The Press., 1898-05-12
MANsFrELD.

MANSETELD. Charles L. Foskett of -Winstead has been spending few days in Mansfield. The competitors for the Ratcliffe Hicks prizes took place in the college chapel Friday evening at eight o'clock. Joseph William Pincus of Colchester was the win ner of the first prize of thirty dollars. The subject of his essay was, -''The present position of Jews among the civil lized nations of the world.'' The winner of the second prize of twenty dollars was Norman James Webb of Plymouth. The subject of his essay was, 1.-The good-nat ured man." The essays were judged by three judges on composition, who were Messers. M. R. Woodward of Sharon, s. H. Bartlett of Guilford, F. O.. Bowen, Eastford. The judges of the delivery were the Rev. 0. H. Brown of Wilmington, the Rev. G. M. Frary of Chaplain, the Rev. s. H. Barret of South Coventry. GurleyviIle. Mrs. H. A. Mason has been visiting relitives at Westford and southbridge. Miss Ellen Brown has moved in the house with Miss Ellen Whiton at Westford. Miss Genevieve M. Royce was home over Sunday from the New London busi- ness college. s- Mir and Mrs. Mitchell of Gardner's Lake, visited Mrs. MitchelPs parents, Rev. and Mrs. O. w. Crabb. ' 's sf@.@ ~
 Miss Florence H. Durham has been the guest of her friend Miss. Sarah Johnson of Mansfield Hollow.
 Miss Gertrude Martin, who has been at work in New Jersey. is with her sister, Mrs. F. c. Durham. a'> ~.. | Mrs. Norman Durham, who has been spending few weeks with her sister, Mrs. l w. E. Fenner, at Wormwood Hill, spent Sunday with Mrs. s. P. Chaffee. l MT. and Mrs. George A. Walker visited relatives in Southbridge, Mass, last week. Mrs. Everett Mathews of Rock Meadow, is with her sister, Mrs. Herbert A. Bos- worth.
 WALES. l Charles Converse has purchased new horse.
 Miss Bessie Fisher is working at Mrs.
 Lyons.
 Charlie Moore is teaming for Charles
 Thompson.
 Rev. A. C. Dodge of Worcester was in town last week.
 l Mrs. A. w. Shaw and Dora Green spent
 Sunday in town.
 Paul Gunther and family have returned to Wales to live.
 | A rfh xyiof hor n Union last week. ''-- | Albert Williams has resumed his duties
 at R. l.. Boynton's.
 Rev. G. L. Camp and wife visited in
 Holyoke last week.
 Miss Cora Dimmick spent Sunday in
 town with her parents.
 Lewis and Bradley Royce visited old friends in town last week.
 Il Mrs. J. A. Cowan visited friends in
 Stafford Springs last week.
 Mrs. w. A. Lyons has been quite sick
 but Is able to be out again.
 Winnie Williams has resigned her posi- tion with the Golden Rod Co.
 Frank Baker cut his knee quite badly while cutting wood last week. II M. J. Dimmick and wife of Staffort visited friends in town Sunday. . A. F. Pepper has charge of Jack Gard , ner's property while he is in Vermont
 Mrs. Martha Shaw returned Sunda, from Worcester, where she has bee spending the winter. . Miss K. F. Horrigan will be in Need hams block next Tuesday and Wednes , day, and show her spring millinery. } Will Brown, who has been in the mea business with W. A. Lyon for fev |, months, has left town. Warren Mat t thews takes his place. ! W. W. Main, secretary of the Baptis
 Sunday School Association, preached flo Rev. c. W. Davis in the morning, ap' school, Sunday.
 F The Epworth League held a very inter 3 esting meeting Sunday evening at the M I E. church. MT. Melbourne of Staffort 3 kindly played the organ, and Geo. Cam , assisted with his violin.
 The Ladies' Aid Society met at the M 3 E. church Thursday afternoon, and tn a following officers were chosen for on 9 year: President, Mrs. Brewer; vice 8 president, Mrs. Green; secretary an t treasurer, Miss Jennie Camp; directress . es, Mrs. George Dimmick,. Mrs. Pepper t Mrs. Copp, Miss Jennie Camp, and Mrs
 Green.
 Burglars broke into the dry goods an = grocery store of F. M. Royce Monda J. night, and took away about $200 wort e of boots. shoes, neckties, suspenders an various other articles. About half mil
 from there the barn of Rev. H. P. Shit
 was broken open and his horse and wa go . was stolen. There is no trace of tn u thieves. The entrance to the store va
 had by cutting the woodwork in the sas V in the front window and pulling out ;th glass whole. The Smith barn was locke
 and the staple was drawn. VT Charles Gokey, who for some time ha been out of his head, was found Monda
 morning, near John Moran's residehc, s by Mrs. J. Reed. She walked him bac '- as far as the H. Back place, where M,
 Parker lives. He took him in his ca " riage and brought him home. MT. Coke 's said "he had started for Salem on vel a important business;" but when taken | o MT. Parker he was somewhat exhauste'
 Mrs. Gokey was out looking for him whe D. MT. Parker drove up. It is thought III got up In the night. He is over 80 yeal r. old. and very lame.
 'o The many friends and neighbors