The Press., 1897-10-28

George K. Buck was in town yesterday on a bushes trip.
 Corydon Smith has sold his fast horse to Monson parties.
 The Epworth League will enjoy a ban- quet early In November.
 w. A. Segar has taken position at the Monson House in Monson.
 O. M. Brown of the Chicago grocery is on hunting trip ofseveral days at Holland.
 The Stafford House has been wired throughout for electric lights. Other i'm provements are in progress.
 Miss Agnes Mcdonald is expected to arrive here from Maine next week, and resume her duties as telegraph operator.
 Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Lamson of Granby were in town last week on their wedding trip, and visited Mir. and Mrs. K. L. Burr.
 NJ. L. Dixon, superintendent of the | Warren Woolen company, has moved his family to town, and occupies the Holmes house.
 Mrs. J. J. Clark, who has been i'll for 6 week, Is recovering, and has with her her niece, Miss Blanche Ramsden, of Palmer.
 B.P. Cooley and Robert Smith are lay Ing the foundation of knowledge of manufacturing at the mills of Smith & Cooley.
 Levi k. Lull of West Stafford, is build ing a new retaining wall on the bank of the stream near the passenger station, for Gary Brothers.
 The oratorio Paul the Apostle" was rehearsed with the orchestra Monday even. ing and is nearly perfected. The presen. tation will be Nov. 10th.
 The presiding elder will be present al the meeting this evening at the Methodist church, and will hold the quarterly con- ference at the close of the meeting.
 The Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church will have a supper and social in the church parlors next Wednesday even- ing. Supper at six o'clock. Ladies in charge, Mrs. A. c. Eaton and Mrs. G. o. Cleveland.
 The annual autumn excursion of the Central Vermont railroad to Montreal will take place November 4th. The tick. cts for the round trip will be $7, good going the 4th, and returning any time un til the 18th, inclusive.
 The body of Charles P. Davenport was brought here yesterday from Fonda, N '. Mir. Davenport was a former resi- dent, and was 70 years of age. He leaves one brother, William P. Davenport, ant Albert k. Gregory of this town Is his nephew.
 The bank block Is receiving the atten- ton of the renovators. New hard wooC floors are being laid In the halls anC offices on the second floor. The paper 1T some of the offices has been removed anC the walls painted. The improvement fl appreciated.
 c. H. Baker & Co. have added hand some Alaska florists refrigerator to thei equipment, in which to keep their GU flowers. This step was taken to saw those who want cut flowers a trip to thu greenhouse. Violets have been added tC the stock of cut flowers
 James, a son of Mir. and Mrs. Michae Shea, fourteen years of age, met with C painful accident Monday. He was ped ding bills, and while running up an em bankment slipped and fell on a broker bottle. He cut his hip quite badly, ant was attended by Dr. Rafftery.
 The Stafford Reservoir company Is put ting in a new steel gate at the reservoir a StaffordvIlle. As a result the mills alonl the stream have been more or less handi capped, and those that have not had sui ficient steam power have had to shu down. All have been running in the Dor ough except the Glyn.
 Miss Grace B Converse, daughter o Mir. and Mrs. A. E. Converse, was mar lied at her home last Thursday evenin to Ernest W. Hiscox by Rev. A. Mcleod of the Congregational church 1t was a quiet home wedding with non but relatives present. MT. and Mrs. His cox will make their home in town for tn present
 The annual convention of the Norwic . | bpWOEAh bohkuG "d6 u6lu hL Nt' [ London Monday and Tuesday. The del , egates from here were Mir. and Mrs J. Bartholomew, Mir. and Mrs. L. s. Cor verse, E. A. Clesveland, Willis H. Reed Mise Sadie l.. Comins, Miss Florence E Washburn and Miss Clara M. Ellis. E A. Cleaveland was elected one of tn , district vice presidents.
 A. B. Sparrow & Co.,, publishers C 1 resident and business directories, will al | rive in town soon, and look the fiel | over preparatory to getting up a goo directory of the town. This firm get ou l a book that ls accurate and convenient They publish the names of all the res 3 dents, the location of their homes, an 3 the distance from the post office. Tn town needs a work of this kind. ? The Davy & KImmell company hay been playing at theopera house this wee to good houses. The company is
 strong one and contains several cleve ? people. Their speciality artists are a right, and help to relieve the strain ( l mind caused by the desperate acts of tn , william. Last night the attraction wa - the "Mysterious Robbery" and a goo . sized audience was present. To-nigt ? the production will be "The Old Home. ' The annual convention of the Norwic 8 district Womans' Home Missionary & l ciety was held at the Methodist churc !. yesterday. The morning session was gil en to the transaction of business and reat 8 ing of reports. In the afternoon sever, . valuable papers relative to the wor B were read. Among the subjects consiC ? cred were Relations of the United Statt D to the Indlans," "Mission and Usefulnes of Womans' Missions" and "Value l. Our Missionary Periodicals" A specit feature waa the report of work amou