The Press., 1906-11-21
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

HUME NE WIS., STAFFORD SPRINGS. ,, Miss Nellie Warren is visiting in Hartford.
 Chauncey Orcutt is quite ill at his home in Orcuttville.
 Miss Kitty O'Brien, Miss Annie Fitzgerald and Miss Bessie Leahy of Mcnson were ir town over Sunday.
 The carding and spinning depart ments of the Central mill are in oper- ation, and some of the looms are run ming.
 Court Oronoco of Foresters will hold a regular meeting tomorrow evening and will initiate one new candidate.
 Miss Mary McCarthy went to Springfield Saturday to visit her sis ter, Miss Margaret McOarthy, who is i'll with rheumatism, returning Mon- day.
 Plans are nearly completed for the St. Edwards minstrels Wednesday and Thursday evenings of next week. The entertainment Wednesday even- ing will be for the benefit of St. Ed wards church, and Thursday evening at Memorial hall, Stafford, it will be benefit for the performers. A full orchestra has been secured for the occasion, including Charles Tucker, Julius Hauschild, Arthur Orcutt, Wal ter Phoenix, Fred Lynch, Oscar Bar rows, Frank Willard, Frank Canton and Miss Frances Fl. McOarthy. Wm. F. Welch will act as interlocutor, and the end men are Albert Mullins, Thomas J. Mullins, Stephen F. Pease laSS Vm. Durham. The soloists are Edward Shea. Stephen Pease, Miss Mona Converse, Clarence Wood, Phil ip Goady. Albert Mullins, Wilfred Blackburn and Michael Mullins. The second part will include 6 slack wire act by Prof. Dubois, military march song by six ladies, several solos and baton swinging by Joseph Woods. A feature of the second part will be a farce, entitled "The College Tramp, |" in which the following will take part James J. Sullivan, Timothy Des- mond, Miss Ella Carey, Miss Gather inc Carey and Miss Rose M. Hanley. Admission will be 35, 25 and Ia cents. Reserved seats are on sale at Warren's clothing store and at Frank Lasbury's. se .o.
 The funeral service of the late Amos N. Nichols was held in the M. E. church last Thursday afternoon at 3. 30 o'clock. A prayer service was held on the preceding evening, We'd nesday, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Gardner, in West Haven, Rev. N. J. Squire, pastor of the Con- gregational church, officiating. The body of the deceased, accompanied by the family, arrived from West Haven on the II. 30 train and was taken to the Methodist church by G. H. Baker & Co.,, and given a position at the head of the central aisle. Rev. Dr. J. [. Bartholomew, presiding elder of the Norwich district, had charge of the service, and was assisted by the following clergymen, who occupied seats on the platform Rev. Thomas Tryie of the Methodist church here, Rev. F. W. Gray of Putnam and Rev. J. E. Fischer of Staffordville read se- lections from the scriptures, Rev. J. o. Dodge of Norwich Town offered prayer and Dr. J. I. Bartholomew made the address. Rev. s. F. Maine of Vernon was among the visiting clergymen. Dr. Bartholomew delfv- cred an excellent discourse, present. ing with cogent reasoning the cer- tainty of the hope of immortality as possession universally of the human mind. The speaker referred to his acquaintance with A. N. Nichols, and to the latter's devotion to his coun- try. his home and to his church. Af- ter the benediotion by Rev. W. F.. Davis of South Manchester, the Ma sonic burial ritual was used in an i'm pressive manner by Ionic lodge, of which the deceased was a mem Der. The music was provided by quartet, composed of Miss Alberta Eaton, so- prano; Miss Annette Washburn, alto Richard Ellis, bass; Harry E. Bur we'll, tenor. Miss Jessie Eaton was the organist. Three selections were sung, "There is 8 Fountain Filled With Blood,'' t.The Home of the Soul, :" Crossing the Bar.' The fla miliar poem of Tennyson, "The Home of the Soul,'' was effectively sung as solo by Miss Annette Washburn. The cakset was draped with the Amer ican flag and decorated by beautiful floral offerings, including two pill lows by Ionic lodge and Winter post, c. A. R. The bearers were from Winter post, of which also the de- ceased was a member-Ool. Charles Warren. A. l.. Howard, J. W. Witt, O. B. Marble and Calvin Smith. At the close of the service in the church the relatives and friends took car- riages to the Stafford Springs ceme- tery, where burial was given in the family plot.