The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-10-06

u61u WAH 6u0 guest VI 141Ss 4AoA A~s.@
bury last week.
Mrs. Frank Wilcox Of Los Angeles
GAL, was the guest last week OF hel
sister, Mrs. Patrick Shea.
Mrs. Emily NJ. Goodell left OF
Monday for q two-weeks' visit wish
friends in Washington, D. o.
A SON of W. II. Webster fell over 8
stone wall yesterday and broke his
arm. He was attended by DR.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Ray and
daughters, Alice and Ruth, Of Spring
field were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
W. Robinson last Sunday.
Archer s. Walker and Miss Blanche
BARLOW Of Westford were guests on
Sunday Of Mr.. Walkers aunt, Mrs.
J. O. Bugbee. at the home Of Mrs.
Emily N. Goodell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. U. Thresher OF
Riverside, Oal., also Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Thresher Of Dayton, Ohio, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. O. Thresh.
or at Still. Brook Farm.
Among those who were In town
during the fair were Earl Walbridge
Of New Haven, Clifford Oolburn Of
Montville. Clifford Wightman Of Hart
ford, Eugene Ashton Of Willimantic.
Edwin Ohatterton Of Aoworth, n.
H., died ut his home Sept. %. Mr..
Ohatterton was frequent visitor at
the home Of his niece, Mrs. Clara
Beard, In this village, and made
many friends who will regret to hear
of his death.
Universalist Church Notes: Next
Sunday the state superintendent Of
Universalist churches, the Rev. DR..
W. #. Dickerman, will OCCUPY the
pulpit in exchange with the pastor.
All members Of the society and church
are urged to avail themselves of this
opportunity to meet their state super
intendent. The entertainment given
in the Sunday school by Ring and
Hubbard of Hartford was o complete
success. These young magicians ex.
hibited degree Of skill not often
eQualled or excelled. The Hindu
sack mystery by Mr.. Ring was par
tioularly mystifying. After the en-
tertainment refreshments were served.
So far as heard from, the members Of
the Sunday school declared the en-
tertainment much better than the an
nual picnic for which it was substi.
tuted.
On Wednesday last Charles II Rus
sell died at his home on Stafford
Street after long and painful illness.
He had lived in Stafford most of mis-
life and was born at the Village jam.
airy IS, 1880, in a house which stood
westerly from Philip Ensminger's.
He was the youngest SON of Jason
and Elizabeth (Thorpe1 Russell, and
a descendant from Jason Russell Of
West Cambridge, Mass who, with
eleven others, was killed by the
British on their retreat from the
battle of Lexington and Concord. He.
with his FIVE brothers and four sisters,
attended school in the old brick school
house at the Village. When about
10 years of age he entered the foundry
Of Jesse Moulton In Brookheld, Mass,
where he learned the iron moulder's
trade. Returning to Stafford about
1862, he worked In the Eagle furnate,
run by Lyman Needham and Ezra T.
Converse (Wightman's carriage shop)
till 1t was closed. and then in Oorpe' q
until business there was sus-
pended. On April 20, 1854. he was
to Mrs. Lenora B. (Burley)
Ruby, widow Of pastor OF the Wales
Baptist church. They at once. with
her two daughters, Melissa and Olem-
entine, removed to the old homestead
at the Village, where their two chill
dren, William Emerson and Ada l..
were born. Returning to the Hollow
in 1860 they lived in the, house
where the Universaliat parsonage now
stands until 1875. when they re-
moved to Stafford Springs and occu-
pied the Rufus Rogers house on Gold
street. In the spring of 1878 he
purchased of John A Smith the
Deacon Lyon homestead at the Street
and at once removed there. where his
daughter. Ada, died in 994, and his
wife on Feb. %. 1901. One brother,
George, of Chicago. and a sister, Mrs.
Abigail Parsons Of Worcester, are
still living. His son, William e. =,
and his step daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Burley. still reside in Stafford. He
was pre-eminently a genial man and
a lover of his family and home. where
the latchstring was always out for
their many friends. He never sought
public office, but was faithful. loyal
citizen. Some Of his strong religious
Impressions In his boyhood were re-
oeiyed in meetings conducted in and
near the Village schoolhouse, and in
1843 he was baptized by Rev. Wash
ington Munger, uniting with the
Stafford Baptist church, and at his
death was it's senior member. He
was it's society treasurer for many
years and more recently served as o
deacon. While residing at Stafford
Springs he attended the Methodist
church. The funeral was held at
his home Friday at /. 80 p. M, and
his pastor, Rev. Albert B. Todd, paid
a fitting tribute to his life and char
aoter. Interment was in the family
lot at the Street cemetery.
0rcuttville.
Mrs. George Ginhold and Benjamin
Milling are on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ford are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of
q son.
Miss Mary Kibbe of Somers has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs. VIM.