The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-04-18
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
BOCAL NOTICES.
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Miss Eta Bidwell has returned FROM
visit to Springfield.
Mrs. d. W. Breen of Brooklyn has
been in town on a visit.
Miss Eva Furness has taken a posi-
tion in Brooklyn. N. Y.
Miss ]. M. Hopkinson has returned
from q visit in New Haven.
Charles Demond is home from
Williams for the Easter vacation.
Forrest Burr of Springfield is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Chauncey Pal
mer.
Adnah French has taken a position
as baggage master for the Central
Vermont.
L. Henchliff of Lawrence, Mass. :,
has taken a position as boss dyer at
the Patton mill.
W. ID. Tuthill, employed in Hart
ford, made a brief visit to his home
here last Friday.
Lawyer O'Connell arrived home
Monday afternoon from a short vaca-
tion at his old home in Colchester.
The weave room at warren's mill
has been closed down this week to
give the other departments a chance
to catch up.
An informal dance was held at the
Springs House Monday evening by the
young people Music was furnished
by Prof T. F. Jordan.
Nearly all the mills are now on a
schedule giving q Saturday half-holi-
day, and the others will probably
change in the near future.
Fred S. Hall of Montclair, n. J.,
and Miss Jennie Orcutt were the
guests of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank circuit, at Easter.
The highway department has had
men at work this week cleaning out
the cutters on the principal streets.
The Improvement is noticeable.
The following books have been add
ed to the library: Connecticut as a
Colony and as a State. by Forrest
Morgan ct al, 4 vols, 3521-24.
@. E. Brown of North Brookfield,
Mass, who has bought an interest in
the store of Fl. Chapman s. Co., ar
rived in town this week and has taken
hold of the business.
The following numbers of Worlds
Work are wanted at the public Ii
brary: 1900, November and Deem
Der; 1901. the entire year or any
number; 1904, October.
Mrs. Anna Richardson of Preston
City and Miss Mary Fisk of Hartford.
after 3 weeks stay in Washington,
ID. c., are visiting their father, E.
Y. Fisk, at Stafford Street.
Miss Ruth Walker, who has been at
her home here for a number of weeks
owing to illness, has returned to her
duties of teaching in Hartford. Miss
Alice Walker, who has been home for
q vacation, has returned to Columbia
college.
Marshal Bolieau has been busy the
past few days drawing new machinery
to the electric light station. About
six tons, including q new dynamo and
an aultner, have already arrived.
When the changes are all complete
will be new and up-to- date
at the plant and first-olass service
seems assured.
About 80 friends of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Adolph Roberts gave them a surprise
visit at their home on High street
Monday evening to assist them in the
proper celebration of their 25th we'd
ding anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
erts were presented with several gifts
which will serve to remind them of
very pleasant occasion.
In spite of the storm the programs
for morning and evening last Sunday,
at the Methodist church, were sue
cessfully carried out. The music by
the choir was appropriate to Easter
and finely rendered. The concert in
the evening was enjoyed by large
audience. The pulpit platform was
decorated beautifully with Easter
lilies and potted plants.
At a meeting of the Ecclesiastical
society of the Congregational church |
last evening, it was unanimously |
voted to hire Rev. f. A. Blake of |
Rochester, N. H. to become the
recognized pastor of the church for
two years. The report of the COM
mittee on a plan for the maintenance
of q permanent trust f1nd was adopt
ed, and W. II. Heald, W. E. Demond
and F. Fl. Baker were elected trustees.
The Consolidated surveyors were
working in West Stafford yesterday
and will soon be here While the
new bond has not yet been issued,
all the parties interested are agreed
on particulars and it will be executed
in a few days The men who have
been working on the proposed route
between here and Willimantic have
the survey. The route is %
miles long, and private land will be
used extensively. Village Hill, South
Storrs, Spring Hill,
Mansfield Center to Willimantic is the
route to be followed.
Emma, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Lohse, was married at her home
on Village Hill Saturday at high
noon to August Theising by Rev.
VIM. Morrall. They were married by
the double ring ceremony and were
by Miss Ida Wsiman of Mon
SON and Charles Lohse. brother of the
bride. The bride wore white silk
and carried q shower bouquet
of pinks. The bridesmaid wore white
A reception dinner was Civ