The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-03-15
Mrs. Edmund Tetrault is seriously

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Miss Ethel Shea of Springfield is
the guest of Miss Gertrude Rockwell.
Mrs. Irwin Preble of Or,uttville,
who has been i'll, is steadily improv-
ing.
Mrs. Horation Needham of Orcutt-
willie is quite i'll as q result of par
alysis.
The third Masonic social of the
series will be held at Ionic hall next
Wednesday evening.
There will be a special meeting of
Ionic lodge this evening. and the E.
A. degree will be worked.
Miss Osborne of Pittsfield, Miss
Webster and Miss Moore of Worcester
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
lO'Halloran over Sunday.
The passenger train going north
last evening was three hours late,
owing to slight accident to a freight
train at Thamesville.
There will be supper and social at
the Methodist church next week We'd
uesday. Ladies in charge, Mrs. Frank
Keefe and Mrs. ]. Fl. Reed.
The Y. A. A. @. will hold their
business meeting and election of off,
GERS Friday night at O'Clock. Mem
bers requested to be present.
Louis Roberts has gone to the hos
pital at Norwich, where a part of his
foot will be amputated. The opera
tion is necessary as the result of freez-
ing the foot a short time since.
A. W. Tuthill and A. H. Simonds,
employed at The Press office, have
been i'll with the grip, but have re-
covered sufficiently to resume their
positions.
The American Benefit society will
hold a meeting this evening at the A.
o. H. hall, over Miss Whiton's store,
and will Initials seven or eight new
candidates. A degree team from Will
limantic will be in attendance.
DR.. Smith lost a very valuable
horse Monday from collie, after a few
hours sickness. The horse was sired |
by Palo Alto Chimes, and was bred
on the Hamlin stock farm. He was
perfect in his manners, was sound,
kind and fearless, and a very fast
trotter. The doctor feels his loss most
keenly.
Superintendent E. d. Nash has
recommended that bunting post be
put in near Whiton's store at the end
of the spur track. The matter was
brought to his attention by Senator
Baker. Under present conditions
there is more or less danger, as the
cars are frequently backed off the
track on to the walk.
A very large and intensely interest
ed audience greeted Mime. Tsilka at
the Congregational church last even
ing. A woman of charming person
atty, with a story little short of a
gave one a thrilling account
Of existing conditions in Turkey and
the border country. Baby Elentoha is
IN attractive little miss, and bears no
race of her early environment. The
collection amounted to a little over
s3s.
STAFFORD.
For ~ many acts of kindness, words
~ sympa ny, and great assistance during
me sickness and since the, death of our
Hear one. wa wish to ex rass our thanks
to our many most kind friends
Il
MRS FILE IBETH SMITH,
lizzie GERoULD.
RosAhoND L. CoLBURN.
Mrs. Mary Spooner is seriously i'll
with typhoid fever. #
The Y. P. O. U. will hold a praise
service next Sunday evening. There
will be special music.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bissette were
in Springfield as guests of relatives
from Saturday until Monday.
Hiram Rathbun has been spending
a few days at the home of w. B.
in East Milton, Mass.
The social for the young people at
the assembly room last Friday even
ing proved a success in every way.
Rev. G. W. Sheppard will attend
the ministers conference of the West
ield Baptist association in the Elm
wood Baptist church at Holyoke to-
lay.
Rev. Frank W. Gray gave an illus
rated temperance lecture before the
Y. P. O. U. last Sunday evening.
Rev. Gray is an earnest worker in the
worthy cause of sobriety.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- I
list church will meet for work next
Wednesday afternoon and serve sup
per at 5.45. Mrs. John Wightman
md Mrs. Marc Hatch, hostesses.
Benjamin johnson has moved into
The little house at the north end of
The bridge and is keeping house for
himself. 1t is reported that Mr..
Johnson has made a final sale of his /
house to Mrs. George Lord.
Hiram Babcock, native of TolIand,
who has lived with Mrs. Horton ]
Dwight on Crow Hill for the past
i've years, died last Sunday night.
de was IS years of age. The funeral ]
vas held this forenoon at 10 O'Clock,
>. W. Sheppard officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hyde of Canter- {
bury, Mrs. Warren Smith of PlainfieId I
md Mrs. Elmer Colburn of Spring
ield were in town Saturday to attend
Jarvis Hyde's funeral. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Perry of Canterbury, Irving ,
smith, Mrs. L. Dodge and Martin
all of Plainfield, were at
Mr.. Hyde's funeral and were in town
until Monday. I
Regular meeting of Stafford grange, {
No. 90, March 81. General discus