The Press., 1896-06-18
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 Topic for Epworth League next Sun day: His protest at church abuses"
 MT. and Mrs Jas F. Chamberlin at attended the Knowlton family reunion at Boston this week.
 Rockville Lodge, A. o. U. W. will visit Stafford Lodge this evening, and will work the third degree.
 Miss Alice Abel will entertain twenty five young friends tomorrow afternoon, it being her tenth birth-d day.
 Mrs Julia E. Jones and her son, l., M. Jones, from Rockville, left on Monday for week in northern New York. The annual school meeting of school district No. will be held at borough hall next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. F. A. BagnalI, with her children, return to St. Albans, Vt., to-day, after a weeks visit with her father, E. K. Taft.
 Col c. L. Dean has been elected vice. president of the Maiden Trust Company, instead of president, as given last week. Among those who attended the gradu- ating exercises at Monson Tuesday were Dr. F. l.. Smith and wife, and Mrs. I. N. Gardner.
 Attorney William A. King and Mrs. King, of Willmantic, will sail from New York Saturday on the Kaiser Wilhelm for Naples.
 Miss Leila Foster returned Saturday from Smiths College for the summer, Miss Laura Snyder, of New Jersey, ac- companying her.
 ". R. c. supper Friday evening from 5 to 7. Hostesses, Mrs. Benton, Mrs. Whittemore and Miss Kellogg. Regular meeting at o'clock.
 Miss Clara Breen and daughter, Miss Leila, of Providence, are spending a few weeks with Mrs. Breen's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wakeman Sibley, of East Main-st.
 J. II. Mullens shut down the Forest mill last Saturday. Woolen men all over the country will welcome a change of ad- ministration, as conditions for manufac- turing are very unfavorable at present.
 George Wood, of Rockwell Hill is a rival of Daniel Blakely, the quick lunch man. Woods record is 12 bananas in 3 minutes and IS for five minutes. Dan is confident that he can beat Woods record on a dozen by two minutes.
 The Children's Sunday will be observed at the Methodist church next Sunday. There will be special sermon to the children in the morning, and a Sunday School concert in the evening. Collec- tiOns at both services will be used for the cause of education.
 On Tuesday Mrs. Wm. Tobin had a cancer of the left breast and axillo sue cessfully removed by Dr. Rafftery, and the patient is doing finely. June 10th, Edward Murray had a finger amputated by Dr. Rafftery, which is healing nicely.
 The following young ladies go this week for two weeks stay at Cliff cot tage, Mayland Park, Mashapaug: Misses Myrnie and Florence Washburn, Clara Ellis, Alberta Eaton, Gertrude Wight man, Edith Cushman, Elizabeth Sprague, hIl NLlSS NY blc lCdNIOy u OIbIIUJ u1oOO' Misses Rose Beckwith and Wilhelmena Adams and Karl Aeams will occupy the Clear View cottage. Misses.L. s. Cady, A. E. French, N. E. Hall and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin are occupying Hope cottage.
 Oscar Meyers and David Bissett came together on their wheels Monday evening, with serious results, on Main-st. Both men were hurt, but Bissett did not come out in as good shape as Meyers. Bissett was taken to Dr. Newton's office, and his injuries were found to consist of a frac- ture of the right cheek bone and wound over the right eye extending toward the temple, with a fracture of bone at this point. Meyers had bad scalp wound which was dressed by Dr.S Smith. Meyers wheel was badly smashed, but the other bicycle was unharmed.
 The case of II. A. Mcfarland, of Wales, against Charles A. Russell, executor, was tried at Holland yesterday, with Steven son for plaintiff and Reed for defence Judgment was for the defendant. In the case of Stevenson vs. Meredith, which came up earlier in the week, motion fol Ofuer to COup0l pldluLln GO Iu1Hloh oAAA VI particulars, the court ruled that bill should be filed within ten days, and also that the answer should be filed within ter days from the date of filing the bill O1 particulars. Lawyer Stevenson sues fol bill of professional services amounting to $1 ,OOO, less the cash paid, STA.
 Charles G. Ellis was badly injured ir his stable last Saturday evening by his horse. He had been to Ellington, and after he had unhitched went to the stal to wipe off the animal, as 1t was warm He either tripped or was kicked so that he fell under the horse, and before he could be pulled out by his men who heard the commotion the frightened horse had danced around and hurt him badly. He was assisted to the house, and was at. tended by Dr. G. L. Nichols. The most serious wound was on his head, where there is long cut which appears to have been inflicted by the cork of shoe. The skull near the beginning of the cut is badly fractured. His legs and thigh are also badly bruised. At last accounts the patient was in critical condition, owing to his high temperature and the danger ot fever.