The Press., 1897-04-22


 Miss Bertha Haskell has been on a visit to friends in Essex.
 Mrs. J. R. Sibley, of Sterling, is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Marcus SmitR.
 J. B. Chouinard, of Iudian Orchard. has located a photograph car on West Main street.
 Nelson Towne has sold house belong ing to the Ellithorpe estate to Euseb Sessier.
 Hanks market in Tilden's block is to be closed to-day as the proprietor has other business in view.
 The postponed auction of M. McCar- thy's property was held Tuesday. The real estate and buildings were not sold.
 John Melon has been adjudged insane and was taken by officer Helm to the asylum at Middletown the first of the week.
 There are several cases of diphtheTia in the family of L. c. Eaton. One of the children has been seriously i'll, but is now much better.
 George W. Benton, the boot and shoe repairer, has moved his shop to the Den- his block, opposite Comins' carriage shop. w. H. M. Hewitt has also moved to the same place.
 Winter Post, G. A. R., have decided to observe Saturday, May 29, this year as memorial day. The holiday comes on Sunday and 1t will be more convenient to have the exercises Saturday than Monday.
 Wm. J. Sibley, a son of Wakeman consumption. The deceased was 46 years of age and has been i'll for some time. The funeral was held this morning at II o'clock and the body is to be brought here for burial at Stafford street.
 A representative from Hartford, in the interest of the starving people of India, was in the borough yesterday endeavorlng to interest the school children in this worthy cause Circulars and contribution envelopes were left with Principal Jacobs to be distributed to the teachers of the different schools in town. It Is hard to realize the terrible suffering for want of food that the people in certain sections in India are suffering. Every little helps, as the price of food in India IS very low. In ordinary times ten cents will provide food for a child in India for a week. Stafford. James Hunt, of Worcester, was at Mrs. William Russells Monday.
 Clarence and Edward Putney, of Spring field, were guests of Mrs. Putney last week.
 Don't forget the Episcopal services at the town hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs Will Batchelder, of Bos- ton, were at the Baptist parsonage over Sunday.
 Notice H. F. Cady's advertisem mt in another column of a good tenement to rent over his store.
 Clarence Kingsbury, of Holyoke, spent Easter with his parents, MT. and Mrs. George Kingsbury.
 The annual meeting of the Hillside Cemetery Association will be held at the town hall May 1st, at 9 o'clock.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. &. c. E. this evening-"Different kinds of Death and the conquest of them"
 Miss Hannah Black has accepted po- sition in dressmaking establishment at Willimantic, and left for her new home yesterday.
 A. E. Hubbard, of Hartford, who is connected with some Masonic Insurance association, has been stopping at w. H. Blacks this week.
 Misses Ethel and Esther, daughters of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Cady, of Hartford, have been visiting their grandparents Mir. and Mrs. A. ID. Cady. It was learned with some surprise Mon. day that Wm. Webster had purchased the William Colburn homestead, includ ing all the real estate connected with the home place, at a price little less thar $2, 800
 Ed. Burke has purchased of Hyde Bol ton, of Hartford, one half of the lot lying just below his barn, on same side of tho road, at price of $1OO, and has made E Henry Hyde the same offer for the othe half, which will probably be accepted. Talk about the. wind blowing last Mon day-here is an illustration: A lady il ' the village had been washing a nice, al most new water pail, and set 1t just out side the door to dry. Well, the winC blew that pail where she never has seer 1t since.
 The many friends In this vicinity o Gilbert Gilmore, while sympathizIng witl him for the unfortunate accident he me with last Tuesday, will be pleased to learI that, from reports received this morning his injuries are not proving as serious a at first was feared, and that 1t is now ex pected that he will soon recover. The citizens of school district No. , who are interested in the improvement O the school house grounds, are requeste' to meet on said grounds at o'clock, Sat f urday afternoon, to make arrangement > for the proper observance of Arbor Day It Is hoped that there will be a large al ' tendance of both ladies and gentlemen. a The Universalist church was prettil A decorated for Easter, with potted plant and cut flowers, last Sunday. The choi sang finely, and in addition to the musi ,, noticed in last weeks issue, E. H. Pinne sang a bass solo, Behold Where The s Laid Him." The address was on 9Th Significance of Easter" A large and fl . terested congregation was present, and ', generous missionary collection was taker
 From a letter received from Evan Jenl ins. who called last month for England, seems that he had 8 very rough passag . over, the steamer being obliged to lay-t all of one night on account of the storn | He arrived safely at Liverpool, howeve and took a train for Abersywth, Walel :, where he is now stopping and enioyin himself.
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