The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-30
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

i featuring town this IL q remarkably
quiet place in the morning. A Wis
itor to Stafford Springs writes to the
local paper complaining that he could
not sleep in the morning because the
factory whistles, beginning at 5. 80,
keep MP q din ut short intervals until
seven. He wonders whether the peO-
pie get to work any more promptly
on account of all that noise. In Will
limantic and in Rockville factory
whistles and bells rend the silence of
the early morning hours. The con-
trast is noticeable when one comes
from any of these manufacturing CEN
ters to Manchester. At the silk mills,
where more than 5000 workers are
employed, the silence is unbroken un-
til quarter to seven, when o few taps
of the bell are heard by those living
near by. At seven the clock strikes,
and without further ado the machin-
cry begins to hum and the days work
is fairly under way. The workers
are at their posts just as punctually
for two or three hours with whistles
and bells. While on this subject it
may be noted further that our dislike
for noise extends to church bells. OF
the ten churches in town only four
have bells. The attendance at the
churches without bells is as punctual
as at those which have them. The
fact is that q noise is not necessary to
draw people to regular gatherings.
The theaters don't have bells.
The many friends of Mrs. Wesley
P. Bidwell we're grieved but not sur
prised to learn Of her death, which
occurred at O'Clock last week Thurs
day evening. Mrs. Bidwell has been
sufferer with Bright's disease for
two years, confined most of that time
to her room. She was Susan Bra
man, and was born in Belchertown
seventy four years ago last June.
When a young woman she became the
wife of Edgar Webster at Three Riv.
ers, Mass. Later they moved west
and settled at Lyons, Ohio, where
Mr.. Webster was drowned in the
Mississippi river in 1855. Two sons
were born of this marriage, William
H. Webster, of the local meat firm of
Bidwell & Co., and George, who died
in infancy. In 1865 the deceased
married W. P. Bidwell, and lived for
nine years in Wellington. In 1874
they moved to this borough and built
the present home, which was the first
house erected ON Highland Terrace.
Mrs. Bidwell is survived by her hus.
band, q daughter, Mrs. Frank Morey,
of Westford, q granddaughter, Miss
Eva Morey, who has always made her
home with her grandparents, and a
sister, Mrs. Harriet johnson, of Bar
re, Mass. A son, Charlie, died when
nearly ten years old. Mrs. Bidwell
will be greatly missed by those ap-
preciative of her many good qualities.
She became q member of the Metho,
dist church many years ago, and the
present pastor, Rev. Thomas Tyrie,
officiated at the funeral Monday after
noon at 1 O'Clock. Misses Alberta
and Jessie Eaton and Richard Ellis
sang "Some sweet day by and by,
"Abide with me- and "Rock OF
ages" The burial was in the family
lot in the Stafford Springs cemetery,
William Webster, Frank Morey, Frank
William and George e. Battey of
Worcester serving as bearers.
The Staffords defeated the Palmers
last Saturday to 1. Gene Smith
was in the box for Palmer, and as u.s.
ual was easy for Stafford. The Stat
fords found him in the first inning,
scoring three runs. Cobb struck out.
Smith made a safe hit to left. Kel-
liner walked on balls. Rich was out
on a fly to center field. Gebhardt
had four balls, and Hurley followed
with a safe hit between second and
first, bringing in Smith and Kelliher.
Gebhardt scored on q wild throw to
third. Kretchmar was out on n
foul fly to first. In the fifth inning
the Staffords added three more runs to
their score. Mullins was given first
on balls. Cobb made 9 safe hit to
left. on which Mullins scored. Smith
was sent to first on balls. Kelliher
was out on a fly to left field. Rich
famed. Gebhardt sent safe hit in
the direction of middle field, and Cobb
scored, Smith scoring ON o throw by
Shaw to second before the ball was
returned. Hurley sent safe one to-
wards left, Kretchmar hit to Smith
and Gebhardt was put ont at third.
The Staffords did not score again. In
the seventh Gebhardt made a fine two
base hit to left field. In the eighth
inning Smith was replaced in the box
by Todd, q young Palmer pitcher.
Henry Martens did the umpiring, and
was very unsatisfactory to both sides
ON balls and strikes. In the ninth in
ming, while Kellfher was at bat. Shaw
stopped over the plate to dust it.
Todd evidently not noticing Shaw
sent in the ball, which just cleared
Shaw. Martens called it q strike.
Hurley, after long run, made a very
difficult fly catch in the center field in
the eighth inning. Cobb and Geb-
hardt, the Stafford battery, did fine
work. Gebhardt's throwing to second
was all right. Kelliher, Smith and
Francis we're in the game all the time,
giving Cobb excellent support. In the
first inning Cobb only pitched four
balls. The first three batters mp hit
the ball to the inteld and were out at
first. all but one hitting the first ball.
Only two safe base hits were made of
Cobb mp to the ninth inning, when
the Palmers scored. Crowther hit
safe to left. Martens hit safe to