The Press., 1889-10-03

 has doubled his business, and it now ranks among the most important of South Gov entry industries. Mrs. A. D. Bottum is to continue the silk business left by her late husband. O. H. Kenyon & Co.'S. mill is shut down for one week. HOLLAND. tcoRREsPoNDENcE.)
 Mrs. Chappell, mother and daughter. have returned to Brooklyn, N. r., after having spent few weeks at the County House.
 A very pleasant party was given by Miss Emma Kurau at the County House on Wednesday evening. MT. and Mrs. Merrill have moved their household goods into one of MT. Chas. Underwoods buildings Misses Jennie and Harriet Tilden start this week for Colorado Springs, Col, where they expect to spend the winter. MT. Hiram Newcomb, an old resident of this place, died last week, after long illness.
 Mrs. Jerusha Smith, while visiting her brother, MT. Joseph Root, was taken very sick with typhoid fever, and on Fri day morning last died. Her remains were
 
 Saturday.
 -"Children's day" was observed by the Holland grange on Tuesday evening, 24th inst, by public entertainment and SUD- 1 per.
 Thieves broke into the house of Mr. Sherman Chapman one night recently, but being discovered in time they made good their escape and did little harm. MT. George Preston and wife from Norwich are visiting his mother. l A remarkable coincidence Holland is without minister. Three farewell ser mons in one Sunday. Rev. N. B. Cook of the Methodist church has received a call to a church in Maine, and left Tol- land. Rev. l.. B. Brown, pastor of the Baptist church in Rockville, who has SUD- piled the church here for some time, closed his labors with this church on Sunday. Rev. o. N. Seymour, after pastorate of fifteen years, preached his farewell sermon on Sunday from the text, Hebrew 18th chapter, 14th verse, "For here we have no continuing city" He will reside with his daughter in East Hartford. Mrs. Seymour is in very precarious condition at the Hartford hospital. FLORA. A very quiet wedding took place in Holland, Oct. 1st, at the residence of Carlos Tilden, being the marriage of MT. James R. Jewett of Mansfield, and Jennie E., :, youngest daughter of the late Joseph Til den, Rev. MT. Hoisington of Coventry of ficiating. After many congratulations and we'll wishes of their many friends, the happy couple started on the p. m. train for Colorado Springs and other points west.
 Democratic nominations: Town clerk and treasurer, Frank T. Newcomb; select men, Brady M. Sears, John Walbridge i; assessors, James A. Lathrop and George B. Pierson auditor, Philip Doyle; treas. town depoait fund O. V. Howe; registrar of voters, H. H. Doyle; board of relief, O. A. Leonard and Gideon Brown constable, Wm. Newman school visitor, D. A. Brown.
 Republican nominations: Town clerk and treasurer, B. s. Agard lselectmen, H. F. Rix, Lorin Reed board of relief, A. L. Benton and w. T. Anderson assessors, John W. Edgarton and A. Mccormick :; constable, J. H. Sparrow. SOMERs. Contributed Items.) The last matinee meeting of this season at White Oak track in Somersville, was held last Saturday and resulted in Mallet of Scitico winning in the minute class, Kent of Suffield in the 2 50 class, and Fit ten of Rockville in the other. A large at tendance is reported.
 Mir. Wadsworth Philips, who has been 1 in declining health for some time, died Sunday night at the age of sixty -four years. Funeral services were held at the house of the deceased Wednesday, at p. m. MT. Philips was native of Somers, and leaves wife and one son. | Rev. MT. Smith of Hartford preached at the Congregational church fast Sunday. 70. H. Needham, who has been sick with typhoid fever, is reported as being in more comfortable condition. | The Somers Grange have been fitting up the basement of the M. B. Church for permanent quarters.
 Rev. c. H. Gleason, arrived Tuesday evening to oficiate at the funeral oi Wadsworth Phillips.
 ROCKvILLE- | (Correspondence.)
 The Rockville races, Oct. 18th and 18th, bid fair to be the most interesting and enjoyable exhibition seen in eastern Conn. for long time. The people over there are thoroughly interested, and are doing everything possible to make it at. tractivt. Besides plenty of horse racing there will be foot races, bicycle races, bean pot race, greased pig, Sc. The N. Y. & N. B. R. R. give excursion rates. The management have put the price at 35c. each day, that all may be able to attend. | The members of the Union Congrega, tional church have voted to call Rev. James Dingwell of Danielsonville. The Ecclesiastical society will unite with the church in the call The church will pay a salary of about $2, 800. 'sThere are four products of California, D says Pacific coast contemporary, which | will shortly command the market of this country and will seek outlets abroad.