The Press., 1911-05-17
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 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Emil Turschman Saturday.
 Miss Elizabeth McOarthy of New York is spending a vacation at her home here.
 Mrs. J. Wasserman and son returned Monday from a two.weeks' visit in Providence.
 Attorney Jerry sheehan of New burg, N. r., has been spending a few days in town.
 Mrs. Claude Harvey of Portchester. N. Y., a former resident. is with Mrs. Charles Walker.
 Thomas Hayes and A. E Snow were delegates from Wauseon lodge of Odd Fellows to the state convention held at Danbury this week. Daniel Dilworth of Nashua, N. H., Is at the local express office for A couple of weeks during the absence of Walter H Parkhurst.
 Dr. A. o. Comins bas decided not to go to Rome, and has taken the cash equivalent for the trip which he won in the A. 0. H. fair at Hartford.
 George Slater has resigned his posi- tion in the freight department of the local O. V station, and will go to New London to enter the passenger service.
 John Stevens has resigned his posi- tion with A. Adams, and has opened a plumb shop in the Fontanella block on Main street. recently occupied by Hodgson.
 David Bissett has furnished and erected monument from the Flynt granite works of Monson upon the lot of Frederic Faulkner in the Staf- ford Springs cemetery.
 Bert Needham made an attempt tc widen the bridge near the library with his new Hudson last Friday afternoon. The machine was slight ly damaged, but the bridge stood ii all right.
 A number of friends, after hanging May bafket to Miss Bertha Billodeau on Saturday evening, were invited in- to the house. where 8 pleasant even ing was spent in games, etc. Toe cream and cake were served.
 Charles F. Beokwith has placed the contract with John Arnold of Rock vile for extensive alterations and re- pairs on his Grown street residence to commence this week. MT. Beckwith will occupy the house when the changes are completed.
 Mrs. Julius Converse left yesterday forenoon for Salem, Ohio, where she will make her home in future. She was accompanied on the trip by he1 granddaughter. Mrs. Putnam Druley. Mrs Converse is in i'll health and il Ia hoped that the change will benefit her.
 Mrs. Susan Mahan, 65, died sud denly of heart. disease at her home or West Prospect street last Friday morn. ing. Her husband, John Mahan, sur wives her. The funeral was held from her late home Sunday afternoon at O. clock, Rev. Lyman O. Horton of tho Methodist church officiating. Buria, was in the cemetery at Stafford Vil lage.
 Chester King Babcock died in Wor cester, Mass, on May 4, after an i'll ness of 8 week, being 94 years. H' was born in Holland, the last one o. a family of twelve children of Ohes ter Baboock He had been a residen of Worcester about fifty years, living in Stafford previously. and was wei known through the town. His wifi died nine years ago.
 Walter H. Parkhurst and Mis- Nellie May Clifford were quietly mar ried at the home of the bride las Wednesday afternoon by Rev L. G Horton of the Methodist church. Nom but relatives were present Tn house was prettily decorated for th occasion. The bride is daughter o MT. and Mrs Joseph Clifford, and tn groom, who is the local American Ex press agent, a son of Station AgeD and Mrs. John R. PaTkhurst. Botl are popular and their many friend wish them much happiness. Tn young people were handsomely re membered with wedding gifts. Afte the ceremony they took an automobil for Palmer to start on their weddin journey to Albany. Another automo bile followed containing party 0 their friends. who made it very pleas ant for them in the Palmer station MT. and Mrs Paikhurst returne Monday evening to their newly fur nished home on High street.
 It has been announced chat tn trolley express between here an Rockville will be put on again o June l. Owing to Improvements be made at tho power house at Wei street, Rockville, expected to started this week, which will ts about seven days to complete, 1t wi be necessary to use staam power fc the interurban cars between Rockvill and Burnside. The present interul ban oars will run between Staffor Springs and the Roe oekville railroa station with power from the Will mantic- Rockville electric company At the Rockville station passenger will take a lteam train which wi run 10 Burnside and back every houl At Burnside tower the passenger will change to trolley cars for liar ford, instead of making the chang at East Hartford, as at present Whe the improvements are completed tt company will have much more powe