The Press., 1892-10-20
HOLLAND.


 A republican rally at the town house Friday evening will be addressed by Capt Patrick O'Farrell, most eloquent cam- paigner, and probably also by B. s. Henry, candidate for congressman. A band of music will probably be secured for rhe meeting.
 (Correspondence.)
 The ladies' aid society of the Meth odist church will hold their annual har. vest supper and entertainment in the town hall, Wednesday evening. The Presbrey quartette, of Rockville, will sing and Miss Lena Weldon will read.
 Rev. Mir. Baker, of Rockville, occu- pied the pulpit of the Methodist church Sunday morning.
 Rev. MT. Post, in his sermon at the Congregational church Sunday morning, noted the intellectual progress of the world during the past four hundred years. His text was taken from Daniel 1924 Many shall run to and fro, and knowl- edge shall be increased"
 The exercises in connection with the celebration of Columbus day will take place in the town hall Friday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. The schools of the town will take prominent part in these exer- cises. One feature of the occasion will be the unfurling of the national flag from the 1st district school house opposite the town hall. The public are cordially in- vited to be present. At 9.30 in the morn ing the school children will assemble in the hall for rehearsal. At noon lunch will be served in the unused part of the school house and the children will have the freedom of the town.
 Mrs. Horace Kfbbe, of Springfield, is the guest of Mrs. Wm. Sumner
 George Brown, of Hartford, is spend ing his vacation with his brother, David Brown. ..-..
 School began in the Grants Hill dis trict Monday, with Miss Catherine Han son, of the Willimantic normal school, '92, as teacher.
 Riley Kurau is clerking for A. R. Patten.
 Everybody who attended the Stafford fair had good time, are loud in the praise of the exhibition and the good character of the fair.
 ELLINGTON.
 Preaching at Crystal Lake next Sun day at the usual hours by Elder H. C.. Smith.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 One item of last week requires cor rection. Stanley Pease is the son of Rev. T. c. Pease, of Maiden, Mass, who is spending his vacation in Somers, and the ancient articles mentioned were among many others contributed to little fair especially for his enjoyment, to which the writer was kindly invited.
 We visited last week the school taught in Somers by Miss Clara Russell, and also that which is the fffty-sixth term of Miss E. c. Pease teaching. Both Miss Pease and Miss Russell are excellent in- structors.
 We found MT. and Mrs. R. K. Stew art, recently removed from Crystal Lake to Somers, pleasantly situated there..
 We listened to sermon last Sunday preached in Somers by Rev. MT. Jones, of Broad Brook, addressed to young men, which we wish all our young men could have heard. It was a word in season.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. o. Smith were uests of MT. and Mrs. M H. Dimock last week, and attended the Stafford fair.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nelson Green were guests of Mir. and Mrs. Denison Baker, and also attended the fair.
 Unusually fine flowers for the season were furnished for the Methodist church last Sunday by Mrs. Milo Gold. Her pa- rents, MT. and Mrs. Lampher, of Monson, were her guests recently. MT. l.. played the fife at the Somers fair, being the only fifer present.
 M. P. Avery and his son Daniel at tended the morning, service at Crystal Lake last Sunday, kindly returning the writer to his field of labor.