The Press., 1897-03-11
Chas E. Monroe. optieian. from South

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 X Co.'S. Stafford Springs, March 18th. Refreshments free from to 10 p. 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, a 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 g-"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. Walbridge, and moved in- to his new home Monday.
 Miss Mabel McVeigh. of Wilmington, is staying with MT. and Mrs. Louis Morse. Also Mrs. Morse's sister, Miss Ellen | 4o. Eh 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 visit of some two weeks.
 All the departments of the Pinney Grammar school closed last week for the spring vacation of two weeks-the prim- ary and intermediate on Friday and the grammer department on Saturday.
 Mrs. Emily Wilson, wife of Dwight c, 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 ThanF sgiving 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 little better, but not 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 we'll 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- poets to lease the building vacated by MT. Barsalou, next to the room he now occupies, and will convert it into 8 neat and commodious shoe store, making it in every way an improvement 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 one-half day and tardy once, Frankie Hassett. Prizes for spelling were awarded to liar OJ1 Number of pupils registered B.
 Report of the intermediate department of the Pinney Grammar school, Miss Beth F. Sprague, teacher, for the term ending March 5th: 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 Dunham, Har- riet Druley, Annie Peters, and Christie Hassett. Number of pupils registered 24 :; 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. l. Barthol- omew. The couple left on the 35 p. m. train north, and after short wedding trip will commence housekeeping in one of the Mineral Springs Mfg Co.'S houses at the borough. The young people start out under very favorable auspices, MT. Jenkins, the father of the groom having presented them with complete house. keeping outfit, together with a purse of | $75; George Jenkins, brother, gave a purse of $25, and there were also purses from Hugh Jenkins, another brother, and 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-hali day-Harry F. Johnson and George w. P. Hassett; absent one day-Alice M. McVeigh, Geneva Dimmock, and Edna Melbourne. Prizes were awarded w. Putnam Druley, Maud L. Beard, Edna E. Melbourne, and Dora A. Roberts, fol 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 great while something hap pens that reflects no credit on the com. munity in which it occurs, and certainly none on the actors concerned therein consequently the least said about it the better, but as yesterdays Springfield Re publican contained garbled account o the St. Mary -Moulton fracas, and which was about as near right as horses head