The Press., 1897-11-11

 tion as..foreman ofssthe road force and has engaged to do the repairs In the Summit Woolen company's mill at Staffordville. The Grange is making great improve ment to their block by having water put in the building. They are digging well directly in the rear.sand will..ssbring the water inside by means of pump. Vesper services commenced at the T1ni- versalist church last Sunday evening, but the attendance was not as large as 1t will be after they are fairly inaugurated. It is expected that the orchestra will be in shape for the next service, which will be next Sunday at the same hour.
 There was 8 pleasant gathering of the friends and relatives of MT. and Mrs. Henry Gerould at their home last Tues day evening, the occasion being in honor of the anniversary of MT. Gerould's birth day. The supposition is that if will be some time before Henry will be obliged to buy another pipe.
 Evidently there are some people in town that don't read The Press, at least we should judge so, as quite number came to attend Episcopal service at the town hall last Sunday afternoon, when if they had taken pains to look through the local paper they would have seen that there were no services announced there for that day.
 Thanksgiving dance this year in the town hall on Thanksgiving night, Thursday. Bissett's orchestra will furnish music and Bissett will prompt. Tickets only fifty cents, and considering the prosperous times, together with the bad luck that the band had last year, it would seem that they ought to have an overflowing house.
 It seems like old times to hear of the contractors for the macadam road having trouble and delay in their work. Last Friday all but five or six of the Italians stopped work and left town. The trouble was over their car fare, which was de- ducted from their pay. They claimed to have made fair bargain for so much per day, their transpor tation to be paid by Lu6 duu EoIuSCu kO WOEh uu- Jess the contract was fulfilled. A live coon, belonging to Will Wal bridge and confined in a cage on H. F. Cady's store veranda, has attracted much attention the past few days. Some of Mir. Walbridge's people on going into the hen house one morning recently found the coon comfortably curled up in a hens nest sound asleep and made him prisoner. The town road force have within few days spread thin coat of gravel, as a dressing, over the first section of macad- am road built, extending from the town house in the direction of Hydeville. Opinion seems to be very much divided as to whether this mode of treatment is wise or unwise, but time will prove who is right.
 The phenomenal case of Mrs. Frank Smith remains about the same as 8 week ago. There have been several visits by different physicians to determine as to her mental condition, but what their final verdict is has not yet been announced. She has made one or two unsuccessful at. l tempts at suicide, which would seem to prove beyond doubt she is insane. The most merciful construction that can be put upon her actions is to give her the benefit of a doubt and declare her irre- sponsible. The insurance was incorrectly stated last week. The barn was insured for $4OO in the Holland Mutual through the agency of A. s. Eaton, and has been promptly adjusted. There was also an insurance of $275 on the household goods in the same company.
 StaffordvilIe.
 M. F. Harrington is working in Brim- field. He has secured the contract of painting the new hotel.
 W. D. Roberts has left the Summit Woolen Company and gone to Cherry Valley, Mass.
 Michael Sullivan, who has been loom fxer for the Summit Woolen Company since they started, resigned his position last Saturday.
 Sam Kuslansky, who has been with the Staffordville- .Woolen Company as boss fuller, has resigned his position and is to
 
 Bev. P. H. Iskenderian from Armenia will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday. He has been an eye witness of the massacres in that land, and will speak upon the sufferings there.
 There will be home camp-meeting at the Methodist church, beginning next Sun day evening. Neighboring ministers and laymen are expected to be present and assist. Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
 A meeting of the home reading circle was held in the M. E. vestry last Monday evening. The night for holding the meetings has been changed from Monday to Tuesday evenings. The next meeting will be held at the parsonage on Nov. 23.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Congre. gational church will hold their second social of the season at the house of Mrs. Chas. Smith, Hydeville, on Thursday evening, November. All the young people are especially invited to be present and enjoy good time.
 West Stafford.
 A. M. Graves returned Saturday from a business trip to Bozrahville.
 Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. J. R. Washburn are entertaining Mrs. Chappell from Penn. sylvania.
 Miss Myrtle Smith while on her way to church picked full blown wild-straw. berry blossom.
 Misses Bertha and Josie Davis from Somers were guests of Mrs. A. W. Patter over the Sabbath.
 Miss Coriana Hopkins returned home Sunday after several days visit with Mrs W. H. Skinner in Rockville.
 George Ellithorpe and family have left