The Press., 1909-03-24

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Miss Delena Roberts is quite i'll a
her Rome on Westford avenue.
Misses Annie and Hattie Housemal
we're Springfield visitors over Sunday
J. n. Billings has purchased thu
Peter Smart place in West Stafford
W. N. Barrett of Boston has beer
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
Barrett.
Miss g. 8. BeckWith will have hel
spring millinery opening Friday anC
Saturday of this week.
Henry Bolieau, who has been i'll
with rheumatic fever at his home IL
Glynville, is recovering,
Gary Bros. are planning another
auction for Saturday, April Sd. Out
side oonSignments may be made.
There is to be service at Buff CaI
sohoolhouse next Sunday at p. M,
the rector of Grace church officiating
A new telephone has been placed
in the E L. Burr store, 45-5 The
new telephone at the Garvais grocery
is 52-2.
Number 1887 won the rocking
chair at the Gem theater last week,
and the management has not been
able to locate the holder of the ticket.
Mrs. Charles Butterfield has pur-
chased strip of land adjoining her
own on East Main street of the
Chamberlin estate. With the ad-
dition she has q fine building LOT, and
she oontemplates building on the
plot.
Miss Eugenia Lee is soon to be
married to Putnam DJuley. Mr..
Druley is a naval constructor at the
Brooklyn navy yard and is former
resident of Stafford. Miss Lee is a
we'll known and popular local resi-
dent, and is at present at Barnard
college, New York.
At the Methodist church this even
ing the ladies will serve q 15.cent
supper, commencing at 6 O'Clock
From to O'Clock there will be an
informal farewell reception to Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas lyric. AS this is
the last week of their stay in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. lyric would be glad to
greet their friends, not only of their
own church, but of the other churches
as we'll
Mrs. Annie Ouplin, wife of Samuel
Taylor Braithwaite, died Thursday
night at her home in Worcester, after
brief illness. She was a resident
of Stafford Hollow several years aga.
Besides her husband, she leaves
three daughters, one son. six sisters
and four brothers, who deeply mourn
her loss She made many friends
while living in Worcester and will be
greatly missed. The funeral took
place Saturday, with burial at Wind.
ham.
Five spinners Employed at the
Faulkner mill quit the first of the
week. after working q short notice.
The men were dissatisfied with con
ditinns and decided to get through
l. il not i'm the nature of a strike, as
mas been reported on the street Mr..
Faulkner stats that after getting
through they tried to prevent new
men from taking their former places,
but everything was running Tuesday
as usual
K o. z. A. Notes: The follow
ing officers were chosen at the con-
olave last week: King. Arthur Mel.
bourne; seneschal, deputy, Harold
Butterfield; master of the exchequer,
Theodore Morrall; sentinel, Clinton
Converse; constable, Herbert West
heralds, Louis Madsen and Herbert
White; ohancellors. Gerald Neal,
VIM. Moffet and Ralph Prouty. The
next oonclave is next week Wednes-
day, after which the castle expects to
enjoy q talk on Panama and the West
Indies by ]. Carl Converse.
At the meeting of the court of bur.
gesses to be held this evening, the
petition of John Sena to build an ad-
dition to his Main street block will be
considered. Mr.. Sena wishes to
build an addition 40 feet square, two
stories high, in the rear of his Main
street block. He would like to build
of wood, covered with galvanized
iron. There has been some objection
to the proposed plan owing to the CON.
Rested nature of wooden buildings in
that section and the danger from fire
The addition would give the Gem
theater more room, also the Mr.
Sena's store, besides the additional
room in the second story.
At the meeting of the Ecclesiastical
society of the Congregational church
last evening, in addition to routine
business, the bequest of Maud Ellis
Ohaee, was accepted and expression
was made of thankfulness for her
thoughtfulness and generosity to the
society. The following officers were
elected: Member Of society commit.
tee for three years, f. G. Sanford
clerk. Lewis Mclaughlin; treasurer,
II. E. Burwell; trustee of permanent
fund for three years, ". 81. Heald
trustee for two years to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of W. E
Demond, christopher Allen collector.
Gilbert Wagner; ushers, g. s. Baker,
". II. Heald. O. F. Chandler, B P.
Cooley, R. ". Smith, O. Fl. Demond,
O. Fl. Moore, R. N. Demond, R. J.
Sanford, O. A. Kuehne.
The hearing on the petition for the
renewal of the Willimantic and Stat
ford trolley charter was held before
the railroad committee at Hartford
last Thursday. Senator Higgins of
South Coventry. Professor Gulley of