The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-01-19
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


Robert II. Fisk spent the week END
in Worcester.
Regular meeting of Myriad Rebekah
lodge this evening. Refreshments
will be served
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick is making
good recovery from her illness at he1
home on High street.
Arrangements are being made by
Iona Council, D. of P, for a mas.
querade dance to be held at Society
hall Friday evening, Jan. %.
q. The monthly social of the Stafford
Business Mems association will be
held at the club rooms on Friday
evening with whist the first part OF
the evening followed by dancing.
Woods orchestra will furnish music.
The assessors are in session in
Warren's block It will be about ten
days before they complete their work.
1t is fact that property owners
have handed in their lists unusually
we'll this year. There ia sure to be
big increase in the grand list.
James Frazer of West street had
20 chickens stolen from his cooI
Sunday night. No clue was obtained
as to the indentity of the thieves.
This makes a total of omething like
85 birds that have been taken from
poultry owners in the immediate
vicinity of this place within week.
Officers in the National bank have
been elected as follows: President,
Christopher Allen; president,
Freeman F. Patten; cashier, f. G.
Sanford; assis' ant cashier, H. R.
Wightman. The directors are Christie
pher Allen, F. f. Patten. F. g. San.
ford, E, @. Pinney, g. L. Dennis,
r. W. Smith, W. Fl. Reed, M. #.
Fairman, W. H. Hall.
The Woman's Christian Temerance
Union will give "silver tea" in the
parlors of the Methodist church,
Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 2, from
8 to 5. to which everyone is invited.
The committee in charge: Mrs. R s.
Converse, Mrs. Geo. Eaton, Mrs. W.
P. Buck, Mrs. @. P. Hodgson, Mrs. j.
r. Parkhurst, Mrs. VIM. Lee, Mrs.
Fl. Alden.
Mrs. Nancy M Irons, 76 years old,
widow of William Irons, died Wednes.
day morning in the home of her son,
Arthur D. johnson, of chronic Bright &
disease. Mrs. Irons was twice mar
ried. She was we'll known here and
her personality was such as to both
gain and hold friends. She was a
charter member of the Woman's Relief
Corps and also a member of the Meth
odist church. Besides her son, Arth-
ur, she leaves another son, Charles
L. johnson, sister, Mrs. Belle Mo
Intyre of Pawtucket, R. l., and a
brother, John F. Whitford, of Crom-
we'll. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the house Saturday after
noon at 1.3O O'Clock, Rev Walter P
Buck officiating. Mrs T. F. Mullen
sang two hymns, "Abide With Me, :"
and Beautiful Isles - Burial was
in the Wilmington Hill cemetery. The
bearers were her sons, Arthur D and
Charles l.. johnson, her brother,
John F. Whitford and two nephews,
Harold and Adelbert Mcintyre, of
Pawtuoket, R. I. Many relatives
attended the funeral. .....
Harry Pownall was the guest of
honor at banquet, given by his erst-
while co-workers in the post. office,
Saturday night in the Springs house.
Mr.. Pownall's resignation as rural
delivery carrier on route No. ! went
into effect Saturday, SO Postmaster
Hanley and his charges made up their
minds to show him how they regret.
ted his going and wished him we'll.
Mr.. Pownall has served II years,
having been the first carrier appointed
here. After the post t.office closed at
8 o'clock, Postmaster Hanley, Assist
ant Postmaster George Perry, William
Williams, Eugene Charter, Edward
Jacobsen, Louis Chaffee, Harry Arm
strong and Bernard Hanley cornered
Mr.. Pownall and headed for the
Springs house, where everything was
in readiness in anticipation of their
coming. After the full course dinner,
of which turkey formed a conspicuous
part, had been "stowed. Postmaster
Hanley allotted to his aid, George
Perry, the presentation speech. Mr..
Perry "got away with it" in tip to
top style, giving Mr.. Pownall a gold
Masonic emblem ring. Mr.. Pownall
arose and made appropriate reply, fol-
lowing which those present expressed
their personal regard for him, con-
cluding by wishing him all the luck
in the world. Fred Hirsch then took
'em in group, Louis Chaffee unloade,1
few stories and then the hotel par
lors were occupied for an hour that
was taken up by music, songs,
sketches and an opportunity for the
"wits, principally Gene Charter,
to put something over. The affair
o0noIndod at II oSo1ool- t. ~ro, q