The Press., 1896-09-24
Leila Foster has returned to her studies

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 D. J. Mccarthy returned to his studies at Yale college Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Lawton are visiting ! friends in Woonsocket, R. I.
 Miss Maud Ellis is visiting friends in New London and New York. Quite a number went to Palmer to att tend the annual fair yesterday.
 James Wright of Willimantic is the guest of his uncle, Thomas Wright.
 Miss Russell has her fall millinery opening next Tuesday and Wednesday.
 James B. Conroy and Matthew Curnan, or Rockville, visited friends in town Sun day.
 c. R. Newton races at Lynn to-day and at the Charles River park in Boston Sat urday.
 Frank Newton will go back to New York Saturday or Monday to continue his medical studies.
 Dr. Rafftery has gone to Maine flor 8 brief vacation, which he will spend in the woods, hunting.
 Mrs. M. R. West returns to Hartford tomorrow, after two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Leach.
 The young people are talking of form ing social club, with the intention of holding social dances once in two weeks.
 The Citizens Band will furnish music for the fair the second day, and the Staff ford cornet band for the first and third days.
 Mrs. Chas. E. Peatfield, of Everett, Mass, returned to her home Sat urday, after weeks visit at J. s. Smiledge's, on East Main street.
 Bishop Tierney, of Hartford, and Rev. J. J. Furlong, of Rockville, were the guests of Rev. D. H. Lawler, at St. Ed wards rectory, Friday. w. G. Ellis has been ordered by his physicians to spend the winter in the Adj rondacks, because of throat trouble, and is making preparations to go at once.
 Rev. Henry M. Vaill, of Staffordville, has hired the tenement on East Main-st. recently vacated by Charles Reynolds, where he will in the future make his home.
 Arthur Meyers raced at the Berlin fair yesterday. He qualified in everything that he entered, and took third in the half-mile handicap, and fourth in the one- mile handicap.
 Mrs. G. H. Baker, Mrs. J. c. Converse, Mrs. J. V. Squier, Mrs, Chas. Holt, Mrs. R. s. Beebe, F. H. Baker and L. B. Ba- ker attended the Boston & Albany's stockholders meeting at Boston yester- day.
 In the superior court, the case of Stew enson vs. Meredith, to recover for ser- vices, the decision was for the defendant. In the case of Warrington vs. Kemp, for services, verdict was for the plaintiff of | $192.
 Fred Burwell, Stafford Springs boy, now working in Canada for the Cleveland wheel company, is at present travelling and giving exhibitions of fancy and trick riding in the interests of the wheel he | represents.
 The probatorial convention will be held at the Springs House next Tuesday, inn mediately after the adjournment of the senatorial convention. The re-nomina- tion of Judge M. B. Fisk is assured, as his service in the past entities him to the same.
 The burglars have commenced their fall work. A clothing store in Monson was robbed of about $2OO worth of goods Monday evening. Merchants will do we'll to leave light burning in their stores so that the night watchman can look in as he passes to and fro.
 The steam roller has been utilized in preparing the track at the fair grounds for the racing events. Other improve ments are being made, and it is probable that the wheelmen will appreciate the condition of the track, as we'll as the par ticipants in the horse racing.
 Alvah B. White, of Ellington, was be- fore the borough court Monday, charged with drunkenness and breach of peace. He was in town last Thursday and cre- ated quite disturbance, but went away without being arrested. Monday he came again, and Officer Helm detained him. He paid fine and costs of $17.29.
 A small audience greeted "Side- Track ed' at the opera house Tuesday evening. While the company presented a pretty fair entertainment, it is the general opin- ion that the cast is weaker than when last here. The tramp, the leading char acter in the play, did not compare favor ably with the man who took the part last year.
 The High school base ball team was de- feated by an aggregation from Stafford Street, at the grounds of the latter, Satur- day afternon. by score of 16 to 13. The batteries were: High school, Cogswell, Day and Williams; Stafford Street, Sea ley and Foster. By innings:
 ffa5bq5d HigR sdhoo1, ssGSet' S1s S-1s A return game will be played at the fair grounds next Saturday.
 Edward Welch, Jr., was before Judge Chandler yesterday, to answer to 8 charge of stealing watch and chain from the house of Josiah Cushman. Young Welch, in making a gun trade with MT. Cush- mans grandson several weeks ago, was in the house several times, and during one of his visits took the watch and chain, which were valued at about $7. In view of the boys age, and the lack of proper home training, the penalty was made $1 and costs, which was cheerfully paid.
 At the annual meeting of the w. c. T. U,, held last Friday at the home of Mrs. A. N. Nichols, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Miss Georgiana Washburn; vice presi- dents, Mrs. Frank Orcutt, Mrs. G. J. Bailey, Mrs. H. Alden; recording secre- tary, Mrs. A. N. Nichols; corresponding secretary, Mrs. c. P. Hodgson; treasurer, Mrs. s. F. Maine; superintendent of sci entific temperance instruction, Mrs. T. c. Lathrop; superintendent of press work Mrs. 1. N. Gardner; superintendent on franchise, Miss Georgiana Washburn.
 The following guests have registered at the Springs House the past week H. E. Bidwell, G. Lincoln, A. J. Baker, Mrs. s.