The Press., 1893-02-09

He has delivered this lecture before some 0f the most cultivated audiences, and it has met with the highest approval every where.
 There will be sociable at the acad- emy tomorrow night.
 Harry F. Chapin has left school, and will devote his time to newspaper work.
 2. " Lord will remain in town, con- tinuing his studies with Rev. James Tufts.
 Frank P Williams, of South Coven- try spent Sunday with relatives in town.
 TOLLAND.
 lcorrespondence.)
 MT. Eli Eliot was the guest of his friend and classmate at Greenwich Acad- emy, D. s. Agard, a few days last week.
 Mr. Frank Uhler of Brooklyn, N. Y, spent Sunday at J. E. Underwood's.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. have elected as officers for the next six months: George W. Lansing president; Mrs. Chas sterry, vice president; E. s. Agard, sec'y and treasurer.
 George Kane has moved from Tol- land to Stafford.
 Carlos Tilden met with an accident similar to that reported last week. While going down hill with load of wood drawn by 8 yoke of oxen and a horse, the cattle were unable to hold the load back, being smooth shod, on the icy road, and the load was overturned against MT. Til den. Although he was able to extricate himself, he was quite severely bruised and very badly frightened.
 The Underwood Mfg Co. have shut down their factory for repairs.
 MT. Charles Baker has been quite sick.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. held a very pleas ant social and entertainment in the town hall Fridy evening. A missionary drama was presented by a number of young la dies. The program also included reel tation by Miss Daisy Whiton, violin solo by Louis Underwood and reading by Miss M. L. Underwood. Over $5 was realized from the sale of home made can- dies.
 Holland Street has been a sheet of glare ice, and although many people have slipped down, no serious accidents have occurred. FLORA
 ROCKVILLE. Cor. Hartford Times: St. Bernard's Catholic Society will begin the erection early in the spring of a large convent and school building, from plans just con- pleted by the architect, Joseph Jackson of Waterbury. The building will be ot brick with stone trimmings, and located on the lot recently purchased on Park street in the center of the city for $16,- GOO. The building will be 64xS4 feet in size, three stories high, and will cost $40, > 900. The society will expend $100, ,000 in building new church edifice in year or two.7 :,
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. Horton, superin- tendent and matron of the county home at Vernon for the past year, have rendered their resignation to take effect April l. It is reported that MT. Horton has ap- plieS for the position of superintendent ot the Vernon town almshouse.
 Rockville had another big fire Sun- day morning, evidently incendiary, and starting in Strausser's bakery on Market street, which is next to the American ho. tel, in which fire was set few weeks ago. Before being gotten under control this last fire had done damage to extent of over $8,0O0, the losers being W. F. Orcutt, owner of the buildings, Strausser baker, Misses N. < A. Brown, milliners L. Rartenstein, barber. Remarks over heard at the fire have caused the arrest o Antonio Eecks, a baker, on charge of hay ing set the fire. He was put under bonds of $500 to appear at 8 hearing to be held next Monday. August Spellman, 24, met with SC \ rious accident Monday. He worked ir Regan's mill and his clothes were caught in the belt of the extractor. He was car ried. up the shafting, where his clothing became twisted around his neck, nearly strangling him. Another workman stopped the machinery, and Spellman was carried home unconscious and in precarious l