The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-08-29
WILLIN GTON

Matt Matjeska is in New York for
few days.
Mrs. R. E. Cartier is on a two
weeks vacation.
The same old story-the weavers'
strike in Willimantic was unsuccess-
full
Prof. Phillips and wife, Ellen Oar
penter Phillips, of Philadelphia, Pa,
are visiting relatives and friends in
town.
Phil Ryder, who some time ago
went to Lawrence, Mass, to work, is
now employed in a steam saw-mill in
Vermont.
Mrs. Clarke and her daughter, Mrs.
Luella Scott, of Springfield, Mass,
took a trolley trip to New London
and vicinity last week.
Lincoln White and wife, Westford
side, returned from their visit in
Providence, R. l., Saturday. Walter
H. Hutchinson and wife went to Tol.
land on visit at John Edgerton'
Monday, and they will return to their
home in Bristol tomorrow.
We recently had telegraph tele-
phone message from New Haven via.
Willimartic, but we replied by phone
all the way. The voice in New Ha-
ven was very plain indeed. A phone
here on the Hill is a matter of great
especially to outsiders.
Comrade Walter H. Hutchinson of
Bristol called on us last week. He
and his wife are keeping house for
Lincoln White and wife, Ashford side,
while they are at his brothers. in
Providence, R. 1. Comrade Hutchin-
son was at the reunion of the regi-
ment at Savin Rock recently.
We understand that a piece of state
road is to be built so as to cut off the
long hill near Mrs. Louise M. John.
sons This win greatly aid travel
from South wellington to Stafford
Springs, and will be something of a
factor in the proposed trolley way
from Willimantic to Stafford Springs.
1t is now the Wilmington Woolen
90. " at Daleville, they having bought
the stock and leased the premises of
the Connecticut Woolen Go. short
TIME ago. The new president is ST.
mon Sionsky of Philadelphia, Pa.
and they start off with good pros
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will hold it's first meeting this week.
We are under obligations to John
Merrick of Minneapolis, Mimi, for a
copy of the Journal of that city con-
tanning an interesting account of the
national encampmen of the G. A. R.,
recently held there. Mr.. Merrick
ought to be an honorary member of
some patriotic order, for he paid a
large sum of money here for a substi-
tute who went to the front in his
stead. The parade in the city afore
must have been indeed a
grand affair. The report of the Union
Veterans Union meeting, held at the
same time and place, many of the
veterans belonging to both organiza-
tions, their action in regard to wild
ows' pensions at a uniform rate, $12
per month, etc., was also of much
interest.
The following obituary of John p.
Lillibridge, whose demise was men,
toned here last week, is taken from
the Toms River, New Jersey, Cour
ier: John P. Lillibridge, a we'll
known citizen, and long a justice of
the peace, died on Monday from ty-
phoid, after brief illness. He had
been up about till Friday night, when
he went to bed at the Union house,
where he boarded. He was born at
Wilmington, Conn. August II, 1886,
and was thus six days short of 70|
years. He was the son of Amos Lii
libridge. One brother, CLARK Lilli-
bridge, of Springfield, Mass, survives
him, and came here this week to look
after the funeral. There is also a
sister, Mrs. Maria L. Broadway, of
Monson, Mass. Another brother, Prof.
D. R. Lillibridge, died in Lincoln,
Neb., about ten years ago, and his
family now live in Chicago. Few
men about village will be more missed
than the Squire The deceased came
to New Jersey at an early age and
taught school. He served in the 2Sth
N. J. Vols. during the war, and was
afterward telegraph operator and sta
tion agent for the o. r. r. at North
Asbury Park, Eatontown, Brioksburg
and Attison. He married sister to
Mrs. Charles Grant at Bayville, and
was laid to rest yesterday afternoon
by her side in the Bayville cemetery,
by the G.. A. r. )" .a-