The Press., 1898-01-13

woT king up his insurance business, Wn1cr he has continued to the present. Dur was also in the leather business, which
 Miss Sadie Roberts of North Adams if the guest of Pearl Arnold.
 Mrs. Harlan Allen of Rhinebeck Is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. c. B. Newton.
 Miss Mary I. Newton has resigned het position as leader of the Congregations choir.
 Robert Fowle, until recently landlord of the Spring House, Is now running g hotel in Sioux City, Iowa.
 A social and supper will be held in the Congregational chapel next Wednesday evening. Mrs. G. H. Baker and Mrs George Lawton will entertain.
 District Deputy Grand Master Little oi Willimantic will install the newly elected ficers of the local lodge of United Work men at their hall this evening. After the exercises lunch will be served. Mrs. K. K. Taft has been appointed ex ecutrix of her husbands estate. The stock at the drug store has been inven toried, and the business will be continued with Ernest Taft in charge.
 Andrew Whiton has received from Chase & Sanborn, the tea and coffee mer chants, a very tasty engraving, represent ing an old-time village grocery store witt 8 characteristic group sitting around the store as natural as life.
 A solemn high requiem anniversary mass for Rev. D. H. Lawlor was held al St. Edwards church Tuesday. Rev Thomas O'Keefe acted as celebrant, as. sisted by Rev. Mir. Cronan of South Gov. entry as deacon and Rev. A. Dykeman as sub-deacon. Rev. R. 0. Gragan acted as master of ceremonies.
 The three months' old little girl of MT and Mrs. Norbert Bellerose was found dead in its crib Sunday morning. The child was apparently all right the night before, and had been healthy from the time of It's birth. It Is thought that il died from a spasm. The funeral was held from St. Edwards church Monday afternoon.
 Mir Reed, who made flying visit tC Stafford Springs some time ago to make the acquaintance of Augustus Spellm an is again in the hands of the law. MT Reed will be brought to Holland county and tried for defrauding MT. Spellman i he lives long enough to he tried for tht many previous cases that are agains him. A press clipping says that George | Spencer, alias Reed, alias Greenhalge oi New York was arrested at Philadelphia Monday charged with the larcency of $3, 500 from Charles Sweitzer, an agec farmer of Chelmsford, Mass. Detective J. H. Whitney, of Lowell, Mass, was 6 the hearing and identified the prisoner a the man he wanted. Spencer said he dlt not desire to go back to Massachusett and that he would like to consult law yer. Detective Whitney said it was no | yet known how much money Spencer anC | hls gang secured in the New England states in which they had operated. but h. thought their stealings may have reached | $5O,0OO in Massachusetts alone. The. also worked successfully In New Hamp shire and Connecticut. The $15, 900 bal which the prisoner furnished in Massa chusetts was put up by himself in cash 1 The investigations made by Chief Murph. of Jersey City,in conjunction with Detect | i've Whitney extended as far as Plainfield N. J. It was learned that Spencer main tained a handsome residence there, al | though he was seldom at home. I'm house Is in the midst of residences owned | by wealthy New York business men, ant Spencer was considered to be man O considerable means.
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 Miss Mabel Edson Is visiting friends a | Westboro, Mass, this week.
 Mrs. Mary Cross of Hartford is stopping with MT. and Mrs. E. c. Pinney.
 Mrs. Will Batchelder of Boston was a the Baptist parsonage Sunday.
 Ernest Johnson of Charlton, a forme resident, was here the first of the week.
 Mrs. Byron Jones has gone to her for mer home at. Athol, Mass, for 8 fv weeks' visit. ......
 The Mission Band of the Baptist churcl will meet next Saturday afternoon wit Miss Jessie Potter.
 Miss Hannah Black of Willimantic, 1 spending the winter vacation with he sister, Mrs. Jennie Glover.
 In consequence of being behind in thei work, the Riverside Woolen company ar | bhCA LAAA OAONOA ASGAS P0A N@Sy'
 It will be seen by an advertisement i another column that a stray dog await an owner at Archie Cooley's blacksmit shop.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. c. K. this eyenlng-"Our Temptation and Their Conquest" All are cordial invited. .- -lr-
 Notwithstanding the fears of an ic famine in the early part of the season, tn ice houses are ali filled with an excellen quality of 10-inch ice.
 Mrs. H. F. Cady is attending, as de egate from the Stafford Grange, the ar nual convention of the state grange which Is holding four days session a | Hartford this week. Hon. W. E. Simond delivers the opening address before tn