The Press., 1899-05-25
Bertha Helm visited friends at


 Monson over Sunday.
 David Bissett is placing curbing on Church-st. adjoining Timothy Shea's property.
 I w. G. Ellis returned last Friday from Rainbow, N. Y. Mir. Ellis Is looking first rate and feeling well.
 There have been two deaths of local grand army men in the past year. The ranks are gradually thinning.
 Il A new flight of substantial steps has been placed between the Foster block and the Misses Whitons stationery establish ment. J. E. Hubbard announces in another column the arrival of 32 head of extra fine western horses at the stable in Sur bridge, Mass.
 There will be services and sermon at the Buff Gap school house next Sunday at D. m. These services are intended for everyone in the neighborhood.
 The business places will close at II o'clock in the forenoon next Tuesday, Memorial day. The schools, banks and some of the factories will close all day.
 Edward J. McKernin, formerly of Bat tery L, 2d Artillery, was in town visiting Miss Melvina Bolieau last Friday and Saturday. He has just returned from Cuba.
 Next Sunday, being Trinity Sunday, the services at Grace church will be as follows: 10.45 a. m., litany, holy com- munion and sermon; p. m., evening prayer and sermon. Samuel Rockwell shipped 20 very large cattle to the Brighton market Monday. The herd was composed of oxen, and all were fine specimens.
 The hours for services in the Congrega- tional church have been changed for the summer as follows: Sunday evening ser vice, 7.3O p. m.; mid-week service, 7.45 p. m. Christian Endeavor, 45 p. m.
 Miss Mollie Lathrop has gone on a western trip. She started Monday with a Raymond party for the Pacific coast, and later will go to Tacoma, Wash., where : she will spend the summer with friend. | 1ICpuLdGlOuS 1OL LIIC hAIIAO0o GU CU. 1IOi wards hall June 8, 9, 10 and 12 are nearly completed. There will be an entertain ment each evening, followed by dancing. Good music will be in attendance and a jolly time may be expected.
 The favorable weather has made the grounds of the Country club popular re- sort for its members and golf and lawn tennis are receiving their full share of at. tention. Visitors from Somers and Mon- son are expected Saturday.
 The card clothing machinery in Rock. wells building will not be moved until next month, owing to the fact that there are orders for the product which must be filled. MT. Buck has the new building in Palmer ready for occupancy.
 Contractor Sweet has put in small furnace at the Foxville dyeing establish. ment for Nathan Washburn, who will ex
 pertinent with the car wheel which he has invented. If the condition will warrant the manufacture of the wheels will be carried on later.
 |. At a special meeting of the court o1 burgesses held Tuesday afternoon the case of James Wood, who has a claim against the borough for damages received by fall on the ice last winter came up. MT. Wood is willing to settle for $75. No action was taken on the proposition. The League of the Cross, the Catholic temperance society, will hereafter meet the second and last Sundays of each month at St. Edwards hall, instead oi
 Wednesdays, as the custom has been
 President Shahan reports the society 1T
 good condition, and states that there are
 now thirty eight members. Next Sunday evening at 730 the regu lar monthly musical service will be helG in the Congregational church. The chic feature will be Gounod's "Gallia." Fol
 lowing is the program:
 Opening hymn, Quartet 8 Mendelssohr I Sacred Cantata, Gallia-GOuno( The fence has been removed on Eas
 Main street, from in front of the lot be
 tween the residence of Mrs. Charle. I E. Butterfield and James F. Chamber f lin. Fencing in front of property ol
 East Main street has gradually disap
 peared, and the appearance of the stree
 is very attractive, especially so at thi
 season.
 The marriage of Dr. Jennie T. Miner f former teacher in the borough schools r and Rev. B. H. Lane of Antrim. N H.
 will take place at Dr. Miners home, 2 f Hudson street, Worcester, Mass, on tn
 afternoon of June 20th, with the nea O relatives present. In the evening MT Q and Mrs. Lane will hold an informal re d ception, to which their friends everywher
 are cordially invited.
 O Miss Margaret Russell will give an in
 formal talk to the ladies of the Hom
 and Foreign Missionary societies at w ood c lawn tomorrow afternoon on the stat l. and progress of the good work in Chill L Miss Russell is well qualified for an inter n esting talk on this subject, as she ha ! just returned from sojourn of two year h at Santiago college, which is maintaine by the Foreign Missionary society of tn , Methodist church.
 The concerts given by the united choir II, of the Staffordville and West Staffor 70 Congregational churches Tuesday an
 Wednesday evenings were attended b ,5 about thirty from the borough at eac if village. The First Congregational churc quartet from Springfield rendered deligh full programs, and were enthusiasticall , applauded. Their voices blended finely V and the solo work was much enjoyed f The chorus evidenced careful trainin e under the leadership of Rev. J. A. Sc o landt.
 At the meeting of the Currant Event