The Press., 1891-06-04
many times people do not get it to the

many times people do not get it to ths office.
 | MT. Clayton E. Holmes is intending to leave the employ of the Riverside com pany about July list, so that the Congre gational choir will lose one of it's best singers.
 The annual reunion of the descend ants of Mrs. Samuel Corbin, late of Union took place at A. J. Cummings in Staf fordville on Wednesday, 3d, Wilbraham Springfield, Union, Woodstock and Staf ford being represented in, the guests, ,num I bering thirteen in all. Many regrets were sent from those unable to be present. A bountiful dinner was provided. May all be spared to enjoy many more. West Stafford.
 John o. Booth, Esq, will lecture or temperance 4. 30 p. m., Sunday, June 7.
 It is planned soon to have a reunion of present and past members of West Stafford Congregational chnrch. Further notice will be given.
 SOMERS. There is 8 possibility that during the term beginning this week the divorce suit brought by Rev. Charles H. Gleason o1 SOmers will be heard in the Holland coun- ty superior court. MT. Gleason is a na- tive of New Hampshire, and he married his first wife there. She was 8 daughter of Deacon Cobb of Westmoreland-was a lovely woman, and there was sincere re- gret in Somers, when she died, five or six years ago, leaving four pretty children. For his second wife he married Miss Fannie Clark, christian scientist healer of Northampton, Mass. His marriage was not happy one and all sorts o1 stories are told with regard to their do. nestle bickerings. The latest develop ment is the charge made by MT. Gleason that his wife has been improperly inti. mate with Dr. Pomeroy, Boston phy. sician, who is member of one of the old made the. basis for the present suit fol divorce. The Pomeroys are an influen tial family of high standing in Somers and up to the time of bringing the charges staunch adherents of MT. Gleason. The new complication is most unfortunate one, but aside from this charge it would seem as if MT. Gleason had good lega grounds for asking release from this most unfortunate marriage.
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 Memorial day was observed by the veterans and A. O. U. M. Flowers were placed on the graves of some, seventeen or eighteen soldiers. The singing by children, the music of the Somersville brass band showed careful training on the part of the leaders. The centre churcl was crowded to it's utmost capacity tC listen to the orator of the day, Rev. C. H. Ricketts.
 The bunco steerers that visited this town on Monday were not successful il fleecing any of the farmers. W. H. Burdick, who has been quite sick, is regaining his usual health. Ant this reminds us that few of his neigh bors lent him a helping hand in his plant i ing.
 Rev. John Ricketts has been visiting his son the past week. | Rev. c. H. Ricketts attended thu ministers meeting on Tuesday of thi' week. f The officers and committees of thu Y. P. s. c. E. for the next six months were chosen on Monday evening. Rev c. H. Ricketts was reelected president and Miss Annie Bond secretary and treas urer.
 We have three generations of black smiths in this town by the name of Chap man. The youngest, Henry, has opene' shop at the street. F. / =