The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

E. Frank Engley is temporarily
employed at Monson.
Harry Converse of Bridgeport has
been spending q few days at his home
here.
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick is employed
in a millinery establishment at New
London.
Miss Nellie Tighe has returned to
her home in Danielson after a brief
visit in town.
Miss Rose Worthington of Agawam
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II. Meyers, Jr.
Edward Gragan has resigned his
position at the freight depot and has
returned to New London.
W. H. Speeding of New York has
been guest of his sister, Mrs. F. H.
Spellman the past week.
Miss Bertha Botham of Mansfield
Depot spent last week with her friend,
Miss Elizabeth Whitaker.
Carlos Tilden and family are to
start for Florida tomorrow, where
they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Moore of Sid
ney. N. Y, have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs, VIM. Herring.
Mrs. E. F. Hills of East Hartford
was a guest of her niece, Mrs. VIM.
Whitaker, a few days last week.
Miss Agnes McGinnis has returned
to her home in Pascoag. after spend
ing several days with her aunt, Mrs.
John Carey.
Angus Graham, who has played
second base the past season for the
local team, has returned to his home
in Portland.
The Foresters will have q roll-call
and smoke-talk at their hall Thursday
evening. r. J. Murphy of Rockville
will be present.
Il is expected that Fred Meyers will
be brought from the Springfield hos
pital the last of the week. He is
steadily improving.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of Grace church will be
held with Mrs. E. r. Brown Thurs
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bishop of Hol-
yoke and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Cur
tbs of Springfield were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin last
week.
Rev. H. A. Blake and Mrs. W. E.
Demond are attending the Haystack
convention of the board of commission
ers of foreign missions at Williams
town this week.
John Hamilton is to move on to
the Merriam place on Stafford Street, |
and will sell his household goods and
farming tools at the farm near the
Union line at auction Oct. oath.
There will be a special meeting of
the W. r. O. on Friday afternoon to
practice for the inspection next We'd
nesday. Flora D. Lester of New
London will be the inspector.
Frank Parent was before the
borough court Thursday, and was
sent up for FIVE months for assault.
George De Vaney was sent up for 80
days on a similar count. The boys
were suspected of picking pockets, but
this charge could not be substantiated.
All candidates for office in the
recent town election must file with
the town clerk a sworn statement of
the expenses in connection Herewith
before next Monday. All candidates
having no expene must file q sworn
statement to that effect. An effort to
have this law repealed would meet |
with sympathy in many small towns
throughout the state. Candidates for
minor offices, with or without their
consent. whether elected or not, come
under the provisions of this law.
One of the prettiest weddings of the
season was at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. G.. Gordon on Edgewood
Tuesday, when their daughter, Miss
M. Grace Dwight, became the bride
of Marshall Bevin of East Hampton.
The groom is a member of the manu-
featuring firm of Bevin Bros. of East
Hampton. The bride has been super
visor of art in the south school, Hart
ford. She is we'll known locally,
having made her home here for the
past few years. The house was at
tractively decorated for the occasion.
The color scheme for the reception
room, in which the ceremony &C.
Cured was green and pink, and as
paragus, tufted pine, pink carnations
and roses were used in the decora-
tion. In the living room the autumn
nal tints and white carnations pre-
dominated. The dining room was
decorated in green and white. The
ceremony occurred at 1880, and was
performed by Rev. Harry A. Hersey
OF the Universalist OF urch at Stafford.
The bridal party entered the reception
march from Lohengrin, played by
Stanley A. Bevin, brother of the groom.
The bridal party entered through an
aisle formed by ribbons and pillars,
led by the two ribbon bearers, Misses
Lucy and Alice Mathew. Miss Lucy
was attired in pink silk muslin, and
Miss Alice in blue silk muslin. Next
came the maid of honor, Miss Anna
"A. Bubser, of Hartford. Miss Bubser
wore white chiffon over pink taffeta
and carried daybreak carnations. Next
in line were Mr.. Gordon and the
bride. Miss Dwight wore white
Lansdowne, trimmed with Duchess
lace, with veil, and carried white
rosebuds and maiden hair ferns. At
the altar, where the bride was given
away by Mr.. Gordon, they were met
by the groom and the best man, Her
bert G.. CLARK, of East Hampton. The
Episcopal service, with double ring,
xvas mad Ahouk 100 wara Dresent |