The Press., 1919-01-02
Death of MT. and Mrs. John Hodgson.

MT. and Mrs. John G. Hodgson were
 victims of influenza, dying within
 thirty-six hours of each other. MT
 Hodgson has been sick nearly g
 month and passed away at the Backus
 hospital in Norwich Monday morning
 Mrs Hodgson was not in her usual
 health when taken ill two weeks ago
 and not able to rally from the extreme
 exhaustion her death came late Tues
 day afternoon. John Gager Hodgson,
 only child of Charles and Nellie Gager
 Hodgson, was born in Stafford thirty
 three years ago. After graduating
 from the high school in 1904 he
 worked in the timing and plumbing
 business with his father. Proving a natural mechanic he later specialized on gasoline engines and became an ex- pert on motors, having worked in sev- eral garages in this vicinity. When war was declared he was refused en- listment because of his dependents, so said he would then help make the guns. He became an overseer for Marlin-Rockwell corporation in Nor wich and was with that firm when taken ill Jennie Dimmick Hodgson, 32, wife of John Hodgson, was a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred Dim mick of Stafford and lived there until her marriage. Of pleasing personal ;t,, hn many friends to whom her going seems particularly sad. Six young children are left, four girls and two boys, all of whom are recovering from the same disease. Mrs. Charles Hodg- son is convalescing from similar attack, but is not able to attend the burial service. Besides their parents and the children, Dorothy, Mildred, Helen, John, Marguerite and Robert, Mrs. Hodgson is survived by one sis ter, Florence, and five brothers, Charles, Harlan and Clifford of Staff ford, Frank of Philadelphia and Elmer in the service ia France. The inter- ment will take place at Hillside this afternoon at o'clock, Rev. O. J. Ald rich officiating at the committal service.
 William Curran of Springfield is visiting relatives in town.
 Alfred Long has moved his family here from Pawtucket, R. l.
 Walter flanagan spent the last week with relatives in Chicopee Falls.
 Mrs. J. H. Fox is a guest of Rev. Marion Jones in Providence, R. l., for a few days.
 The public schools of the town and St Edwards parochial school will open next Monday
 Miss Elizabeth Sanders of South ridge, Mass, is spending few days | srith Miss Hazel Comins.
 Lawrence Neweth. aged 30 years, lied at his home in Moose Meadow, Tuesday morning from influenza cOm Ilications His wife died ten days previous. He leaves an eighteen Hc VIII l ake place in Moose Meadow this afternoon.
 There was an attendance of nearly seventy at the annual New Years oint assembly of the Business Mems and the Stafford Golf club, given in the business mems rooms Tuesday evening. Whist was played lntil 10 o'clock when there was danc- ng and refreshments. The winners of the whist prizes were as follows: First, Miss Julia Simons and C.. G. Gilligan; consolation, Miss Dorothy Orcutt of Rockville, and Harry Need nam.
 The following extracts are from etter from Capt. J. Hawley Larned to Ir. and Mrs. F. G. Sanford:
 Signal Corps Aviation School, FL ington Field, Houston, Texas.
 Now that it seems to be all over we Ire in hurry to return to civil life as ,oon as possible. I hope I won't bore -ou if I tell you about the recent hon. ITS which have been paid me and which do a whole lot towards helping O do away with my keen regret that