The Press., 1883-09-06
SOME RS.

IcORRESPONDENCE.1
 The frost of Monday night made grea slaughter in the tobacco fields of this sec tion. and the mangled remains will in mos
 cases be buried at the point of the blow.
 The monument in memory of Mis- Rodolpha Root, which received an extend ed notice from The Press at an earlie
 stage, has now been placed iH position a
 the center cemetery, where the beauty O
 the design and finish will be noticed by all | Few country churches make so varied
 and continuous display of flowers on Sun day as do those in Somers. The Metho dist church receives constant attention il
 this matter from Miss Fannie Scully. And
 the Congregational church, we understand
 depends largely upon the diversified taste of Miss Lombard and few artistic co. 1 laborers. .ts.
 Rev. MT. Gleason resumed his duties on Sunday last, when he preached with more than usual vigor. Of his exploits in the Canadian forests enough has been gleaned to warrant his friends in indulging touch of pride at his prowess and handi- craft, and his growing reputation in the woods.
 The approach of fall is verified in the announcement that MT. J. c. Lee will | Monday next.
 The funeral of Will H. Pease was largely attended by people from the center, where he has spent much time of late, and | where the loss occasioned by his death is deeply felt f.
 (FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CONFECTIONERY
 Saratoga delights in its opera house Newport and Elberon in their respective casinos now Somers has the nucleus of what, in time, may rival, in point of | elegance, any of the above mentioned temples of amusement. A building con- | tiguous to the famous hostelry 'sYe An cient House. has been selected as adapted l to the purpose, reftted and arranged un- der the direction of competent artists from New York and Philadelphia. The build ing was formally opened on the 17th inst. l by private theatrical company. The auditorium is constructed so as to produce l the best acoustic effects, the seating ca pacity admirable, and all of the appoint ments as satisfactory as the size of the structure will admit. In time, it is confi- dently expected, that this miniature casino will be supplanted by more imposing building which will be erected to keep pace with the increasing demand for pub lie improvements.
 Miss Mabel K Gager of Philadelphia, the accomplished pianist, is passing few days in town as guest of Mrs H. R. Kibbe. -"Al work, and no play, makes Jack 8 dull boy'is trite saying, equally applica- ble to Jack when he has arrived at the full stature of manhood as when in the incip- tent stages. Such, at least, is the convic- l tion of many of our good people, and they 1 rejoice in an occasional gala day. Last Saturday, the first day of autumn, found gathering of our people at the Snipsic grove. They all seemed bent upon hay ing good time, and making the most of the many appliances found on the grounds, and upon the lake, for the amusement of the guests. The dinner reflected great upon the proprietor, MT. Thompson. It partook, somewhat of the. nature of 8 "shore dinner" and was enjoyed by all. Such fritters ! well, you must go there and enjoy them yourselves, they were inde- scribably good and so were the other delect- able articles provided to please the palate. The ride upon the lake in the steamer "Pastime" gave delight to those who avail ed themselves of this source of entertain ment. One of the gentlemen said, that owing to the we'll known temperance prin- clples which prevail at the grove, he had II in his carriage. This announcement was unfavorably received, as high moral, if not religious principles controlled most of those present; but when blast was blown from this horn it was found, greatly to their delight, not to be the horn that oft times blasts homes, hearts, and fortunes, but an innocent instrument whose duty it is to call to the midday meal those who, were they to indulge extensively in the other horns, would soon have no meal to ! which to be summoned An impromptu foot race, gotten up between Congrega- tlonal deacon and a Baptist layman, caused a good deal of merriment The Baptist friend i'll the contest labored under two disadvantages, although the umpire de- cided that he fairly won the race by about two lengths. Firstly, the deacon had 8 few months ago run so we'll for the legislature that he had badly beaten his opponent ; | and secondly, the ground staked out for the race was in direct line away from the water element which always found fa- vor ln the eyes of the Baptist. However. the result was as stated. The healthful- ness of our town has never been seriously | questioned, but should it ever arise, the statement made below must decide it Among those of our ladies ''fat, fair and forty, '' were five who, by a singular coin cidence, selected for a temporary resting place bench about fifteen feet long, and 1t was noticed when they were sitting there that the space was fully occupied. and not the fraetion of an inch to spare Can any | other town do better The company was composed of representatives from New York, Philadelphia and other places, as well as our own immediate townfolks. The very young, the youth, the middle aged and those advanced in life were there and the universal expression, at the close of the day, was ''we have had a good | time."