The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1915-12-29
Farley Patten Of the University of
Pennsylvania is here for the mid-year

Farley Patten of the University o1
Pennsylvania is here for the mid-yeal
vacation.
H. M. Swartfguer will be at
Burwell's store next Wednesday from
q to 8 p m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Meyers of New
Boston we're the guests of relatives
here for Christmas.
Alwyn Rees of Portohester, N. T.,
was with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
L. Rees, over Christmas.
The annual meeting of the Stafford
Business Mems association will be
held next Monday evening.
Henry Pease of Waltham, Mass :,
and Walter of North Brookfield,
Mass f, came home for Christmas.
The annual joint assembly of the
Business Mems association and Golf
club to be held on Friday evening
with r'rrr:c By Hatch's orchestra of
Hartford promises as usual to be the
social event of the season.
An unusual case in several respects
came before the borough court yester.
day morning, when James Duvall,
who gave his home town as Need ham,
Mass. was charged with theft on the
evening Of December 9. 1t was
brought out that Duvall came here a
few months ago and worked for a
short time for the Fabyan Wooden
company, boarding in the meantime
with Henry Grundy. Duvall pleaded
guilty Of taking gold watch and
chain from the room of Edwin s
Marsdale, another boarder. on the
night in question, while the latter
was away. Testimony showed that
he had gone to Hartford where he
had pawned the watch and chain
before finding employment at the
Hartford railroad station. Monday,
Henry Grundy was on train to New
York when he spotted Duvall near a
baggage truck, and being unable to
leave the train which was then in
motion he decided to get off at the
first stop and return. Mr.. Grundy
came back and going up to Duvall
asked him if he knew anything about
a watch belonging to one Marsdale.
Duvall at first denied any knowledge
of the watch, despite Mr.. Grundy's
offer to let things drop if he would
produce it, but finally said he had
pawned it. Both went to the pawn.
shop where Duvall tried to get
back the watch under the wrong
name, having forgotten tho name he
had given on placing it there. A
detective then interposed and both
Duvall and Grundy were taken to
the police station, where the affair
was sifted out, resulting in Duvall's
appearance in the 10 ,al court yester-
day morning. Judge Heald sentenced
Duvall to thirty days in Tolland Jail
with fine of ten and costs, amount
ing in all to $29.71. Duvall declared
it was his first offense No com.
plaint would have been made against
Duvall by either Grundy or Marsdale
had it not been for the dispute at the
pawn shop which resulted in the
arrest.
WELLINGTON
Delayed packages come by every
mail, the weather having been re-
sponsible for the congestion
The Christmas exercises we're pleas.
ant and we'll attended. The candy
ordered two weeks previously was
tied up in the congestion of Christmas
business and did not arrive, but when
it does the children will receive it.
Mrs. and Miss Gardner passed
Christmas day with Selectman D. B.
Gardner in Rockville. Mrs. Sleight
and Mrs. Dodge and B. Benton and
Mrs. Benton we're at Mr.. Cosgrove's.
Mrs. Dodge returned to New York
Monday. Mrs. Sleight expects to
have a week at home. Misses Palmer
and Dunning and Mrs. Preston had
Christmas dinner with the ladies at
Hillside. A pleasant and much
feature of the week has
been the receiving by the elderly
members of the church this corre-
spondent being one) of beautiful
baskets of delicious fruit, nuts and
confectionery from Mrs. Hall and
Miss Hall.
That the blizzard of Sunday was
Of short duration is a matter for
Naturally the church
was small but all enjoyed
the fine sermon by Rev. Walter
and there was a unan-
imous vote in favor of extending
a call to Rev. Charles A.. Parker to
become the pastor of the federated
church. Mr. Cosgrove was in the chair.
Dea. W. H. Brackett, who brought
up Mr.. Westerfield, was present
and read letter he had received
from the candidate. It is expected
that Mr.. Parker will be present next
Sunday. He will be entertained by
Misses Palmer and Dunning and will
be heartily welcomed by all.
For earache, toothache, pains, burns,
scalds, sore throat, try DIR. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil, splendid remedy for emergen-
cies.
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