The Press., 1912-09-04
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 MT. and Mrs. George Frazier re- turned Monday from an automobile trip to BrattlebOro, Vt.
 Mrs. Benjamin Baldwin and son, Frederick, of Mapleville, R. l., are visiting Mrs. Martin Burke.
 Miss Isabelle Russell and Miss Mary Fitzpatrick are attending the milli- nery openings at New York.
 Dr. J. B. Comins and family, who have been spending vacation here, have returned to Springfield.
 MT. and Mrs. E. l.. Burr have re- turned from a visit with his sister at her summer home at Wareham, Mass.
 Judge W. H Heald is tearing down his barn and will erect near the site a smaller general purpose building, 16x2O.
 James Sheppard, Jr., has returned from an automobile trip through Gen. tral Massachusetts, being piloted by Norman Gold.
 Richard Henry Valentine and Miss Margery Caroline Chapman are to be married to-day at the brides home in Watertown, N. Y.
 J.D. Grifiths and family and Miss Florence Wagner have returned from a two-weeks' outing at Jacobsen's s camp at Crystal Lake.
 The l.. A. A. O. H. are to have a dance the second night of the fair at St. Edwards hall. Lynch's orches- tra will furnish music.
 Misses Katherine and Margaret Lynch returned to Springfield Monday after a few days visit with their aunt, Mrs. F. W. Howard.
 An important meeting of the teach CTS of the Congregational Sunday school will be held at S.3O, after the Thursday evening prayer meeting.
 Seth Schofield reports a yield of 400 bushels to the acre of Green Mountain potatoes. He brought in good-sized samples of his crop Mon- day.
 Miss Eva A. Barrett, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank Barrett, will be united in marriage Saturday after noon at 4 o'clock to Ernest l.. Cady of Springfield.
 Miss Annie McCulloch will on Wednesday enter the seminary for girls at Northfeld, Mass. Miss Ma tilda McCulloch will accompany her sister and spend few days there.
 Labor day passed quietly locally, there being no general celebration. A few braved the indictment weather and attended the state fair at Hart ford. The dancing afternoon and evening at Crystal Lake attracted good-sized crowd. The stores and banks were closed all day and the Rhode Island plant was shut down.
 The funeral of Mrs. Julius Con- verse was held from the Methodist church last Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. L. G. Horton oficia- ting. Music was by a quartet includ- ing Miss Alberta Eaton, Miss Ivy Eaton, Wilfred Teal and R. W. Ellis. The bearers were Charles G. Ellis, Col. O. Warren, J. Allan Mix, F. F. Patten, A. l.. Howard and Judge J. H. Reed. The burial was in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
 The following cases are to come up at the next term of superior court. Short calendar session will convene Friday of this week: Ebbling Brewery Go. vs. Romeo Serafin, Attorney M. D. O'Connell for plaintiff, Attorney R. H. Fisk for defendant; Richard son Mfg. Go. vs. Turner Bros. of Union, Attorney R. H. Fisk for plaintiff, Attorney W. H. Reed for defendant; Vim. F. Desso of Somers vs. R. E. Stevenson of Somers, At torney Johnson for plaintiff, Attorney R. H. Fisk for defense; Harley E. Blair, action of divorce against Clara Blair, Attorney R. H. Fisk for plain tiff; O. F. Beckwith vs. Enrico Leverone, Attorney Fisk for plaintiff.
 Miss Isabel Wilbur, who has been superintendent and matron of the Johnson Memorial hospital since it's opening, severed her connection with that institution Monday. After join- ing her family for a short time at Shirley Center, Mass. she will go to Marblehead. Miss Wilbur has made many friends in Stafford who regret her leaving town. Miss Emma Mar garet Smith, who for the past five years has been at the Jordan hospital, Plymouth, Mass, will become per- manent superintendent and matron October 1st. Mrs. Caroline Benson of Springfield will act in Miss Will bur's stead until the coming of Miss Smith. Miss Gertrude Lane will go Friday to her new position in the hospital at New London. While her friends are pleased with her advance ment, they are sorry to lose her effic- tent service here.