The Press., 1899-09-07

the Norwich fair this week.
J. Fitzpatrick has earned over $50 the
past vacation picking berries.
Miss Annie Tobin spent Sunday and
Monday in Springfield and Westf1eld.
Miss Nettie M, Stacy went to Mortified
yesterday to enter the Moody school.
The selectmen will hold their last meet
ing on the 18th of the present month,
John L. Sullivan was the guest of Pal
mer friends over Sunday and labor day.
Howard Field of Easthampton, Mass,
is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. E. K. Taft.
Miss Mary English of Ware has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Hallo-
ran.
Miss Isabella J. Twiss of Marblehead,
Mass, is guest of her cousin Mrs. VIM.
Woods.
FL. s. Abel has been In Boston a part Of
the week selecting merchandise for the
fall trade
W. H. Champlin of Springfield was a
guest of his sister, Mrs. A. Cummings,
last week.
Albert M. Walker will go to Springfield
Monday to take a position in Johnson's
book store.
Miss Maggie Connolly and Miss Louisa
Parasou spent Sunday with friends In
Springfield.
Mrs. F. E. Fitzpatrick and Miss Mamie
Squires were in Hartford Tuesday on d
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Adams are at
tending the grand army encampment al
Philadelphia.
Miss Rose Kearns of Monson is the
guest Of her cousin, Maggie Fitzpatrick
for few days.
Miss Blanche Cleaveland and Miss Alice
Reed returned to the Willimantic normal
school this week.
w. E. Demond has purchased the Avery
Brown place in West Stafford, and will
clear the wood from it.
Miss Nellie Hassett returned Monday
last from a two-weeks' vacation spen1
with friends In MOoSup.
Miss Wilbelmena Adams and Miss Let
tie Meyers are at Saratoga with the
Brooks party of Springfield.
Miss Florence Smith has gone to the
Willimantic normal school, where she
will take up kindergarten work.
Miss Jennie Orcutt and Miss Alice
Walker return this week to Mont Clair
N. j., where they both have positions az
teachers.
Frank Frazier and Clarence Hatch O
Bennington, VT, visited friends In tow
last week. They made the trip botf
ways on their wheels.
The registrars will hold their last meet
ing for receiving names to be added to tn
voting list at Fl. S. Abel's store next weel
Thursday, from a. NJ, to p. m.
Lawyer Charles J. Collins of Hartford
has hired the room in Johnson's blocl
formerly occupied by A. L. Taintor, an,
will locate here about the middle of tn
month
The Misses Russell are in New Yorl
this week selecting the fall stock of MILL
merry and fancy goods. Mrs. Ander
Jacobsen has charge of the store durin,
their absence.
Corydon Smith, who was injured las
week, isable to be ON the street, but i
still quite lame. He hopes to get tn
curbing for West-Main-st. finished as 500
as he is able to oversee the work.
The W. &. T. U. will hold it's annus
meeting with Miss Washburn, Highlan
Terrace, on Friday, at 3 p. m. Two de-
egates will be elected to the state CONVEX
ton at Willlmantic, Oct 8, and 5.
Mrs. VIM. Judd of Holyoke and Mrs
James Goodrich and son of Hartfor
are guests of Mrs. L. J. Horton. Nj
Goodrich, Mr.. Judd and Mr.. Stafford {
Springfield were at Mrs. Horizons owe
Sunday.
George Siswick, book-keeper for tn
Stafford worsted company, and Miss Edit
Helm, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
Helm, will be united In marriage ne,
Wednesday at the home of the bride G
Brown-ave.
Contractor Day Is to build large ne
entrance and exit gateway at the ia
grounds. There is a force of men worl
ing at the grounds getting ready for IL
fair which Is only little over three weel
away. Nothing in the way of attraction
has been closed, but there is money In tt
treasury land the usual standard will ]
maintained. The officers are looking f,
available talent, and the various fairs w
be visited to see what Is offered this ye
in the way of specialties.
| A meeting of the Congregational L
dies foreign and home missionary soci
ties was held at the residence of Mrs.
7 FL. Baker Wednesday. The members
the societies decided, at the suggest,
of their pastor, to take up the study
Japan for the coming year, Mr.. Bisht
planning out the work and acting
, teacher. 1t is hoped and expected tn
there will be great interest In the NEE
ings, with much profit to the membe
and some good to the cause. After IL
meeting an informal tea was served ]
Mrs. Baker and social time enjoyed.
A smoke talk was given in the ope
| house Tuesday evening under the auspic
Of the local order of United Workme
The speakers were Grand Master Wor
man Crary of Chicopee, Grand Overse
t Ward, and Assistant Supervisor Fab
, of Rockville. There were about thr
3 hundred present and cigars were serv
at appropriate intervals. A young m
4 present, who was Intoxicated, interrupt
s the meeting, but everything passed
8 pleasantly after he was persuaded to lea
: the hall. Eleven applications were ma
0 for admission to the order.
n An Episcopal mission was begun at t
8 Orcuttville school house last Sunday