The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-07
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


Francis Mullins has taken a posi-
tion in The Press Office.
Adolph Pfeiffer, former resident,
is q guest at the Springs House this
week.
VIM. MeAlvoy and Oscar Stafford
of Boston have been guests at Horton
hurst, Stafford Street.
Quarterly meeting of the Foresters
tomorrow evening. when d. g. O.
r. Murphy of Rockville will be
present.
Miss Mary E. Fisk. a supervisor at
the Manchester training school, iE
spending the week at her home on
the Street. -p@
Owing to weather conditions the
auction of Gary Bros. was not con.
cluded last Saturday, and the sale
will be continued at the same place
Friday of this week.
Good Friday. day after tomorrow,
is legal holiday, and one of the
days set aside by the merchants asso-
citation for closing all day. The
banks and most of the business places
will be closed.
st. Edward Church Notes: The
usual ceremonies for the last three
days of Holy week will be observed
at st. Edwards church. mornings at
Z 30 and evenings at z 30. Next
Sunday Rev. George J. Donahue will
preach the Easter sermon at both
masses Good Friday evening, at
z. 80, the way of the CROSS will be
held az ST. Joseph's chapel, Stafford
willie.
Rev. George A. Grant, the new
pastor of the Methodist church, will
preach his first sermon in this place
next Sunday morning. Mr.. Grant
has been stationed at Hazardville the
past FIVE years and has been quite
successful. He has a wife and three
children son in che employ Of the
government at Porto Rico, a daughter
at Syracuse university and a daughter
at Mt. Holyoke.
High School Notes: The candi-
dates for the baseball team have been
called out The material on hand is
by no means new, for seven of last
years team expect to play this spring
Converse, IL, will do most of the
pitching. Butterfeld, 10, will assist
in twirling the ball and will prob
ably play in the outtield also. Pease,
IL, who caught last year. will prob
ably be seen behind the plate again
this year. Manager Eaton, 'O9, will
again be at first base, and Captain
Lee, 'O9, will be in the outfeld, The
other men from last year are Moffett,
III, and Wagner, 10. The follow
ing men are also trying for the team ::
Taylor. III. Hamenway, IL, Fitz-
patrick, III, Newton. IL. Rafftery,
IL, Pinney, IL, Sanford, 'O9.
Sandy. 10, Engley, ~. Patten, ~,
Leturey, ~. and Morrall, IL. The
Junior boys have purchased green
Gaps with gold class numerals upon
them. green and gold being their class
>oolors.
Mrs. Fanny Gallivan, 81, widow
OF Philip Allen Page, died Saturday
in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Page was
brought up in the john Blanchard
family in Palmer, where she spent
her girlhood and there married Mr..
Page, who was in the carriage bust
ness. Ill health caused Mr.. Page TO
give up labor and they came to
Stafford. his two brothers, Seneca
and Smith, residing here. After the
death of her husband Mrs. Page pre-
pared herself to teach, and to the time
of her death was closely identified
with educational work in Brooklyn.
For some time she was on the Pratt
Institute faculty. elocution, French
and English being favorite branches.
After a few years spent in Cuba,
where she was a private English in
struotor, she became very proficient
In Spanish. OF late years Mrs. Page
has devoted her time to private pupils,
spending many of her vacations in
Stafford. An attack of pneumonia in
January resulted in a heart trouble,
which caused death. Two sisters,
one in Huntington, Mass, and the
other of Kansas City, Kansas, survive.
By Mrs. Pages request the funeral
was held at g 80 last evening at the
Congregational church, with private
burial to-day in the family lot at
Stafford Street cemetery. Rev. 81.
A. Blake offioiatsd at the service, and
Nearer Ny God to Thee and
Crossing the Bar we're sung by