The Press., 1906-04-04
sTAFFORD SPRINGS.


The Misses Mary and Helen Leach
are visiting in Hartford.
Miss Jane E. CLARK of Maiden,
Mass, is in town for a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Ellis were in
MEANWHILE the first of the week.
Mrs. Hannah Hill has gone to Vine
land, N. j., for an extended visit.
Mrs. Catherine Hicks left Monday
for q short visit in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M Horniss have
returned from Narragansett Pier. R. L.
Rev. Webster Woodbury. will preach
at the congregational church Sunday.
Mrs +. j. Cardinal is attending
the millinery openings il New York
city.
Mrs. Augustus Lambert of Old Mys-
tic is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. D.
Rounds.
John H. Larned is home from CLARK
university, Worcester, for the spring
vacation.
Joseph Guilman has purchased a
building lot on Center street and will
erect dwelling.
The ell on the Moore cottage, at
Orcuttville, which was recently de-
stroyed by fire. is being rebuilt.
DIR. P. R. Watts of Sacramento,
CAL. has AN interesting paper on
Camping in California" on the last
page.
The local minstrel show, which
was to have been given in the near
future, at st. Edwards hall. has been
given up.
The fair committee of the baseball
association will hold a meeting at A
o. II. hall this evening. and a full
attendance is desired.
Joseph Barsalou is to move to Can
ada. and will sell his household goods
at auction Saturday at 10 q. IN. at his
residence on High street.
Mrs. Benton, housekeeper for W.
P. Bidwell, is visiting in Springfield.
aud Mrs. May Mowry of Westford is
with her father for a few days.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold no more socials until May
LIST, when they will have their an
nual chioken-pie supper and bazaar.
The law went off on trout Sunday,
and some of the more hardy fishermen
were out Monday. AS far as can be
ascertained very few have been caught
thus far.
Thomas Fitzpatrick has returned
from Mercy hospital, Springfield,
where he spent ID weeks for treat
ment of his eyes. His condition is
much improved.
The joint committee appointed to
secure a minister for the Congrega-
tional church has voted to recommend |
Rev. H. A. Blake of Rochester, N.
H, for a period of two years.
Word has been received here of the
sudden death of Mrs. George Mabbett |
&c her home in Plymouth, Mas, last |
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Mabbett re-
sided here while Mr.. Mabbett was su-
perintendent for the Mineral Springs
Manufacturing company some years
ago.
Local coal dealers have made no
advance in the price of coal owing to
the strike, and will not do so until
they are Obliged to. The position
they have taken will be appreciated
by consumers. Coal is now 81. so
per ton. In many places the price
has been advanced.
Rev. Mr.. lyric has returned from
the annual conference and will begin
his second year with the Methodist
church next Sunday. 1t being Palm
Sunday, there will be special music
and an appropriate sermon on THE
Triumphant Christ" On the even
ings of the week following, with the
exception of Wednesday and Saturday,
there will be services with music and
addresses on the Passion of Christ. {"
Nothing is settled as to whether
the Rhode Island Worsted company
will buy the Foxville property. A
hydraulic engineer is expected here
this week to estimate the water pow
or. Estimates have been made on
other changes that will have to be
made if the company comes here. In
the meantime several other towns are
after the industry, and it remains to
be seen whether Stafford will get it,
Daniel McCrohan, 80, died Tuesday
morning of a pulmonary trouble after
an illness of about one year. Mr..
McCrohan was born in Ireland, but
had been a resident of this town for
many years. He leaves a widow, five
sons and four daughters. The sons
are Daniel and Dennis of Boston and
Michael, John and Florence. who live
in this borough. OF the daughters.
Miss Margaret and Miss Catherine live
ak home, Mrs. James Mcmahon at Mon
son and Mrs Murphy at Boston. The
funeral will be held from st. Ed
wards church Thursday morning.
William W. Pinks died at his home
In New Britain last Friday from an
attack of pneumonia. He was the
son Of Jonathan @. Pinks and was
born in Stafford January II, 1885.
&C the old hotel on East Main street,
now known as the NJ. A. Smith place.
His folks moved to New Britain when
he was q baby. He was employed at
the Stanley Rule and Level company
for the past thirty years and over.
He was a mechanic and had charge of
q room. When the war broke out he
enlisted and served through the strug
gle in Company F, Fifteenth Regi-
ment, O. v. I. He was a member of
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