The Press., 1898-12-29

MRS. M. j. Leach Is guest OF r0IaIlV0s
In Greenwich, Mass.
DIR. Sullivan spent Christmas at his
home in Willimantic.
The First National bank has declared a
dividend OF 81 per cent.
VIM. TuthilI has returned from a holt
day trip to New York city.
Frank Simmons will continue the CLOTH
ing business at the Main street store.
Rev. John Clark of Waterbury is
spending the holidays with his family.
s Dr. and Mrs H. F. Nichols of Hoboken,
N. j., are guests OF DIR. G.. L. Nichols.
Miss Mabel Webber OF Ch'copee was
the guest OF Miss Sadie Comins over
Christmas.
Mitchell Mccormick of Providence was
thu guest over Christmas of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Mullin.
Miss r. Leuhin of Worcester is spend
ing few weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Simmons.
w. L. Crawford OF Worcester spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
w. M. Crawford
A. w. Walker is in Boston making
preparations for his annual linen sale,
which will commence January 9th.
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. e. Hanley has on exhibition in his
show window some 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 socia
dance at their hall Saturday evening
Stevens orchestra will furnish music anC
VIM. Hops will prompt. Tickets so cts
The court of burgesses will organize al
the regular meeting next Tuesday even
ing. The newly elected members of the
board took the oath of Office the first o
the week.
David Llllibridge has brought sui
against Frank Gowdy Of Hazardville
through his attorney, P. j. Danahey, tt
recover bill for the pasturage of cattle
The case will come up In the borough
court next week.
The Current Events club will meet mex
Monday night with Mrs. G. Fl. Baker
The program for the evening will be
Life of Lowell, Mrs. Allen; How Bryan
Saw Nature, Miss Holt reading flon
''Vision Of Sir Launfal," Miss Hewett.
Lawyer Danahey has been retained b!
John Moriarty OF Mansfield to contest thu
last election in that town, on the grounC
of fraud. Mr.. Moriarty was democratic
candidate for representative from Mans
field, and alleges that fraudulent mean
were used to defeat him. The case viii
come up before the next session of tn
Legislature.
A party of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Z. Converse made them surpris
visit last Friday evening, in honor o
their silver wedding anniversary. NJ
merous articles of silver were presentet
by the guests as souvenirs of the occa
sion. Games, Refreshments and genera
soclability made the time seem short, ant
it was a late hour when Mr.. and Mrs
Converse babe their guests "Good night.
The following osacers of Ionic Lodge
No. 10, for the ensuing year were install
ed Tuesday night: w. M, David Bissett
S. W., George ". Eaton; J. W., Richar
NJ. Fisk; treasurer, G. F. Beckwith; sec
Rotary, A. o. Comlns; s. D., P. P. Davis
j. d., g. s. Baker; S. s., Charles Bur
terfield; J. s., q. L. johnson; organist
John Thomas Wood; chaplain, Amos n
Nichols; marshall, w. NJ. Crawford; ty
Ter, Emory Pierce; trustee for years
]. M. Lord. Grand High Priest Abe
installed the officers.
Orrin Sykes, "a, died at the home {
his sister, Mrs. Theodore Needham, Tues
day of pneumonia. Mr.. Sykes has nc
been well since breaking his leg severe
years ago, but was not seriously i'll fo
but few days previous to his death
Besides his sister, Mrs. Needham, b
leaves brother, Elihu Sykes of Mort
Wilbraham. Mr.. Sykes was born in Lud
low, Mass. but has made his home her
for number of years. He was man @
good character and respected by those VIII
knew him. The body was taken t
BelchertOwn today for burial.
List of pupils in the borough school
neither absent nor tardy during the pas
term:
High school-Ch Charles III. Demond, job
English. Frank Paige, Grace Booth
Mary Leach, Louise Webster.
Grade TX Isabella Brand, Harol
Comins, Helen Leach, Ralph Lee, Alva
Smith.
Grades VIII and VII-Alice L. Abe
Maud K. Arnold, Kate M. Cutler, How
ard j. Lee, Jessie M. Pease, Mabel G
Pease, Louie Melbourne, Annie E. Wot
becke.
Grades VI and Willie Brown, Mabe
Meyers, Pearl Newell, Eva Rounds, Ma
Weeks, Joseph Bertrand, James Brand
Lees Furness, Elsie Tuthill, John Burr
George Gary, Harold Pierce, Willie Wot
| becke.
3 Grade IV-Eva Furness, Gertrude Holt
Emma Werner, Irene Bemis.
Grade III-Willie Rister, Ralph MAJ
| tin Lena WOfhaoha
Grade II Harry Wise, Samuel Fun
ness, Joseph Sharp, Ethel Mathews, Eli
abeth Rister, Wilbur Clark, Thoma
| Whitaker.
Grade I--Mary Mathews.
Dr. Daniel F. Shea, IS, died at Frank
lin last Thursday OF p@uralgia of tn
heart, after an Illness Of two days. Dl
Shea went to Franklin from Uxbridg
about two years ago and had built up
| large nraoficA He WAS very DonuIaT 1