The Press., 1905-02-08
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Richard Ellis left this morning fol
q business trip to Boston.
W. A. Comins has been confined tC
his home with hard cold.
Henry Bolieau, Jr., of Glynville is
i'll with trouble with his head.
Fred Mullen returned the first of
the week from a business trip to Bos-
ton.
Miss Catherine Donohue of Baltic
has been spending the past week in
town.
Mrs H. z. Bugbee OF Monsoon has
bsen the guest of Mr.. aud Mrs. Alonzo
Howard
Mrs. Champlin of Norwich has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. F.
g. Sanford.
Keefe Bros. have purchased a wood
lot just over the Ellington line of
Amanda Smith.
Edward Tetrault. employed by J.
NJ Leach, has been laid up with an
attack of the grip.
Miss Sadie Comins has been unable
to teach for the past few days owing
to a slight attack of the grip.
The attendance at the Teutonia
masquerade was over so couples, in
stead of so people, as stated last week.
The engine ON the local freight
broke down at this station yesterday,
and the train was delayed several
hours.
Charles E. Monroe, the optician
from Southbridge, Mass, will be at
the Springs House next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
P. G.. Gordon is in New York and
Philadelphia on a business trip Mrs.
Gordon is spending a few days with
friends in Norwich.
Amos Gagnon, who is in Hartford
demonstrating the merits of the Gag
non selective telephone device, was at
his home here over Sunday.
Letters for the rural free delivery
route should have a two-cent stamp
attached for all persons living west
of the residence of Ernest Royce.
There will be a Valentine social at
the Congregational chapel next We'd
ensday evening. Hostesses, Mrs. W.
W. Burwell and Mrs. W. E. Demond
The receiving vault has been fin
ished and is q neat job. Notwith-
standing the attractive appearance of
the building there will be no compe- |
tition to be the first one to occupy it.
The water main ON East street is
frozen and the houses of Judge Reed,
NJ. P. ]. Walker and d. F. Hewlett
are shut OF. If the weather contin-
ues severe other mains will be affect
ed. as there were a number out of |
commission last year.
The weather for the past two weeks
has been unusually cold, and there
has hardly been a morning when the
thermometer has not registered zero
or colder. Friday, Saturday and Sun
day mornings were probably the cold
est of the period, from II to IS de-
grees below being reported.
Practitioners of Rev. and Mrs. Nor
rail- remembered them in a pleasant
manner last Friday, it being the 25th
anniversary of their wedding. AS
material testimony of good wishes the
rector and his wife were presented
with % silver dollars 1t was a |
complete surprise. Sunday morning
Mr.. Morrall took occasion to thank
the congregation in few we'll chosen
words for the pleasant remembrance.
The ladies of the Methodist church |
will hold their apron sale and social
next week Wednesday evening. All
the ladies of the society and congre-
CATION are requested to bring an apron,
new or old. Old aprons are said to
be Just as good as new for this occa-
sion, so they will probably be auc-
toned off after the fun is over Sup
per will be served at O'Clock by the
hostesses. Mrs. Frank Keefe and Miss
Carrie Eaton.
Nelson NJ. Towne has been sum-
moned to Hartford to appear in the
case of the contest over the estate of
Dennis Cooney, who formerly lived
on . farm in Wilmington. Cooney
was we'll known in this section and
had the reputation of being a miser.
He certainly must have been econom-
ical. as his estate is valued at about
$40, 900 in cash. While he lived on
the place in Wilmington be induced
his brother. Roger, to come from Ire
land and reside with him on the
farm. All was not peace and har-
mony and Roger, with his wife and
moved to Massachusetts,
After the death of Dennis it is al
legged that Rogers children secured q
part Of the money with a forged or
der. Another brother of the deceased,
James. resided here, and his daugh-
ter. now residing in Rhode Island.
learned OF the affiuence of Rogers
children She placed her case with
Attorney Hyde of Hartford and will
nA0o0oeeuAS Bo6 hoA shhIe- Jhhes
and Roger are both dead, and the
quarrel for the property is between
the nephews and nieces. In addition
10 those mentioned there is said to
be other heirs in Ireland. The charge
Of forgery against the children of !
Roger rests on the allegation that (
Dennis could not read and write.
When the deceased capitalist left Will 1
lington he naturally sold his farm,
and as a matter of course it was !
bought by Nelson Towne. 1t is ex-
pscted to prove by Mr.. Towne that
the deceased could not write, and as
= matter Of fact when the papers were
passed he was not able to even write ]