The Press., 1898-10-27
Charles Mccarthy is quite i'll.
A. Q. U. W. meeting this evening.

R. A. M. next Wednesday evening.
The roof OF the Foxville mill, which
was burned last April, is being replaced.
Mrs. Bishop is the guest OF her son,
Rev. E. w. Bishop, at the Springs
House.
Mrs. R. w. CASTOR of Philadelphia is
visiting Mrs. Charles Fox for a few
weeks.
A. j. Squires has been making radical
improvements in the interior of his bar
Der shop.
VIM. H. King, 80, of Monson, the faith
er of Mrs. ]. V. squier, died yesterday
morning.
Albert Riffenburg has taken position
as boss finisher with the Summit Wooden
company, Staffordville.
The Humphrey Mccarthy estate is to
be settled to-day. The creditors will get
about 81 cents on the dollar.
H. o. Dobson of Boston is in town to-
day, and on hunting trip with David
Bissett and H. 0. Butterfield.
The ladies Of the Congregational church
have this week sent to a home mission
airy in Fort Wayne, Alabama, a box val
ued at one hundred dollars.
Mrs. Lydia A. Vinica of Pecatonica,
ILL.,, returned to her home last Thursday,
after having spent the summer here with
her daughter, Mrs c. D. Newell:
The democratic representative caucus
will be held at the town house at 2, As
next Thursday evening. We do not hear
any names mentioned as yet for the NOM
ination.
The republicans will hold their caucus
at the town hall next Wednesday evening
at $780, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for representatives and JUS
tices of the peace.
Regular meeting of Winter Post, G. A.
R., next Tuesday evening The post will
be inspected by Inspecting Officer John
Bowles of Willimantic. A full attend
ance with uniform is requested.
There is to be Christian Endeavor
social at the Congregational church next
Wednesday evening. Refreshments will
be served and an entertainment present
ed
Landlord Chamberlain of the Stafford
house will serve a coon and game supper
this evening at o'clock. All the luxu-
ries of the season in the way of game and
its accessories will be served, and a gen.
eral invitation is extended.
A special meeting of the cemetery as
ISOLATION will be held at the rooms of the
business mems association in Warren's
block this evening. at 7.30, for the pur-
pose of amending the bylaws to conform
with the state law in regard to the invest
m ent of trust funds
Herbert Parker of Bridgeton Me-, is
spending few days in town. The COM
pany that Mr.. Parker is with has been
running night and day for the past four
months on a government contract, and
has just received another government Or
der for 100000 yards.
The concert by the Mozart Symphony
club Tuesday evening was the best must
cal entertainment ever given in town.
The audience was quite small, but very
enthusiastic. Each member of the COM
pany is an artist, and there was not
weak point in the entertainment
The Current Events club will meet
next Monday evening with Mrs. Christie
pher Allen. The program will be "The
Red Man." "The Indian of Cooper, =
Mrs. ]. G.. Converse :" review of ''The
Spy" Mrs. F. B. Newton; "Ramona, .
Miss G. E. Holt reading from Leather
Stocking Tales" Miss G.. A. Washburn.
The management of the opera house
has booked ga Country Merchant for
November 21st. On the evening of De-
.eember Sd "The Real Widow Brown" will
be presented. The last named attraction
is breezy, musical comedy, and should
draw we'll.
The German clubs hall was we'll filled
last Saturday evening by the friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Meyers, the event
being in honor of their marriage Re-
freshments were served, and dancing to
music of Prof. Jordan's orchestra was
also an element in a very enjoyable even
ing.
Ralph Richards has resigned his posi-
ton with the Stafford Worsted company
and has purchased a steam laundry in
Woonsocket, K. l. Mr.. Richards many
friends in town wish him all success in
his new business. George Siswick will
take the position of book-keeper at the
worsted company.
The democratic probate convention was
held at the Springs House yesterday
morning. E. E. Butterfield was elected
chairman and David Bissett clerk. Judge
M. B. Fisk was placed in nomination by
acelamation. E. E. Butterfeld, and S.
w. Newell of Union were appointed pro-
bare committee. The endorsement of
Judge Fisk by both parties Is very COM
plimentary to him. He was nominated
fer both tickets two years ago.
Some of the leading people of the town
feel that the Mozart concert company did
not get as good house as the excellence
of the performance deserved, and have
expressed desire that the attraction be
secured for return date. AS the COM
pany has an open date for Jan. 10Th,
Manager Eaton will get out subscrip-
ton sale of seats. If 200 tickets are
pledged, and there is no doubt that there
will be, the people will have another
chance to hear the Mozart company.
The wheel that Quietly of Staffordvtlle
got from young Wolf, the bicycle thief,
has been returned TO the Columbia agency
in Springfield, from whore 1t was stolen.
Quietly traded the wheel to Fred Dorsey
for horse, and Dorsey sold the wheel to
Frank Simmons. Mr.. Tilden, the local
agent for Colum bias, was notified to look
up the wheel, and was given the number