The Press., 1909-09-08
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Prospero Sartori died yesterday.
Miss Teresa B CLARK has returned
to Greenwich. where she is teaching.
Miss Gladys Hopkins of Enfield is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Whit
aker.
Miss Rose Hanley has resumed her
duties in the training school at Man
chester.
Miss Carrie Comins has returned
to Springfield, where she is employed
as a teacher.
Louis Bolieau, who has been visit
ing here, has returned to New York,
where ha is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs John T. Ysre. son
and daughter are in Lowell, Mass,
for the automobile races.
Frank Cardinal has removed from
The Press office block to the Siswick
house on Furnace avenue.
G.. s. Benson, who has been in the
hospital at Putnam. has retHrned and
has taken up his duties at the Springs
House.
Schools resumed sessions yesterday
morning. The rooms are we'll filled
for this term, but are not over
crowded.
A team representing the Warren
Wooden company defeated q team
representing the Stafford Worsted COM
pany last Saturday by a score of to
z.
Quite a number attended the fair
and races at Hartford Monday. Labor
day, and the town has since been rep,
resented each day at the big amuse
ment enterprise.
Miss May Smith, who is employed
at South Windham. was home over
Labor day. Alvan Smith of Spring
field has been spending a few days
here, accompanied by hts friend, Mr..
Kelly.
Rev. Newton 1. Jones, D. D.,
principal of the Blanche Kellogg in
stitute of Lauturce, Porto Rico. will
speak of religious, educational and
social conditions in that island in the
congregational church next Sunday
morning.
Joseph Stuhlbach, who for the past
seven years or more has Leen engaged
in the jswelry business in this town,
is to leave soon for Port Jervis, N.
Y, where he will engage in the same
line. Mr.. Stuhlbach has made many
friends during his stay here who wish
him success in Port Jervis. George
G Chittendon of Stephentown, N. Y,
his successor, has arrived and is now
getting the store ready for business. |
Mr.. Chittendon is very highly spoken
of by those who knew him.
The contract for the new road in
the Chestnut hill district has been
awarded to A. D. Bridge & %. of
Hazardville. The first intention was
TO build the road with gravel, but
the contractors were willing to build
of native stone macadam at the same
price owing to the long haul on
gravel. The commissioner decided he
would rather have macadam at the
same price, and the contractor will
establish a crushing plant in one of
the nearby lodges The strip will
be little over two miles long and
work will be commenced next week.
Miss Jennie L. Banford is to be
married this afternoon at o'clock to
Frederick o. Wright of Vernon, vt.
at her home on Wellington avenue
The wedding will be a quiet home
affair, with none but near relatives
of the contracting parties present
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. Fl A. Blake of the Congre-
Rational church. the ring service
being used. After a wedding trip
through northern Vermont, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright will make their home at
Vernon, where the groom is employed
by the Central Vermont railroad as
station agent. Miss Banford has resi-
ded here all her life, and for the past
few years as assistant postmaster has
come in such direct contact with the
public that she has a wide aoquaint-
anoe, and by her oheerfulness and
courtesy has made a host of friends |
Mr.. Wright is a trusted employee of
the Central Vermont, and was for a
time stationed here. The couple are
the recipients of many beautiful pres.
ents from local friends.
Mrs Sarah Jones Wood. Il, died
at the home of William Wood Sun.
day afternoon, after an illness of
about five years. Her long illness
was due to cancer, but a stroke of
apoplexy few days ago was the final
cause Of her disease. Mrs. Wood was
an estimable woman, and those who
know her best speak in the highest
terms of her unselfsh life. While
she was essentially q home body, she
was for years regular attendant of
the Methodist church. She was born
on Rockwell hill and lived there
many years. Twenty eight years ago
she married Joshua Wood, whose
death occurred last December. She
leaves three nieoes, Mrs. VIM. Wood,
Mrs. Walter Tracy of Manchester and
Mrs. Edmund Jones. Two nephews
also survive her, Edmund Jones and
Wallabe Jones. The funeral will be
held from the home of VIM. Wood on
Highland Terrace this afternoon at
2 80, Rev. G. A. Grant of the Metho.
dist church officiating. The bearers
are Wallace Jones, Edmund Jones,
Clarence Wood and ". q. Wood. The
burial will be in the Stafford Springs
cemetery.
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