The Press., 1898-03-24
James Brand bas moved to E. J. Sweets

James Brand has moved to E. J. Sweet'l
 house.
 . John Speed has moved into John M
 Gompper's house.
 ! Dr. c. H. David and F. E. Fitzpatrick ! are i'll with the grip.
 Thomas Maxwell, who Is running { mill in Norwich, has been in town thii week.
 E. F. EDgley, who was injured in | 1 runaway accident recently, is getting , along nicely.
 The Earl Musical and Speciality com 1 pany played to small audience in th' ! opera house last evening. The ladies of the w. R. O. serve sup
 per in society hall Friday evening, iron t 6 to 7.30. Every one is invited. :, Alvarado Howard has returned from z : southern trip. He reports that his son [ H. R. Howard, is gaining slowly. !, The annual meeting of the cemetery
 Association will be held at the Business , Mems room next Monday evening at 7.30 7 The Foreign and Home Missionary so. , cIetles of the M. E. church, will meet al r Mrs. Taft's tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock.
 The Current Events club will meet with Miss Carolyn Brown next Monday
 evening. The subject for the evening will be Romola.
 Octave W. Bassow, while cboppine
 wood on DImock's farm in West Stafford last Friday afternoon, cut his foot quite badly. He was attended by pr. Nichols Reuben Converse is to occupy the room over the tailor shop for his furniture and undertaking business. An entrance will be made so that Mir. Converse can get to
 his room without going through the tailor shop.
 Adelbert Needham will move his horsef out of the Springs House stables about May 1st. He has not yet decided where he will locate. Landlord Collins, of the : Springs House, will use the stable for his own horses.
 Thomas FitZgibbons gave an exhibition of fancy pool playing at the Springs House last evening. An effort will be
 made to arrange a match between Fltz gibbons and Joseph Langtot, one of tho best players, in Holland county, 10 come of Saturday evening.
 Rev. John Clark, who Is we'll knowr here, recently caught very large fist while on a fishing excursion to Quossa paug, which is a little ways from Water bury, where he Is located. The pickere weighed two ounces less than six pounds when taken out of the water. It has beer mounted by a taxidermist on panel, anC Is trophy that any fisherman would b, proud to have.
 Tue buildings of the Agricultural So ctety have again been broken into. Thii happens nearly every year, and the SO
 clety Is becoming tired of 1t. The princi pal damage is to the locks, and as all tho buildings have been broken into, the az gregate loss Is quite an item. The societ, offers a reward of $25 for information that can be used in prosecuting the per petrators. It Is probably the work O hoodlums.
 A. W. Kingsbury has the contract tC place a monument in the memory of Au gustus Spellman. It will be of Quincy granite, sarcophagus style, and will weigh about five tons. He has a cottage desigr
 marble monument ready to place for the
 Benton family in Holland, and an order
 for a similar one for the late John Booth
 of Stafordville. He has completed a tab let stone for Wm. Rudge, and @ 'gates
 aIar" stone to the memory of the late ] Mrs. Stephen Ford.
 The social given by the young men a the Congregational church last evening } was 8 decided success. The tables wer, l daintily spread, and cut flowers and sever | handsome banquet lamps added much tt the pretty appearance of the room. Tn, , young men, attired in white caps ant 8 aprons, served in a very systematic man 9 ner, escalloped oysters, salads, colt 8 meats, cake and coffee. Each guest wa ? presented with pretty floral favor. Tn a short farce, "Vice Versa" caused a goo, deal of merriment, and the young mel 8 deserve much credit for their painstakinl n efforts. About 130 were in attendance. ' GRACE CHURCH NoTEs.-Rev. Wm. S ? Emery of Christ church, Norwich, preach ed Tuesday evening, Those who wer not present missed hearing @ good ser mon...... Choir rehearsal this (Thursday y evening at 7.30...... The Woman's Auxil iary will meet in the Sunday school roou ' tomorrow afternoon at 9, to sew for mis
 sions. All the members, including tn U f1 ha ...... Holy communion next Sunday at 9.4 a. m., also tomorrow, the feast of tn ' annunciation, at 10 a. m.....Service, wit sermon by the rector, next Tuesday, a 7.45 p. m.
 The following musical program will b rendered at the Methodist church nex ' Sunday evening:
 A Hymn No. 6s-Tune, Antioch.
 Anthem-The God of Abraham Praise, Bucl - Cornet Duet-o Lovely Peace, Hande ARtho%oP5sise RmG So 1e Jehovah Palmer 9 Anthem-Qui Tollis, Farmer Anthem-The Parish Choir, Hal @ Organ Postlude.
 ,. The spring term in District No. ( l taught by Mics Teresa B. Clark, bega . last Monday. During the winter tern l 8T scholars were registered. Those de !, serving mention for good attendance are @ Ethel Davis, Adolph Roberts, Lena Rot . bins, Willie B. Hanley, Clarissa Davis d Grace Robbins, Louie Cady. Il The court of burgesses and the boar 8 of relief will hold a joint meeting thi 1t evening. The matter of exemption C
 soldiers from taxation will come up. 1 IT complication has arisen owing to tn b action of the board of relief ln not e1
 empting the soldiers when the last bol l. ongh lists were made. By the law of tn r state, each soldier who was honorabl