The Press., 1911-02-22
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 Mrs. Edith Espig of Mystic is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Ruby
 Friday being St Matthias day.s there will be service in the guild room of Grace church at 4.15 p. m.
 Joseph WasamaD, proprietor of the New York bargain store, will leave for New York about March 1st, after closing out his business here.
 The executive board of The Stafford Progressive Federation will hold q business meeting in the reception room at the library building Saturday. at p. ID
 The prayer meeting of the Oongre gational church will be held at T o'clock Thursday evening, in order to allow those present to attend the high school enteltaipment if they wish. | Alexander Trachdenberg, 8 Russian, nf Trinity college, Ha1t tford. gave an address at Society hall Sunday after noon on "The development of the socialist thought in Europe and United States y
 Miss Nellie Snider, national field secretary of the Woman's Home Mis- sionary society of the M. church will address the local auxiliary in the ve stry of the Methodist church next Tuesday at 8 p. m. Anyone inter- ested In home missionary work is most cordially invited to attend.
 At the Washington social at the Methodist church this evening it is expected that G orge and Martha Washington will be present to greet the guests Supper will be served at six o'clock There will bs a candy table. The entertainment, as an- nounoed, will be an Told time'' musical and literary program Sup per and entertainment, l 50; entertain ment, loo.
 There is a mee ting of the K. O. K A. County Palatine of Hartford at Hartford to day, also a meeting for the organization of the whole state into similar counties The local cat tie Is represented by Kingsley Con- Converse. Henry Pease and Rev R. M D. Adams. Clarerc, Sidaway is appointed patrol lsader of the Beaver Patrol of Boy Scouts Meeting of the the castle tomorrow evening at the reotory, 15 Grant avenue.
 
 A few relatives and friends gathered at the home of MT and Mrs I V. Reynolds on East Main street last Thursday evening, and assisted them, in celebrating their 25th weddiuR' anniversary, it also being Mrs Key nolds' birthday. The evening was spent with games and music, after which ice cream and cake were served. Many useful presents were left All departed at late hour, wis hing MT. and Mrs. Reyn9lds many happy re- truns of the day.
 Saturday, in a little less than nine hours run, Ellis 6 Eaton cut what they believe to be the largest day s work ever done by 8 saw mill in this vicinity When the stop was made for dinner the amount sawn was 12, 400 feet, and when the mill closed down for the night, twenty minutes before five, the days cut was 22.O8O feet. This lumber was all pine and hemlock, cut into one and two-inch stock, and approximately 60 per cent. was square edge. The mill crew that accomplished this record consisted of A. J. Ballou, sawyer; Peter Young, roller; George Ladd, marker, and Fred Newell, engineer.
 An organ recital will be given at the Congregational church next We'd nesday evening, the proceeds to go toward buying an electric blower for the organ. John Spencer Camp, organist at the First church, Hartford, has been secured, and bt tier choice could not have been made, Ebert l. Couch, the bass soloist of the same church, will also be present, and an attractive program for music lovers is offered as follows: Gothic Suite, (Boellwan Ia, Ohorole, b, Minuet, U, Prayer, d, Tucoata; Air, (Pergc lesi i; Overture to Strodella, Flotow), transcribed by Dudley Buck; bass Fsolo. Honor and Arms, from 'samp- son." Handel), MT. Couch; a, OoDzma in A minor, b, Grand Chorus in D major, (Guilmant); Ave Maria, (NeviD); bass solo. Israfel, (King) i; a, Spring Song, (MenkeD; b, Inter. mezzo, (Bizet); c, Wedding Malch from Ruth," (Gaul); Evening Star from 'Tannhauser, (Wagner); St. Oecelia offertory No. 3, (Batiste). Thomas Ooombs, 66, died last week Friday morning after an illness of about three weeks He was taken with the grip, and other complica- tions setting in. did not have the strength to rally. He was born in Canada, but had resided in town about 33 years. After coming here the first time he went to Sherbrook, Canada, and bought a farm, where he remained about three years. Owing to an illness he sold his farm and returned to this town, entering the employ of the late Charles Fox. In addition to farming MT. Ooombs was handy in various other oallings. Iu his early life he acted as a nurse in some of the prominent local fami- lies. He was not affiliated with so- cieties and had not held public office, oonfning his interests to his home. His widow survives him and one daughter, Mrs. Anders Jacobsen Owing to the serious illness of Mrs. Coombs the funeral was held from Grace church at 1 30 Monday after noon. and kha hnriaI in thsa GkafHnrd