The Press., 1899-08-03

The Citizens band will give a concert
at the band stand Friday evening.
Miss Nettie Coleman of Palmer visited
friends at Crystal lake last Thursday.
Miss Ella Brown of Providence, is the
guest of her aunt, Miss K. F. Horrigan.
Miss Lizzie o Brien of Monson return
ed home Tuesday, after three-days' visit
with friends in town.
Mrs. Albert Scripture and son, Chester,
of Willimantic have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Ellis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Lewis and two
children Of Greater New York are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Nichols.
Miss Jane Mccarthy of Winchester,
Mass, and Miss Kate McC arthy of Provi-
dence are visiting friends in the borough.
Mrs. E. D. Burnham and child of Hart
ford, Mrs. Frederick Adams and Mrs.
Merritt Lane of Waterbury, have been
guests of Mrs. R. S. Hicks the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. F. Heublein of Hart
ford were guests at the Springs House
Tuesday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Heublein
were passing through on carriage drive:
The annual 1O-mile road race at Rock
Vile is to come off the Goth. 1t is prob
able that there will be several entries
from this town.
Fishermen at Crystal Lake are catch
ing very large bass this year. DR.. L. F.
Eaton caught one weighing 81 pounds, and
the same day David Bissett caught one
weighing Al pounds.
George E. Buck has moved his card
clothing business to Palmer, where he
had prepared building for it previous to
the fire. The loss on the machinery and
stock was settled for $3.50.
A house owned by Mrs. ]. J. Sullivan
of High street was sold at auction last
Saturday afternoon to J. Allen Mix for
$1725. On Tuesday the Mccarthy house
on Benton street was sold to Daniel Sulli-
van for 1925.
Rev. E. W. Bishop has gone to Block
Island for his vacation. There will be no
Sunday services at the Congregational
church next Sunday or the following Sum-
day. Thetwo following Sundays the pull
pit will be supplied.
In the challenge golf matches the past
week at the Country club grounds last
Friday, J. Carl Converse of the first team
defeated R. M. Fisk 2 up and 1 to play.
F. G. Sanford of the second team the
same day defeated DIR. G. L.. Nichols, and
took his place on the first team by the
score 3 up and 1 to play. On Tuesday
DR.. G. L. Nichols of the second team de-
feated D. F. Burritt up, Z to play.
The Rockvilles played game with the
Eagles on the fair grounds last Saturday,
and defeated them by a score of 8 to 2.
Sullivan and Donahue were the battery
for the local team and Ward and Jerrolds
for the visitors. The game was quite
This is the first time the Eagles have
been defeated this year. The Ideals OF
Thorndike are expected Saturday for a
game with the Eagles.
The new management of the Central
Vermont has issued notice that on and
after Aug. 1, all through rates for ship,
ments from stations along the line will be
cancelled and local rates charged on all
freight not shipped on the Grand Trunk.
This applies on western business only, and
the rates for New York and Boston will
not be changed. AS New Y ork and Boston
are the principal points to which Stafford
manufacturers and others make shipments
the change will not result in heavy loss
to the shippers. What little through
freight that is shipped from this town car
probably be sent as cheap and quickly by
the Grand Trunk system as another.
Hazel Butterfield had a narrow escape
from drowning at Crystal lake Monday
She and her sister, Helen, were playing II
a boat tied to the wharf, and both rushed
to get out at the same time. Helen jump
ed first and made the wharf all right, bu
caused the boat to recoil enough to throw
little Hazel into the water between thu
boat and the wharf. Helen was so fright
ened by what she had done that she die
not call for help. David Bissett, who wal
WOI hluS dUOul ~ LOU away
something was wrong and ran to the spot
When he arrived Hazel was lying on the
bottom. In falling she had hit her head
which had dazed her and prevented he
making a struggle. Mr.. Bissett plunged
in an brought her out by the hair, and sh'
soon recovered. Had it not been for thu
fact that Mr.. Bissett was SO near and hi
prompt action the child would have I'm
doubtedly drowned.
L. M. Smith, the surviving executor Of
the will of AIba Hyde, has not yet pail
the amount left to the library association
A committee was appointed to receive tn
money, but the duties of this committe
have been light thus far. There is a feel
ing among those interested that Their
should be no further delay in paying thi
money over. The reason given by Mr.
Smith for the delay Is that two of tn
beneficiaries of the will have been pail
off without deducting the internal revenu
tax from the amount of their legacies
The executor feels that the beneficiarie'
should return the amount of this tax. /
does not seem as If this condition ough
to delay payment very long. The bene
ficiaries either will or will not return tn
amount. II they return the money the
are good fellows. II they will not, tn
amount involved is not large enough t
make any great difference. There
about $50, 900 coming to the library, an
the library association wants it. AS a
illustration of extra expense in war time
the $500 tax that will have to be paid Of
the bequest when 1t is received, is goo
example. The bequest is at present In
vested in Boston & Albany stock and
few shares of Adams express. There ar
about 100 shares of Boston & Albany