The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

smoothly as possible until last Satur
day, when Mr. Shows brother, Ralp
Snow, of Brockton, Mass, came
make him visit. Sunday mornin
they hired a team of John Rebideau
their objective point being Crysta
Lake, which, no doubt, they reached
They returned late in the day badl.
under the influence of liquor. Abou
8 O'Clock the same evening they hire'
another team to go to the Springs
saying that they would return soon
That is the last that they or the team
has been seen in these parts. All day
Monday Mr.. Rebideau said nothing
about the team, thinking that theJ
would return as soon as they hat
sobered up, but the climax came wheI
Patrick Shea, who also boards al
Blacks hotel, went to his room aftel
supper that same evening. He found
that his trunk had been broken oper
and his bank book, together with q
gold watch. had been stolen. He
notified E. O. Pinney, and Tuesday
morning the bank book came into
the bank at the Springs from the Will.
limantic bank, where they had sue.
ceeded in drawing twenty dollars on
forged order. The men were seen in
Willimantic Monday, but the team
has not yet been found, which Mr..
Rebideau values at about two hundred
dollars. Mrs. Snow, who is left alone
at the hotel, is nearly heart broken
over the affair, and has the sympathy
of the community in her trouble. Mr..
Snow has made many friends, who
think that the affair is more of a
drunken freak than a criminal inten-
tion, and that his brother is the one
most to blame.
StafRordvlllo.
Mrs. Cora M. Corbin is quite ill.
E. T. Loomer has purchased q new
horse.
Miss Ethel Loomer is visiting
friends in New York.
There will be no services in the
Methodist church next Sunday.
Miss Alice L. Colburn of Enfield
has been visiting friends in town.
Miss Ola Willis of Union spent last
week with her parents in this place.
Miss Marion Cole visited over Sun
day with relatives in Moose Meadow.
Miss Katie Lynch of New Britain
has been visiting at Miss Lizzie Dan
ahey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Stengl and
family visited his parents in Rock
Vile over Sunday.
Rev. John Thomspon went on Mon
day to attend the annual camp meet
ing at Willimantic.
Unclaimed letters in the Stafford
Vile post office: Mrs. A. L. Perpig-
nan, Perse N. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chaffee of
Bridgeport were the guests of S. B.
Amadon over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles H. Carpenter
and infant son visited over Sunday
with his parents in Ashford.
Lucius Washburn has sold some of
his household furniture and has rent
ed his house to Rev. @. G.. Fogg.
The regular prayer meeting will be
held in the M. E. church vestry this
evening, Mrs. M. H. West leader.
Mrs. George Fisk has recently pur-
chased the house formerly occupied
hu HborloS Smith Init noun ooouD;o n
by Rev. o. G. Fogg. ~.
Mrs. Henry O'Brien and little Mar
garet O'Oonnor, who have been spend
ing few weeks at Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Gilthrop's, returned to their homes
in Palmer on Monday.
The M. E. church Sunday school
will hold a picnic at Crystal Lake
Saturday, Sept. I'd. Every member
and parishioner of the church or Sun.
day school is cordially invited.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve a supper
in the vestry Thursday evening, Mrs.
Booth and Miss Chaffee hostesses.
Price for adults, loo; children, sc.
There will also be a lawn social. Ice
cream will be for sale. All are most
cordially invited.
West Stafford.
Avery Andrews is visiting his
grandfather, J. R. Washburn.
Milford Holmes of Rockville is with
his aunt, Mrs. F. 2. Fairfield.
Peter Roberts has a new lumber
wagon, built by W. A. Comins.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. q. Fairfield spent
Sunday with relatives in Rockville.
Mrs. F. 2. Fairfield is entertaining
Mrs. Jennie Switzer from Springfield.
The Misses Clara and Ruth Munro
and Harold Munro are in Mortified,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fletcher of
Crystal Lake have been guests at E.
L. Dimock's.
Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Magill are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
@. P. Broadway.
Mrs. Ella Lovett, Leslie Lovett and
Mrs. Charles Mcclellan are with
friends in New London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mckinney
have been entertaining their grand
sons from Thompsonville. ..... ..
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Richmond are
entertaining their nephew and niece.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomwingson, from
Springfield.
Miss Mabel TJuesdell of Springfield
has been a guest at F. q. Fairfeld's
Miss Truesdell is spending a week at
the cottage at Crystal Lake.
Mrs. Janette Newell entertained 9
party of relatives at her home last
week Tuesday. Among the guests
were three sisters and one brother OF
Mrs. Newell. .,"
Last Saturday q game of ball was
played back of the store between
the CRYSTAL T,akoa and Wosk Gko% For6s