The Press., 1909-01-20
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. August Grimm is quite i'll.
 Earl Gary is i'll with bilious fever.
 Bernard Hanley is ill with rheu- makic grip. .....
 The condition of Mrs. Ralph Wiers, in the west part of the town, is seri-
 Several from here attended the funeral of Nicholas Cantwell at Mon- son last Saturday. F
 Daniel Sullivan is in a hospital at New London, where he was operated on for cancer of the lip.
 J. F. O'Neil, formerly in business here, has leased the Monson House in Monson for term of years.
 John M Leach attended the meet ing and banquet of the grand lodge of Masons at New Haven last evening.
 There will be a meeting of the Ancient Order of United Workmen at the Hanley shoe store tomorrow evening.
 John Harold, who has been spend ing a vacation here, started for Panama yesterday to resume work on the canal.
 Sixteen of the local Odd Fellows went to Rockville Monday evening to be present at the visitation of the grand master.
 The plate glass windows for the Converse block, bought through Brown 6 Pinney, have arrived and been put in place.
 Simon and Herman Rawitser of New York were in town yesterday to be present at the annual meeting of the Fabyan Woolen company.
 Cards have been received locally announcing the marriage of Mrs. Glare L. LeMonds to George Kautz, Jan. 18th. at San Diego, Cal.
 Karl Adams returned from the hos pital at Springfield yesterday after an absence of nine days He is recover ing from his operation rapidly.
 Malcolm Beckwith, who has been employed by Meekins, Packard & Wheat of Springfield, has taken a more lucrative position in Waterbury.
 Miss Susie Delligan, who was taken to New London last Wednesday for an operation for appendicitis, is resting comfortably and her chances seem good for recovery.
 A play, entitled "Out of Town" will be given in St. Edwards hall Wednesday. Feb. IT, under the aus pioes of the senior class of the Stafford high school. The rlay will be re- psated at Stafford Hollow Friday, Feb. 19.
 John Anthony broke his arm at the Faulkner mill last Friday. He was standing on 8 step ladder adjusting a belt, when he fell in some way, strik- ing on his arm in such 8 way that it was broken. He was attended by Dr. J. F. HAnley.
 At the reading room on Furnace avenue Sunday afternoon at 8 80 shere will be a social meeting, with | address by Rev. Thomas lyric. Topic, 1 A young man with whom every | young man should be acquainted. Come and hear about him. All are | welcome.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Whitaker were given B surprise visit at their home on Drown street last evening by 2S members of the Woman's Relief Corps. The visitors presented Mrs. Whitaker with a beautiful hall lamp. A social evening followed, and the occasion proved a very pleasant one.
 The French people of this town, also all others who are interested, are invited to.the public installation of the Council St Pierre, No. 221, of l'Union St. Jean Baptiste d. Amerique, In their hall Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Speeches to be given by parties from the head court.
 An attempt is being made to get the surviving members of the "Wide Awake" club of 1860 in to line for a trip to Washington for the inaugu- ration of Vim. H Tatt as president, Any local members interested should communicate with ". E. Whittlsey, 63 Church street. New Haven.
 The first real winter weather came this week. Enough snow fell to make good slsighing, the condition prevailing before the storm making a good foundation. Tuesday morning was the coldest of the year, ther- mometers registering from 3 to be- low, aoeording to location. The ice crop now seems assured, and prepara- tions are in progress to begin cutting
 The next lecture in the course ar- ranged by the Teachers club of Rock vile will be Friday evening, the 22d, when Dr. Roland Dwight Grant will speak on "Snakes in Paradise. Kel- logg Durand on Russia was ad- vertiaed for this date, but it is feared that this speaker was lost in Italy, as he was in that country, and no record can be found of his having sailed from there.
 A public service In commemoraelon | of the centennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln will he held in the Methodist church on Sunday evening, February IA. In this service all the churches and the ministers of the borough will unite, and the general public will be invited to be present and participate in the service. De- tails of the program will be given later. .....
 Such 8 program as given at the Onrrent Events club Monday night brings one to realize what a large part Connections has taken in the field of art and literature. The Beecher family alone would have given the state an envious position, say nothing