The Press., 1898-07-28
George Scripture is seriously Ill.


ing.
Arthur Meyers is spending vacation
at Mashapaug.
Winter Post, g. A. r., meeting next
Tuesday evening.
Carl and Miss Mena Adams are at
Mashapaug this week.
Miss liner M. Potter of Willlmantic Is a
guest of Miss Grace Comins.
DIR. L. F. Eaton has returned from a
vacation In the Green mountains.
Milo Eaton has returned from visit to
friends in Hartford and Rockville.
E. L. Burr and family visited friends
and relatives In Hartford Monday.
James Mack has returned from two
weeks vacation at Thompsonville.
L. D. Gary and family will occupy their
cottage at Crystal Lake next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. O'Halloran are spend
ing vacation among the Berkshire hills.
w. A. Segar returned Monday from a
visit to his son, ]. Fl. Segar, at Watch
Hill.
Miss Emmerlin Roberts of Putnam Is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Pearl Ar
mold
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cardinal will &C.
cupy the Crane cottage at Crystal Lake
next week.
M. F. Palmer and E. E. Cooper Of
Springfield visited friends in town last
Thursday.
Il. S. Abel attended the meeting of the
republican state central committee at
Fishers Island last Friday.
The old corps of teachers will officiate
in the public schools the coming school
year. Schools will commence Sept. Z.
Matilda E. Walling of Brooklyn, Mrs.
E. p. Rogers and Miss Lucy Rogers of
New London are guests at the Springs
| House.
w. Fl. Webster and family and Mr..
French and family of Willimantic are to
occupy the Bidwell cottage at Mashapaug
next week.
j. H. and R. NJ Collins, with their
families, left Wednesday morning for
Great Darlington, where they will make
their home. They made the trip in car
riages.
j. M. Leach purchased new seventeen
foot sail boat at Westerly, R. I. Monday
The boat has been launched at Masha-
paug and makes handsome addition to
the fleet
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hampston spent Sun
6aU with Po1ofiUoc In NJ
Hampston returned Monday, but Mrs.
Hampston is still there, owing to the Ill
ness and death of her uncle.
The Hampdens will play the local nine
at the fair grounds Saturday at o. m.
The Hampden nine has added new bat
terry since they were here the first of the
season, and close game may be expect
ed. Admission, Is cents; ladies free.
The railroad commissioners will have
a hearing at the passenger station next
Thursday at 10 O'Clock a. M, on the petit
ton of the selectmen, who ask that the
grade crossing on the Central Vermont
railroad on the West Stafford road be |
abolished.
The town presented rather dull ap-
Learanee Monday. Those who did not |
go to the excursion made other arrange
ments for enjoying the day. Some went
to Crystal Lake, others to Mashapaug,
and members of the Country club had a
chance to enjoy a few hours at the at
tractive grounds.
Samuel Rockwell Is building a new Of
flee for Adelbert Needham at his stable.
The building will be one story high, Is by
16 feet in dimensions. With the addition
OF the office the stable will be very con-
venient, and there is now plenty of room
for Mr.. Needham's large carriage, sale
and livery business.
N. M. Stebbins, while working at the
wheel pit at the Warren mill, fell down a
shaft about 90 feet deep, the latter part
OF last week. There was about four feet
OF water at the bottom of the shaft, which
broke his fall to certain extent. How
ever, his knee was badly wounded, and
he was severely bruised. Mr.. Stebbins
was attended by DR.. G. L. Nichols
The golf team Of the Country club went
to Rockville last Saturday, and played
return match with the team there Quite
a number of the club members accompa-
MED the players. All who went speak in
the highest terms of the hospitality ex-
tended, and are much pleased with the
house and grounds of the Rockville club.
The golf match resulted in victory for
the Rockville players. The score: