The Press., 1897-12-09
Henry Wheeler Is in Boston on a busl-


 from the west this week.
 F. E. Fltzpatrick's infant daughter, Is quite i'll with pneumonia
 IT. $. Abel was in Boston on business trip the first of the week.
 Captain Henry Harley of Utica visited friends In town yesterday.
 John English Is spending couple of weeks in Collinsville with relatives.
 Ralph Clifford and Merrill Carew of Monson, visited friends in town Tuesday.
 Mrs. Willard A. Bugbee of Cromwell Is the guest of MT. and Mrs. John Smi- ledge.
 Miss Gertrude Butterfleld has taken a position in H. 0. wheeler's dry goods store.
 It is expected that the bottllng works in the library building will soon be In operation.
 The W. c. T. U. will hold their regular meeting, Friday, at p. m, with Mrs. A. N. Nichols.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Anderson are re- celvIng congratulations on the birth of a daughter.
 E. J. Sweet Is putting In new walls and making other Improvements on his Pros pect street property.
 | Miss Jane Clark was i'll Tuesday and her position at the post office was filled by Miss Edith Blssett.
 There will be a business meeting of the Epworth League at the close of prayer meeting Friday evening.
 There will be service and sermon at Grace church tomorrow evening at 7.30, followed by choir rehearsal.
 Senator J. Carl Converse Is attending the funeral of Representative Samuel Frlsbie at Unionville to-day.
 Quite a number of new machines have been added at the Stafford Worsted Con- pany's plant the past week.
 Mrs. s. Simpson of Dover, N. H., and daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stott of Lawrence, are visiting at J. A. Slmpson's.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. V. Squier have moved their household goods to Windsor Locks and have closed their residence on High. land Terrace.
 W. L. Warner has gone to Hartford today to attend the funeral of his cousin Mss Nellie Warner. daughter of Rev George R. Warner.
 BIssett's orchestra. with Professor T. F Jordan as leader, will furnish music al the opera house next Wednesday evening | for the Fast Mail company.
 Anthony Adams Is putting new furnace in at the Congregational church. He re- ceived the order Monday and will probably have the furnace in place today. Johny La Foe was thrown down while fooling with a companion one day thii w>ek and was quite badly hurt. He was rendered unconscious several hours, but il now more comfortable.
 Borough Collector Nichols has made a clean sweep in his collections of borough taxes. The total amount to be collected was $5699.92. Of this he collected al but $1O. 75, which was an erroneous as sessment. MT. Nichols Is to be congratu lated on the showing he had made.
 The Knights of Columbus met Tues day evening and effected a temporary or ganizatICn n, with W. E. Hanley as chair man, M. O'Halloran secretary, and Dr. Sullivan examining physician. Twenty. one have signlfied their intention of join. ing, and the list will be open for few days for those who wish to join as char. tered members
 Winter Post, No. A, G. A. R., held their annual meeting Tuesday evening and elected the following officers Commandel Wm. Rudge; senior vice commander J. s. Arnold; junior vice commander, w F. Amldon; quarter master, Anthony Adams surgeon, J. W. Witt; chaplain T. c. Druley officer of the day, Richart Clifford officer of the guard, A. L Howard.
 On account of the concert and suppe to be held at Crystal Lake church thi evening, the prayer meeting at the Meth odist church will be held on Friday even Ing. Quite a number are planning to 2 over to Crystal Lake and help the peopl there In their endeavor to repair tn church and horse sheds and again hol regular services. The bus. leaves tn station at 6. 15 p. m. Any one desiring t go will report at that time.
 States Attorney Reed, in the superlo court yesterday, filed an information an obtained a bench warrant against Joh Reed, now -onfined in jail in Fitchbure Mass, on various criminal charges. Tn , information charges theft of $5, 900 froI Augustus Spellman on June 2d, 1896. is the purpose of the state's attorne to obtain exSradition papers and brin l Reed here for trial as soon as the author 1 ties of Massachusetts are through wit
 him.
 A smooth stranger has been workin t among the young women of the Cathol 3 faith Tn town, and has had fair measu1 l. of success. He pretended he was worl 9 ing his way through Holy Cross colleg s and to aid him in this laudable obie, quite a number have subscribed one (
 two dollars for a religious periodica which they will probably never receiv 8 He told several of the young ladies tn, . he was sent to them by one of the sister
 of St. Edwards. He wore a light owe
 coat and light pair of trousers, and pI = up what is called "a good front" E !, told his story in dignified, unassumiI way that excited sympathy from the star ' "The Fast Mall" company, with Lii i coin J. Larter in the leading role, t booked Tor the opera house next Wedne day evening, and tickets are now on sa at the usual place. This company pla! I Worcester, and after one or two iumI e puts In a week in the peoples theatre T New York City. The management of u opera house has secured one of the 1T dates. Mir. Carter is said to be vel
 versatile young man. He wrote his oV q play-and it's a good one of its class-l acts principal part and does 1t well, e paints all his own scenery, constructs e d his elaborate mechanical effects, and d y signs all the pictorial work used f IS advertising "The Fast Mail" Truly
 bright young fellow, who creates his Ov 7. career without trampling over anybo, r. else. 7. The ladies of the Congregational chur i'd and society will hold their annual sale f. useful and fancy articles next Tuesd