The Press., 1911-02-15
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

I9 Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin was with her parents in Holyoke over Sunday.
 Miss Allana Mix spent Sunday with Misses Annie and Alice Herring in Rockville.
 There will be a meeting of the Woman's Guild of Grace church with Mrs. M B Fisk tomorrow afternoon, at half-past two.
 The Italian club will hold their annual mat querade ball at Borough hall Saturday, the 25th, Woods or chestra furnishing the music.
 The board of relief will be in ses- sion at the Borough hall next Mon- day and at the Town hall next Tues day, from 9 g. m. to 3 D. m.
 The Woman's Home Missionary so- ciety of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs Charles F. Harwood on Friday afternoon at o'clock.
 The fremen have received check from D Robertson & Oo., in recog. nition of their services at the recent fire in the Rockwell building.
 In the superior court at Rockville Monday divorces were granted to Alice Clara Helm from Carl Helm and to George M. Wood from Una Rounds Wood.
 Mre. E. T Russell has sold her millinery and fancy goods business in the Warren blcck to Miss Isabelle B. Russell, and has gone to Springfield The new proprietor Is no stranger lo- cally, as she was formerly with her sister, Miss M. T. Russell in this same store There will be general satisfaction among the ladies that Miss Russell is again to interest her. self at the old stand.
 AdeIbaTt Nsedham will have a car load of horses in from the west Fri day morning Wi h the exof ption of ore pla, thing for father, these horses are all of the hearty variety, ranging in we ght from 25OO and 26OO pair to 34OO. MT Nsedham believes that this is ne of the best carloads ever b ught. Another carload will follow in about two week, containing some lighter horses for driving Tu p sss.
 Next week Thursday and Friday evenings the senior class # the high school will Tut on their minstrel show. Careful preparation has been vuo do nndor kho avo riopood onidauoa of F G. Lyrc'', who will also furnish the musical inspiration for the affair The repartee will incluie some lccal hits, and the soloists have been care fully selected from the high school body. The first performance will be given at St. Edwards hall Thursday evening, and it will be repeated the following evening at Memorial hall Reserved seats will be 35 oente, and general admission 25 cents The proceeds will go to the Washing ton trip fund, and tickets may be procured from any high school student or at Warren's clothing store.
 Carl August Kuehne, 54, a promi- nent German resident, died of heart disease last Wednesday evening. He had been down street and was appar- ently as we'll as usual. August Theising walked up with him as far as the Catholic church, and noticed nothing unusual when he left him. A little later he was found on Pros | ch FV1w hor on toward his home. by Daniel Sulli- van. It is probable that his death was instantaneous. MT. Sullivan and s6me friends carried Mr. Kuehne to failing health for the past eight months and had been unable to work steadily. He was a loom fxer and was employed for years at the Central woolen plant. The deceased was born at Wickan, Germany, Feb. "A, 1857. He came to this country in 1874, locating in Holyoke. He went to Germany in 1888 on a visit, and after his return located in this town in 1889, where he had since resided. He was a member of the fire company for 12 years, acting as foreman for two years, until he was obliged to resign in 1907 on account of ill health, when he became an honorary member of the company. He was also a member of the Foresters and the Teutonia club. He leaves a brother in Germany, a widow, Mrs. Anna Keuhne, and two children. The chil- dren are Miss Emma F. Kuehne, a teacher in East Orange, N J., and Carl A. Kuehne, Jr., who is in the job printing business at Berlin Mrs Kuehne has but recently returned from hospital at Springfield, where she went for treatment, and the death was a severe shock to her in her weakened condition. The funeral was held from his late home Saturday afternoon at 2 30, Rev. R. G. Clapp officiating. The body was placed in the tomb of the Stafford Springs cemetery. The Foresters attended in body.
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