The Press., 1911-11-01
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Lee were III GOWu OV6E 0uAu6y'
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson o1 erbury have been spending few days in town.
 Special demonstration of Borden T matted milk are being given this week at the Eaton and Jacobsen drug stores. MT. and Mrs. E.J. Sweet were very agreeably surprised on Saturday last by B company of twelve relatives, il being their thirty-fifth anniversary ot their marriage. Those present were Mir and Mrs. 0. A. Sweet and three daughters, Maud, Sara and Marion oi Monson. MT and Mrs Walter A. Sweet and daughter, Ruth, and son, Clifford, of Worcester, and MT. and Mrs. R. A. Bailey and daughter, Hellen, of Springfield. The occasion was very much enjoyed by all.
 Ms Eliza A. spelman, widow of Jasper H. Spelman, died suddenly al her home on Main street Friday after noon from a slight attack of pne u- monia at the age of 86 years, her age and feeble condition being such she could not withstand the attack. She was born in Wilmington, being the last of the family of Simeon and Olarissa Alden Horton, and was the ninth generation from John and Pris- cilla Mullens Alden. Since her early life she has lived in Stafford Springs, and tue house in which she died, where she has lived her quiet, peace ul and consistent life, has been her home GA years, to which she was greatly attached Being in feeble health for many years she has not mingled with the outside worl1, but by her little oircl9 of friends and in her home, where she was the dearly beloved mother, she will be sadly missed, and her memory will be like the vanished fragrance of the choicest and rarest flowers She was also the last of the old neighbors and friends who years ago lived in pleasant homes
  ness street. She is survived by a SOD, F. H. Spelman daughter, Miss Addie Spelman, and three grsndsons. Her funeral was on Monday afternoon at her late home, Rev. R.G. Clapp of the Congregational chuIch officiating. Burial in the family lot in the Staf- ford Springs cemetery. The caeket was born by her three grandsons, Harry, Frank and Clarence Preston, and F. W. Preston. ''Her children rise up and call her blessed.''
 At the annual meeting of the sup porters of the Young Mems club on Friday evening President o. F Beck with presided. R. H. Fisk, W. H. Reed and O. R Newton were elected on the board of directors for three years The other members of the board holding over are 0 F. Beck with, J, H Valentine, J. T. Mel, bourne, 0 F. Chandler, Dr. c. P. Bard and Peter S Reynolds. The following were elected to solicit funds for the running expenses for the com ing year, R W. Smith, R. M. Fisk, W. H. Reed. The report of the treas urer, A. O. Brooks, showed that with all bills of the past year paid thel @ was a balance of about $9O in the treasury. The following is from the report of the secretary, O. F. Ohand- Ter: "The Stafford Young Men s club was instituted at meeting of our townspeople on October 21, 1910 At this meeting a constitution was adopted and it set forth the purpose of the organization as a club that shall provide oppo1t tunity for social and athletic privileges under healthy en- vironment. Arrangement were made to rent the first floor in the Rockwell building on Westford avenue at rental of $12 per month, and two-thirds of the basement of the building for $3.75 per month. The baseme ent was used for gymnastio pur- poses and the main floor for general club room pu1p 1ses. A competent and trained physical instructor from the Training School in Springfield was en- gagged to come here once 8 week throughout the season to give in- struotion, both afternoons and even- ings, to the boys and young men The club was materially aided by loans to it's equipment. Two pool tables were loaned, one by MT. Patten and one by Mir. Valentine; a Dutch pool aud billiard table by E. K. Taft; punch ing bag, trapeze and rings by Daniel Demond, and other smaller pieces of apparatus by other individuals. Some second hand apparatus in good repair was purchased and some of the equip ment was new. The rooms were form ally opened on Saturday, Dec. 31 The total membership of the club reached 143, divided as follows: Senior, 82; junior, 61. Of the to- tai membership. 90 kept up their membership ws Il into the spring. The average attendance, both afternoon and evenings, was between 20 and 50, making a net average of about 50 per day who used the rooms. The club closed the rooms Saturday, May 13, for the summer. Both afternoon and evening of that day refreshments were served" " The management has de- cided that opening day, Saturday, shall be free to boys eligible for mem- bership from 5 p. m to p. m., and for the older ones from p. m to 10 p. m. A banquet will be served both afternoon and evening. On Tuesday afternoon and evening of next week Mir. Reynolds will bs ready with mem bership tickets at same prices as last season, 5o weekly for boys, 1Oo for older members Every young man and boy in town, of whatever nation- a 1ikv 0r o1Iuioua ho1IoF Sa aord Ia IT .,