The Press., 1898-09-08
Mrs. Louis Morse Is visiting friends

Mrs. Louis Morse is visiting friends and relatives in Worcester.
 Miss Annie Braithwaite returned to her home in this village last Saturday. l. The storm of yesterday afternoon play ed havoc with the electric light wires, and the village was enveloped in darkness the most Of the evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Will Weston are playing a weeks engagement with a dramatic company at Willimantic. and Mrs. Ellen | Weston and Mrs. R. G. Beebe went down yesterday and attended the entertainment last evening. l It appears that Ed Clark of Hydeville had other business besides visiting when he was home on his furlough, as he was married at the Springs Monday to Miss Cora Carey, the ceremony being perform | ed by Rev. T. D. Martin of Grace church.
 Schools opened Monday with a much larger attendance than was anticipated, the whole number of pupils in the four departments being 103, divided as fol- lows: Miss Smiths room, 29 Miss Sprague's, IF; Miss Wightman's. 22: Miss Cady's, B. There may possibly be a few more to attend who are away now. MT. and Mrs. H. F. Cady enjoyed a car riage drive to Springfield, and trolly ride from there to Holyoke Saturday evening. The most of Sunday was spent on Mt. Tom, and they are enthusiastic in praise of the pleasure they enjoyed from a visit to this delightful mountain resort.
 The Hamiltons, who have been in camp on the macadam road for some time, broke camp Monday and left for Rock vile, where they will make their next stopping place. Tuesday, the main branch of the Hamilton family, with a much larger and more complete outfit, put in their appearance, and are occupying the ) same ground.
 The many friends of Andy Moore will regret to learn of his death, which occur ) ed at his home in Hydeville last evening. } The deceased was the son of Edward [, Moore and was born at the Village some eighteen or nineteen years ago. He has l always lived here, and was a young man highly respected and esteemed for his many sterling qualities of character. He had been ill long time with lung dis l ease and his death was not unexpected. ) The descendants of Chadwick and Alb. 2 igail Chaffee, to the number of about F seventY-five, met at Evergreen park last week Wednesday to celebrate the 18th 3 annual reunion of the Chaffee family l The day was perfect, and the gathering B was in every way a success. There were 3 seven sons and five daughters, twelve |, children in all, in this family. eight oi t whom were represented at this reunion h viz: Freeborn, Austin, Ira, Orinda Mrs g. Davis). Stephen, Calvin, Almond: anG - Rebecca Mrs. Smith). Among the mum j. Der were the tiny babe of six weeks, the d children, youth, middle-aged and older 8 ones, up to S2 years of age. One of tht B company, 73 years of age, drove twenty !, miles to attend, this reunion. He says 9 that he has never missed one yet, an6 B that he shall have to be much older ant
 
 y shall fail to be present. Another coupl, S were present who celebrated their goldeI h wedding four and one-half years ago s The oldest of the company was S2 year n of age. He harnessed his own horse t drove four miles alone to attend the gath }. ering, and seemed to enjoy himself full,
 as much as any of the younger ones. 1
 Is stated that the youngest member o : the family is a babe in Springfield, tw days old at the time of the reunion, wh
 1t Is hoped may live to attend many o these pleasant family gatherings in afte n years. Amid the pleasures of the da
 came the sadness of speaking of thos a who had passed away since the last meet B. ing, which includes Maria (Mrs. Sears
 who died last Thanksgiving, and Mrs 's Abbie Merrick's husband, who died las , January, their loving presence and kfndl
 faces being greatly missed. Kind word were spoken of the relatives in Hartford y Springfield, Chaplin and California wh
 were unable to be present. A most bour Ill tiful table received the earnest attentio le of all a little after noon. The day wa
 spent by the younger ones in boating ,o swinging, playing croquet, etc., while tn
 older ones were happy in exchangin TX "reminiscences of by-gone days. Man
 thanks are due to MT. West of Ea.
 Braintree, Mass, a relative of the famIl,
 who entertained the company with mo- IS excellent history of the ancestors of tt
 Chaffee family. These reunions wel
 started twelve years ago in honor of Wi 'o bur F. Huestis of Eureka, Cal, who die G. November 28th, 1895. It was voted k hold the next meeting at Evergreen par e the:last Wednesday in August, 1899.
 stafrordville..
 Mrs. W. V. Odell is i'll with malaria Charlie Peel, who has been i'll, is ge
 ting better.
 Joseph Mcguire Is leader of band
 twenty pieces in Wales.
 Mrs. Clementine H. Carpenter is visi
 ing friends in Holland, Mass. =,
 Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra s. Colburn visit,
 in Palmer; Mass., last Thursday.
 Mrs. Lucy Bond of Monson is que |. of her sister, Mrs. Mary Belcher.
 Miss Hattie Wilson of Ashford is vis
 ing her cousin, Miss Mabel Duncan. 1e Mrs. Adelbert Jencks and her five oh
 dren have been spending several wee " at her old home in Pelham, Mass.
 Master Harlow A.. Miller has return 't' home to Worcester, Mass, after spen
 ing seven weeks with his aunt, Mrs. Ez
 s. Colburn.
 Edward Clark and Ernest Duncan
 Go. B, 2d Conn. regiment, were at hol
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