The Press., 1898-08-25
WALES.


Jesse Hulett is visiting friends In Stat
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings were in town
last wesk.
Fred Garrison of Springfield was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Julia Royce of Springfield is WIS.,
iting R. L. Boynton.
Mrs. Boyden and son, Arthur, have re-
turned to Worcester
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry v. Needham spent
Sunday in Brookfield.
81. NJ Needham and his mother visited
in Monson last Monday.
There will be no services at the III. E.
church Sunday, Aug. 28th.
Miss Julia Flint is visiting with her
aunt In Palmer for fortnight.
Albert Southwick of New York made q
flying visit to friends last week.
Miss Ada Smith of Willimantic, Conn,
is visiting her father, o. P. Smith.
Mrs. H. P. Smith has returned from
spending few weeks in Worcester.
Mrs. Neff and Miss Bessie Fisher are
attending camp meeting in Willimantic.
F. N. Royce and o. p Royce attended
a lodge meeting in Springfield last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Arnold and Miss Amy Arnold at
tended picnic at Mashapaug last Tues
day.
AH:. USALoI Dol5-,, - noee. UoI1. NJ
H., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. NJ. n. Need
ham.
Cora Needham has been visiting in
Brookfield and Springfield for a few
weeks.
Myron and Arthur Royce took trip to
Stafford Springs on their tandem last
Sunday.
Jared Busby, Ralph Fosket and Miss
Birdie Busby of Warren made a visit to
Mrs. R. D. Shaw last Wednesday on
their bicycles.
Rev. g. L. Camp and wife and Miss
Jennie Camp have gone to Laurel Park
to attend the camp meeting, which COM
menced last Monday.
A horse that was hitched in the saw
mill shed has turned up. It was thought
the horse had been stolen, but oh, no !!
He got tired of standing. and SO unhitched
himself and started off. He was stopped
finally and returned to the owner, who
was hunting for him.
Fl. III. Needham's house was the scene
of a very pleasant whist party last Friday
evening. A bus load of friends from
Monsoon came over, and with those who
attended from here four tables were used.
Barr of Springfield catered. The jolly
purity broke up at a. ln., and on their
way home to. MOnsOn lost their way, and
so did not reach home until the early
hours of morning.
Rev. George Weston Davis, pastor of
the Wales Baptist church, died at the
home of his brother in South WATERFORD,
Me-, Saturday. Mr.. Davis was about GO
years old. He had been pastor of the
Wales church three years, coming from
Biddeford, Ne. For some time he had
suffered from a stomach trouble. About
June his malady became so serious that
he was compelled to give up preaching.
He sent messages to be read In church al
some of the services, however, and the
Sunday before the Fourth was present
for short time. Mr.. Davis had endeared
himself to the hearts of his people in
Wales, and his death Is deeply mourned.
The funeral was held in WATERFORD Tues.
day afternoon, at the home of his broth.
er, bis only surviving relative. Mr.. Davis
was born in Alfred, Me-, graduated from
Colby college at Waterville and from
Newton theological seminary. He has
been pastor of churches In Amesbury
Orange and Chicopee. Rev. Mr.. Davis
was never married. The brother al
whose home he died Is the only survivor
Of 12 children. His last pastorate was
here, and on account of i'll health he was
obliged to resign. By his kind and sym
pathetic ways he won the affection OF al
who came In touch with him.