The Press., 1896-02-27
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 "A large number from this village at tended the Universalist festival at Staf- ford last evening.
 Mrs. P. R. Gadway, of Bridgeton, Me-, is visiting friends in the borough.
 Last Sunday evening Carl Adams fell on the ice, near his home on Westford avenue. and disloeated his left shoulder joint. Dr. Newton was called and re- placed it.
 Master Willie Tuthill fell on the ice yesterday and cut his lip, necessitatfng three stitches.
 Advertised letters: MT. Max Cuslia- mski, Mrs. J. M. Cozzens, MT. John C.. Daton; Mr. Henry F. Laxton, Monsieur Francois Masseau.
 The leap year party at the Springs House Tuesday evening was a very pleas ant affair. Twenty-six couple partici- pated in dancing, whist and other amuse- ments. Landlord Fowle furnished an abundance of his delicious ice cream with cake, and knows for fact that young men, too, have weakness for ice-eream. The young ladies gracefully paid little at- tentions to twenty-six charming young men, and it is to the credit of the young ladies to say more hacks were used than at any party for three years previous.
 The electric light company have hired the store occupied by R. s. Converse for an office. The homes of Mrs. J. H. Fox, E. c. Dennis, Mrs. E. R. Brown, Miss Bliss, s. W. Page and the First National Band have recently been wired for lights.
 Mrs. Poindexter, Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Grace Whittemore are attending the W.R.C. convention in Meriden this week.
 Richard Rourke, 40. a resident of this town for many years, died at Holyoke last Friday morning. The body was brought here for burial Monday.
 The illustrated lecture on the Life of Christi at the M. E. church, by Rev. 1. N. Early of the Connecticut Sunday School Association, was very interesting, and was quite we'll attended. | Mass is to be held each evening at 8 o'clock at St. Edwards church during Lent. Special services are held Wednes- day and Friday evenings.
 The Monday evening Whist Club met last Saturday evening with MT. and Mrs. w. H. Smith. The change was made to revere Washington's birthday.
 The Amenity whist club will discon- tinue their soeials for the present, The regular weekly meetings will be held as usual At the meeting held Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Johnson en- l tertained.
 Julius Roberts, for the past year en- ployed by G. H. Baker & Co.,, has accept ed position with Keeney Bros. at Man chester MT. and Mrs. Roberts will leave at once. Mrs. Roberts will be greatly missed by the local Christian Endeavor Society, in which she has been an active worker.
 John Brick, who has had charge of G. H. Baker & Co.'S greenhouse, has sev- cred his connection with that firm. W. G. Tyler of Holyoke, an experienced man, has been engaged to fill the place, and will arrive March 3.
 The committee of the North Holland Sunday School Union met Monday and fixed upon Tuesday, March 10, afternoon and evening, for the next meeting, which will be held in the Congregational church. A provisional program has been arranged.
 There are to be special services at the M. E.. church next Sunday. MT. F. M. Messenger of North Grosvernordale, Conn, is to be present the entire day and speak morning and evening. In addition to the regular services there will be a morning prayer meeting at 9.3O. MT. Messenger is a business man, agent of the Grosvernordale Co.,, and will speak from business mans standpoint. Con- munion and reception of members will be postponed to the second Sunday in March.
 The cast for The Confidential Clerk | to be presented for the benefit of the Ca det Band, under the management of J. M. Leach:
 Henry Morgan, J. A. Bailey. Mike, the confidential clerk, M. O'Halloran. Maxwell, James Warren. Montgomery, John Williams. Pete, gentlemen of color, stephen Pease. Ephra1m, his son, Arthur BissOnette. PoatT3,on PPuak9, GeCecVlVe' R. G. Ellis. SqHlle SqaItaedy Sny3eF' Ma o1 R. Fisk. Mrs. Morgan, Miss Mabel Kavanaugh. Edna, daughter, Miss Agnes Mcdonald. M1ggfe, Miss Edith Bissett. Bessie, Miss Helen K. Leach. The piece will not in all probability be put on before March 12 or 13. -Myron Kemp came before the bor- ough court Monday, charged with an as- sault on Edward Murphy and Wilbur Welch. The evidence showed that the boys were employed by Kemp. One day last week the women of the Kemp house. hold started to come to the Springs in a Concord buggy. They asked the boys to go with them. When it was hilly the boys walked, but 8 part of the time they stood up and rode on the hind axle shaft | and hung on to the seat. Sunday Kemp I discovered that the paint on his wagon was marred and that the axle was sprung little. He brought the boys to task and abused them shamefully. He not only knocked them down with his fist and kicked them, but horse whipped them se- verely. The boys finally escaped and came to the village and filed complaint. Kemp pleaded guilty to the charge of as- sault, and paid 8 fine of $7 and costs in each case. Lawyer Stevenson prosecuted the case, and Lawyer Fitzgerald appeared for the defense.
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 Last week candlemas day got in it's work, and it is not so slow in that line now.
 | A meeting of school district No. is called to meet in the old school house in the Hollow on next Saturday evening. The objects are to arrange where the spring term of school is to be held and to