The Press., 1896-12-10

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 Mrs. Clara Grant is spending several weeks with friends in Worcester.
 Subject for the Epworth League meet. ing at the M. E. Church next Sunday even. ing-.'Present still in inc Sacrament ! The bookings at the Opera House in- clude Howorth's Hibernica for December 18th, and Gorton's minstrels Dec. 30th.
 Y.P.S. c. E. subject at the Congrega. tional church next Sunday evening "Lessons from Solomon's life and writ. ings."
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, | O. o. F., next Tuesday evening. The semi-annual election of officers will take place. -..
 Next week we expect to print the first section of a history of the local M. E. church, written by the plstor, Rev. J. l. Bartholomew.
 Stafford lodge, No. 26. A. o. U. w.. will elect it's officers for '97 at the regular meeting next Thursday eSening. Work on J. w. and M. W. degrees.
 Next Sunday morning, at the Congre- gational church, Rev. A. J, Mcleod will preach on the Armenian question, and the duty of the people as to the Armeni- ans.
 Rev.. w. H. Morrison will conduct ser vices at Buff Gap next Sunday at p. m. A large attendance is desired, as arrange ments will be made for the Christmas festival.
 Special services were held at St. Ed wards, Tuesday, in honor of the Assump- tion of the Blessed Virgin. First mass was at o'clock 8. m., and high mass at o'clock. At 73O in the evening a ser vice for the benediction and sacrament was held.
 The Cadet band held g meeting Monday evening, and voted to disband the first of the new year, It was voted to present the $58 in the treasury to the library as- sociation. This action on the part of the young men is very commendable, as mon- ey can never be used by the library to bet ter advantage than at present.
 The following officers have been elected by the Epworth League: President, E. A. Cleaveland; vice-p presidents, c. P. Hodg son, Mrs. L. s. Converse, Miss M. A. Sar- gent treasurer, Miss Maud Underwood; secretary, Clarence Walker. Eighteen of the members have organized to read the league reading course.
 n m hunting Tuesday. The friend is a little stout, and after he had walked about eight miles, which included the passage of large swamp, he suddenly remember ed that he had important business to transact at the bank, and asked to be ex- cused, so that he could go and attend to it at once. He was not excused.
 Amenity Whist Club met Tuesday even ing with MT. and Mrs. G. c. Parkess. Those who attended report a good time, and speak in the highest terms of MT. and Mrs. Parkess as entertainers. Mrs. John Foster and W. H. Bumstead were prize winners, also Miss Ellen Remmert and A. W. Kingsbury. The two last named won the least desirable prizes.
 Mrs. Miranda Davis, aged 70, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Webster, Tuesday, the final cause being an apoplectic shock. Besides Mrs. Web ster, one daughter, Mrs. A. N. Rounds, of this place, and three sons, Linus, Lu- cius and Nelson, all of whom reside in Southbridge, survive her. The funeral was held to-day at 10 o'clock, Rev. !. I. Bartholomew officiating. ! -
 The afternoon train for the south was about three hours late Tuesday, owing to the fact that a freight engine was deraiied at the Amherst freight yard. The New London and Northern division seems to be having more than it's share of hard luck lately. This morning the down pas senger train was delayed very near two hours by the wreck of freight engine at Amherst early this morning.
 In the marriage notice last week of Miss Annie Riley and Michael Mulvey, the name of the best man should 1have been Lawrenee J. Mulvey, of Spencer, Mass, instead of William Mulvey, of Worcester. The following list of presents should have also been added:
 Silver knives and forks, MT. and Mrs. Patrick King, Spencer, Mass; silver butter dishes, Miss Katie sRea, Springfield, Mass; pair of bed blank cts, Mrs. James Joy Amherst, Mass; bed spread, spread, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Riley BelchertoWn Mass Mass; silver syrup pitcher and tray, Horace Todd, Palmer Mass; silver spoons, Miss Marga., ret Todd, Palmer, Mass.
 Unless there are new cases of scarlet fever reported between now and Monday, the lower grades of the public schools will resume sessions. The disease seems to be we'll under control, and no new cases are reported outside of families in which the fever has been prevalent. In families previously affected three new cases are reported. Of these two are in the Prouty family, Mrs. Prouty and one of the chill dren being the victims, and the other in the Kuehne family. Every precaution is taken to prevent the spread of the disease
 The fair at Grace church Tuesday and Wednesday evenings was q success in every way. A novel feature was the art room, which was very attractive. The booths were tastily arranged, and the stars and stripes were used oonspicuously in decorations and wall hangings. The usual delicate embroidery, pretty fancy articles and dainty china, together with homemade sweets, were in evidence The farce, "A Box of Monkeys" was we'll 
 The members of the cast presented Miss Gertrude Chamberlin with souvenir cup and saucer at the close last evening.
 A good exposition of the wonderful X ray can at present be seen in Rockwell's block. The light from these rays is mild and pleasant, and not as bright and dag zling as would naturally be expected when the phenomenal penetrating quail tioc oro ooncidorod Ru tho aid Of tho