The Press., 1908-01-29
Gs CONN WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2o 1908 Vol 5o No 44isd
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

\ ME- n. D.. NOWGOu LII UAOn6OAA VASA" ed relatives here last week.
 Mir. and Mrs Charles Bard of Nor, wich are guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Bard.
 Miss Mollie Barton of Palmer has
 been the guest of Mrs. James Mo Laughlin.
 An adjourned annual meeting of the lStafford Baseball association will be held at Eaton's hall Tuesday, .Febrn- laRy 4th, at 3O D. m.
 The Ladies Missionary society of the Congregational church will meet at the parsonage on Tuesday at } o'clock, with tie second chapter of Gloria Christi as the lesson.
 H. Wyning di. d at his home in Philadelphia week before last. MT. Wyuing has visited here when his sou. Wm. Wyning, was employed at the Baker greenhouse. MT. Wyning, the son, who married Miss Elsie Tuthill, has been quite ill, but at last reports had improved somewhat.
 The mont ly meeting of the staf- ford Ministerial union was held on Monday with Mrs Morrall Fifteen were present and welcome was ex. tended to new members-the Rev Messrs. Ballantins and Adams and their wives. Conversation and cheer were supplemented with things not less substantial by the ladies of the Springs.
 The first meeting of the creditors of the Washburn Silk company will be February 3 in Willimantic before Ref cree A. J. Bowen. The only property that the company owns is an interest in one of the mill buildings at South Coventry and the machinery in the two mills, which is heavily mortgaged The employees to whom wages are due are preferred creditors, as is also the town of Coventry for a claim for taxes.
 Mrs. Imogene B. Hawley, 76, widow of Rev. J. P. Hawley, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. G. L, Keeney, in Monson Saturday night. Mrs Hawley had been in i'll health for some time, but retired as usual Saturday night. She was found dead in her bed in the morning. Rev. J. P. Hawley was pastor of the local Congregational church from 1883 to 1888. and Mrs Hawley was naturally we'll known here during that pericd. She had resided in Monson for the past II years.
 The annual masquerade ofyfhe Teu- tonia association last Friday evening proved very enjoyable occasion anti drew large attendance. There were 16S tickets sold Music was furnish ed by Lynch's orchestra. and B J. Mullins acted as prompter. The com mittee on prizes included Charles Sullivan, Michael Carmody and David Bissett. They awarded Miss Minnie Slater a prize for the most attractive woman's costume, and Emil Turschman for the best mems costume. mEB. OBC1E mCy0E6 huu A0Cb II uA AUcc each took prizes for original costumes.
 J. M. Horniss, 83, died Monday at NarragansetE Pier. MT. Horniss has been in failing health for several years. He is we'll known locally, having lived in town over 40 years He came here from Rockville and en- tered the employ of Heald & Small. Later he was at the Hollow for time, and for many years was engaged in the merchant tailoring line in the borough. The deceased was a clean and upright citizen, an honorable business man and respected by all with whom he came in contact. His widow and an adopted daughter, the wife of Rev. W. H B. Allen of Narragangett Pier, survive him. The body will be brought here for burial, and the funeral will be held from Grace church tomorrow afternoon at 21 o'clock The burial will be in the Stafford Springs cemetery.