The Press., 1897-03-11

Chas. E. Monroe, opticlan, from South bridge, will be at K. L. Burr's store next Wednesday and Thursday.
 The night lunch cart of John Shea has not proved paying business, and it is re- ported that he Is to move it to Palmer.
 Stafford.
 Bicycle opening and reception at E. A. Buck & Co.'S. Stafford Springs, March 18th. Refreshments free from to 10 D.. m. Come one, come all.
 Charlie Whiton, who has been ill for some time is little on the gain. Regular communication of Wolcott Lodge, F. & A. M, next Thursday night. It is said that the band is arranging for some kind of an entertainment to be given soon.
 George Cummings, of Hartford, for mer resident made a short visit here Tuesday.
 H. F. Cady's stock of wall papers, that failed to put in an appearance last week, are now on exhibition and worth taking a look at.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. S. c. E. this evening-"Opportunities to do good; seeing them, using them" All are invited.
 Albert Packard, of Hydeville, has rent ed of Abner Needham the house vacated last fall by MT. Walbridee, and moved in- to his new home Monday.
 Miss Mabel McVeigh. of Wilmington, Is staying with Mir. and Mrs. Louis Morse. I1Aa lnF1 Young, will for the present make her home with her.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Whitford, of Will limantic, were guests over Sunday of Mrs. Whitford's sister, Mrs. George Latham. Mrs. Whitford will remain for a visit of some two weeks.
 All the departments of the Pinney Grammar school closed last week for the spring vacation of two weeks-:he prim- ary and intermediate on Friday and the grammeT department on Saturday.
 Mrs. Emily Wilson, wife of Dwight G. Wilson, of Meriden, and well known in this vicinity, died at her home in Meriden Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Wilson spent some little time at the Springs house last summer.
 George Warrington, who left here last Thanh sglving for the west, in hopes of regaining his health, is at present located at Canon City, Col, and writes to friends that he thinks he is a little better, but not a great deal.
 About twenty-five members of the local Christian Endeavor chartered Glover's bus Tuesday evening and attended the union prayer meeting at the home of Miss Mabel Buck, on Stafford Street. Rev. A. J. Mcleod led the service, and those who attended felt well paid for the trip. Napoleon Barsalou has rented the ten ement recently vacated by MT. Jenkins, and moved to his new quarters yester- day. Hugh Jenkins, the shoe man, ex- Mir. Barsalou, next to the room he now occupies, and will convert it into a neat and commodious shoe store, making it in every way an impI ovement on his present store.
 Report of the primary department of the Pinney Grammar school, Miss Addie Rathbun, teacher, for the term ending March 9th not absent nor tardy-Harold B. Pinney and Clifton H. Colburn; not tardy, but absent one day-Elsie E. Es- pig and Geo. H. Beard; absent ore-half day and tardy once, Frankie Hassett. Prizes for spelling were awarded to Har- old B. Pinney and George H. Beard. Number of pupils registered s. Report of the intermediate department of the Pinney Grammar school, Miss Beth F. Sprague, teacher, for the term ending March 9th : Scholars neither absent nor tardy-Harriet Druley, George Colburn, and Christie Hassett; not tardy, but ab- sent one-half day-Gertie Roberts; ab- sent but one day-Gertie Espig. Prizes were awarded to Isadore Durham, liar. riet Druley, Annie Peters, and Christie Hassett. Number of pupils registered A average attendance 21 22.
 Thomas P. Jenkins and Miss Carrie St Marie, both of this village, were married yesterday afternoon, in the M. E. parson. age at the Springs, by Rev. J. I. Barthol omew. The couple left on the 35 p. m train north, and after a short wedding trip will commence housekeeping in one of the Mineral Springs Mfg Co.'S houses at the borough. The young people starr out under very favorable auspices, MT Jenkins, the father of the groom having presented them with a complete house keeping outfit, together with a purse O. $75; George Jenkins, a brother, gave ( purse of $25, and there were also purses from Hugh Jenkins, another brother, anc Augustus St. Marie, the father of the bride
 The grammar department of the Pinney Grammar School, Miss M. E. Smith teacher, closed Saturday, March 9th. Pu pills perfect in attendance-Dora A. Rob erts, Lottie A. Connors, Mary Bolieau Annie Clark, Clarence J. Lasbury, w Putnam Druley, Clifford S. Wightman and Morris N. Green; absent one-hal day-Harry F. Johnson and George w P. Hassett absent one day-Alice M McVeiGh, Geneva Dimmock, and Edn, Melbourne. Prizes were awarded w Putnam Druley, Maud L. Beard, Edna E Melbourne, and Dora A. Roberts, fo scholarship; Arthur l.. Roberts, for spell ing, and to Clarence J. Lasbury, Alice M Durham, and Alice M. McVeigh, for pen manship. Number of pupils registered 32; average attendance, 26.73. Once in a great while something hap pens that reflects no credit on the com munity in which 1t occurs, and certainl none on the actors concerned therein consequently the least said about it tn better, but as yesterdays Springfield Re publican contained a garbled account c the St. Mary -Moulton fracas, and whic was about as near right as a horses head