The Press., 1912-01-03

" Slater. She was married to JosepI Clark of Gloucester, R. I, April 5 1885, and was the mother of ten chil dren, four of whom survive her, tw, sons and two daughters, Amy A His cock of Wales, Mass. Silas F. Clark with whom she has lived in thi borough since 1890. Charles A. Olarl of Cambridge, Mass. and Mrs. Josepl Holden of Madison. Me. Twenty grandchildren and fifteen great grand children also survive her. The fu1era will be held at the Methodist church this afternoon at l o'clock, Rev. L. G. Horton officiating. The body wil be placed in the receiving vault in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
 The twenty eighth annual session of Select Templars of Connections wal held Monday in the hall of Harmony Temple of Honor, about seventy broth CTS being in attendance. The degree of Select Templar was conferred upon class of fourteen candidates by the following degree team in 8 most -efticient manner: Chief of council, Joseph A. Clark, Ansonia; senior, W. T. Billpins, West Haven; junior, 0 H Wilkinson, Ansonia; manager, A. M. Williams, Seymour; deputy, George s. King, Ansonia; aides, John H. Cook, N. J. Nichols, Ansonia These New Years meetings have been held with different Temples through out the state every New Years day fol several years, this, however, being the first meeting held in Stafford Springs. The Templars were royalty entertained by Harmony Temple. whose membs left nothing undone to make their session one of the best ever held, as all present agreed 1t was Members were present from Portland. New Haven, Anaonia, New Britain, Seymour, Vernon and Hartford, also visiting brothers from Athol, Gloncea. ter and Cambridge. Mass. The Tem. pIars were entertained at dinner by the ladies of the Congregations church. they serving turkey dinner. with usual fixings. The Temple oi Honor ia an organization which stands for all that Is good, for temperance first and all the time. and should re- ceive from the people of Stafford every encouragement which they may in many ways extend.
 The Hartford Courant in recsu, issue printed an extract from a copy of the Oourant of July 21, 1766. and had the following in regard to tho Stafford spring: ''The vast Ooncourse lof People which Flock to the Mineral tSpring in Stafford inducs us to offei lthe following Remarks relative there to. 1.-The Spring issues out from the gRE0t of a large Maple Tree, wbicf Astands at the Bottom of large Noun Stain, on thb Margin of the Rivulst Mathematics, facing the North West the ciroumja jacent Land being also Mountaneous. The Water hath been known as a common Spring many Years, both to the English and Indians, but was not medioinally resorted tC till about a Year ago.
 "The Water is very clear and ex. ceeding cold: Some say it tastes like Ink, others like Epson Salt, but most thirk it tastes like the Rust of Iron It operates mostly by Urine, and gen erally upon the first drinking makes Persons feel somewhat sick. and some few it vomits Was the Spring under proper Regulations, and attended with some skilful Physician to give proper Directions about using the Water, il might be Q public Blessing; but in its present Situation 1t helps one and hurts two, but that is owing to an Abuse of the Water, which is most imprudently used by great Numbers who flock there by Hundreds in Day, with all Disorders, and some are in. judicious enough to drink two Gallons Day, and when they bathe to stay q long Time in the Water, which is pre. judicial. In hectical and consumptive Cases and contracted Limbs it hal done some great Cures. ''