The Press., 1898-06-30

the whole town, and left with them for Mantle camp ground yesterday. Among those who enlisted, of interest to this sec- ton, are Lewis Lawton and Fred Moore of Hydeville. and George Taylor, grand son of Mrs. Braith hwaite.
 The school meeting held last Friday evening was 8 pleasant surprise to nearly all who attended. It was announced that the building was all paid for and a sur plus of $270 left, enough to paint the building and to provide what furniture Is needed for the unoccupied room, and all this has been done without grumble or grunt. Rev. T. c. Druley was elected to serve as committee, in place of the re- tiring member, Will Durham. It was voted to fit up the unoccupied room for school purposes, which will make four departments, two primaries, intermediate and grammar.
 A number of the ladies of this village, together with some from the Springs and other sections, sixteen in all, paid MT. and Mrs. J. A. Foster a surprise visit at their MasLapaug camp yesterday. The occasion was the anniversary of Mrs. Fosters birthday, and the visit was a most complete surprise. The weather was delightful, the host and hostess de lighted, and the company was royalty en- ter rtained, making the day one long to be remembered by all concerned. The guests left some souvenirs behind them, as re- minders to Mir and Mrs. Foster that the number of their friends is legion.
 Mrs. Palace Thresher, widow of the late Thos. H. Thresher, celebrated the sand anniversary of her birthday at her home at the Village last Thursday. The occasion was made pleasant event in the life of Mrs Thresher, and was attended | by a large party of relatives and friends. Among the out-of-town guests were MT. and Mrs. Albert Thresher of Dayton, Ohio, Mir and Mrs. J. c. Hartzell of Bal timore. Md, and Mir. and Mrs. Eben | Thresher of Monson. Mrs. Thresher re- tains her faculties remarkably we'll for a person so advanced in years, and 1t Is the wish of all who know her that her life may be spared to witness many more such pleasant anniversaries. Next Monday will be the Glorious ST ain will probably be more generally ob- served than usual, although from present indications the day will be a very quiet one with us. Of coure there will be the T usual racket the night before and in the morning. Movable signs will be found in the morning attached to all sorts of out-of-the-way places. Perhaps Frank Patten's transients, that he entertained over Sunday, two women and one man, might be induced to give another out door exhibition. If they could, it would
 be plenty of celebration for one Fourth oi
 July. Those that witnessed the antics oi the trio say that the exhibition woul
 bring a blush to the cheeks of a Fiji Is
 lander or a Digger Indian. The :band , will leave early in the morning for Filing ton, a number will spend the day at Crys
 tai Lake, some at Mashauaug, and few private picnics will be enjoyed. About , the most interesting place in the village
 will be Mrs. Ella Warren's ice cream rooms, which will be open all day ano
 evening.
 staffordvilIe.
 Willis Belcher is cutting Ebenezer Col
 burns grass this season.
 , Erwin Phelps, boss finisher at the Home
 mill, has been confined to the house fol two weeks with liver trouble and pleurlsy
 At the school meeting held on Monda!
 evening, A. s. Eaton was reelected com
 mittee and w. F. Peel, clerk andtr eas urer.
 Several young men from here have volun teered their services in the army and left for Mantle, to be examined, Wed nesday morning. Their names are FreC Moore. George Taylor, Lewis Lawton Ernest Duncan, Omer LaRange, Charles Cantau.
 A very pretty home wedding was cele brated Wednesday at 12 o'clock at tn, residence of MT. and Mrs. George P Andrews, parents of the bride. The con tracting parties were Miss Madge Andrew and Herbert West. The ceremony wal performed by Rev. H. M. Vaill. the full
 service with ring was used. The bride
 was attired in a dainty gown of whit,
 dotted swiss muslin and carried boque
 of lily of the valley. The bridal party were proceeded by two little nephews o
 the bride, George and Avery Andrews
 dressed in white, strewing roses in thei path. The parlor was beautifully deco , rated with pink and white. The cere
 mony was performed under a floral bel
 suspended from an arch of ferns ant
 laurels, and high bank of laurels wal arranged in the parlor, before which tn, , ceremony was performed. The wedding
 march was played by Mrs. Chas. Andrew
 None but the immediate family rel ative
 were invited to the wedding. A reception was held from to o'clock in the after ' noon, after which the happy couple left ol |, the 4:35 train, amid showers of rice ant
 with the best wishes of all, for thei
 future home in East Cambridge, Mass , They were the recipient of many beautiful and useful presents.
 West Stafford.
 E. B. Smith has purchased a new cream separator.
 Miss Leona Shearer is spending a weel with her grandmother in Ellington. fl Miss Edith Bradway will close hel school in the Patten district to-day. Mrs. Daniel Curtis, with friend, spen , Wednesday with Mrs. w. A. Shearer.
 Mrs. H. C. Chaffee has returned to he home after spending the winter with he son.
 Mrs. Augustus Holmes is entertaining
 her mother and brother from West Point
 NY.
 F. z. Fairfield has greatly improved tn . appearance of his buildings by givinl them a new coat of paint.
 Mrs. F. W. Preston is slowl y recover
 ing from an attack of pneumonia. He little daughter Helen is also slowly re covering from the same disease.
 Rev. J. A. Solandt will be absent ol . his vacation during the month of July
 The pulpit will be supplied by his brother Rev. A. P. Solandt of Odell, Illinois. Clarence $. Preston has enlisted in Go 5 K. 9th, Regt. Mass. He is now at Cam Alger, Virginia, and reports himself vel and expecting to start for Cuba yer, soon.
 MT. and Mrs. c. G. Newell, with thei two sons, Leonard and Raymond 0 Chicago, MT. and Mrs. Geo. s. Aver c