The Press., 1897-08-19
Mrs. Jamee MoLaughlin Is in Palmer,

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 k. w. Ellis, employed at the savlngs bank, goes on his annual vacation next week.
 The Lincoln Athletic club ball team will go to Somersville Saturday and play the local team.
 Mrs. George Lawton is spending va cation in Webster. MT. Lawton took g trip to the resort for over Sunday.
 Mrs. William Segar and daughter, Mrs T. w. Mills, of New York, and Mrs. E. E. Sega1, of Manchester, have been guests of MT. and Mrs. A. J. Tilden.
 There is some talk of having bicycle race the first day of the fair for profes. sionals, with a purse large enough tc tempt the cracks to come here.
 Rev. A. J. Mcleod, of the Congrega. tional church, has returned from his va cation. He will exchange pulpits, Sun day, with Rev. c. w. Morrow, of Nor. wich.
 Miss Bertha Haskell has resigned hel position with A. w. Walker. She is to become partner in another company, Miss Mabel Buck has taken her place with A. w. Walker.
 Louis Par, an Italian, has gone back to Italy to serve in the militia two and one half years. Mir. Par takes this course in order that everything may be pleasant fl he should want to return to the old coun- try later in life.
 Miss Katie F. Horrigan who has been ill is better and is to take rest at Providence. Miss Martha Desmond is to have charge of her store during her absence. The store will be open every evening and some of the time during the day.
 Stafford.
 Roswell Warren spent Sunday in Mon- son with George Hobbs.
 Miss Emma Martin Is stopping with her sister, Mrs. Otto Ladish.
 F. J. Glover left Tuesday for weeks outing at Norwich and vicinity.
 Mrs. Ellen Webber, of New Haven, is guest of Mrs. James Holbrook.
 Mrs. Daniel Troy and children are vis- tting in Holyoke and other places.
 Episcopal services at the town hall next Sunday afternoon at the usual hour.
 Miss Kittie Wells, of Oak Ridge, N. Y. Is visiting with MT. and Mrs. John Moore.
 Miss Della St. Marie left Wednesday for weeks vacation at different resorts
 Miss Alice Morse Is enjoying week E vacation with her parents on Wilmington Hill.
 Samuel Colburn, of North Brookfiold was a guest of his brother, Oscar Col burn, last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Stedman Williams leave Saturday for weeks vacation at Brim. field and vicinity.
 Mrs. w. H. Black and two children are spending some weeks with Mrs. Blacks parents in Westford.
 Miss Blanche Smith, of Willimantic has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. A. H. Weaver the past week.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y.-P. S. C.. E. this evenings Stumbling Blocks. } All are cordially invited.
 Misses Bertha and Harriet, Elmer and Putnam Druley are enjoying a vacation with their uncle ct Montville.
 Mrs. John Colburn and two daughters of Enfield, are visiting relatives and their many friends in this village and vicinity.
 Miss May Colburn has accepted the DO. sition of teacher in the Lull district, West Stafford, and commenced her duties last Monday.
 Miss Louisa King and Mrs. Joseph Parkess, of Wickford, R. l., have beer the guests of MI. and Mrs. Martin Hunt the past week.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. F. Cady and MT. anC Mrs. E. H. Plnney spent Sunday at Cres cent Beach. They say 1t rained slightly there on Sunday. Mrs. F. J. Glover and two children lef for Woodstock Tuesday, where they vii enjoy visit with Mrs. Glover's sister Mrs. Belle Shippey.
 MT. and Mrs. John Sullivan had al guests the past week Mrs. Sullivans sis ter, Mrs. Joseph Le Jenune, of Brooklyn N. Y., and her mother, Mrs. Ezra Morse of Willington.
 If pleasant there will be open air ser vices on the Baptist church grounds nex Sunday afternoon at o'clock. If storm, the meeting will be held in the chapel 8 the same hour.
 It Is said that we are to have mea | ma rly n% Nho& O Blacks hotel has been rented for tha purpose. A man by the name of Willis is to run it, and he expects to commeno' business about October 1st. 2 Byron A. Jones and wife, of Athol Mass., have rented and taken possession of the first one of the A. D. Cady cot tages, vacated some time ago by Jame | Cousins. Anyone having job of worl ) of any kind that they wish done will finC Mir. Jones good man to hire, and he will be glad of the employment. | Julius Goodman, of Detroit, Mich, on of the officers of the Detroit Stove com 7 pany, spent day last week at Oscar San ford's as the guest of Miss Sarah Burn ham. MT. Goodman is the father of tn noted American artist, Arthur Jule Good man, who at present is receiving so mucl attention in London, England, and abou whom there was a long article in tn April number of Munsey's. , Miss Annie Braithwaite was somewha agreeably surprised on her return hom ) last Monday to find awaiting her lette from the Womans' World, containing tn pleasing information that she was tn winner of diamond ring in word con } test inaugurated by that journal Sh f seems to have good success in this line having won a cash prize of twenty dollar : a short time ago, given by the New Yorl : Journal for solving a puzzle