The Press., 1899-08-24

wood Of Willimantic and Edward Newton
of Monson have been guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Burr this week.
Henry Marsell purchased the Bottum
place with the exception of the woodlo ts
at auction yesterday afternoon for $3.50.
William Belcher bought the wood lot and
A. d. Cady the sprout land.
The following are at the Willimantic
camp-meeting Misses Mary Kellogg,
Pearl Arnold, Mary Howard, Grace
Comins, s. F. Maine and family, E. Taft,
DR.. J. B. Comins, Mrs. w. P. Bidwell.
Six young men friends of Holcomb R.
Howard accompanied him as far as West
Wilmington, on his wedding trip last even
ing, and returned In q hack. They &c.
curely Gagged the bridal couple in their
seats with many yards of ribbon, and with
rice and placards thoroughly decorated
them and their baggage.
About fifteen members of the Current
Events club are planning days outing.
The party expects to leave Stafford next
Wednesday morning for Norwich, where
they will be met by Rev. E. w. Bishop,
who will escort them through the Slater
museum. After dinner the party will
board the boat Gypsy, and on reaching
New London will visit White Beach by
trolley, returning on the boat train.
stafford.
Miss Jane Leger is visiting friends al
Somers and Worcester.
getting along very we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. Wightman are en-
joying an outing at Block Island.
The Riverside mill started up under its
new management Monday morning.
Miss Bertha Druley of Boston is at the
Universalist parsonage for vacation.
Rev. George Thompson of Keene, N
H., is spending few days with his pa
rents.
Miss Hamilton of Newburg, N. Y, II
the guest of her classmate. Miss Grace
Mead.
Miss Nettie Beachem of Springfield IL
spending few weeks with Miss Edna
Goodell.
Mrs. Jane Lucas of Holyoke has beer
spending several days with her niece
Mrs. Jennie Glover.
Ed. Roberts, ST., has been confined tx
the house for several days with sever'
attack of rheumatism.
Miss Alice Taylor and brother, Thorn
as, of Worcester are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. Braithwaite.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s
G. E. this evening-"The leaven and tn
meal" All cordially invited.
Mrs. Rose Gardner Niles of Bennington
has been the guest of her brothers family
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ellis, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Cady spent Sunda,
at Crescent Beach. Mr.. Cady returne'
Monday, but Mrs. Cady remains for fey
more days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kingsbury are t.
remove to Hydeville some time mex
month and will occupy the Hatch house
now owned by Will Ferry.
George Hassett has been In Boston TO
few days, accompanied by his youn
son, George, for the purpose of consult
ing a specialist in regard to his SON.
health.
Miss Annie L. Braithwaite has resigne'
her position with the E. E. Hillard Co. O
Manchester and accepted a situation a
stenographer with the Fl. D. Trask Co. O
Boston.
This makes the third successive weel
that we have had the pleasure Of writing
up a marriage notice. AS far as we know
now we shall have to skip next week, bu
we shall be all right again the week after
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptis
church will hold their regular meeting 70
work next Wednesday afternoon and vii
serve their usual supper from $50 to
O'Clock, with Misses Mabel Buck an
Nellie Connor as hostesses.
Herbert Thompson, a young studen
from Wales, supplied the pulpit of tn
Baptist church last Sunday, and Re,
Geo. W. Shepherd of North Hebron
expected to preach next Sabbath. Their
will be business meeting of the churc
next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
the chapel, and all members are reques
ed to be present, as important bushes
is to be acted upon.
A few days ago Oscar Sanford left wit
us for our inspection a large, full-blow
rose that deserves more than a passin
notice. 1t has been pronounced by a
who have had the pleasure of looking 1
1t the handsomest and largest specime
Of the rose family they have ever seel
1t is a beautiful light red in color, vel
full, and measures sixteen inches arour
it, resembling peony in size. 1t WI
grown by Mrs. Sanford and is hard
outdoors plant, having already blossom
ed twice this season.
All departments of the Pinney Gran
mar school will commence the fall ter
September 4th. There will be quite 6
important change In the teaching for
this term, as the resignation of Mi
Sprague and Miss Cady has made the 8
curing of two new teachers necessar
Miss Mary e. Smith will have charge
the grammar department as usual. Mis
Stella Ingram of Hiilsboro, Mass, gra
uate of Hopkins academy, is the ne
teacher secured for the intermediate
partment. Miss Gertrude Wightman wi
continue in charge Of the first primar
and Miss Efie B. Blackwell of Bloomfie
, is the other new teacher engaged for IL
second primary.
/, 1t was q very pretty but quiet hon
wedding that was celebrated at the res
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Soule
Hydeville yesterday afternoon, at thr,
O'Clock, when their daughter, Miss Eliz
beth Fairman Sprague, was united
marriage to Holcomb Ruby Howard
, the Springs, the ceremony being perforr
| od hu Row n n nr,,1ov nootor NJ II