The Press., 1899-09-21

week.
Henry Bartlett of New Haven was Ii
town Tuesday.
Rev. j. E. Clark of Waterbury Is spend
ing a few days In town.
e. L. Burr returned yesterday from ,
business trip to New York.
Miss George Beckwith Is guest o
her sister In Long Meadow.
Miss Esther Chandler spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Springfield.
Mrs. Chas. Roberts of Cherry Valley
Mass, Is guest of friends In town.
Miss Mamie Powers Is at her home or
Prospect street, on visit from New York
city.
Miss nj. T. Russell will have her MILL
merry opening the first three days of next
week.
Mrs. Andrew Cummings will remove
presently to the Holland place on High
street.
Season tickets for the fair are on sale
at the store of the society treasurer, Fl
s. Abel.
Prof T. F. Jordan returned last Thurs.
day from his seasons musical work In
Boston and vicinity.
DIR. G. Louis Nichols is entert aiming his
father, mother and brother, Walter E.
Nichols, Of Hoboken, N. j.
A company of young people from South
Manchester, is expected to visit Rev. ano
Mrs Wadsworth OF Saturday.
At the selectmens' meeting Monday the
business of the year was closed, but moth.
ing else of Importance was done.
Rev. E. W. Bishop is attending the
second international council of the Con
gregationalists at Boston this week.
Mrs. James Keefe has occupied the
boarding house in Rockwell's block, re.
Gently vacated by Mrs. Mary Enright.
The republican caucus for the nomina,
ton of town officers will be held at the
town hall next week Thursday evening.
1t has been announced that the second
Sunday In October will be observed in the
Methodist church with old time services.
Miss Kate 1. Lord and Miss Sophie
Brown begin their college course at
Wellesley this week. They left town
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. W. E. Hanley are happy
over the advent of boy who was born
Saturday. He is one of eight children and
the fourth boy.
Mrs. Martin Frawley will sell at auction
next Tuesday at 10 a. NJ. her farm situ-
ated at State Line near Jewett's crossing,
also her live stock, farm implements and
household goods.
Surveyor E. L. Fletcher of Willimantic
has purchased the plans, maps, etc., Of
the late Robert Fenton, and list of the
same for Stsfford Springs is on file at the
town clerks Office.
Durham and Wolcott's pond In North
Ashford Twill be drawn and seined to-
morrow. A party Of thirty have bought
all the fish In the pond on shares. G. B
Gary, Otis Chapman and Louis Simonds
are among the shareholders here.
The selectmen and town clerk will hole
two sessions for the making of voters OF
Saturday. In the forenoon from 8 unit
10 O'Clock the session will be at the towr
hall at the Hollow, and In the afternoon
from 1 until Z O'Clock at the borough
hall.
Henry Lanagan's horse ran away Tues
day morning, and, although no damage
was done the affair was interesting while
1t lasted. The horse started on sWest
Main street near Micheal Purcell's ant
ran down through Main street and Rive
street to Anderson's stable.
Sunday will be observed in the Metho
dist Episcopal church as rally day for tn
Sunday school. All members and friend
of the school, both in the regular ant
home departments, are invited to be pres
emit. The superintendent, s. F. Maine
has arranged special program for tn
day. The hour of service Is at 10 O'Clock
What might have been a serious fir
was discovered In time In Ellis grocery
store Friday morning. A fire was stalt
ed in the stove and soon smoke was seel
outside the pipe In the wall. The fire wa
quickly extinguished and it was then dis
covered that rats had made nest of lam
wicks around the stove pipe. The wick'
had been carried from a top shelf abou
twenty feet from the place where the fir
caught.
The new bicycle lamp may be used TO-
other purposes than that Of indicating tn
approach Of rubber tired vehicles. Mr.
William Hops uses one on lawn mower
He takes care of Charles Harwood's law
on High street, but of late his daily labo
prevents him from moving the lawn b,
daylight. But Mr.. Hops is a man fertil
of resource, so he fastens Solar lamp Oh
the handle Of the machine just above tn
knives and mows the lawn as well as
he had sunlight to work by.
The match game of golf at the Count
club grounds between teams chosen b,
J. H., Valentine and J. Carl Converse
resulted in favor of Converse's team b
8 up. Four of the pairs were halved
The score was as follows:
G. F. HARDWOOD, 4IC. Allen,
E. w. Bishop, o L. Mclaughlin,
B. P. Cooley, 0 s. J.IGordon,
G. B. Pinney, 0 R. M. Fisk,
J. c. Converse, o E. 81. Pinney,
L. F. Eaton, 5 J. FL. Valentine,
A. Fl. Myers, oil r. w. Smith,
In the Springfield Republican of Tues
day appeared an account of the accidents
death of Richard M. Collins, a forme
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