The Press., 1898-12-08


 ton for the winter.
 Michael Purcell has lost . valuable black and tan fox dog.
 Frank Whitcomb of Springfield visited friends in town yesterday.
 Misses Alice and Gertrude Chamberlin are both III with bronchitis.
 Regular meeting of Harmony Temple of Honor next Wednesday evening.
 Regular communication of Ionic lodge, F. & A. NJ, next Tuesday evening.
 Rev. J. A. Bevington, a former rector of Grace church, visited friends in town Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. M. Crawford are re- celving congratulations on the birth of a daughter last Saturday.
 The offering at Grace church next Sum- day morning will be for the Bishops fund. The evening service will be admitted.
 The Real Widow Brown" i" at the opera house last Saturday evening, proved quite entertaining and Imaginable. There was a good-sized audience.
 At the Bun Capschool house next Sum- day afternoon therewill be Sunday school at 3, and evening prayer and sermon at 8. An arecorllally invited.
 The Young Mems Literary society and their lady friends will attend the chicken pie supper at A. U. Charters at Crystal Lake next Wednesday evening.
 The Country club will hold reception at the Springs House about the 2Sth of this month. The committee of arrange ments includes Dr. G. L. Nichols, E. Fl. Pinney and Richard Fisk.
 The special musical service that was to have been held at the Congregational church last Sunday evening was post poned until next Sunday evening on &C., count of the stormy weather.
 The wire for the Stafford telephone ex. change has been strung as far as Eagle. vile. Mir. Burritt has been notified that a sample instrument will be placed in his offlce as soon as the preliminary work is completed.
 The ladies of Grace church will hold their annual fair and entertainment Tues day and Wednesday evening, Dec 20 and 2l. The chief feature of the entertain ment will be the one-act comedy, "A Rural Rose"
 Manager Gray of the Loomer opers house at Willimantic will run 8 specla train to Willimantic some evening of thu week of December 18th, to accommodate those who wish to witness "In Caves Manhattan"
 Mrs. Rufus Moulton went to Athol Mass, last week Tuesday to attend thu funeral of her father, Abram Throwes aged S6. Mir. Throwes' widow died thu same day of his funeral from the effect O a shock.
 The rain of Sunday night did not las long enough to cause any damage iron high water. With the large amount O snow on the ground, an extended warn rain would have been dangerous. Tn, streams have been quite high as a resul of the rain and thaw, and there Is stil enough snow left for sleighing.
 The ladies of the Methodist churcl held social In the church parlors las evening. Mrs. A. N. Nichols and Mrs J. c. Cleaveland were hostesses. During the evening a crayon contest was held The amounts of latent talent developed was really astonishing. Animals -botl strange and wonderful-made their ap pearance. Nothing like them were eve seen, even at the greatest show oI earth"
 The following officers of Winter G. A R. were elected Tuesday evening: Com mander, Frank A. Adams; s. V. O., s. Arnold; J. V. C., W. P. Amadon; s. John Mccarthy; Q. M., Anthony Ad ams; C.. T. c. Druley; O. D., Wm. B Whittemore; 0. G., A. L. Howard; A J.. c. Cleaveland; D. M., J. W. Witt To. Nj. S., W. D. Irons; delegate, A. L Howard; alternate, J. W. Witt; colo bearer, H. M. Benton.
 The people of Maiden, Macs. seem dis posed to give Col. Charles L. Dean hi full share of the honors. Mi. Dean ha just been elected mayor of that city by plurality of S2S over all candidates. H defeated the present mayor, who was candidate for reelection, and who wa elected last year by over 1000 majority He carried every ward In the city, whic speaks we'll for his popularity. The pee pie in this vicinity will be pleased to lear of his election. Col. Dean was placed nomination by exclamation.
 The following presents were receive by Mir. and Mrs. James Morris at the ce ebration of their golden wedding, las week Wednesday:
 Antique oak sideboard, by all the friends i general gold and silver token, Rev. John coyle, New Haven fancy rocker, Misses Roc Lambert; celery dish, Mr. and Mrs. James Su livan, orcuttville; set of china pie plates, Mi Desmond; gold pen holder and pen, Mr. si1 an fork, pr. F, L. smith; gold and silver fish for Mrs. Joseph Bolieaa; gem ESsntism%Sn'S % farnishir % d outfit, T. 0Grady and Michaei Mccarthy siiv,
 White; pair linen towels, 4. [. Howard: @ ca ch disn. Sr: and MI N o:Hsilorsn; iIver vat and the Misses Clark china cheese dish, N
 and Margaret Hassett fancy s SisSsware, ass | Robe be Buckley; sofa pillow, Frank D. Whitcom
 af.. EGI6 PHscs Psssr shAna1 EsG Michael Brown fruit, W. e. Ellis The borough election will be held Mol
 day, and the polls will be open from 10
 8. A warden and three burgesses are be elected, besides other officials. I'll . burgesses whose terms expIre are A. Converse, J. M. Leach and w. J. Wi Hams. One of the articles which will r ceive the attention of the meeting is ''1 . see if the borough will instruct the bu
 gesses to make arrangements with u , Congregational church to use it's bell f [ fire alarm purposes." At the citizer ' caucus held last evening the followil [ nominations were made: Warden, A : thony Adams; burgesses 2 years, Oi