The Press., 1908-07-29
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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Lawyer M. D. O'Connell is spend ing 8 vacation in Colchester and vicinity. .t
 Mrs. Emma Royce Brown from St Charles, Illinois, is visiting heI mother, Mrs. A. M., and brother, E.
 D. Royce.
 Mrs. Oordelia Ohamplin of Bloom field and Mrs. H. E. Prentice of Hart ford are visiting Mrs. Lucy Cumming lon West Main street.
 Mrs. W. l.. Bishop of HolyOke, Mass, William and Harry Bishop oi Brighton, Mass and Mrs. Lewis Mo Laughlin are at Laurel Camp. Masha' paug.-
 Miss Helen Lyons of Springfield, Mass. celebrated her tenth birthday by entertaining few of her friends at the home of her aunt, Mrs. George H. Flanagan, on Prospect street, where she is visiting.
 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Helm, Mrs. T. R. Prentice and children of Turner vile are at the Point Pleasant camp, Mashapang. Officer Thomas Hayes Is taking the night watch during Officer Helms absence.
 John Cow of New York, who re- cently bought the Washburn place on the Monson road, recently owned by Edgar Colburn, is now occupying the farm with his family. MT. Cow is 8 painter and paper hanger.
 A. D. Bernardo was before the borough court last Wednesday after noon, charged with selling to minors. Evidence was introduced to support the charge, and Judge Heald fined the defendant $50 and. costs, which was paid.
 There was 8 very pleasant gathering at the camp of MT. and Mrs. William Truesdell at Crystal Lake Monday afternoon. There were four genera tions represented. Those present were Henry Ohamplin. Mrs. Oordelia Ohamplin of Bloomfield, Mrs. H. E.. Prentice of Hartford, Mrs. Lucy Cummings. Mrs. Mary Gerald and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walper and their daughter, Doris. .ee
 Danforth L. Converse. 69, former resident. died at Hartford Sunday. He had been i'll with consumption for many years. Mr. Converse was a veteran of the late civil war, and during his residence here was for a time commander of Winter post, c. A. R. After the war he lived in several different places, in the hope of finding conditions that would bene-, fit his health. Besides residing here for a period, he made his home for a time at Monson and Granby, Mass. ;, and at Gilmanton, N. H. For the last ten years Mr. Converse had spent the winters in the soldiers home at Chelsea. Mass. and the summers with has family in Hartford. About six weeks ago MT. Converse returned from Chelsea. and had been confined to his bed almost all the time since. MT. Converse was born in Ohicopee. Mass !, on January z. 1889. In 1861 he en- listed in Company F, Thirty first Massachusetts Volunteers, and served with an honorable record. as is shown tn papers given him by his captain. He was mustered in as a veteran on February 13, 1864, and at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La. he was badly wounded and left on the field. As his name was not in the list of prisoners he was entered on the roll cali as Missing in action, badly wounded and probably dead. " About the middle of June, 1864, how ever, he re-appeared as an exchanged prisoner and served with his company unsil the spring of 1865, when the regiment was starting in the move- ment against Mobile, when he was on account of his wounds. He had reached the rank of sergeant. The deceased leaves . wife, three sons, F A. Converse of Meredith, N. H.; Charles D. Converse. where abouts unknown; Lewis F. Converse of Hartford; and two daughters, Mrs. F. l.. Kelley and Mrs. A. G. Flanders of Hartford. Two brothers and a sister live in Bridgeport and sister in Hilton, N: H. One grandson, Clarence M. Flanders, lives in Hart ford, and there are four grandchildren in New Hampshire. The funeral was held Tuesday in Hartford. The burial was in Old North cemetery.