The Press., 1897-08-19
Mrs. James Mclaughlin is in Palmer,

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 Mrs. James Mclaughlin Is in Palmer, Mass. for a few weeks. Mir. and Mrs. G. H. Pinney, of Brook lyn, N. Y., are the guests of Mrs. Charles Holt.
 K. w. Ellis, employed at the savings 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 a trip to the resort for over Sunday.
 Mrs. William Segar and daughter, Mrs. T. w. Mills, of New York, and Mrs. E. E. SegaI, 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 to 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 her position with A. w. Walker. She is to become a partner in another company. Miss Mabel Buck has taken her place with A. w. Walker.
 Louis Par, an Italian, has gone back to | T1 l. A l., Al kxuo nd half years. MT. Par takes this course in order that everything may be pleasant if he should want to return to the old coun- l try later in life.
 Miss Katie F. Horrigan who has been i'll is better and is to take a 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.
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 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 a weeks 8 outing at Norwich and vicinity.
 Mrs. Ellen Webber, of New Haven, is a guest of Mrs. James Holbrook.
 Mrs. Daniel Troy and children are vis- iting 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 a weeks vacation at different resorts.
 Miss Alice Morse is enjoying a week s vacation with her parents on Wilmington Hill.
 Samuel Colburn, of North Brookfiold, was a guest of his brother, Oscar Col burn, last week.
 Mir and Mrs. Stedman Williams leave Saturday for weeks vacation at Brlm- field and vicinity.
 Mrs. w. H. Black and two children are 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 evening 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 po- 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 been the guests of MI. and Mrs Martin Hunt the past week.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. F. Cady and MT. and 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 Jeff for Woodstock Tuesday, where they will enjoy a visit with Mrs. Glover's sister Mrs. Belle Shippey.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Sullivan had at guests the past week Mrs. Sullivan's sis ter, Mrs. Joseph Le Jenune, of Brooklyn N. '. ., 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 stormy the meeting will be held in the chapel a the same hour.
 It Is said that we are to have a mea market here, and that the basement O Blacks hotel has been rented for tha purpose. A man by the name of Willis is to run 1t, and he expects to commenc' business about October 1st. Il 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 fin' MT. Jones a 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 pany, spent a 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. Il 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 a diamond ring in a word con ) test inaugurated by that journal. Sh seems to have good success in this line