The Press., 1918-08-29
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Death of Wm. \. Segar.
 William A. Segar, ST. the veteran hotel man, died Saturday evening at Hartford. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Simonds. MT. Segar was one of the best known men to the travelling public in this section as he has, been connected with so many ho- tels. His general disposition had won for him many friends. MT. Segar was born in Rhode Island, August 16. 1881. He came to this town when a comparatively young man and resided at Glynville. He was employed by J. F. Chamberlin as a travelling salesman of dry goods from a cart. He went from here to Westerly, R. l., to manage the Dixon lhOuse. Later he returned and car ried on the Springs house for a num- Ter of years. up to a short time be- fore the old house was torn down in 1895. He has been manager or clerk lOf many hotels in this state, Rhode ' years he has also been manager of tthe new Springs house at different Itimes for short periods. The body was brought here and the funeral church Tuesday at 2.30 p. m. Rev. IC. H. Puffer of the Universalist | church officiated. The burial was in the Stafford Springs cemetery. MT. | Fl. Simonds of Hartford and Mrs. A. | J. Tilden of Waterbury; three sons, | Charles Segar and J. H. Segar of Westerly and Edward E. Segar of Manchester; five grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Be- sides his sons and daughters and families. James Segar. MT. and Mrs. E. H. Buffun and daughters, Helen and Elizal eth. and F. L. Furness of Westerly, R. l.. attended the funeral here.
 The mills and stores of Stafford will close Monday. Labor day. X. 0. Brooks of SomerswOrth. N H.. is visiting Mrs. w. A. Comins.
 The Stafford golf team will play the Putnam team at Pomfret on Sat urday
 Miss Margaret Hartnet of Holyoke is visiting at the home of pr. A. o. Comins
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Stephens of Mount Vernon. N. r.. are spending few days in town.
 Mrs. Jessie Keefe Walker and little daughter of Glastonbury have been guests of Miss Nellie Quinley.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lee of Springfield have been visiting his parents. Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Lee.
 Mir and Mrs. George Ginholt of Plymouth are spending the week at the Antaire home on West Main street.
 Edwin l.. HarwOod enlisted in the merchant marine recently and is now stationed at Boston.
 Wm. Comins returned to Stafford Wednesday after spending the vaca- ton working with the Chautauqua association.
 A. l. Mitchell and family spent Sun day at Great Harrington. Mass. Mrs. | C.. L. Mitchell and two sons of Pitts | Lurg are visiting at the Mitchell home.
 George Braithwaite of Uxbridge, Mass, is spending a weeks vacation with MT. and Mrs. Frederic Faulkner. At an enjoyable and we'll attended party, given in the McQuaid home in Orcuttville Wednesday evening, Fran cis McQuaid was presented with set and a wrist watch. He recently enlisted in the naval re- serves and has been called into ser vice. He will report at Boston to- day.
 The fine concert by the Italian band last Sunday evening was much enjoyed by a large number. The Land is certainly one to be proud of. They will give another concert in Hyde park, on Monday night. and have planned a special program which should make this one of the best concerts of the series.
 West Stafford
 Miss Nelson of New York Is a guest of MT. and Mrs. G. F. Shepard Carlos Chaffee spent several days at Willimantic camp meeting last week.
 Arthur and Charles White have arrived home from Hartford in their new Ford racer.
 Mrs. F.. z. Fairfield has as a guest this week. her friend. Mrs. Jennie Switzer. of Boston.
 Frank Williams of Thompsonville was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Peter Jensen, over Sunday.
 Mrs G. R. Billings is entertaining her daughter, Mrs. G. B. Stokke. and from Yonkers, N. Y.
 Edwin Wright of the engineer corps. stationed at Washington.D. C., is home on a thirty-days' furlOugh.
 Mir and Mrs. James Kidd and chill dren, Albert Place, MT. and Mrs. Charles Mcclellan and George Barlow and son, Claude. attended Willimantic camp meeting last Sunday.