The Press., 1898-11-17
MIss Clara Nlchols of willington Is

Harmony Temple or honor moetinB next Wednesday evening.
 Attorney 8. B. Harvey of WillimantiC visited friends in town Tuesday.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, Y. & A. M., next Tueaday evening.
 The woodwork of the opera house block has been frightened by . coat of paint. Z
 Mir. and Mrs. Alfred Whitley are re- ceiving congratulations on the birth of a son, Monday.
 ]. M. Leach has been confined to his home with Illness part of the week but is now eonvalescant
 40. U. w., meeting this evening. The Dlstrics Deputy Frank Gleason of WiIli- mantle will make official visit.
 Mfr. and Mrs. W. E. Hanley witnessed the presentation of Shore Acres, with James A. Herne in the leading role, at Boston Wednesday evening.
 Llncol1 Athletic club will give benefit dance at there hall Saturday evening. Stevens' orchestra will furnish music and wm. HOpps will prompt. Tickets % cents.
 A new time table went into effect Mou- day. The boat train going south in the evening arrives ten minutes earlier and the Block Island train twenty minutes later, both arriving here at TAO p. m.
 There have been several complaints from people who have had packages stolen from teams hitched along the street. People will do we'll not to put theiI bundles Into their teams until they are ready to drive home.
 c. O.. Ellis lost valuable horse on wood lot at Holland last Saturday. The horse reared and fell over backwards, striking his head on a stone. A blood vessel was ruptured and the horse died almost instantly.
 There Is to be a union Thanksgiving ser vice at the Methodist church next Sun. day evening. Rev. K. W. Bishop of the CongI egatlonal church will preach, and the music will bs by a chorous of voices from the combined cholrs of the Metho dist and Congregational churches. This service will take the place of the regular Thanksgiving day service.
 There has been more trouble with th' Stafford Springs, Union and Southbridg' mall route ]. V. Poole has carried mai as long as he can afford to and William A. Foster will now take the route II charge. This route Is one of the many bid Off by Steel of Kentucky. The pric' allowed, @1.69 per day, is much too smal for the service expected.
 The Epworth league held e very pleas ant social in the church parlors last Fri day evening. After various games ha' been played, the social department serve' lunch. During the evening the annua meeting was held. Reports were rea' from the different departments of work and the following officers were elected President, E. A. Cleveland; first vice president, Miss Clara M. Ellis secon' vice-prssident, Mrs. Arthur Bemis; thir' vice-president, Miss Grace Dwight; fourtI vice -presldent, Mrs. K. A. Cleveland secretary, Willis Reed treasurer, Georg SiswIck.
 The attraction at the opera house nex Monday evening will be "A Country Mer chant" with Charles Cowles in the lead ing role. The play comes highly recon mended. It was presented at the academI at Rochester Sept. e7th, and the Roches ter Daily Herald says among other com pllmentary things "ChArles Cowles ii his Country Merchant opened an engage ment at the Academy before large au dience last evening. The piece, from tn pen of Mckee Rankin, while not new has the charm of all plays of It's charaG ter. The simple stories of old fashione country home life are never tiring: an Country Merchant possesses much tha Is charming. The characters are true t life and the situations are pleasing, TUT ming from serious to comedy just enOug to make one feel happy throughout th play. There are some things that are il reslstibly funny" Seats are on sale 6 Abel's. The play was given in Hartfor last night, and to-day's Courant says "The play Is well written and mounted and Charles Cowles plays the role of tn country merchant very we'll. His suT port was adequate"
 The Stafford Floral company's greer hOuses, under the care of John Hethel ington, show blossoms fit for June, no withstAnding lt is now November. Mi Hetherington does not know all there about raising flowers, and says that gets new ideas every day, but the cond ton of the various departments show tht the long experience he has had iu th business has given him first-class know edge Of how to get results. The house under his direction, have been rearrange thls summer. A new ventilatIng app, ratus has been added. and other improv' ments made. The largest of the thrt greenhouses is given up almost excll sively to the culture of pinks. Tn house Is 125 feet long, and gives amp room for the many different varIetie
 There are plenty of blossoms at presen
 and the colOrs range from white to det crimson. The different varieties ha, distinctive names, and of these the Hels
 Keller, Daybreak, McGowan, Oneid
 and Bouton dor are deservedly popula In thls department are few chrysanth mums. The collection ls not large, b there are some fine specimens M Hetherington has been experimenting , raising mushrooms. He has a bed
 these peculiar plants about 100 feet Ion which are doing very well. The produ finds . ready sale at city hotels at e1 p , pound. Noticeable among the rare plan In thls department are the Norfolk IslaI pine, the rubber plant and the sago plar from which sago Is secured in its wi state in Australia One of the small 3 greenhouses, 60 feet long, Is used [ - raising English violets- These beautif r blossoms are just beginning to appes .l and fhaVa vwill ha a raaNxy aaIa eo~ .tI tl,