The Press., 1898-12-29

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 Dr. Sullivan spent Christmas at his home In willlmantic.
 The First National bank has declared a dlvidend of SA per cent.
 wm. Tuthlll has returned from holt day trip to New York city.
 Frank Simmons will continue the cloth- Ing bueiness at the Main street store.
 Rev. John Clark of Waterbury is spending the holidays with his family. > Dr. and Mrp. H. F. Nichols of Hoboken, N. J., are guests ot Dr. c. l.. Nichols.
 Mics Mabel webber O, Ch'copee was the guest Of Miss Sadie Comins over Christn,a4.
 Mitchell Mccormick of Providence was Michael Mullln.
 Mics K. Leuhin Of Worcester is spend ing a few weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Simmons.
 W. L.. Crawford Of Worcester spent Christmas with his parents, Mir. and Mrs W. M. Crawford.
 A. W. Walker Is in Boston making preparations for his annual linen sale. which will commence January 5th.
 Miss Josephine Hewett is home from the New England Conservatory of Music at Boston for the Christmas vacation.
 Fishing through the Ice is the popular sport at present, and some very good strings of pIckerel have been captured
 W. K. Hanley has on exhibition in his show window come very artistic articles in split work, made by Louis Suenderhauf.
 Mrs. Samuel Simmons Is to return to New York city and make her home with her parents. She offers her household goods for sale in another column.
 The Lincoln Athletics will give social dance at their hall Saturday evening. Stevens orchestra will furnish music and wm. Hoops will prompt. Tickets 50 cts.
 The court of burgesses will organize at the regular meeting next Tuesday even- Ing. The newly elected members of the board took the oath of office the first of the week.
 David LIllibridge has brought suit against Frank Gowdy of Hazardville, through his attorney, P. J. Danshey, to recover bill for the pasturage of cattle. The case will come up fin the borough court next week.
 The Current Events club will meet next Monday night with Mrs. G. H. Baker. The program for the evening will be: Life of Lowell, Mrs. Allen; How Bryant Saw Nature, Miss Holt; reading from ''Vision of Sir Launfal," Miss Hewett. Lawyer Danahey has been retained by John Moriarty of Mansfield to contest the last election In that town, on the ground of fraud. Mir. Moriarty was 6 democratic candidate for representative from Mans field, and alleges that fraudulent means were used to defeat him. The case will come up before the next session of the legislature.
 A party of the friends of Mir. and Mrs. Frank k. Converse made them a surprise visit last Friday evening, in honor of their silver wedding anniversary. Nu- merous articles of silver were presented by the guests as souvenirs of the Oeca- sion. Games, refreshments and general sociability mada the time seam short, and 1t was a late hour when Mir. and Mrs. Converse bade thsKr guests "GOod night. 1"
 The following oelicers of Ionic Lodge, No. 11O, for the ensuing year were install cd Tuesday night: W. M., David Bissett ; s. w., George W. Eaton; J. w., Richard Nj. Fiek; treasurer. c. F. Beckwith; Sec retary, A. O. ComIns; 5. D., P. P. Davis J. D., G. s. Baker; s. S., Charles But. terfleld; J. s., c. L. Johnson; organist, John Thomas Wood; chaplain, Amos N. Nichols; marshall, W. M. Crawford; ty. Ter, Emory Pierce trustee for 8 years J. M. Lord. Grand High Priest Abel installed the officers.
 Orrin Sykes, "A, died at the home ol his sister, Mrs. Theodore Needham, Tues. day of pneumonia. Mir. Sykes has not been we'll since breaking his leg several years ago, but was not seriously Ill foI but few days previous to his death Besides his sister, Mrs. Needham, ht leaves brother, Elihu Sykes of North wIIbraham. Mir. Sykes was born in Lud low, Macs. but has made his home here for a number of years. He was a man of good character and respected by those who knew him. The body was taken to BelchertOwn today for burial.
 List of pupils in the borough schooll neither absent nor tardy during the past term:
 ], High school-Charles H. Demond, John English, Frank Paige, Grace Booth Mary Leach, Louise Webster. Grade TX Isabella Brand, Harold Comins, Helen Leach, Ralph Lee, Alvar Smith.
 Grades VIII and VII-AIice L. Abel Maud K. Arnold, Kate M. Cutler, How. ard J. Lee, Jessie M. Pease, Mabel O. Pease, Louie Melbourne, Annie K. WOb. becke.
 Grades VI and V-Tillie Brown, Mabel Meyers, Pearl Newell, Eva Rounds, May Weeks, Joseph Bertrand, James Brand, Lees Furness, Elsle Tuthill, John Burr George Gary, Harold Pierce, Willie Wob beoke. s Grade Iv-Eva Furness. Gertrude Holt Emma Werner, Irene Bemis.
 Grade uI-Willie RIster, Ralph Mar tin, Lena Wobbecke.
 Grade IT. Harry Wise, Samuel Fur ness, Joseph Sharp, Ethel Mathews, Eliz abeth Rister, Wilbur Clark, Thomas Whitaker.
 Grade I--Mary Mathews. l Dr. Daniel F. Shea. s6, died at Frank. lin last Thursday of neOralgia Of the heart, after an Illness of two days. Dr. Shea vent to Franklin from Uxbridg' about two years ago and had built up [ large practice. He was very popular ir Franklin, which will be no surprise te those who knew him when he was here Tue deceased was son of Timothy Shet and waa born here. He graduated at St Michael's college, Toronto. Can, In 1887 and at the Bellevue medical college a | New York In 1S0O He leaves a widow