The Press., 1894-07-19
UNION.


 (Correspondence) The wood lot belonging to c. z. Bachelor & Co., caught fire from some un- known cause (probably from brush burned last Monday) on Friday last, and burned over some 40 or 50 acres of wood land, and about 90,000 feet of lumber, which was all ready for market Loss some $7OO
 Twenty -four converts thus far are the result of the meetings held every eve- ming under the lead of the Christian Cru saders and Rev. J. Richardson at the M. E. church, and "still there's more to fol- low.
 RooK MEADow.-Lawyer Bert Booth and family of Springfield, Mass, have been visiting at his fathers, H. B. Booth. ....Joseph Smith and son of Hartford are spending few days at his fathers, Wm. Smith. .. Everett Stacy from Mt. Hermon school visited his sister at A. Agard's, where she is staying at present. Mrs. Frank Mathew and daughter of Charlton, Mass, have been visiting at her fathers, David Mathews ... David Mathews has dog weighing 7 pounds that has caught Il woodchucks this year. One day MT. M., thinking he had got a woodchuck in his hole, stoned the hole up. Three hours afterward, missing his dog and finding no one had seen him during the time, he took the stones from the hole and released the dog unhurt.
 ASHFORD.
 -'Joe'' Bates, the populy driver of the Woodstock stage for the past five years, died suddenly Monday morning while hay ing with his hired men on the Nicholas farm at West Woodstock. Indications point to heart failure as the cause. MT. Bates was highly esteemed citizen of Woodstock and native af Ashford.
 Westford Correspondence.
 Asa K. Bruce thinks it pays to ad- vertise, as he recently advertised for housekeeper through The Press, and in weeks time received letters from seven different ladies who wanted home. Among the number he chose Mrs. Sterns from Waterbury, who is at his home now. and he likes her very much.
 There was meeting in Chism's grove last Sunday at p. m. Rev. MT. c Chappell preached. It is expected there will be meetings there every Sunday through the warm weather.
 Mrs. Wm. Griggs and son Olin, and Nina Gage, are stopping at Mrs. Griggs' home for a while.
 ELLINGTON.
 Rev. w. T. Hutchins, a former pas tor of the Congregational church in FL lington, was yesterday installed as pastor of the church at Indian Orchard, Mass. , Crystal Lake CorrespondenceJ In the interest of good roads it is worthy of note that Selectman Charter and his workmen have just done a fine thing by raising and hardening the road 'across the flat" at Crystal Lake, known as the Stafford Springs and Rockville road.
 l There were present in church last Sunday morning the following campers Mr. and Mrs. A. Arnold and Ernest Ar mold, Mrs. M. H. Hewett and Misses Jen- nie and Josie Hewett of Stafford Springs Mrs. Holmes and children from Worces- J ter, Mass.
 Mrs. M.P.J. Walker and elder daugh- ter of Stafford Springs also heard Mir. Edwards deeply interesting discourse. let all the readers of The Press in the neighborhood of Crystal Lake espec- ially notice that MT. Edwards will preach here next Sunday morning at 10.45 a. m. upon the following theme, civilian Mil ler's Mistake, or why Christ did not come in IA" We deem they will be repaid for attending.
 Mrs. Jennie Neff Ion the hill' had dahlias in blossom July 4th. Who can beat that this dry season?
 A man at the grove last Sunday, un- der the influence of liquor, broke into Collins Riohardson's house, assaulting his wife and daughter.
 We can very gratefully say
 Thanks to the heavenly powers For most refreshing showers.