The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-04-03
sOMERS

Mrs. Albert b. Hulburt is visiting
friends in Willimantic this week.
Miss Jennie Warner of Rockville is
visiting at Mrs Anna Pomeroy's.
Miss Ida Rae Kibbe, who has been
seriously i'll with bronchial trouble,
is improving,
Miss Elise and Miss Lena Russell
are spending a week with their aunt
in Salem, N. J.
Stanley Little, Marguerite and Emily
Bugbee and Archer Hurd commence
attendance at school this week for the
first time.
Willard Fuller, student at Woburn,
Mass, spent Easter vacation in town
at his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. 2.
Fuller.
Miss Edith Hulburt, kindergarten
teacher at New Britain, spent Easter
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
L. Hulburt.
Miss Martha e. Hersey, teacher at
Litchfield, former teacher of high
school in town, is spending her vaca-
tion with Mrs. Myrtle Davis.
Miss Louisa Smith, teacher in New
Rochelle, N. Y was in town over
Sunday, the guest of the high school
teacher, Miss Caroline Griffin.
Mrs. o. A. Pease. organist of the
Congregational church, who has been
absent several weeks on account of ILL
ness, resumed her position Easter ss5n-
day, and a especial service of music
was rendered. Il.
Mrs. Parmalia Davis, 80, widow OF
Daniel Davis, died Monday after q
few days. illness with pneumonia
Mrs. Davis was born il Somers, where
she has lived all her life. She leaves
brother, Freegrace Sexton, of Cali.
fornia, and a sister, Miss Caroline
Sexton, of Springfield. The funeral
will be held tomorrow at p. M,
and will be conducted by Rev E. P.
Root The burial will be in Somers.
Henry Prior and family have
moved to Hiram Hunts house, Mr.
Corbin and family to Fl. e. Kibbe's
tenement, George Hodges and family
to Asa Phillips tenement, Arthur
Keery and family to his new home
recently purchased of @. s Fuller
Ernest Avery and family moved from
the creamery tenement to one of II
R. Kibbe's tenements to make room
for W. M. Oushman and family from
Windsor, the new superintendent O.
the creamery company, who arrived
Monday.
The burglars who broke into Full
ler's store last Wednesday mornin;
secured 500 of the firms money
overlooking some $3.50 They ais,
obtained $50 of money belonging t.
the creamery, and 5000 of govern
ment funds, besides 5000 worth O
postage stamps, They also took owe
$1,000 worth of mortgage notes hell
by Mr.. Fuller. These, however, wer
nearly all recorded. After bein,
fred upon by Constable Richard De
laney, one Of the three burglars in hi
! haste to get away went over barbe,
wire fence. leaving part of his trous
ers and his derby hat, which had
number of shot holes in it, showin
that he must have been hit, but wit
, fine shot. One of the men was n
doubt in the store about evening, VI el
he got a money order and a lunch
Several people saw the men whel
leaving after the break.
At the annual meeting of the &c
olesiastical society of the Congrega
tional church held Saturday Afternoon
the following officers we're chosen
Society's committee, W. P. Fuller
, E. L. Hulburt and L. E. Emo; treas
urer, E. s. Fuller; clerk, s. D. Per
> cival; collector, e. s. Fuller; ush
+ ers, e. l.. Hulburt, Mahlon Russell
. s. D. Peroival and F. @. Moore
music committee, e. B. Little, s. D
Peroival, Mrs. o. A. Pease. On
> hundred dollars was voted for music
The envelope system for collection
, was also to be continued. It was vote
unanimously that the services of Rev
Edward P. Root be continued as pas
tor of the church if possible, and tn
following solicitors were appoints
to canvass the parish: W. P. Fuller
e. P. Russell, e. s. Fuller, Ere
Davis, E. L. Hulburt and #. @
Morse. Deacon Comfort O. Hun
resigned and Albert S. Hulburt joine
the society. The meeting was ad
journed to next Saturday afternoon.