The Press., 1915-08-04
MANSFIELD.

MANSFIELD.
 Olon s. Chaffee, for many years a we'll known manufacturer in Mans- field, died at his home in Chaffeeville about midnight Sunday. after long illness with heart trouble. He was a native of Mansfield, born Nov. 20, 1855, the son of Orwell s. and Lucinda (Conant) Chaffee. He at- tended the public schools for a time, and later went to the private school of Dr. J. O. Fitch at Norwalk. He then returned and went to work in his fathers factory, going through all of the departments, until at his fathers death in 1888 he assumed full charge of the business. In February 1902,, the business was removed to Mont vile and increased. About two years ago Mir. Chaffee retired and returned to Mansfield. The deceased was a republican in politics, representing Mansfield in 1882 in the general assembly, and the 24th district in the senate of the same body in 1903. Ht was a member at one time of the Hartford club and the Putnam Phalanx, and was we'll known through out the state. There survives one brother, Col. J. Dwight Chaffee, of Willimantic. The funeral will be held at his residence to-day, Rev. F. P. Aver officiating.
 Mansfield Depot.
 A party of several families took an auto ride to Mt. Tom Sunday.
 Mrs. Fred Brigham has two more babies from Willimantic to board.
 H. Stedman and family returned from Groton Long Point Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs. Guy Cummings and family have moved to New London. MT. Cummings is captain of boat.
 Mrs. J. P. Smith of Warren, Mass. [, and her six children are visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Thompson, for few weeks.
 The Durham memorial church is closed for two weeks. The pastor. Rev. R. H. Sherman, is to take his vaca- Tion. No services until August 22.
 Sylvia Durkee is visiting her grand parents, MT. and Mrs. David Russ, at Mt. Hope, few weeks. Miss Whitaker of Stafford Springs is a guest of Ruth and Ella McCallum a few days.
 Mrs. E. B. Thompson is taking a vacation at the shore, and will visit several places of interest before returning home Mrs. Florence Easter brooks is keeping house for the family in her absence.
 George Morrow of Hartford spent Sunday at Crystal Spring farm.
 Harold Brown of Hartford spent portion of the week with his mother, Mrs. A. Robinson.
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar Brown of Canada were visitors of MT. Browns mother, Mrs. A. Robinson, last week.
 Mrs. Ethel Kingsbury and little grandson of South Wilmington visited Mrs. Frank Willard one day last week.
 Miss Mabel Connors of Holyoke, Mass, is visiting her great-grand- mother, Mrs. Frances Newcomb, and family.
 Visitors at Edgewood Sunday were Mir. and Mrs. Irving Andrews, MT. and Mrs. Elmer Shippee and Mrs. Olney of Washington, R. I.
 The Misses Sarah and Ruth Brown, who have been spending several days with their sister, Mrs. Phebe Wilcox, have returned to their home in Rhode Island.
 Mrs. Walter Brown and daughter of South Manchester, and Mrs. John Tanner and Miss Grace Whitman of Green, R. l., were visitors at Edge wood the latter part of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. Wallace Diinmook and two children of Ames, Iowa, who | nave been spending several weeks at | Eugene Dimmock have now gone 70 Ellington to visit MT. Dimmock' s lister. Mrs. Allerton Kibbe and amily.
 MT. and Mrs. A. T. Burdick and on, Stanton, and M. l.. Usher &C., MT. and Mrs. I. F. Wilcox nd children to the supper and enter ainment given by the Lee Methodist