Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-22
STAFFORD SPRINGS
Funeral pf Amos 6. Henderson Wage
 Increase Over s7, 800 Worth of War Stamps Sold--Town Survey Com
 Annittee Named.

Amos G. Henderson, 69, died Tues, day at his home on East Main street after a long illness. He was born in Scotland in 1S49. but has been in America since he was a year old. For the past. eight years he has lived in
 StaffOrd Besides his wife he is sur vived by two brothers, George of
 "A sister. Mrs. Jeannette Schaffer of
 New Haven. -four Daughters, Mrs. John
 Hanlon of Providence, R. L, Jeanette Isabelle and Mabel Henderson of Staff ford Springs, tand a son, Archie of
 Boston
 The, funeral was held at the home
 Thursday naornigg at 10 o'clock. The body was placed in the tomb in the Springs cemetery; burial will be in
 Mansfield later.
 Over $75o0 Worth of Stamps Sold. <
 The sales of thrift and war savings stamps in the town of Stafford now amount to over $7500. The sales in the public schools amount to $1350. Wages Advanced. At a meeting of the manufacturers Tuesday evening it was decided to ! increase in wages.
 Committee on Town Survey. A committee of IA has been appoint Led to n1alst an agricultural survey of the town in accordance with plans of Ithe state council of defense. Those appointed for Stafford are Ralph A. Booth, Everett L. Fletcher, H. A. Gla- i.zier, Theodore Martin Wayland s. Charter, A. M. Caely, Francis W. Chaf- fee, John M. Larned, Roland B. Hatch, NV. o. Rockwell, Myron w Leonard, Frank L. Upham, Martin Goodell and Austin Witt.
 Officers of Congregational Society At the annual meeting of the Con- l lgregaional society Wednesday even ling the following officers were elected Society committee for three years, R. lW. Smith; members of the committee holding over, A. I. Mitchell and Will liam Park; clerk, Lewis Mclaughlin: i: Itreaslirer, H. E. BunneIl; trustee of lehurch fund for three years, w. H
 4fealt; trustees holding over, F. H
 Baker, Christopher Allen; auditors, c.
 H. Moore. c. F. Chandler; music com
 fnittee, H. C. Bllrwell, J. H. Valentine
 Christopher Allen; pledge committee
 society committee, F. G. Sanford, c. F tGhandler. B. B. Cooley; ttsalers, W. H I 4eald, c. F. Chandler, R. ". Smith iSC.- II. 1HOOfe, ff. A. IuJIu1I, LIT. U. D I lTschunmi, David Mitchell and Lincoln I G. Luce
 James Wood has returned to Staf-
 ford street after spending the winter l in Bogota, N. J.
 Death of Mrs. John Fassett. Mrs Mary Hassett of Rockville, for mer1y of this town and wife of John Hassett, died at her home in Rock vile Wednesday evening of Bright's l disease.
 l Miss Gertrude Holt of Manchester
 has been spending a few days in the borough, recovering from an attack of grip.
 Mrs. Edward Stevens of Mt. Vernon, N Y., is visiting relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mitchell of Norwich are guests of Dr. and Mrs. EG. P. Bard.
 Mrs. c. R. Newton is the guest of friends in Providence. Leaves Hospital. Mrs. Mary Jacobus. who has been
 at the Johnson hospital for the past seven weeks, has returned to her home 1 in New Jersey. She was accompanied lby her daughter, Mrs. Fred Wildey. 1 :. The. March meeting of the public lschooI teachers was held at the high tschoOI- assembly room Thursday after