The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-04-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

MEe. OhbnOEAno Is SpoAulnB
few days in Hartford.
Miss Mena Adams, who has beef
seriously i'll, is improving.
Robert W. Smith has received hi
new Corbin automobile, and has takel
several trial spins.
Lewis johnson, who has been EN-
ployed by the United Gas and Inn
provement company of Waterbury. hal
returned to town and taken his ole
position of book keeper at the Contra
mill. Mr.. johnson will occupy one Of
the Ives tenements, and the other hal
been rented by Wallace Morse.
L. 81. Suenderhauf will open the
grounds at the head of Glyn pond fol
instruction in athletics and recreation
early in May. Boats will be placed
ON the pond and other arrangements
made for the entertainment and com
fort of visitors. The grounds will be
free to churches and schools for out
ing days.
A team horse owned by Gary Bros
attached to coal cart, ran Tuesday
afternoon from near the Warren mills
to the stable on Wellington avenue.
When turning the corner at Willing
ton avenue the wagon collided with a
telephone pole, and split piece about
six feet long out of it. Very little
damage was done, the driver jumping
off without injury at the corner of
Furnace avenue and Main street.
The ladies of the Methodist church,
following q custom established some
twenty five years ago, will celebrate
the first day of May by serving May
dinner and giving an evenings enter
tainment The dinner menu will in
cIude chicken-pie, roasted meats, sal
ads, pies, cakes. etc and will be
served from s. 80 to 100 p. m. For
the entertainment, Miss Florence
Holmes has been engaged for an even
ing of readings. She comes highly
recommended as a reader of ability.
Also there will be solos by Miss
Eaton, Miss Washburn and Mr.. Black
burn Aprons, fancy articles, cut
flowers homemade candy and ice
cream will be on sale during the even
ing. Supper tickets, including enter
tainment. Soc; supper, 25c; enter
tainment, 15c. Those contributing
food and fancy articles are requested
to bring them to the church by p.
m.
Town Fire Warden H. o. Fisk an
nounces the appointment of the follow
ing district fire wardens, whose duty
it is to attend to forest fires within
their respective districts: E. ].
Worthington, NJ f. Davis, Patrick
Hassett, Henry Thresher, Elmer Blair.
W. E. Demond. E. O Pinney, Fair
field s. Roberts. Samuel Amadon,
Miner Fairman, Myron Leonard,
Frank Keefe, John Foster, Samuel
Rockwell, F. W. Chaffee, John Rock
we'll, William Preble, H. f. Cady,
Ellis & Eaton, Wesley Broadway, J.
NJ. Lamont, Lucius Colburn, Newell
Delphia, Frank Belcher, Willis Bel
cher, George Cooley, Charles Davis.
Ed. Roberts, Edgar Smith, Charles
Glazier, E. O. kellogg. Merrick Wor-
Ellington and Ralph Wiers. The town
and district fire wardens shall, so far
as they are able, prevent and extin-
guish forest fires in their respective
districts, and see that the laws rela-
ting to the protection of forest and
timber land from fire be enforced.
persons and apparatus while engaged
in extinguishing forest fires outside
the borough limits. Duly appointed
fire wardens may summon any male
resident of the town between the ages
of Is and so years to assist in extin-
gushing fires, and may also require
the use of horses and other property
needed for such purpose. Any person
so summoned and who is physically
able, who refuses. or neglects to as
sist, or to allow the use of horses,
wagons or other materials required,
shall be liable to penalty of not less
than So nor more than 500. The
laborers at forest fires, employed by
fire wardens or their deputies, shall
receive compensation for their services
at q rate not exceeding 20 cents per
hour, to be determined by the select
men.
James Winslow Eaton, 50, died
suddenly at his home in Springfield
last week Tuesday night from aede-
mia of the lungs and heart paralysis.
Although he had been under the doc
tors care for the past three years, he
was on the streets the day before and
retired that night in his usual good
spirits. Mr.. Eaton was we'll known
in Springfield as the proprietor of the
Granger towel supply company. He
was born in Stafford January IS,
1855, and was the SON of Rev. J. M.
Eaton. Early he showed bent for
mercantile life, and was employed for
a number of years in the general store
of Warren s. Lord in this borough.
In 1883 he moved 60 New York,
where he was employed as buyer for
the upholstery department. of the large
down town store of Lord & Taylor In
1898 he went to Springfield, buying
out the Granger towel supply. He
was prominent in fraternity life,
being president of the past regents
council of the Royal Aroanum and in
terested in Masonic and Odd Fellows
circles. He was married twice. his
first wife being Violetta J. Fairfield
of Stafford. His widow, who sur
wives him, was Ella d. Glover of
New York. He leaves one sister,
Cora A. Newell of Allston. His
brother, Charles W. Eaton, died last