The Press., 1897-09-02
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s.


 c. E. this evening-"The Idols We Are | Likely to Worship" All are cordially l invited
 In addition to the scholars who return to the High school at the Springs this fall to resume their studies, the school receives quite contingent of new schol- ars from this section, among them being the Misses Alice and Addie Whiton, Miss Maud Beard, Arthur Roberts, Putnam Druley, Harry Johnson and Henry Pero. Quite party of the young friends of Miss Nellie Connors, to the numbsr of about thirty, gathered at her homo last Friday evening for the purpose of cele- brating the twentieth anniversary of her birthday. The evening was most pleas antly passed, and many handsome pres- ents were left behind as souvenirs of the occasion.
 Miss Fife Dunbar and her guests, the Misses Gauthier of Hartford, Miss Maud Beard, Miss Hobbs and her guest from Monson, the Misses Durham, and Miss Edna Melbourne spent the day at the Falls, back of the Crawford place, last 3Taesday. This Is a pleasant spot, not generally known to the public, and its beautiful scenery, etc., was enjoyed to its fsa measure by the young ladies, more especially by one who was unfortunate enough to tumble into the brook. E Mrs Hannah E. Williams, whose fu- tseral was held at her late home on Pros fpect street. in the borough, last week Monday, was born in England, instead of l Union, as given last week, and leaves four brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Sanger, James and William Kay, residing in Stafford; Mrs. Hattie Nichols, of l Woodbury, Iowa Geoege Kay, living in Fiskdale, and Joseph, in Holyoke. With the exception of Mrs. Nichols, all were present at the funeral.
 It is strange how some can become so ohlivious to their surroundings. We hap pen to know of young couple who went for ride Sunday afternoon, going over through Steep Gutter, then turning to the left and taking the Orcuttville road. When only short distance on this road they were completely lost as to their whereabouts, so much so that they had to stop and inquire their way. Yet this young lady has lived nearly all her life in the Springs and vicinity, while the young man has resided in this village for years
 The second season of having has con- menced before the first is fairly through with, and the yield Is something wonder full. Without doubt E. c. Pinney's east lot ss the handsomest and most produc- tive of any in town, and 1t has been the admiration of all this week Standing on the road in front of Mrs Preble's house, and looking across the water when the l haymakers are at work, the scene pre- sented is far ahead of any picture of rural scenery that was ever painted, and the second crop on this lot would make the first one on other fields look a little | weery.
 Our attention has been called to an item in Mondays Springfield Republican, l, under the head of Stafford Springs news, which says that the action of Commis- sioner Mcdonald in refusing to accept I the plan for the section of macadam road is meeting with the approval of many. Now we take strong exceptions as to the truth of the above, for after making many inquires we have yet to find single indi- | vidual who agrees with the commissioner. The yselectmen's plan was. of the best, and we still think that if the commission CT would take the trouble to come out here and see the situation for himself that he would quickly change his mind. Probably some avowed enemies of the project may agree with the commissioner, hoping thereby to defeat the building of the road altogether.
 There have been several complaints made of late in. regard to flower stealing from the graves in Hillside cemetery. Ii seems incredible that we have anyone in this community whose moral perceptions of right and wrong are so vague as to ad. nit of their committing such disreputa. ble act as stealing flowers from graves where they have been placed by loving hands of relatives and friends of the de. parted. One thing Is sure, that an exam. pie will be made of the first one detected in the crime. Possibly it may be child ren, but all the more should their parents see to it that the practice should at once be stopped. For the benefit of those not familiar with the law, we print Sec. 1881 Chap. CXV, of the General Statutes ot Connecticut
 Every person who shall maliciously in jure or remove any tomb, monument ol other structure, in any enclosed place oi burial, or any fences, railing or other work in or around the same, or any tree shrub or plant, or flowers, wreaths vases or other ornaments therein, or who shal discharge any firearms therein, except 1T the performance of obsequies at military funeral, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not more than six months, or both.
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 E MT. Kimbal of Brimfield, Mass, is working for Ebenezer Colburn. Il Miss Hattie A. Converse is at Danie } Leonard's, Monson, Mass, for while.
 Isaac R. Jencks was unfortunate las week, in having one out of his span O , gray horses die.
 , Master Tyler E. and Otis E. Carpenter
 returned to their home in Somerville , Mass, last week, after spending five
 weeks with their aunt, Mrs. Ezra s. Col
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 a Martin Frawley, GA, died in the nortl 3 part of the town last Thursday, of rheu matism. MT. Frawley has suffered fo :, the past seven years and has been con
 fined to his bed for some time. Fire re , gently destroyed his house and the excite ment may have hastened the end. MT ?, Frawley was born in Ireland and came t. this country when about 20 years old. H f first worked for Philip Corbin of Nev