The Press., 1912-10-16

T. Glastonbury were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Wm. Park over the fair.
 Mrs. Hall and son, Raymond Say
 brook, are the guests of Mrs. Clara Cummings and Mrs. Lucy Wadsworth.
 Miss Mabel Barnes of Springfield was the guest of Misses Janet and Euphemia Dobson last week. Miss Euphemia returned home with Miss Barnes and will be her guest for few days.
 Stafford Grange has accepted an in- vitation to visit Somers Grange to- morrow evening and present pro- gram. Those desiring transportation will notify J. w. Robinson or leave their name at the post office.
 Mrs. Mabel Depeau was taken to the Hartford hospital for an operation last week, and is reported as doing
 finely. MT. Depeau made an att tempt to visit her last Sunday, but was unable to do so on account of the hos pital being in quarantine for diph- theria. ....... ...-.. .,. s..,.. @
 Mrs. Carrie Hassett of Worcester and Mrs. Emily Burdick of the Springs were the guests of Mrs. Dwight Hall of Saybrook at the home of Mrs. Clara Cummings last Monday. They were brought up together as girls and this was the first reunion in forty years and was an enjoyable 0c- casion. .,,.5
 Baptist Notes: Subject for the mid-week service tonight, "You can do better,'' Peter 3 SIS. Leader, Mrs Wallace Jones. The ladies of the church and congregation will serve their annual harvest supper to- morrow evening. Price, 200. Next Sunday evening at 7.3O, in a union service of both churches, Miss Bertha Freeman of New York, national field secretary of the recreation movement, will give an address in this church. Her address will be illustrated with lantern views and will be of interest to all.
 By the death of Alfred D. Cady, which occurred Tuesday morning, Stafford loses one of it's best known citizens. His entire life has been spent here, with the exception of eight years. He was the youngest but one of twelve children, all of whom he survived. At the age of 23, after serving a clerkship at North Adams, Mass, of two years, he re- turned to Stafford and bought the homestead farm on Crow Hill, taking his father to maintain. He still owns the Crow Hill property, which has been in the Cady name 1O7 years In 1866 he abandoned farming and purchased the hotel at the Hollow, now owned by Mrs. Black, then known as the Furnace Hollow Hotel. which he run as a public house for ten years, and it is during this period that he will best be remembered. The Thanksgiving ball, with Gurdon Cady for prompter, and the turkey supper served at midnight, and then more dancing after that, was always we'll attended and looked forward to as one of the most joyous occasions of the whole year. In 1877 he purchased the hotel at Eastford and remained there till 1882. He then bought the Monson House at Monson, only remain ing there 8 few months. Since then he has livedretired at Stafford Hol- ! lovrGA past 90 years of age, he retained all his faculties to re- markable degree, never having been confined to his bed by sickness till the 5th of July, 1912. Since then he has failed gradually to the end. He was a lifelong democrat and held many town offices. Deceased leaves three daughters and two sons, Mrs. R. ! G. Beebe of Los Angeles, Gal, Mrs. w. A. Jones of Covena, Gal, Mrs. w. A. King of Willimantic, Arthur Cady of Hartford and H. Fred Cady of l Stafford, with whom he has lived the l past three years. The funeral will take place at the home tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Rev. William E. Gaskin of the Universalist church will officiate and burial will be in West Stafford Hill cemetery.
 Staffordville
 Miss Ethel Brown of Monson was the guest of Mrs. A. A. West over Sunday.
 Mrs. Mary Heck spent a fe W days with her daughter, Mrs. M. Rockwell at the Springs recently.
 Morton Curry, who is boarding with MT. Lambert, visited his family in New York over Sunday.
 MrsS M. Lambert and two chill dren were the guests of Mrs. I. Rams dell in Ware, Mass, last week.
 Mrs. Lima Booth visited her daugh- ter, Mrs A. s. West and Mrs. G. E. Webster in Springfield few days re- gently. a -t ztf
 Mrs. Lillian Goodell, who has been working for A. l.. Blodgett, is spend ing a week with her brother, Arthur BosWorth.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred MoOres and daughter were guests of his mother in Monson and friends in Springfield a few days recently.
 Supper Thursday evening by the Ladies' Aid of the Congregational  and Mrs. Fred Sanger. .-....
 MT. and Mrs. James Jones and Mrs. Odell of West Virginia and MT. and Mrs. W. V. Odell of Blackstone, Mass. visited friends and relatives last Saturday.
 Vera, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marine Da Ros, died last week Tuesday night of acute indiges-