The Press., 1899-09-07

James Walker Of New York was In
town Labor day.
Several of the local young men went to
Forest lake Monday.
Miss Ruth Walker goes to Mt. Holyoke
college next week Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Mullen of Forestville has
entered the Woonsocket university.
Miner Knowlton has been called to
New York by the illness of relative.
J. M. Leach and Rev. Charles Puffer
broke camp at Mashapaug this morning.
DIR. L. F. Eaton made the eighteen
holes at the golf grounds in ~ on Mon
day.
r. M. Fiske has returned to his duties
in the bank, after short absence because
of Illness.
Louis Stevens, employed at the Chicago
store, Is Ill and unable to be at his place
of business.
Frank Preston has resigned as clerk at
the Springs house, and his place Is taken
by Joshua Wood.
Mrs. Henry Nelson and daughter, Flor
ence, of Monson were guests Of Mrs. o.
M. Brown over Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Protective association will be held
next Wednesday evening.
]. B. Larned of Cleveland, Ohio, has
Joined his wife and child who are with his
brother, John Larned, on Stafford Str eet.
Complaint is made that some of the
wheelmen do not exercise due care when
riding after dark on the macadam road
leading to the Hollow.
Twenty tickets were sold for the Sara
toga excursion at the Central Vermont
ticket office. The train passed through
about O'Clock this morning.
Prof. Roosevelt gave gramophone and
living pictures entertainment at the school
house at Stafford Street Tuesday even
ing. There was good attendance.
Advertised letters: Ermo z. Shloman,
Maude Sibley, Regina Formandin, May
E. Lord, S. Matthews, Victor Grand
champ, Annie Clarke, Rose Chamberlin,
g. H. Babcock.
At the meeting of the court of burgess
es held Monday evening 1t was voted to
accept the curbing that has been placed
on West-Main-st. 1t was also voted to
give attention ito the shade trees. The
plan is to remove shade trees where they
are not needed If they obstruct the side
walks. The trees that are not removed
will be trimmed.
The new kindergarten department OF
the school system starts off with forty
scholars. OF these, twenty attend the
morning session and the balance are
present in the afternoon. This will con.
tinue for one month, when the order will
be reversed, the morning delegation tax
ing the afternoon session, This plar
makes it possible for each scholar to re
ceive a larger share of the personal at
tention of the teacher.
Stafford.
Miss Mary Rogers of Norwich is a CUES
of Miss Grace Mead.
Mrs. D. q. White of Springfield is Wis
iting Mrs. J. P. Brown.
Mrs. S. E. Dwight is visiting her sister
Mrs. David Ruby, at Norwich.
Mrs. Ellen Weston Is visiting friend
and relatives in Windsor, Hartford, ant
other places this week.
Mrs. Elisha Horton and daughter o
Meriden are guests of Mrs. Horizons sis
tel, Mrs. Mary Beebe.
The many friends OF Rev. John Cam
eron were pleased to meet him Wednes
day evening.
DR.. and Mrs. F. P. Batchelder of Bos
ton were guests of Rev. and Mrs. F. I
Batchelder over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Lee and children of Will
mantle are the guests of her parents, MI
and Mrs. Ephraim Squire.
Miss Hannah Black Of Willimantic
spending part of her vacation with he
sister, Mrs. Jennie Glover.
( Mrs. Warren Upham of East Brookfiel
r and Master Roy Dickinson of Hartfor
are guests of Mrs. j. R. Buck on Staffor
, Street.
4 Linus Putney has resigned his positio
9 at the Riverside mill and is now in til
t employ of Mr.. Chism, lumber dealer {
D the Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gould Of Hyd
Y Park were guests last week of Mr.. Gould
r sister, Mrs. Holtham, at the Goode
: homestead.
e From a letter received from Fran
8 Howard it Is learned that he sailed fro
s San Francisco for the Philippines on SUI
g day, August 9th.
e Miss Minnie White of New York, Mil
r Alice Colburn Of Springfield, and Mr.
IL John Colburn and daughter, leila, al
r spending the week at Colburn Hill co
tage.
l. Rev. Warren Goodell, father of DIR.
J. L. Goodell Of Brooklyn, N. Y, has BET
I. visiting his brother, L. s. Goodell.
If Is in his ninetieth year and is hale al
n hearty.
# The ball ground in the Frank Cady l
o has been rented to a merry -go-round al
IS In few days, as soon as the present 9
It gagement at Wales is finished, 1t will
t. moved here.
g Miss Mary Williams, student at Il
9 Hartford Theological seminary, and Mi
v Grace Burnham Of East Hartford ha-
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Sa
- ford this week.
,s Quite number from this place,
Guiding Mrs. Jarus Hatch, Will Ferr
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Glover and Mi
ar Hannah Black started this morning
w the Saratoga excursion.
10 Edward Barsalou, "a, died at his hor
NJ in Hydeville last Friday after a long |
IN ness of consumption, and the body W
"a taken to Woodstock for burial Monda
Ar The deceased leaves widow.