The Press., 1888-01-26
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IOORBGSFONDEAOGs {, The board of relief meet still agair next Monday.
 We won't undertake to say how many degrees below zero the mercury fell last Saturday, Sunday and Monday in this lo cali;y. Some say 20, others lO, 10, 16, and sO on.
 Isaac Harbinson has entered the old folks home in Hartford on trial
 Mrs. 8. Taylor has been visiting in Springfield.
 -G, G. Dave is to teach the winter term of the glass factory school, beginning next Monday.
 Wallace R. Morse, second son of Ezra l A. Morse. has been sadly afflicted ill the death of his wife, Josephine Mcdonald, which occurred in Monson, Mass, the 18th inst.
 -Lombard, who lives on the Dutch man" Smith place, recently lost seven of his fingers by freezing.' Dr. Newton per- formed the amputatlon. Charley Bentley has returned from his visit 10 the Pacific coast. Our young men are beginning to think good deal of the old east.
 The recent enumeration of scholars in town i've mean the school children) shows gain of twelve.
 Mrs. John B. Carpenter; Mrs. William Waldo and Willie Waldo have been visit ing Mrs. Jennie Knox in North Haven. Lets watch the moon next Saturday evening. Early m the evening there will be total eclipse of her. She fulls at 35 of that day. The eclipse begins at 43O p. m. but it's total phase does not begin till 531. The middle ofthe eclipse is reached at (. 20 and the total phase ends at 2 O9, but the earth's shadow does not entirely clear the lunar disc until 8.G9.
 -G. G. Dave gives one of his interest ing entertainments in the Baptist confer ence room this evening. His speciality is Ill face contortion. Come and see him make up faces during some of his readings. Mrs. Dawes will give the audience some instrumental music. The proceeds are to. go to the Sunday school library through MT. Dawes generosity.
 Miss Lena Johnson, for several years employed in G. Hall and company's board tug house, has gone to Hartford.
 The schoolroom in district 9 will now seat ffry-tour pupils, six new double desks having been put In recently.
 Mir George Nichols was quite severe ly injured one day last week, by an iron spindle striking him in the face while he was at work in the machine shop.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Wilbur are house. keeping in the tenement lately vacated by Sylvester P Morrison, who has lately moved to the thew village"
 -Miss Lotta and Robbie Champlin came home from Mystic Friday, accompanied by their teacher, Prof. Bucklin.
 Miss Clara Hall was home from Will braham for the Sabbath.
 -Orlo Seagrave left the employ of the thread company last week. John D. Fay Tor has taken his place in the packing room.
 Jamie Ruby caught trout through the ice on the 2lst inst. that weighed sev- enteen ounces.
 In our mention of the elderly people in town, we inadvertently omitted the name of Corlis Barrett, father of Mrs. w. D. Ruby. He IS 84 years of age and hale and hearty. In this cold weather even he insists on cutting wood at the door. He lives with F. M. Barrett.
 Rev J. J. Cooper, pastor of the Third Baptist church in Nprwich, a graduate of Spurgeon's college iH, London. IS expected to assist Rev. W. R. Terry the coming week. He will preach five evenings at South Wilmington and on the Hill.
 Ed. Kent, wifesand children, of Terry vile, ,are visiting at hls fathers in the hol- low