The Press., 1896-12-31
J. M. sheehan has been spending a few

tional Bank Monday.
 Col. c. L. Dean, of Maiden, was in town the first of the week.
 P. P. Davis has gone to Springfield to work for the winter.
 The new lunch cart has arrived and has been placed in position.
 The stores will close tomorrow at 12 o'clock, it being New Years day.
 Dani Rourke and son, from Fiskdale, were in town and spent the holidays with their family.
 Miss Mabel T. Barber, of New London, spent Christmas with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs B. F. Taylor.
 Frank Fenton, while at work in Brooks saw mill yesterday. cut off one of his fingers. His hand was dressed by Dr. Newton.
 The week of prayer will be observed at the Methodist church next week with special meetings every night, excepting Saturday night.
 A dancing party will be held at the Springs House tomorrow evening. Rich ard Ellis and Charles Pinney are the com mittee of arrangements.
 Fishermen are having much success fishing for pickerel in the reservoir at Staffordville. Several large strings of good sized fish have heen secured.
 A hearing on the approval of the t1us- tee of the insolvent estate of Hurley Bros. will be held next Wednesday, The as- sets are about $500 and the liabilities about $28OO.
 George Cardinal has a game rooster which was found Tapping around in bag on Main street. The owner can have his bird by proving property and paying for three quarts of corn.
 The five weeks old son of MT. and Mrs. Edward Tetrault died RSaturday. The child was i'll from the time of birth and was not able to rally. The funeral was held from St. Edwards church Monday afternoon.
 The second in the series of whist games between representatives of Orcuttville and this borough was played this week. Orcuttville lost again, notwithstanding the fact that they had re-enforcements from the Hollow.
 Those wishing to be exempt from mill itary duty and communication tax, by rea- son of mental or physical disability, must secure their certificate from Post Surgeon c. B. Newton, and file the same with the selectmen before Feb. 1et.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. of the Congrega- tional church have elected the following officers for the ensuing six months: Pres ident, Miss Lefty Meyers; vice president, Miss Bertha Heald; secretary and treas urer, H. E. Burwell; corresponding sec- retary, w. H. Heald.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Episco- pal church will give "blue jay" supper at their Sunday school room next Tues day evening. Each attendant will receive souvenir. Old time melodies will be rendered by male quartette during the evening. Admission, 10 cents. Hostess es, Mrs. M. B. Fisk and Ms w. w. Lathrop.
 The following officers for Stafford di- vision, A. o. H., have been elected for the ensuing year: President David Col lins; vice president, Wm. Purcell; re- cording secretary, Francis Murphy; finan- cial secretary John Hanlon; treasurer, John Conley. The time of meeting has been changed from the last to the first Sunday of each month.
 The ladies of the Methodist church hold 8 social this afternoon, with supper at 6 o'clock. After supper there will be a church meeting, at which the roll of mem- bership will be called. Following this Rev. w. F. Davis, of Uncasville, will preach. The passing of the old and the coming of 5he new year will be spent in a consecration service.
 The annnal meeting of the Congre9a- tional chu1ch will be held this afternoon and evening. A social meeting will be held at o'clock, followed by supper. The business meeting will be held in the evening. All members of the church, and those members of other churches wor- shipping with the church, are invited to the social tea which will be served at 6 o'clock.
 The following were chosen officers for the ensuing year at the Congregational church last Sunday: Superintent, Dea- con F. J. Chandler; assistant superin- tendent, Rev, A. J. Mcleod; secretary and treasurer, Frank J. Preston; libra rian, Wilhelmena Adams; assistant li- brarian, Charles Meyers; executive con- mittee, Mrs. G. H. Baker, Mrs. James Mclaughlin, Mrs. c. E. Butterfeld Mrs. F. H. Spellman, Mrs. A. J. Mcleod.
 Remonstrances are coming in freely to the county commissioners against grant ing license, at the Crystal Lake hotel, to Henry G. Boyd. When the last ap- plication was in for a license at this hotel the commissioners took the ground that it was not 8 suitable place for a license, and unless the board have changed their minds it is probable that MT. Boyd will Tare as have his predecessors, who have petitioned for legal right to administer to the thirsty at the lake.
 Julius Anderson, aged 66, a we'll known resident of the town for many years, died at his home on Westford avenue, Sunday morning, at 2 o'clock. Mir. Anderson was formerly in the livery business at the Springs house stable, at the same time buying and selling many northern and and western horses. His upright dealing and genial personality made him many friends. He has not been we'll for several years, but has been confined to his room only about four weeks. The cause of his death was Bright's disease and heart trouble. The deceased leaves a widow and one son, Charles c. Anderson. The funeral was held from his late residence Tuesday forenoon, Rev. A. J. Mcleod