The Press., 1898-07-28
Miss Emma Martin Of Hydeville is Wis

iting In Hartford.
Miss Nina Rice of Leominster, Mass,
is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Dim
mick.
The Riverside mill was shut down q
few days the first of the week in order to
do some repairing on the aume. The
company has also taken this opportunity
to add new washer to the finishing room
equipment
The Misses Wilton have been enter
tanning their cousins, Miss Mary Wilton
of Hartford and Miss Bertha Wilton of
Worcester, the past week. Miss Bertha
returned to her home in Worcester Tues
day, accompanied by Miss Addie Wilton,
who will remain there some days for a
visit.
Cyril johnson Is driving handsome
horse that he has recently purchased.
The animal attracts the attention of all
he passes on account of its beauty, and
also from the fact that it was formerly
the private driving horse of Lewis War
ner, the great Northampton bank de-
faulter.
George Hassett's barber shop Is being
completely renovated this week. All the
rooms have been newly papered; the
ceilings are to be whitened, and all the
interior woodwork is to receive a fresh
coat of paint. While Georges shop has
always been q pleasant place to while
away an hour, 1t will now be more at
tractive than ever.
The ladies' local branch of the Connec-
ticut Sanitary and Relief association have
collected cash to the amount of 1862 So to
aid them in their good work. The box
that was shipped last Friday by the soci-
ETY. contained the following: SO paiamas,
% night shirts, 81 new sheets and 16
sheets donated, SO new pillow slips and Is
additional donated, IS pieces netting, 30|
jars condensed milk, IL jars Of beef tx
tract, jar matted milk, 90 abdominal
bands, 9 dozen handkerchiefs, / case of
Talcum powder, dozen rolls of tape,
blanket, one quilt, 2 rolls of bandages,
and one bundle of papers.
Mrs. Peter La Monte, 81, of Chicopee
Falls, who has been visiting her nephew,
Edmond Roberts, died suddenly Monday
afternoon at 4. 80 of some stomach trou-
BILE. She was taken suddenly Ill Saturday
evening and her family was notified |
Sunday morning she rallied somewhat,
and appeared SO much better that it was
thought she would recover, but Sunday
evening she was taken with a chill and |
gradually grew worse until her death |
Monday afternoon. One son from Chico
pee Falls, and granddaughter, Mrs. R. |
G. Remillard of Springfield, arrived by
the way of Palmer Sunday night, and |
another son, also from Chicopee Falls,
reached here Monday afternoon, about an
hour before her death. The body was
taken to Chicopee Falls for burial Tues
day morning, and in addition to her i'm
mediate family, was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund Roberts and Miss Min
ME Roberts. The deceased leaves four
sons and one daughter. She was one of
the oldest residents OF Chicopee Falls,
having lived there continuously for over
thirty-fve years. Mrs. La Monte came
here on visit to her nephew some two
weeks ago, and was enjoying her stay so
much that she was 10th to return.
Ernest Cady. who lives with Henry
Thresher, and his brother, Oscar Cady,
got mixed up with more water last Tues
day than they have come in contact with
before for many day. 1t appears that Os-
car, whose home is In Amherst, has been
In the habit of staying through the
haying season each summer with Ernest
for the purpose of assisting in the work
about the farm, and last Tuesday not be-
ing just the kind of summers day when
Maud could rake the hay, they decided to
take day off and have little rec1 cation.
Fitting themselves with complete para
phernalia for both land and water sport.
they started out and after time found
themselves on Chaffee's pond. Now,
those who are acquainted with the two
brothers know that the Individual weight
OF each. is not just even enough to bal
ance badly constructed boat, and they
must have got hold of the one that played
such havoc with party from this village
only about week ago. They had only
been out short time, when Ernest, in
his quiet way, moved his weight little,
and over the boat went, throwing them
both into the water. This time the case
was different; the water was deep and
the boys had to swim. The boat con-
tai ned all their sporting traps, including
two double-barreled shot guns, and of
course everything went to the bottom.
By considerable dredging yesterday they
to fish up one OF the guns, but
the remainder of the traps will probably
have to remain where they are until the
sea gives up its dead.
West Stafford.
Mrs. Martin Pomeroy is quite Ill with
acute bronchitis
Miss Ellen Gilligan of Monson is visit
Ing her aunt, Mrs. Mary Fuller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitaker of
New Haven are the guests of their pa
rents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Dimock have been
their brother and family
from Willimantic
Over thirty from this village went on
the merchants excursion last Monday,
and report very enjoyable time.
Miss Lizzie Cummings of East Long
meadow Is spending week with her
Mr. and Mrs. j. R. Wash
burn.
Mrs. Jane Cross, who, for long time, t
has been very sick at her home In Toll E
and, Is now convaleseent, and has come t
10 spend few weeks with her sister, {
Mrs. Eliza Holmes.
BRIMFIELD.