The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scott and Miss
Farnell have returned from a trip to
Woonsocket.
Miss Jessie Pease has taken g posi-
tion in the millinery rooms of Mrs.
Z. 7. Russell.
Bishop Brewster will visit Grace
church Monday evening. April LIST.
Service at p. m.
Peter Sullivan, who makes his
home with Mrs. John McCrohan, is
i'll with pneumonia.
The annual meeting of the Pleasant
Point club will be held next Monday
evening at 8 O'Clock.
Clyde Horrigan, who played ball
with the Staffords last season, is in
town with surveying party.
Miss Nellie Cooney of Willimantic
has been the guest of Mrs. Michael
Mccarthy at the Stafford House.
st. Edwards schools closed last Fri
day and will open April I'd. The
school building is being painted.
Dennis Girard has bought two
houses on West Main street. near the
Methodist church, of the Russell es-
tate.
There will be Easter services, with
special music, at 10. 40 a. m. and
p. m. at the Congregational church
next Sunday.
State Treasurer Patten was one of
the speakers at the meeting Of the
Get-Together club of Hartford Mon
day evening.
A new boiler arrived in town this
week for use in building the electric
road The boiler takes the place of
two smaller ones at Crystal Lake.
Preparations are nearly completed
for the Easter Monday dance to be
held by the Young American Athletic
club at their hall next Monday even
ing.
John Williams has taken a position
in the garage department. of the
Stevens Duryea automobile works at
Chicopee Falls, and will go there at
once.
Word has been received from David
Robertson, who is at Hot Springs,
Va, that he is rapidly improving and
will soon be able to return to his bust
ness.
Cyril johnson has sold a moving
lot on the Stafford road to Adelbert
Needham. The lot adjoins the prop
erty formerly owned by Mr.. Need
ham.
David Eaton has recovered from a
severe case of grip and pneumonia.
Mr.. Eaton is 80 years of age, and has
a remarkable amount of vitality for
one of his years.
1t has been decided to postpone the
meeting of the Current Events club
assigned for next Monday evening.
The next meeting will be the regular
one of April 18th.
Services will be held at Grace
church on Easter day at 10. As a. m,
morning prayer, sermon and commun-
ion, and at m, evening prayer
and sermon.
SIZE ialist, has recovered from his ill
ness and will be at the Springs House
nxt week Monday aud tuesday, with
psraphernslis for correcting eye de-
feCts.
Much reg1st is felt locally to learn
that Charles L Preston. for many
years an able contributor to The Press,
is dangerously i'll at his home in Will
lington, and his death is hourly ex-
pected.
Joseph Pinsoneault has resigned his
position with Joseph Fregeau, and
will go to Canada. Elziard Bresaw
has taken the position made vacant,
and Mr.. Fregeau will add all kinds
of bakery goods to his stock.
Miss Martha Sibley, formerly con-
tralto singer at the Congregational
church, will be married at her home
in Sterling, Mass, next Wednesday
to Principal George Turner of the
Pepperill high school.
Easter will be observed with appro-
PIRATE services at the Methodist
church next Sunday In the morning
the sermon by the pastor and the
music by the choir will have that
festival for their theme. In the
evening fine musical program will
be given by chorus choir, the theme
being 1.-THE wonderful story"
At meeting of the governors of
the Stafford Country club, held Mon
day, the following officers were elect
ed President, Christopher Allen
vice. president, O. B. Pinney; secre-
tary and treasurer, O. F. Chandler
green's committee, j. II. Valentine,
O. B. Pinney. R. W. Ellis; ladies
committee, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin,
Miss Carolyn Brown, Miss Grace Har-
wood, Miss Kate Lord, Mrs. r. W..
Smith.
The body of Rev. Frank x. La
Bonte was brought here for burial
Monday. Solemn high requiem mass
was celebrated at st. Edwards at IL
q. m, after which the body was in
TERED in st. Edwards cemetery.
Father LaBonte was but 80 years of
age, and his death blights promising
career. The deceased was born here,
and lived in town during his youth
and early manhood. He studied for
the priesthood in Montreal. Canada,
and after his ordination was stationed
for q time at Danielson. Later he
went to the diocese of Fort Wayne,
Ind, where he was stationed at the
time of his death last Wednesday.
The cause of his death was meningi-
tbs, and he was i'll but 10 days. He
leaves q sister, Mrs. Mary Modieux,
of Monroeville, Ind. Rev. A. E. La
Fontaine. a priest of the cathedral at
tho hOdu