The Press., 1898-07-28
George Scripture Is seriously i'll.

l. O. O. F. meeting next Tuesday even- Ing.
 Arthur Meyers is spending a vacation at Mashapaug.
 Winter Post, G. A. R., meeting next Tuesday evening.
 Carl and Miss Mena Adams are at Mashapaug this week.
 Miss Iner M. Potter of Wllllmantic Is a guest of Mas Grace Comlns.
 Dr. L. F. Eaton has returned from a vacation in the Green mountains.
 Milo Eaton has returned from a visit to friends In Hartford and Rockville.
 K. l.. Burr and family visited friends and relatives in Hartford Monday.
 James Mack has returned from a two weeks vacation at Thompsonville.
 l.. D. Gary and family will occupy their cottage at Crystal Lake next week.
 Mir. and Mrs. M. OHaIloran are spend Ing vacation among the Berkshire hills.
 W. A. Segar returned Monday from a visit to his son, J. H. Segar, at Watch Hnl.
 Miss Emmerlln Roberts of Putnam Is the guest of her cousin, Miss Pearl Ar mold.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Cardinal will oc- cupy the Crane cottage at Crystal Lake next week.
 M. F. Palmer and K. K. Cooper of Springfield visited friends in town last Thursday.
 H. 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. 2.
 Matilda k. Walling of Brooklyn, Mrs. k. P. Rogers and Miss Lucy Rogers of New London are guests at the Springs House.
 W. H. Webster and family and MT. French and family of Willimantic are to occupy the BIdwell cottage at Mashapaug next week.
 J. II. and R. M. Collins, with their families, left Wednesday morning for Great Harrington, where they will make their home. They made the trip in car riages.
 J. NJ. Leach purchased a new seventeen foot sail boat at Westerly, R. I. ,::Monday' The boat has been launched at Masha- paug and makes a handsome addition to the fleet.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. Hampston spent Sum- day with relatives in Norwich. Mir. 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 p. m. The Hampden nine has added a new bat tery since they were here the first of the season, and a close game may be expect ed. Admission, 15 cents ladies free.
 The railroad commissioners will have a hearing at the passenger station next Thursday at 10 o'clock a. m., on the peti- 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- Learance 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, 15 by 16 feet in dimensions. With the addition of the office the stable will be very con- venlent, and there Is now plenty of room for MT. 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 20 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. MT. StebbIns was attended by Dr. G. L. Nichols.
 The golf team of the Country club went 10 Rockville last Saturday, and played a return match with the team there. Quite a number of the club members accompa- nied 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 a victory for the Rockville players. The score: