The Press., 1905-11-22
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. G. F. Bell of Granby, Mass has been visiting Mrs. E. K. Taft.
 Mrs. Louis Helm has returned from visit with her daughter in Turner vile.
 Miss Annie Tobin has returned from-a visit of a few days with he1 brother in Worcester.
 John Campo has purchased the T. O. Feeley place on Furnace avenue for $95O MT. Campo will build ar addition.
 Mrs. Kate Foster has gone to Cali foBnia for the winter. She will be joined at Colorado by her daughter, Miss Olive.
 Senator Charles L. Dean has re- turned to his home in Maiden, Mass. , after spending a few days in this town and Westford.
 The ladies' committee of the Staf- ford Country club are planning for a series of whist parties this winter. The first one will be held at the Springs House next Monday evening.
 A big crowd of people will witness the Brown Dartmouth football game at Springfield Saturday. Round -tl ip tickets will be sold from this station for 90 cents; West Willington, $1.1O; South Wilmington, $1.15.
 Francis Dorsey, II, a former resi- dent, died at Wales early Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs George Bowden. Besides Mrs. Bowden, the deceased leaves several children here. The body was brought here Sunday and the burial was from St. Edwards church in the afternoon.
 Frank Dalt and Miss Lena Panciera were married at St. Edwards church Saturday morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. F. J. O'Nein. A wedding din ner followed the ceremony at Crystal Lake and reception was held at the home of the bride in the afternoon. In the evening the bridal party assem- bled in Tonon's hall on Furnace ave- nue for dance.
 Thomas Hanlon, an employe of the Faulkner mill, was taken to the re- form school at Meriden Friday. Han. lon was released from the school some time ago on parole, and went to work for a milkman near Meriden. He is charged with the theft of watch and a sum of money from his employ er, and it is owing to this charge that the authorities of the school came for him.
 Herman O. Brcnkie of South Man. chester is to be married Dec. 9th to Miss Florence May Hills. Frank G. Mclean was married last week We'd nesday to Miss Lena May Gardner of Norwich. Both men have pitched for the local baseball team, and have many admirers here who wish them much happiness. It seems to be easy for good pitcher to get wife. and Eddie Collins may be heard from later.
 Mrs. Ellen Powers, 56, widow of Edward Powers, died at her home on Prospect street early last Friday morn- ing of heart trouble, after a short illness. The deceased was an esti- mable woman and her death is re- gretted by all who knew her. Two daughters, Miss Margaret and Miss Mary, survive her. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from St. Ed wards church and the burial was in St. Edwards cemetery.
 The exhibition of pictures, under the direction of Principal Maynard, at the library building last week, was quite successful and the collec- tion excited much favorable comment. About 600 tickets were sold by the scholars, and the proceeds from the sale, with the addition of 8 small sum in commissions on pictures sold, netted something over $6O, to be used for the schools. AS a result some very attractive pictures have been procured for the school rooms. The picture exhibited in J. M. Leach's window went to Mrs. Jacobs room.