The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


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STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Ralph Prouty has taken employment
in Springfield.
Miss Odelle Dion of Moosup was a
recent visitor here.
Miss Sarah E Stephens has re-
turned after spending three weeks
with her aunt in Portland, Me
Benjamin Campo will start work
on the erection of house on Con verse
avenue about the first Of next week,
AS soon as he can secure another lot
he plans to build another house.
One of Peter Roberts team of gray
horses fell dead at West Main and
Prospect streets early Sunday evening
It was hitched with its mate to q
light sleigh, when it suddenly fell
dead. The horse was valued at $3.50.
The deer found and later shot by
Ray Irons in Orcuttville was not q
doe as was stated in last week g Press.
but a buck. The fact that the ami
NAL did not have antlers, being very
young, led to the conclusion by the
informant that it was doe.
Mrs, Domenioo Tonon has brought
suit through her counsel Attorney M.
D. D.O'Connell, against the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company Of New York.
She seeks insurance in the amount of
$4,000 on the life of her husband.
who died here August 23, 1915. The
case will be tried in the superior court
at Rockville next mouth
The application of John Brassoli of
this place for the removal Of Mary
Brassoli, his wife as joint guardian
of the person of Aloto Brassoli, their
two year old son, will be heard to-tlay
before Judge John E Fahey of the
district of Ellington at the probate
court in Rockville The child is
living with the mother in Ellington.
The father alleges in his application
that the mother is not proper per.
son to have custody of the child.
Attorney R. H. Fisk appears for
Brassoli.
The recently issued catalogue of the
Berkley divinity school. Middletown,
announces that Rev. Percy Varney
Norwood. A. M, Harvard, 'O6, b.
d. S., IL, has been appointed first
holder of the newly established John
Henry Watson Fellowship. The fell
lowship provides opportunity for ad-
vanced study at home or abroad for
one year or more. Members Of the
senior class Of the school, and gradus
ates of FIVE years standing or less.
are eligible Rev. Mr.. Norwood has
been rector of Grace church since
June, 1912, and at present is chair
man of the Stafford school board
He will probably accept the appoint.
ment, in which case he plans to spend
the academic year of 19l6-17 in resi-.
denoe at some English university.
The hearing on the allowance in
the will of Mary Downey Leavitt,
late of Stafford, before Judge Robert
FL. Fisk of the probote court, assigned
for last Monday. was continued until
2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon John
Maher of New Haven appeared with
his attorney, Lawyer Arthur O'Keefe
of that city and stated it to be his
intention to contest the will, and
asked that witnesses to the document
be produced. The court granted the
continuance to give the proponents of
the will an opportunity to secure
their attendance. Lawyer M. D.
O'Connell appeared for the executrix,
Mrs. K. Keefe of New Haven. Mrs.
Leavitt left property located here and
a number of mortgages ON New Haven
real estate. Maher is her only sou
and was bequeathed only $5 sum,
the bulk of the estate being left to
the testator's husband and sisters.
Maher's attorney did not make known
the grounds on which he intends to
attack the will.
Yale let the Army trio out with
round o Wednesday evening, taking
all three points. Score: