The Press., 1897-09-09
A new piano is to be added to the equip

Arthur D. Johnson, of Ellis grocery is taking a vacation at Lake George.
 Mrs. Chas Fox has returned from { two months vacation at Castine, Me.
 MT. and Mrs B. F. Taylor have re turned from their summer home at Man tic.
 Anthony Adams has an attractive new delivery wagon from the Comins carriage shop.
 Work on Wilmington avenue is pro gressing. The ledge is being carved like cheese.
 MT. and Mrs. E. H. Fellow, of Norwalk are guests of R. s. Converse and wife fol few weeks.
 There will be sermon at the evening service at Grace church hereafter, begin. ming next Sunday.
 Rev. John D. Coyle, of St. Johns, New Haven, has presented St. Edwards church with new black walnut pulpit.
 William D. Holman and Nelson Towne have exchanged house in Springfield fol one in Palmer, with Hollis B. Dewitt, ot that town.
 Lawyer Samuel Fairfield, of New York has been In town this week and Is consid ering the advisability of returning to this town to practice his profession.
 Rev. R. c. Gragan attended the guar terly conference at Hartford Tuesday Rev. Father Dykmans. Is attending the assistants' conference in the same city to- day.
 An orchestra, composed of young la dies, has been organized and it's first ap pearance will be at the musicale to be held at the Episcopal church next Tues day evening.
 The parochial school opened this week with IFS scholars. Sister Gregory has been transferred to St. Johns parish al Stamford, and Sister Carmelita, of Put nam, takes the No. school.
 The registrars of the second district will be in session at H. s. Abel's store next Thursday from 8. ID. to 5 p. m. for the purpose of receiving the names O those who wish to be made voters.
 Samuel Ferry, who is oontesting tht will of his sister, Mrs. Smith Page, asks the superior court to have the case con tinued. The judge decides to-day wheth CT the continuance shall be granted.
 A special effort will be made this year to make the hall exhibits feature of tht fair, as usual. A generous amount hal been appropriated for premiums. Arti ticles for this department may be left a Miss Ellithorpe's, on West Main street and can be called for there after the fair Stafford.
 Almost everyone wears shoes of some kind-those that do not won't care, bu those that do will have quite an interes in Hugh Jenkins advertisement In anoth CT column.
 Miss Minnie Hunt is spending some time in Hampden.
 Regular meeting of Wolcott Lodge, F & A. M., this evening.
 Miss Jennie Vanamburg, of Gilbertville is visiting at Matthew Keefe's.
 Arthur King, of Fitohburg, was 8 gues of Mir. and Mrs. Martin Hunt over Sun day.
 Miss Grace Mead left Monday to re sume charge of her school at Babylon L. 1.
 There will be Episcopal services at the town hall next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
 Mrs. Mary Denison is away for some time, stopping with friends in Hartforc and Montville.
 Mir. and Mrs. Asa Smith, of Belcher town, were guests of MT. and Mrs. G. E Burke Sunday.
 The open air concert last evening b, the band was complete surprise, but most enjoyable one.
 Mrs. Julia Leno, of East Brookfield, , former resident of the town, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Minor.
 Quite an addition to the wool shop o the Riverside Woolen company is being built, and still another one Is i'll contem plation.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. c. E. this evening-"Our Gifts from Got Our Gifts to God" A cordial invita- ton is extended to all.
 Among the Saratoga excursionists iron this section were Mrs. Jacob Glover, MT and Mrs. Charles Whiton, Mrs. Henr. Gerould, Mrs. Monroe Dimock and Milton Smith.
 J. G. Wightman has fitted up hors shoetng department in connection witt the services of first-class shoer, and all ready for work.
 There Is to be an invitation dance il Spiritualist hall this evening, given b. some of the young ladies of the village with Mrs. H. F. Cady and Mrs. E. H Pinney as patronesses.
 The registrars of this district will be il session at H. F. Cady's store next Thurs day from in the morning until 5 in tn afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the names of those to be made voters
 MT. and Mrs. E. Henry Hyde, of Hart ford, have been here nearly week super intending the removal of the family 0 the Gov. Hyde homestead to their nev home at Foxville. The removal was fin ished Tuesday.
 The vacation of the ladies' social 1 over, and the ladies have gone to wor | again with an abundance of their Dopula work-quilting. Beside home work, the have orders from Hartford and New Hf ven, and work is expected from othe cities. Their Wednesday evening sur pers are still good and popular, and the welcome everybody.
 The infant class in the Universalist Sur day school, taught by Mrs. E. c. Pinney seems to be one of the popular institl tions of the village. Promotions hay been made twice during the year, and yt