The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-10-23
Mrs. Catherine Hicks is with

The Misses Kathryn and Agne
Haggerty of Adams, Mass, are en-
joying . vacation with relatives ii
town.
Mrs. J. N. Leach, in company will
her sister, Mrs. NJ. r. West. of Hart
ford, is in Philadelphia for the Uni
versalist convention.
II. A. FELTON, of Springfield hal
purchased the fish market of Edwin
Goodell, and will take possession al
soon as he can arrange to get here.
A surprise party was given Miss
Mabel Pease last evening, the occasion
of her 21st birthday. A handsome
purse was presented by the twelve
visitors.
Az the meeting of the Temple Of
Honor this evening there will be ar
election Of officers, to be followed by
an oyster supper. A large attendance
desired.
A little daughter of L. W. Mitchell
of Gold street was hit with a stone
one day this week, receiving a bad
scalp wound. She was attended by
DR.. O. B. Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ducharme re-
turned from their wedding trip Mon
day afternoon. and Monday evening
were given . reception ut the home OF
the groom's father, Louis Duoharme.
In addition to the six applications
for license published last week there
are two this week-Adelbert Needham
at the Springs House, and Bernardo
s. Peirola. Both druggists are ap-
plicants for the other class of licenses.
The Current Events club, at their
meeting Monday night, voted to in
vite the Tuesday club of Palmer, the
Woman's club of Willimantic and the
College club of Storrs TO be their
guests the afternoon of Nov. 18th.
There will be a social and supper
given by the ladies of the Oongrega-
tional church at the chapel Wednesday
evening. Supper at 6 O'Clock. Price,
10 cents. Hostesses, Mrs. M. d.
Harris and Mrs. O. E. Butterield. :
The Aid society of St Edward Is
church cleared $65 on the picture en-
tertaiuments given by Prof. Turner
last week Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings This amount nearly bal
ances the expenditures for repairs and
new work on the sidewalks around
the property.
Work has been started on the West
Main street sewer, and a ledge has
been encountered as usual. The
sewer is TO enter the Center street
sewer, aud is to be built from Center
street as far ss the house of Mrs. ]
O. Cleaveland, near the intersection
of Prospect street.
A six days fair will be held by the
Aid society of St Edwards in Novem-
on, but will in all probability be
fixed in the second and third week in
the month. There will be an enter
tainment each evening and the other
usual fair attractions.
At the annual meeting, last even
ing, of the Young Peoples Auxiliary
of the Methodist church the following
persons were elected as officers for
the ensuing year: President, Miss
Blanche Oleavelandi president,
Ralph Lee, secretary, William Moi
fatt; treasurer, Majorie Eaton. The
reports showed that the last year had
been very successful. socially and
financially, and a large amount of
church work had been done by the
various committees 1t was voted to
work this coming year in the interest
of the White Door settlement for
children in New York city.
Two big derricks have been erected
at the site where the new bridge is
to be placed for the electric road, and
the preliminary work is being pushed
as fast as possible Two piers are to
be constructed, one on each side of
the o. v. tracks. Excavations have
been made for the bases of the piers.
The piers will be of cement, and it
will require lot of it for the CON-
struction. A gravel bank in the rear
of f. e. Fitzpatrick has been pur.
chased and will be utilized in making
the concrate. A side track has been
built to the bank and q steam shovel
will be put in next week.
William d. Heald, for many years
a prominent local business man, died
at his home on East Main street this
morning about z O'Clock. The cause
of his death was spinal paralysis, and
he had been i'll a long time. Failing
health caused him to close out his
business on Main street some time ago,
and he had been practically helpless
for the past few months. No man
had been more actively interested in
the development of the community or
more closely connected with its bust
ness interests than Mr.. Head. Born
in Stafford Springs. Oct. "a, 1886.
had he lived another day he would
have been FL years of age. He re-
ceived his education in the local pub
lilo schools and Monsoon academy. At
the age Of 19 he began his long bust
ness caFeer by taking q clerkship with
the late Lyman ". Crane. After
four years with Mr.. Crane he was
associated for q year with John
Sihley. and later with Gilbert H.
Baker. In 1865 he purchased an
interest in drug and clothing store
by buying out II. T. Small, becoming
q partner of Robert Small. The bust
ness was conducted successfully until
the food came. when the firm met
with large financial loss. After the
flood Mr.. Heald resumed the drug
business, and carried it on until he
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