The Press., 1896-12-31

OA' w. 1' NlcHOlS E0buEu0u Au0Su6J from brief visit to New York City and Hoboken.
 Senator Converse and Representative Leach go to Hartfor next Tuesday to commence their legislative duties.
 Bissett's orchestra will give social dance at the Opera House next week Thursday evening. Tickets 50 cents. This orchestra has made reputation for attendance.
 Hurley Bros. made voluntary assign ment to H.. o. Butterfield Monday, and the store is now closed. Both "Dan" and "Jim," as they are familiarly called, are very popular young men, and expres- sions of regret ale heard on all sides that they could not have continued until spring, when it is hoped that business will be better. An effort is being made to effect settlement with the creditors. If settlement is arranged the business will be continued.
 The joint installation of the officers of I O. A. lief Corps will taKe place tomorrow even- ing at o'clock. Past Department Com mander B. E. Smith, of Willimantic, will be the installing officer of the post, and Mrs. Clarabelle Reynolds, of Ellington, past president of the corps, for the corps. An invitation has been extended to the post and corps of Wilmington to be pres ent Refreshments will be served. Reg ular meeting of the w. R. c. at 7.15 sharp. The corps ladies are all requested to bring cake.
 There have been two more deaths from scarlet fever in the family of MT. and Mrs. Willis Clark this week, and the only re- maining child, boy of about years of age, is at present afflicted with the same disease. Earl, the youngest child, died Sunday morning, and Marvin, four years of age, died Monday. The disease, ill both cases, was of the most malignant type, and both bodies were taken to Stur- bridge for burial Monday. There have been three deaths from this disease in the family within two weeks, and much sym pathy is felt for MT. and Mrs. Clark in their terrible afflictiOn.
 It is not the fault of the churches if Christmas Eve is not pleasantly remem- bered. At the Methodist church, L. s. Converse as Uncle Sam, and Ernest Taft as Santa Claus, did the honors in grace full manner in the cantata. The march, in which all nationalities were represent ed by the young people, as special fea ture, proved very pleasing to those in at tendance. At the Episcopal church 8 supper was served, followed by program of songs and recitations, concluding with the distribution of gifts from the tree. At the Congregational church there was a tree which bore fruit for every member of the Sunday school. The exercises at this church included musical selections and recitations.
 Fitz & Webster in Breezy Time'' are booked at the Opera House for next Tues day evening. The company has been playing in the west. and has received fav- orable mention in the papers in the towns where they have appeared. Seats are on sale at Abel's at 25, 35, 50 and 75 cents. The interest in the piece is brought about by the fact that the creditors of young college student have pursued him out of town, and that the girl he loves has done likewise. It is easily to be seen that comic complications can grow out of this state of things. It remains to be seen, of course, whether they have been taken ad- vantage of. Leaving the plot altogether out of the question, however, the piece is said to bring upon the stage great many people who have made hits in their time and who have been brought together for the first time in "A Breezy Time"
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 MT. and Mrs. Steadman Williams are in Brimfield visiting friends and elatives.
 Miss Chella Cady is spending her vaca- tion in Willimantic as a guest of her sis ter, Mrs. w. A. King.
 The vesper services at the Universalist church next Sunday evening will be in
 
 The Christmas exercises at the Baptist church were we'll attended and everything passed off pleasantly. The children were all we'll remembered, and Elmer Packard, as Santa Claus, added much to the enjoy ment of the little ones A bountiful SUD- per was provided, and with singing by the children, solo by Miss Gertie Wight man, and reading by Roswell Warren, the evening was quickly and delightfully."- passed. One of the pretty decorations of the table, and which was much admired and appreciated, was the holly presented by the Stafford Floral company. Ger tainly the ladies who had the affair in charge deserve great credit for the pleas ant features of the occasion.
 The ice harvest in this section has be- gun, MT. Durham. of Hydeville, being the first to fill his house, and he being followed by H. F. Cady. The ice on the pond is about nine inches thick, and of an-extra quality.
 Rosie Troy, a young child of MT. and Mrs. Daniel Troy's, met with quite se- were accident Monday. In company with a number of other young children, she was coasting in the lot owned by E. c. Pinney. The water had overfowed the flat at the foot of the lot, frozen, and then receded, leaving sheet of ice which in some places was quite 8 distance above the ground. They had been down num- of times safely, when, in going down this time, her sled struck one of these high places while going at great speed and broke through, catching her leg between the sled and the sharp edges of the ice and cutting bad gash. Dr. Newton was called and was obliged to take several stitches in order to close the wound. It is not thought that any serious results will follow from the accident.