The Press., 1897-04-29
W. [. Warner Is spending a few days

~~ in New York.
 State Attorney Reed and Judge Cham berlin were in Hartford yesterday.
 The next meeting of the Current Events Club has been changed to Friday, May 2.
 J. M. Leach is to fit up part of his candy store for a first-class ice-cream room.
 Joseph Barselou has recovered from his recent illness, and is now able to be at his business.
 William E. Hassett, of Moosup, form erly of this town, is to be married next Tuesday to Miss Julia Daily.
 Senator J. Carl Converse is i'll at his home on East-Main-st. He was unable to go to Hartford yesterday.
 There is a case of diphtheria in the fam fly of Thomas Hayes, who lives in the Chandler house on East Main-st.
 O. M. Brown, of the Boston store, has filled his new ware house with goods, to accommodate his growing business.
 Rev. T. D. Martin, jr., and family, ex- pect to move their household goods into Grace church rectory this evening
 There will be Episcopal service in the school house at Buffcap, next Sunday afternoon, at 8 o'clock. All are cordially invited.
 The borough school children have raised $133O for the starving people in India. Subscriptions for this cause may be sent to Prof. Jacobs.
 Tandems are becoming quite popular in town. B. P. Cooley and Miss Cooley appeared this week with new machine, and there are two others in active opera tion.
 James Kenelly was taken to Hartford to-day, and will remain for a time for treatment by Dr. Stearns, a specialist on brain troubles. MT. Kenelly has not re- covered from the effects of his fall. M. O'Hahoran went to Hartford with him.
 Fred J. Sibley, of Boston, and Lizzie E. Ryder, of Boston, were married at Lynn, Monday evening, by Rev. Mr. Hainer. The newly married couple will make their home in Lynn. MT. Sibley is a nephew of Mir. and Mrs. Marcus Smith He attended school in Stafford, and later was in the employ of George E. Buck of Palmer. He is well-known in this vicini- ty, and has many friends who wish him much happiness. The bride is da ghter of Mrs. Reuben Edgerton of Stafford Springs, and has many friends in this vii cinity.
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 Mrs. Anna Mead is staying with friends in Montville.
 The Mission Band will meet at the Baptist church chapel Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
 Hereafter the Sunday evening services at the Baptist church will commence at 2 o'clock instead of 6, as has been the cus- tom during the winter.
 The Ladies' Aid society, of the Baptist church will have their regular meeting for work next Wednesday afternoon, and of course their usual supper will be served from 5.30 to o'clock.
 Myron Leonard's two girls, and the Moore children, killed four black snakes in the Village cemetery the other day. The largest measured five feet and nine inches in length. Mr. Kingsbury killed four there short time before.
 The wind and sand storm of Monday night surpassed in fierceness that of a week ago. Sand and wind combined made being out-of-doors a thing almost impossible. And how it did blow-in fact it blew so hard that it was expected that the water pail would be blown back again.
 It was with some surprise Sunday morn ing, on failing to hear the Universalist church bell, to learn that Rev. MT. Dru- ley had been taken suddenly i'll with some stomach trouble, and was unable to ofiei- ate. In consequence of his illness ser vices had to be omitted. It was pleasant news to learn afterward that the attack did not prove as serious as was at first feared, and that he was shortly able tc be about again.
 The pupils in the grammar department of the Pinney Grammar school, Miss M E. Smith, teacher, raised $1O.50 for the starving children in India, which was sent to Rodney Dennis, Esq, Monday evening. In addition to the above, the intermediate department, Miss Beth Sprague, teacher, raised $5, and the little tots in Miss Rathbun's room raised $2- $1750. This is considerable in excess O some of the larger districts, but then, w are used to that. The children seemed tc work with great eagerness; the entire amount being raised in two days.
 One of the most extensive wood firei that has occurred in this vicinity fol many years broke out about o'clock las Friday afternoon, few rods south of th' Roswell Washburn place, near Middle River. It burned fercely northeast, ul through the Leonard Washburn farm across some land belonging to Otto La dish, and crossed the road near the "BiI Rogers" place, where it gained greate headway and swept through land belong ing to Arthur Blodgett, burning ove some fifty acres or more of his wood land A large force of people from the Villag' and vicinity were out all night Frida. fighting the fire, which was not entirel. subdued until Sunday evening. How tn fire originated is a mystery, though it ii supposed that some children in play mus have lighted fire near where it started. When Everett Warren purchased th' old school house with the intention o changing it into dwelling, few reallze' its possibilities in that respect, but as approaches completion it is evident tha 1t will make one of the pleasantest ant most desirable residences in the village The view from it's front veranda is vel worth a visit, and few would recogniz | fho old cohno1 hoooo in Ahio ho