The Press., 1907-08-07
Faulkner,s mill has closed down


for an indefinite period.
George Benton has gone to a hospi
tai in Springfield for an operation.
\ Mrs M. R. West of Hartford is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Leach.
Miss G. A. Washburn has arrived
home from an extended trip abroad.
Miss Mary Hassett of Lee, Mass. :,
is the guest of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hassett.
E. F. Willis of Waterbury has been
spending a week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Willis.
Miss Nellie Warren. who has been
i'll for some time, has gone to the Nor
wich hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Reed have been
called to Westford by the illness of
Mrs. Reeds mother, Mrs. Kinney.
Mrs. A. U. Dorman and daughters,
Miss Cora of Marlboro, Mass, and
Mrs. Emily Fuller of Allegheny, Pa,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Booth and son
of Holyoke are guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Converse, for q
week, who are also entertaining their
son, William F. Converse, of Boston.
The presentation of the "Tell- Tale
Eyebrow" at Grace church last We'd
nesday evening proved very pleasing
to those who attended. The master
ly way in which the principal parts
were taken deserves special mention.
Albert E. Converse, Sc, the we'll
known contractor and builder, died
Tuesday evening at 7.45, after q
protracted illness of cancer of the
stomach. He had fall at Stafford
Vile last February, and while the
shock had no bearing on his disease in
ell probability, he had not been able
to do much since, and for the last few
months had been confined to his home.
Mr.. Converse had been lifelong resi-
dent of the town. He was a son of
Ezra 7. Converse, formerly a promi-
nent business man and for many years
deputy sheriff. The deceased learned
his trade with Captain T. D. johnson,
with whom he remained fifteen or
sixteen years, including his appren-
i ticeship. He first started in business
for himself in 1877 and had since
taken many important contracts, in
Guiding the residences of VIM. FL.
Smith, christopher Allen, E. Fl.
Pinuey, Charles f. Walker and the
Springs House. Mr.. Converse leaves
widow. a brother, F. E. Converse,
and five children, all of whom reside
here. The children are Mrs Charles
O. Anderson. Mrs. Joseph L. Roberts,
Miss Mona, Charles and Clinton. The
deceased was a member of the local
lodge of United Workmen, an Odd
Fellow and a member of the Wilt
me 1tio encampment. He was mem
Der the of local Business Mems club.
His quiet good nature and modest
manner made for him many friends,
who regret his comparatively early
death. The funeral will be held
from his late home at IL, noon, Fri
day, and the burial will be in the
Stafford Springs cemetery.
Stafford.
Rev. F. L. Batchelder is seriously
i'll.
Mrs. O. H. Puffer is occupying her
summer home here.
Miss Annie Wobbecke is visiting
friends in Springfield
There will be no services in the
Baptist church next Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon as usual.
George H. Beard is taking his va
cation in Newburyport, Mass
f. A. Lasbury has put telephone
into the post office. No2 q.
Mrs. J. B. Hough and Miss Lucy
Matthews are visiting friends in Hart
ford.
Rev. A. B. Todd and family are
enjoying their vacation in East North.
field.
Mrs. Beebe and Mrs. Miles of Meri-
den are enjoying vacation at Black e
hotel.
Frank II. Mead from Franklin,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. T. F.
Mead.
Miss Florence Chapman of Newark,
N. j., is guest of Miss Gertrude
Wightman.
M. uarnoh u;Ih1r - Noxx To,,
don is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Leroy Barrows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swindell of Rockville
/ were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cryil
, Johnson over Sunday. ~
Mrs. VIM. Fuller of Springfield has
been spending week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Austin Witt.
5 Mrs. NJ. Starkey and Eugene Haus
) letter of Brooklyn are the guests OF
Mrs. Thomas Melbourne.
VIM. Loughheed. Jr, has been the
5 guest of Richard Pinney at Crescent
! beach during the past week.
Glover & Son are building a shed
to replace the one recently burned.
E. E. Warren is doing the work.
Unclaimed letters in Stafford post
office Aug L: Eugene Stebbins, M.
{ Lorenti France Di Giusepe, AL Signol
{ Salvatore Gisdoro
Thomas Dobson, boss oarder in the
Riverside wooden mill, expects his
family from Sherbrooke, Can., to joir
him Friday. They will occupy the
a house recently moved by VIM. Park.
Among those from this town that
attended old home day at Wales, Mass.
last Saturday, were Mr.. and Mrs.
8 James johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe