The Press., 1897-03-11
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Miss Lizzie FarnsWorth IS quite III With quinsy sore throat.
 The services at Grace church next Sun- day will be omitted.
 H. E. Cady, of Springfield, is spending a few dayssin town.
 Charles Stevenson, employed by E. A. Buck & Co.,, at Palmer, is i'll at his home.
 Mir. and Mrs. Christopher Carroll, of Monson, were in town over Sunday.
 Mrs. w. w. Lathrop entertained the Current Events club Monday afternoon.
 1.-The Old Homestead" is to be played in Monson by the local company some time in April.
 Regular meeting of the w. 0. T. U. Friday afternoon, at o'clock, with Mrs. Hannibal Alden.
 MT. and Mrs. Christopher Allen are to go to California, April 2O on one of the Raymond excursions. | A new steam brush and press has been added to the finishing depa1 tment of the mill of J. J. & A. D. Ellis at Orcuttville.
 w. c. Avery, who has been quite ill at | ble, and is expected home in day or two. Louis BoErassa is to sell at auction the 23d his teams and household furniture, and will remove to Britannia Mills, Canada.
 The Monday evening whist club is to be entertained at the Springs House next Monday evening by Mir and Mrs.J. J. FL lis.
 Henry Butterfeld, the hardware mer- chant, is the latest victim of the scarlet fever, and is quite i'll at his home on ! Highland Terrace.
 The real estate and personal property of the late Dexter Robbins, of Village Hill, will be sold at public auction next Tuesday, at 10 8. m.
 Shippee Brothers have started wood working establishment on -Main-st., 7, where general repairing and band-saw work can be done. Power is to be added l later.
 A majority of Dimocks creditors have agreed to accept 20 cents on dollar. There are still a few who have not ac- cepted, and settlement will be delayed until all agree.
 Christian Endeavor topic at the Con- gregational church next Sunday evening, "How the Christian En1eavor pledge strengthens the Christian life." w. H. Heald, leader.
 Mrs. Angel Nedeau died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ganean, on Westford avenue, of dropsy, last Saturday, aged 70, The funeral was held from St. Edwards church Monday.
 A we'll known local real estate dealer has taken hold of the project of getting Mir. Mccarthy the shoe manufacturer to locate here. It is hoped that his efforts will be successful.
 The Amenity whist club was entertain ed Tuesday evening by MT. and Mrs. E, L. Burr E. F. Engley and Mrs. J. A. Foster took first prizes. G. c. Parkess and Mrs. E. F. Engley won consolation prizes.
 Theodore Needham has offered to pre- sent land and a water privilege to the shoe firm that is willing to locate here, on condition that factory be built on the land. The offer has not yet been accepted.
 The milkman, A. Jacobsen, has adopt ed the sanitary milk tickets. These tick cts are such an obvious improvement on the old style that progressive milkmen are using them wherever they have been introduced.
 The history of the M. E. church which is being published in The Press, is to be issued in pamphlet form, and is to be sold at 25 cents copy. It will be illustrated by at least six half tones, being bound in a heavy paper cover.
 F. B. Fitzpatrick will sell at auction Friday and Saturday evenings the re- mainder of the damaged stock which went through the post office fire. The stock consists of stationery, cigars, tobacco, cigarettes and novelties. The sale will be positive.
 George Goodell, who resides on Stafford Street, cut his foot badly few days ago. Hewas chopping wood and the axe glanced and hit his right foot. An artery was cut, and several stitches had to be taken in the wound by Dr. Nichols, who was called to attend the injury.
 The new post office fixtures have been ordered, and will soon be here The of- flee will be four feet longer, and will run parallel with the wall instead of the way it was formerly arranged. A few lock | boxes are to be added to the original number. ...-
 The electric light company has sold the boiler, which has lain beside the railroad track for some time, to go to Poughkeep- sic, N. Y. It will be used to heat one of the buildings of Vassar college, and it may be advisable for the girls to hold on to their hats when at first started, as the boiler cannot be in the pink of condition.
 Notwithstanding the fact that horses are said not to be worth very much money nowadays. Adelbert Needham sold between 30 and 40 at auction at the Springs house last Friday at fair prices | He will sell car load at auction at | Willimantic tomorrow and will receive a new car load next Monday to be sold at his stable here later.
 In an interview, yesterday, G. s. Baker stated that he was within about thirty feet of Major Mckinley when he made his speech inauguration day at Washington. MT. Baker describes the major as a tall, fine looking man, with rather stern cast of countenance. When the president spoke of his intention of calling a session of congress as early as possible there was much cheering.
 The lecture and supper at the Metho- dist church drew a fair attendance last evening. The supper was unique af- fair, called a 'mum" supper. Of the number who sat at the board only about