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

over Sunday.
Miss Nettia Brown of Mortified,
Mass. is spending her spring vacation
at her home.
The invitations have been sent out
for the Masonic ball at Memorial hall
Friday evening.
The new Estey organ of the Baptits
church was used on Sunday and gives
general satisfaction.
Mrs. O. O. Champlin and SON,
George, of Hartford are guests at the
Universalist parsonage.
Ralph Weeks has resigned his po-
sition as overseer in the card room of
the Riverside wooden mill.
Robert L. Furness, who is employed
in the Knowles loom works at Wor-
oester, was home over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Lilley and Charles
Gleason of Willimantic were guests
at Fred Glover's over Sunday.
Mrs. David E. johnson has hired
the tenement over Thomas W. Brown
and is to move there this week.
Hiram Rathbun and family of By
field, Mass have been visiting at
VIM. Walbridge's the past week.
The Spaulding official baseball
guide for 1907 contains photo of
the Stafford high school baseball team
of 1906.
Joseph Conner has resigned his po-
sition as night watchman for the
Staffordville mill, and is to work on
the road this summer.
A number from this village attend
ed the entertainment and play given
by the West Stafford Y. P. s. @. E.
last Thursday evening.
Subject for Christian Endeavor
meeting at Baptist chapel tonight
will be "The conservation of one day
in seven." Conservation meeting.
Leader, Mrs. O. N. Colburn.
The Easter concert of the Univer-
salist Sunday school, assisted by the
Y. P. O. u, will be given next Sun
day evening in the church at half
past six. This concert was postponed
from last Sunday.
Holy communion will be observed
at the close of the morning service
at Baptist church next Sunday. In
the evening there will be a gospel-in-
song service. The new hymn books,
"Winona Hymns, will be used.
List of unclaimed letters in Stat
ford post office April L: Mrs. Ella
Hupcn, Mrs. Paul Peterson 10, Mrs
@. O. Wells, Miss Susie McPaland,
VIM. Bedford, VIM. H. Mahon, j. E.
Fleteroft, Peter Mckinney, Carunelo
Urso.
A set of fifty books has been re-
ceived from the main library for cir
culation from the branch. Among
them are bird and other nature books
which will be found particularly in
teresting and instructive at this sea-
son.
At the Baptist parsonage, March
%, Edward P. Vincent of Penaznoe,
Cornwall, England, and Miss Carrie
Louise fuller of Bloomfield we're uni
ted in marriage by Rev. A. B. Todd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent were aocompa-
MED by Prof. Albert P fuller, Miss
Julia fuller and Harold Vincent.
The body of Erdon Grant, SO, who
died in Roxbury, Mass, March %,
was brought here for burial last We'd
nesday Mr.. Grant was born in Con-
necticut and spent his boyhood days
in Stafford. He was a son of O.
Grant, who was for long time con-
nected with the mills at Staffordville.
Mr.. Grant married Isadore Durham,
daughter of II. G. Durham of Hyde
Vile. After leaving Stafford Mr..
Grant went to Roxbury. where he was
engaged in a meat and grocery store.
The burial was in the Staffordville
cemetery.
The concevt given by the Tufts col
lege musical clubs last Monday even
ing in Memorial hall was one of the
finest ever listened to in this vicinity.
From the light nonsense songs to the
classical and dramatic "Sword of
Ferrara" the club showed perfect
technique. The spirit of the per-
Torrance was caught by the large au-
dience, and encore after encore was
demanded and cheerfully responded
TO. The work of both clubs deserves
the highest praise, and the mandolin
club is to be commended for its re-
markable playing in tune.' The
"boys'' were entertained by several
families in the immediate vicinity of
the hall.
William P. Lasbury. Al, died very
suddenly and wholly unexpected last
Friday morning, while engaged in
hauling load of freight from the
Springs. Although Mr.. Lasbury had
not been in the best of health for
some time, yet he was able to be
around and to work. His death, which
was great shock to his family and
hosts of friends and acquaintance,
was due to heart trouble. He in all
probability died instantly. Mr.. Las
bury was of a splendid character,
loving, kind and sympathetic, and
will be greatly missed by all. De-
ceased was born in Rockville June 8,
1865, where he received his education.
At the age of IL he came to Stafford,
where he has since resided. Mr..
Lasbury was wool sorter by trade,
and was employed in the Riverside
wooden mill under Cyril johnson and
the Pinneys. When the plant changed
hands he went to trucking, and about
nine months ago he went to work for
H. F. Oady. He resigned his posi-