The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-10-23
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. Anthony Adams is confined
to her home by illness.
E. L. Burr has returned from q
business trip TO New York city.
Mrs. W., o. Judd of Holyoke has
been q guest at Hortonhurst' on the
Street
Rev. Raymond NJ D. Adams Of
Msdford, Mass will preach ct Grace
church next Sunday.
Olaude Pinney will leave tomorrow
for New York CITY. where he will at
tend the automobile show.
Miss Esther Converse had . birth
day party at her home on East Main
street last Friday afternoon.
Romeo Serafn has opened q store in
his new building near the fair
grounds, ON the corner of Park and
Center streets.
There will be q social at the Metho-
dist church next Wednesday, with
supper at 6 O'Clock. Hostesses. Mrs.
r. E. Quinley aud Mrs A. 8. Kellogg
Efforts will be made TO establish
several dancing classes here this sea-
SON I5 Is planned to have one class
for the children, one for the young
people and one for the married people.
Edward webber was before the
borough court Monday morning,
charged with breach of the peace. and
was fined 81 aud costs George
Briefly. for q similar offense, was
given days.
A new house arrived for Edward
Marsdale yesterday. and is now in
position beside the O v. tracks.
When the stove is set up the little
building will he comfortable place
from which she manager Of the cross
ing can keep an outlook in all direo-
tions.
Arrangem are nearly completed
for the annual auction arranged by
Gary Bros for next week Saturday.
A number of cows and horses will be
sold. in addition TO a quantity of
general personal property. Hot
oysters will be served on the grounds
aud every attention given to visitors.
There was q fire in the card room
of the Fabyan mill last Friday even
ing The sprinkling systsm and a
line of the regular mill hose put IL
out. The fire departm ant responded.
but &c vas not needed. The loss is
principally from water and is not
heavy. The loss is covered by in
surance.
Miss Ellen Warren Dunnigan, 81,
died at a hospital in Norwich last
Saturday after long illness About
two years ago the deceased was pois-
oned by drinking water from lead
pipe. which is thought TO be the pri-
mary cause of her death. She left
the Robertson store, where she had
been n popular employee, q little over
q year ago. She had continued to |
fail since, phase of her disease being |
the loss of her mind. A mother,
two sister. Mary aud Esther, and q
brother. Frank J.. survive her. The
body was brought from Norwich last
Saturday evening and the funeral was
held from st Edwards church Tues
day morning. Rev J. O'Neill on
Chatting. There were many beautiful
lral tributes. mute evidence of the
grief of a large circle of friends for
her early death. The bearers were
Michael Hassett. Lott O'Halloran, B.
J. Mullins and ~. d. O'Connell.
James f. Chamberlin, II, died at
his home on East Main street last
evening after short illness of paraly-
sis of the pneumo gastric nerve. Mr..
Ohamberlin had not been in his usual
health for she past two months, but
NO special anxiety had been felt as to
his condition previous to Monday.
On Monday he had an attack while at
the office of Attorney Fisk. which
was exceedingly disgusting. he
rallied from this attack and his re-
covery seemed hopeful until yesterday
afternoon, when he began TO fail and
sank rapidly until the end. Mr..
chamberlain was born at Woodstock,
March %, 1885 He received his
education in the common schools OF
his native town. supplemented by q
course at the Jones private academy.
At the age of 16 he commenced an
active career by becoming q teacher.
After q short period of teaching he
began his mercantile career at Stat
fordville, holding the position of
manager of the Union store at that
village He was next with O. f.
weatherbee s. 90. of Hartford, the
dry goods merchants, and after about
three years he engaged in the same
line OF business for about five years
in company with Richard Gay. under
the firm name of Gay s. Chamberlin.
Leaving Hartford, his next business
was the manufacture of looms in COM
pany with his brother. a. E. Cham
berlin, at the site of the lower shoddy
mill in this town. He continued
here until the burning of the plant,
and later vas secretary of the Home
Insurance company, the office of which
was swept away by the food. OF
late years he had been engaged in real
estate and insurance business. The
deceased had served on the court of
burgesses aud as an assessor, and was
for several terms judge of probate, a
position for which he was admirably
fitted. He had been director OF the
First National bank since it's reorgan-
ization, and was secretary OF the
Stafford Springs Aqueduct 90. He
was united in marriage to Nancy N.
Knowlton of Manchester in 1860,
who survives him. He leaves q
brother. Charles E. Ohamberlin Of
West Woodstock, and two daughters,
Mrs. q. II. Beckwith and Mrs. r. 81.