The Press., 1899-10-26


The 1S holes in the morning finished
with Eaton up. Up to the Both hole the
playing was quite even, but ended on the
Ferd Shippee is ill with typhoid fever!
DIR. Finley of Rockville visited friends
in town Tuesday.
Lawyer J. P. Danahey was at his home
in Columbia over Sunday.
Henry M. Baftlett of New Haven is
spending afew days in town.
Miss Clara Baker Is spending few
days with relatives in Springfield.
DR.. A. o. Cominss has been visiting
friends in Westfield part of the week.
Mrs. Frank Morey of Union is the guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bid
well.
j. j. Burr has completed the construc-
ton of barn at Village Hill for A. G.
Rodman.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Charles Butterfield Saturday after.
noon at $50.
Owen G. Eastman, who is employed in
grocery store at Boston, was in town
over Sunday. ...s
Saturday, st. Simon and st. Jude's day
there will be holy communion at Grace
church at 10 a. m.
The annual meeting of the Stafford
Springs Agricultural society will be held
at 2. 80 Saturday. afternoon in the room
over the express office. .... .
L. A. Cleavefahd made a flying visit to
his friends in town this week returning tc
Providence this morning. $,..,,
ii. James Grise of Hazardville visited
friends in town Tuesday. There is to be
race at Somers next week Saturday be-
tween Mr.. Crises horse and one owned
by Merrill Keeney for $50 and several
will go from here to see the match
DIR. @. H. David, who has recently re-
turned from Paris, will resume practice
here during the winter. He has opened
an Office in Harwood's house at the head
of Main street. :. ..,,., -. v e.
The club house at the grounds of the
Country club caught fire, last Saturday
afternoon. The fire originated. around
the fireplace, but was discovered and ex-
tinguished before much damage was done
The Current Events club meets with
Miss Carolyn Brown on Monday evening
Program: Quotations, Rural and Nauti
cal Life; The Tempest, reading Act IL
III; Current Events by Mrs. James Nc
Laughlin. "...:
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the Methodist church
fon Thursday, Nov. I'd, at 8 p. m. Mrs
s. G. Fitch of Rockville, president o
Tolland County, W. c.; T. u, will b
present. All interested are invited.
Ernest Palanck gave party to hi
friends Tuesday evening, which was
farewell reception previous to his trip t.
Prussia Fred Bernardo, the fruit dealer
who is going to Italy, will aceompan
him, and both will leave New York, Sat
urday.
The ladies of the Congregational church
who have formed themselves into a mis-
on-study class under the leadership Q
Rev. E. W. Bishop, met Wednesday al
ternoon with Mrs. Charles Holt for it
First meeting. There were eighteen pres
emit, and the lesson from Rev. Otis Cary
new book, "Japan and it's Regeneration,
was much enjoyed.
Next Tuesday evening, the eve of Al
Saints, at 7.45, there will be choral ever
ing prayer and sermon at Grace church
The choir will be enlarged for the occs
sion, and the order of music will includ
the following selections: 49,
Magnificat, Simpe
Nunc Dimittis, S1mpe
hymn, stTen thousand times" Dyke
Antbams J''What are thes3?" Staine
= Woodwal
Hymn, clark the sound of holy voices" Dyke
All are cordially invited.
The services at the Congregations
church last Sunday, both morning an
evening, were attended by large congr'
cations. The services were of harves
home character. and the. music, by tn
choir and the, decorations by the ladie
were lavish and appropriate. Much cree
it is due Miss Sibley for the indefatigabl
efforts she has put forth in securing 6
we'll trained choir. 1t was the fir
harvest-home day held in the church, an
Judging from results it will not be tt
last. T.: -
l. There was full house at the opel
house Monday evening to see DAM
;. Sully in go Brien, the Contractor" Da
, lei Sully as O'Brien was very pleasing
He did not overdo the part, and his pr
| sentation of the character was strong al
humorous. The balance Of the compar
, were above the average In ability: TT
Rocky Gorge quartet proved an attracti
feature of the entertainment. Taken 6
ii together the attraction was very strol
one, and the fact that 1t drew a got
} house is gratifying. III .':... =, -,
The change In ownership Of the Blu
J hardware store brings to mind the m
who have been employed by that concer
. several of whom are now making tht
marks in business for themselves. T.
. list includes: G. F. Beckwith, Ell. o. Bu
8 terrified, Otis Chapman, Eugene Winte
9 Walter Allen, Cyrus Banford, Elmer
q Booth, Harvey Chapman, James Nevil
: Hannibal Alden, 4. Hansen, Geo. Fento
] J. M. Carpenter, Bert Rounds, Ed. N
| Leod, Geo. ]. Cardinal, Charles Comm
! Chas. Stevenson, Will Foster, and M
Mary Quinlan.