The Press., 1906-05-02
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

camping place on the Hollow road.
Mrs. E. r. Hunt of Worcester is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mrs Joseph
Bolieau.
Miss Maud Simonds of Hartford has
returned to her home, after a visit
with Miss Ethel Gary.
The carload of horses which Adel-
| bert Needham has been expecting from
the west has not yet arrived, but will
be here in a few days.
Cellar, the left handed pitcher, who
has many local friends, is playing
this season with Atlanta in the south.
ern league, and is maxi an excellent
showing.
A. E. Converse and A. E. Snow at
tended the celebration of the S7th
anniversary of the establishment of
Odd Fellowship at the Odd Fellows
home at Groton last Thursday even
ing.
Charles H. Keyes, superintendent of
the south district schools, Hartford, has
been engaged to give an address at
the graduating exercises of the high
school, which will be held in Memo
rial hall at Stafford this year June
10Th
The following officers were eleGSed
by the Current Events club Monday
evening: President, Mrs. J. E.
Walker; vice-presidents, Mrs. F. f.
Patten, Mrs. J. H. Valentine; secre-
tary, Miss Grace Harwood; treasurer,
Miss Edith Cushman.
Edward J. Lebarge and Miss Edith
| N. Germain, both of Ware, were
married by Justice R. H. Fisk Sun
day afternoon. The couple came here
Saturday, but as the girl was under
age permit had to be secured from
the girls parents, which caused a
delay.
New telephones have been placed as
follows: Hannibal Alden, 7-12 Nv.
J Alberty, Ellithorpe. 33-3; F. H.
Plum, Ellithorpe, 33-4; Turner
been changed as follows: American
express company from SO to ia
A. @. Eaton's residence from 71-2
to Pip; Walter Scott's residence,
5-3.
The following officers of the Temple
of Honor have been elected: W. G.
T., John Mahan; W. V. T., Ralph
Lee; W. R S. F CLARK; W A. R. +,
William Costello; W. F. R., John
Hodgson; W. T., A. L. Howard; W.
| G., John Parkhurst W. u, Amos
Bolieau; W. D. u, Walter Park
hurst; W. G., Charles Cu1nan; W.
S., Herman Mcintyre; P. W. G. r.,
Louis Stevens.
Theodore P. Needham, Il, died at
his home Sunday at u O'Clock after
a long illness of a complication of
diseases. He had been i'll for about
year and confined to his home for
the past few months. He had shown
a slight improvement for a short time
previous to his death. Mr.. Needham
was we'll known locally, and had
gained considerable reputation for his
quickness of wit and his ability OF
holding his end up at the various
places where the men about town
gather to talk matters over. Efforts
to get him started in an argument u.s.
ually met with success, and he would
apply the conversational lash without
mercy. At heart he was one of the
most kindly of men, and genuine
regret will be felt all over town that
the old warrior has passed on. Mr..
Needham enlisted as private in Go.
D, 25th regiment, Connecticut Volun-
teers, Aug. 31st, 1862. He was
mustered in for term of nine months
at Hartford Nov. 18th of the same
year. After being in camp for time
at Long Island he sailed with his
command to New Orleans, where he
saw service under Gen. Banks. He
was stationed at Baton Rouge and took
part in the nrst advance on Port Hud
son. Later he went to Donaldsonville
and was in the fierce fight at Irish
| Bend. His next active service was
at the siege of Port Hudson, which
lasted AZ days. He then returned to
Donaldsonville and was honorably
mustered out of the service at the ex-
piration of his term of service August
26, 1868. Mr.. Needham leaves a
widow. He had two children, Mrs.
A. W. Tuthill and a son, both of
whom are dead. The son died in in
fancy and Mrs. Tuthill a few years
ago. The funeral will be held from
his late home this afternoon at 1.3O,
and the burial will be at Stafford
Street.