hostesses, Miss NJ. L. Kings
bury and Miss Margaret Cooley.
Edmund E. Jones and Miss Isabelle
j. Twiss were united in marriage last
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock by
Rev. E. A. Burnham of the Congre-
gational church. The ceremony &C.
Cured at the parsonage, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace 7. Jones stood up with
the contracting couple. The bride
wore blue satin and carried white
carnations. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are
at home ON Rockwell hill.
Harold Parkhurst, son of J. R.
Parkhurst, is in q hospital i'll with
the smallpox at Acambro. Mexico,
where he went January LIST. He has
passed the critical stage and the last
reports state that there seems to be
no reason why he should not recover.
He was working for F. W. Baldwin.
general superintendent of the Nation
al railroad Of Mexico, who formerly
was general superintendent nf the N.
In. division of the Central Vermont
About 125 couples enjoyed the
masquerade ball given by the German
club at the hall on Westford avenue
Friday evening. These events are
quite popular, and the one last held.
the 10th annual, was no exception
Robert YuDghaus, attired as George
Washington. took the first prize Of
fered for the best male costume. Mrs.
Glenn Schmidt, attired as q princess,
took the first prize for a lady's cos
tune. Glenn Schmidt, representing a
chicken thief, took a prize for the
most grotesque costume.
Eunice NJ, 10, widow of Joseph
l.. Brown, died last week Tuesday
morning at the home of her nephew,
Charles. ]. Dilworth, 40 Wellington
street, Worcester. She was born in
Brimfisld, daughter Of Abner and Ma
ria Nichols, and passed her girlhood
days in Brimfeld, but during the
greater part of her life lived in Cherry
Valley. Mrs. Brown lived in Stat
ford and vicinity number of years,
and moved from here about six years
ago. Her husband died while she
was living here. She had been at
her nepbew's bat short time. Mrs.
Brown is survived by three brothers,
Rev. Amos N. Nichols of Black Hall,
John A. Nichols of this town and
wasco Nichols, Idaho; also two sis
tors Mrs John Gleaveland of this