The Press., 1922-09-07


 tired grain dealer and business man.
 died at his East Main street home
 Thursday night. after an illness of several months He was born June 30. 1865. in Stafford Springs. son of Ebenezer Collins and SOphrOnia Ma Hssa (Fuller) Dennis. Mir. Dennis has always lived in Stafford Springs and after the death of his father in 1904 was sole owner and proprietor of the George l.. Dennis Grain and Feed mill, from the active management Of l which he retired three years ago. MT l Dennis held high place in the es- i teem of his fellow tOwnSmen ly virtue of his high integrity in business deal l ings and enjoyed a well earned res pect. Until he was fifteen years of | age. he attended his native town | schools and then went to work in his | fathers mill. Four years later he en- tered the Eastman Business college | at POughkeepsie, New York, and after | completing d commercial course, he, | ecame associated with his father in | Lusiness MT Dennis was very fond of travelling and besides visiting each state in the Union and touring Canada, | he cruised the northern section of | South America and all the Islands | that lie between that and the states. | Tn addition to this. he travelled eXten- sively ill Europe, Ireland, Scotland. | Englanda and Wales. While not \ seeker for public office, MT. Dennis, | yet performed his just share as citi- | zen. Being d republican i'll politics, | he served several times on the local board of relief and last year was elect ' tl,x eral assembly, where he was appointed member of the committee on banks and of the house committee on cOnsti- tutional amendments. Since 1910 Mir. \ Dennis has been a member of the BOs | ton Chamber of Commerce. He also was a director of the First National bank of Stafford Springs, cOrpOratOr of the Stafford Savings bank, a member of the finance board of the Johnson Memorial hospital; also trustee and | incorporation of that institution and a | director of the Stafford Springs Agri- | cultural society Fraternally, he was a~memher of Ionic lodge, A. F. and A. NJ. Orient chapter of Stafford Springs. Adoniram Council of Rockville. St. Johns COmmandery of Willimantic Sphinx Temple Not les of the Mystic Shrine of Hartford, a member of Rock vile Lodge of Elks, and a member of the local Stafford Golf and Business Mems clubs, where, amongst his most intimate associates he was known tended the Congregational church and was interested in many charitable en- terpriseS. which included the Boys club. boys schools, hospital, etc.
 November ', 1895, he married Sally E. Wenburg of Wilmington, who died in 1905 On October IA. 1912, MT Dennis married Grace McCluskey of BrOOktOn, Maine.
 MT. Dennis is survived by-his widow, also an aunt. Mrs. Julia A. Dean, of Cambridge. Mass, and an uncle, AL bert Fuller of Holyoke, Mass.
 Masonic funeral services conducted by the local Blue lodge, Rev. Levi Rees, Chaplain, and accompanied by the Temple male quartette of Hart ford, were held at his late home on East Main street at 3 o'clock, Monday A Knights Temple escort was fur | nished by members of the St. Johns | COmmandery of Willimantic, and | delegation from the Rockville Lodge of Elks attended in a body. The | bearers were A. I. Mitchell, William H. Heald, pr. G. Percival Bard, Lin coin G. Luce, F. G. Sanford and E. F. Engley. Burial was in the Stafford | Springs cemetery.
 Frank Johnson spent the weekend in Providence.
 Frederick Bruce is visiting friends at Onsett. Mass.
 Peter Pasqualin of Philadelphia is visiting relatives in town.
 William Comins returned Monday to enter the sophomore class at Yale
 Thomas Fraser of Annapolis is visit ing at the home of his aunt, Mrs | Robert Quinley.
 Mrs. w. E. Croft of New York was guest of her sister, Miss Bridget Sullivan few days last week
 Robert Pinney, who has been at tending the ChOate Summer school was in town over the holiday. Next Monday evening at 8 o'clock | there will be a democratic caucus at the fireman's rooms in borough hall | for the purpose of nominating town | officers
 1 MT and Mrs. Walter Pease of Nau-
 gatuck were guests of Mrs. J. A. Mix over Sunday and Labor day. Mrs. l Pease remaining for a longer visit with her mother.
 While the Congregational church was closed for two weeks, minor re- pairs were made, including new pew cushions throughout, floors refnished 1 and new draw curtains in the chapel. | The Italian Philodramatic Society will present the drama, ''The Two Sar- gents" in three acts by Aubigney, at St. Edwards hall, September 18th and ! 18th.
 ! Mrs. Sarah Mullins, MT. and Mrs. John F. Yare, Mrs. Victor Demers and son, Ronald, all of Worcester, and Miss Annie Conway of Boston, spent the weekend and holiday at the home of MT. and Mrs Bernard Mullins.
 Alwyn Rees won the captains cup on final 36 hole golf match last Sat urday, defeating Leon Partelo, the run ner up, 2 up, with 6 to go. Rees had
 a handicap of eight holes on the 36
 holes. The qualification rounds for the presidents cup match are now
 being played.
 Next Sunday afternoon MOnsOn will
 furnish the opposition for the All
 Staffords at Keefe's Plains If Monson
 wins this contest it will give them the
 series of the best three out of five
 games put 1T Stafford wins it will tie
 the series and will make it necessary
 for another game.
 l Methodist Church Notes-Sunday morning worship 1O.3O Sermon by
 the pastor, subject: Truth and Free dom" Sunday school at 11.5O. Eve
 ming service at 6.45. The pastor will yspeak on "GOrdian Knots for all to
 Untie." The Young Peoples Auxil-
 iary will meet next Monday evening"
 Angelo Introvigne, 64 died at his
 home on Gold street last Saturday
 morning after short illness. He has
 been long resident of this place He leaves three sons, Joseph, John and
 Domenico and one daughter, Rita, al
 home and two married daughters
 The funeral services were held Mon
 day morning in St. Edwards church \ NTTif EFaIf