The Press., 1899-08-10
W. q. Webster has purchased a new

Miss Teresa CLARK will teach next term
at Greenwich.
George Siswick is spending few days
at Mashapaug.
Mrs. Julius Converse is in Springfield
for few days.
Miss Jennie CLARK has gone to Water
bury for month.
Miss Millie Royce is at her home in
Wales for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Munson Of Williamsport
are guests of Mrs. r. s. Hicks.
D. J. Sullivan of the Hollow has taken
a position in the Hurley store.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Allen have gone to
r. l., for a short vacation.
The Eagles will go to Wilmington Sat-
urday and play game with team there.
John Oldham left this week for Ham
den, Me-, where he has secured a position.
Miss Alice K. Brown has been visiting
her brother, Edward Brown in Warren,
Mass.
Rev. J. Q. Dolan is spending vacation
at Providence, Jewett City, and other
places.
Fred R. tombstone of Providence has
taken position with the Stafford Wors-
ted company.
Mrs. F. White has closed her restaurant
in Tilden's block and has gone to New
Bedford, Mass.
Mrs. Holt and Miss Celia Holt have
gone to Boothbay, Me-, to spend the bal
ance of August.
Fl. G. Wheeler is closing out his dry
goods stock, and advertises the balance
for sale in lot.
VIM. Whitaker is taking vacation of
one week at Springfield. Worcester, Bos-
ton and Milford.
Mrs. George Frazier and Miss Amelia
Ellis are enjoying vacation at New Lon
don and Stonington.
Miss Mary Walton is taking vacation
Of two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Henry
Clark, at Brookfeld, Mass.
Miss Mary Sullivan of Willimantic and
Miss Stonerode of Morristown, Pa, have
been guests of DIR. Sullivan.
Nine tickets were sold at this station
for the excursion to Lake Pleasant on the
New London Northern division today.
Pietro Panciera will go to New York
Saturday and take the boat for Bellune,
Italy. He will be gone about two months.
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Wis will hold their seventh annual reunion
at Evergreen park Wednesday, Aug. 23d.
Station Agent and Mrs. Bumstead are
at Block Island for vacation. W. A.
Pierce is in charge at the depot during
his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knox and children and
Miss Ward and Miss Maginese of New
Haven visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. L.
Robbins this week.
Mrs. F. D. Barton and sons, Francis
and Robert, and daughter, Molly, of
Palmer have been guests of Lewis Nc
Laughlin this week.
Samuel Oldroid returned last week to
his old position as wool sorter for the
Warren Wooden Co. His wife and son
Of Patterson, N. j., accompanied him.
Rev. F. M. Sprague of Tampa, Fla,
will supply the Congregational pulpit
August 20, and Rev. O. P. Champlin of
Dwight, N. D., will supply August 81.
Invitations are out for the marriage
Of Miss Susie NJ, daughter of Edward
Mann, to Clements Schmidt, next We'd
nesday, at II a. M. The reception will
be held at Lincoln athletic club hall. :.
Mrs. Louisa Benton, SO, gave tea
party to a few of the girls last Friday af-
terno on at her home on Center street.
Among those present were Mrs. Nathan
Morse, SO; Mrs. James F. Brooks, 80;
Mrs. Marcus Rowland, So; Mrs. Champ
lin, SO. The combined ages of those
present was 40 years, and the average
age 88 years.
Considerable work has been done on
West Main street and there is much more
to do. The line of the street as laid out
runs quite close to the Cleaveland Gotta
ges and four foot retaining wall will be
laid in front Of Them. Workmen are now
engaged in building this wall and the work
of excavating is nearly completed. The
work is so we'll under way that a good
idea may be gained of the Improvement
that the change will make. A large part
of the curbing has already been put in.
81. s. Abel and F. j. Chandler of the
school board were in Springfield Tuesday
looking over the kindergarten parapher-
MALTA used there. The committee have
no idea as to the number of children who
will enter the kindergarten depar tment
this fall, and cannot tell whether one or
two teachers will be needed. Parents
who have children for this department
were asked to let the committee know
how many. But one or two families have
complied with this request. If there
should be large school one teacher will
not be able to properly teach it.
Stafford.
GIloo 10 VlSlJluS uOE Sl5-
ter in Hartford.
Miss Albina Foote of Ware is a guest
of Miss Della St. Marie.
There will be no services in the Univer-
salist church for the next two Sundays.
Mrs. w. A. King of Willimantic is a
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Cady.
Mrs. Oscar Colburn has been spending
a few days at the homestead with her
parents.
Mrs. Patten and Mrs. Fuller of Danbu-
ry have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
T. Hulett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Jenkins have been
spending few days with their aunt at
Willimantic.
Mrs. Mary Beebe returned Monday
9s spueIH q4IA Sunno .s6ep Mey mo1J