The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-10-07
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nation of representatives aud justices
of the peace will be held at the town
hall next Monday evening st 30
A high school reception will be
given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs F. f.
Dunfeld at the Congregational chapel
nc 8 O'Clock tonight The parents
OF the students and their friends are
invited.
The post office was closed fair days,
Wednesday and Thursday of last week,
from IL 3. m. to . p. m, Postmaster
Abel having received permit to close
che office the same hours that the
patrons of the office closed their
places Of business.
<. o. <. A. Notes: The merlin
Of the castle, accompanied by O. W.
Wood. Fl. f. Pierce and Theodore
Morrall. attended district oonolave
OF consultation at Springfield on Mon.
day evening of last week. The
national king, Rev. f. l.. Masseck, of
Potsdam. N. Y. was present. en- route
to abe New England district conclave
as Boston. Rev Robert K Smith of
Westfield. Rev. Fl. E. Thayer of
Springfield and the rector of Grace
church were chosen a committee to-
consider and arrange for central
Connecticut and western Massa-
chusetts district and oonclave. Stat
ford Castle will resume it's works to-
day. the junior division at Ais and
the senior division at 100 p M.
Mrs. Mary R. Kendall, 90, died at
her home in Port Chester, N. Y,
Sept. %. She was former resident
OF this borough and was q member of
Grace Episcopal church, having
Joined the church when it was started
as q mission. The following is from
the Port Chester Item of Sept "a:
Mrs. Mary r. Kendall, SO, one of
the best known and most beloved
women in Port Chester. died at the
home of her brother, Street Commits
sioner Albro Weir, ON Wednesday.
Mrs. Kendall had lived in Port Ches-
ter for q quarter of q century, and
during her brothers. long manage
ment of the Windsor Hotel she acted
for him in the capacity of house
keeper. This brought her into close
contact with the patrons of the hotel,
and her womanly ways soon made her
. general favorite. Her death has
caused pang of sorrow to enter many
. heart. The death of her sister-in-
law. Mrs. " cir. two years ago, was a
great shock so her. for they had been
bosom companions for many a long
year. After Mrs. Weir's death Mrs.
Kendall steadily failed in health. T"
Besides her brother. she leaves a
niece. Miss Harriette L. Weir, of Port
Chester.
Joseph W. Chandler, IL, promi
nent citizen of this town, died early
Monday morning of heart failure after
an illness of several months. Mr..
Chandler was born in England and
arrived In this country with his par.
ents at years of age, and resided
here almost continuously since. He
began an active business career by
taking q position in the Stafford bank,
where be worked up from 3 clerkship
TO be teller during the Is years he
was employed by the institution.
After leaving the bank he engaged in
she tanning business, and later in the
real estate and insurance business, to
which he gave more or less of his
attention up to the time of his death. |
He was employed four years as q
book-keeper for Smith g. Cooley. The
deceased was q lifelong republican
and held 9 number of important posi-
tions. He had been q notary public
since 1860. He was q trial Justice
from 1872 to 1889, when the borough
court was established. He was the
first judge Of this court and held the
position until 1898, when he resigned
on receiving the appointments as post
master. He served as postmaster
about I've years. From 1862 to 1898
Mr.. Chandler served as chairman of
she republican town committee, and
was registrar of voters for many
years. He served two terms as county |
commissioner. Mr.. Chandler was
married In 1860 to Miss Abigail Ellis,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Ellis. |
His wife died April 8. 1906 He Is
survived by three sisters and q broth
or. r. ]. Chandler The sisters are
Mrs. Emily Lord of Barre. Mass. Miss
Elizabeth 7. Chandler and Miss p. T. |
Chandler of this town. The funeral
will be held from his late home at
2 O'Clock this afternoon, Rev. 81. A.
Blake Of she Congregational church
OHiciAting.