The Press., 1919-12-18
Death of Anthony Adams.

! town passed away last Saturday morn ing. For the past year and more his health had been very poor and he has been a great sufferer, yet he bore it all as a real soldier which he was He had often been taken to the hos pital for treatment and underwent | two operations in as many weeks the | last time he was taken there. Since | then he has declined steadily
 MT. Adams was born in Baden, Ger | many on June 4, 1S43, the son of | George Adams, who was decorated for | bravery while serving under Napo- leon. He came to this country with his parents when he was ten years old and they made their home in Nor wich He was apprenticed to timer at the age of 16 and took a liking to the trade. No doubt he inherited a longing to be a soldier for in July 1862, he enlisted in Co. E of the Con- necticut volunteers. Later he joined the U. $. regular army. He served through the civil war and took part in many fierce battles such as those at Winchester, Harrisburg, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Lexington, Quaker Church, Perryville, Martinsburg, Cedar Creek, HeamstoWn and again Winchester
 It was in the first battle at this place that Mir. Adams received a wound in the head. He was mustered out of the service at Harpers Ferry in 1865 having taken part in all the cam paigns of his regiment. For a while after the war he worked in Maryland and Pennsyly ania Tut in 1866 he came ] to Stafford alI found employment as a tinsmith. Ill 1868 he married Miss Jennie H. Wa1dwcll of Palmer, Mass. In 1870 he ctarted in business and his | store has prosperel ever since, very probably ] ecause of his upright and l square manner of dealing with all. During his life here Mr. Adams held many public offices, elected and re- elected time and again in proof of his popularity with the tOwnspeople. He i held the offices of first selectman, l OrOugh warden, fire chief and many others. He was commander of Winter Post, No. Al, c. A. R. and was one of l the oldest past masters of tne maSons
 in this section.
 He leaves his wife and one daughter, l Miss Wilhelmina, Ioth living here.
 The accidental death of his only son, | Carl c. few years ago was a shock | ,o him. The funeral of MT. Adams was held Monday afternoon in the Congregational church at two o'clock. | The services were conducted by Rev. l.. Rees. The bearers were: Harry
 Roehm, Ora Walker, R. w. Ellis, R. l M cly Jnh I ol, H. B. Burwell and c. H. Moore. Many
 of the members of the organizations to which he belonged, were present
 as well as a large number of the ltOWnspeOple.
 | Among those present was James Mckee of Norwich, Mr. Adams tent
 mate during the war and his life long
 friend. All the stores on main street were closed during the services in
 reverance of one of the noblest men
 the town has ever owned.
 The Knights of Columbus will hold
 a New Years Dance at St. Edward s Hall on December 31st.
 The regular meeting of the l.. A. A. 10. H. will be held next Tuesday eve
 inng instead of Thursday evening.
 January 2Sth and 29th are the dates
 set for the musical comedy Girl of my
 Dreams" which is to be presented by
 the members of St. Edwards Choir The Delphian chapter will meet Monday evening at 7.30 in the Springs
 House parlor. Roll call: Babylonian Books, Subject: Babylonian Civiliz- atiOn.
 The Onneco Tribe I. o. R. M. and the , Iona Council, K. of P. will run 6 Trading Post or fair at St. Edwards
 Hall on the nights of Februry 12-1; and IA.
 Richard Murray has been appointed t census enumerator for the borough o l Stafford Springs. He will start emu , merating the residents on Jan. 2 anC
 will continue for two weeks. The Junior Prom of the Stafford
 High School will be held at St. Ed wards Hall Friday evening, Dec. 26
 This affair promises to be a grea success. The Alumni are cordially l invited to attend and tickets can bt l secured from Helen Gilligan, Charlott' :. Beckwith, Thomas Fletcher, or Fran cis Pagan. Subscriptions $1.50 Sin l gle admissiOn $1.OO.