The Press., 1899-02-02
Willis Reed Is i'll with the grip.

u. l.. SuendeEna0f+lS Ill and c0nnneo TO
his room. < - -
DIR. L. F. Eaton was lat, Northampton
over Sunday.
George Gross OF Providence is visiting
friends In town.
Miss Maud Ellis has been visiting
friends in Westerly, R. l.
Samuel Heck has entirely recovered
from his recent illness, and is attending
to his duties as usual.
P. g. Gordan wholesale dealer In paper
shoddy and rags, has opened an office in
the old blue front building in the rooms
formerly occupied by DIR. q. l.. Nichols.
Amenity whist club held its first meet
ing Tuesday evening, MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Engley entertaining. The prize winners
were Miss Mabel Foster, j. M. Leach,
Miss Lavilla Burr and Hannibal Alden.
A. w. Walker will celebrate his 18th
anniversary by receiving the little girls
between four and eight years of age, at
his store, Saturday afternoon. The little
ones are asked to come and bring their
dolls in the announcement in another col
umn.
Arrangements are nearly completed for
a dance and supper at the Springs House
next Wednesday evening. Music for
dancing will be furnished by Bissett's Or
chestra. There will be large attend
ance in all probability, Judging by the
number of people who have signified
their intention of responding to the invi-
tation. S = ~ y s..
Onicef, Helm went to Bottom Monday
and arrested Thomas Grady, who is
charged with obtaining money under false
pretences of Adelbert Needham. Grady
was brought before Judge tParkess and
bound over until the next term of superb
or coult. Bonds were placed at $500,
which he furnished. The case was
brought by Attorney Danahey.
At the meeting of the Young Mems
Literary society, held Tuesday evening,
the debate was ON "Resolved, that the
graves of Confederate soldiers should be
decorated by Ithe government" Ray
mond Eaton and Fred Sweet took the
affirmative and Sydney Siswick and Geo.
Ford represented the negative. The de-
cision was for the negative.
One hundred copies of In Excelsis,"
the latest and best hymnal published by
the Century company of New York, have
been ordered for the Congregational
church. and will be used for the first time
in their service next Sunday. An excel
lent exchange was made on the old books
and the church is very fortunate to be fit
tel out with this popular new hymnal.
Rockville has it's share of the political
plums. The state cattle commissioner,
factory inspector, clerk of court, attorney
general and county sheriff are all Rock
Vile men. Besides this the town is rep
resented with congressman and a COL
lector of internal revenue. The only
In Stafford is that of states attorney,
which is ably filled by Joel Fl. Reed.
The following officers of the Library
association were elected at the meeting
last Tuesday: President, Christopher
Allen; vice-president, J. H. Reed Sec
rotary and treasurer, Alvarado Howard.
Mr.. Howard, Miss Celia Holt and Mrs.
Charles L. Butterfeld were appointed a
committee to buy books and attend to
those needing rebinding The secretary
was instructed to arrange for the prepa-
ration and printing Of a new catalogue.
A vote of thanks was extended to Miss
Holt for the Warner library of 80 vol
umes. presented by her.
There Is trouble on the Mashapaug,
Southbridge and Stafford Springs mail
line again. Irving Plank, to whom the
route was sub-let, Is no longer able to
continue, owing to the fact that his horses
and wagons have been attached. Post
master Chandler has hired Major Smith,
the pioneer landlord of Mashapaug, to
take charge Of the route until the con-
tractor can make arrangements to SUBJ
let the privilege again. There will be no
scramble to get the contract, as the rate
per trip is considered little low by good
Judges.
j. Pinckney Tilden has been visiting
friends In town this week. Mr.. Tilden
was resident of the town 80 years ago,
and is son of Mr.. Tilden, who built the
Tilden block. Mr.. Tilden is miner and
came here from Colorado. Since leaving
this town in '76 he has worked at his bust
ness in North and South Carolina, Cali.
fornia and other western states. His
first experience as miner was when he
sank the shaft In search of gold in the
rear of the Tilden block in this town.
Mr.. Tilden still has faith in the POSSIBLE
ity Of getting gold in paying quantities
out Of the rock In the local mine. He
says that he shall try and buy the prop.
erty of his sister. If he gets it he intends
to have careful assays made, and if the
showing is good the work of mining will
be pushed. Mr.. Tilden states that for.
mer assays of the ore have shown a value
of from $17 to $40 ton. He says that
If it will average 1875 ton, the land In
the rear of Tilden's block is worth one
million dollars.
Attic meeting f:the fourth quarterly
conference of the M. E. church, held
Monday evening, January 80, the follow
; ing committees were appointed for the
ensuing year:
Stewards-B. T. Eaton, F. F. Patten, R. y
| Converse, e. A Cleaveland, g. o. Cleaveland
q. F. Harwood, j. II. Reed, L. s. Converse, A
, kellogg, Z. Z. Taft, G. P: Hodgson, VIM. Lee
Recording Steward-E. x. Taft.
q District SlewaId-E. A. Cleaveland.
:. Delegate to Camp-meetipg Association-A n
Nichols.
Music-F. F. Patten, A. Howard, L. S. Con
verse, Mrs. E. A. Cleaveland, Myrnie A. Wash
T burn, 81. F. Parker.
Church Records-A. L. Howard, Jesse Clifford
e F. +. Patten.