The Press., 1900-08-16

Miss Abbie Wallace Of Springfield is
! enjoying visit with her sister, Mrs. Hen
ry Thresher, at the Village.
!, Joseph Dorsey has taken position In
Cherry Valley, Mass, and moved his
family to that place last week.
Mrs. e. J. Roberts Is visiting relatives
at Northampton, Mass. Mr.. Roberts
spent Sunday at the same place.
Mrs. Fl. F. Cady and Mrs. E. H. Pin
ney are at Lake Pleasant to-day attending
a concert by noted ladies' quartet.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s.
Q. E. next Tuesday eveving-"The woes
of the drunkard." Rev. George Williams,
leader.
Mrs. Jarvis Hatch and grandchildren,
Rolly and Lottie Hatch, are making a
visit with relatives at New Haven and
Clinton.
Miss Williams and lady friend of East
Hartford are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
car Sanford. They made the trip on their
| wheels yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Chaffee and son,
Charles, of Hartford have been making
few days. visit at their old home in this
village this week.
Owing to the absence of the pastor,
Rev. T. G. Druley, no services were held
in the Universalist church last Sunday.
The church will be closed again next Sun
day.
Owen Kelly, who has been enjoying
several-days' vacation, has resumed his
work at j. q. Wightman's blacksmith
shop and looks just as happy when he is
shoeing horse as he did when fishing.
| Thomas Simonds has commenced the
erection of a new barn across the road
from his residence. It will be we'll built
and convenient structure, 36x48, and q.
E. Burke has the contract for doing the
work.
Miss Agnes Putney had the misfortune
to fall yesterday afternoon and sustained
painful injuries. She was coming down
some steps al her home, when her foot
slipped and she fell some two or three
steps. Her wrist was fractured and one
ankle badly sprained.
The ladies of the Baptist church con-
gregation will hold lawn party at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mel
bourne, Hydeville, next Wednesday even
ing. Efforts will be made to provide an
entertainment of music, etc., that will
amply repay all who may attend. Ice
cream and other good things that go with
it will be on sale during the evening.
The missionary service conducted by
Miss Carr at the Baptist church last Sum-
day evening drew an audience of over two
hundred people. Miss Carr, who is we'll
known here, and who Is a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Thresher, returned only
some five or six weeks ago from a ten
years residence in Burmah, India, where
her time was entirely devoted to mission
! airy work. Her talk proved very inter-
esting, and she presented many facts that
were new to the people here, not having
been touched upon by previous speakers
in that line of work. A special feature of
the evening was the costumes worn by a
number of the young ladies of the society,
illustrating the dress of the natives of
that country. While they serve good
purpose as such an illustration, and may
have been convenient enough to the ladies
of India; still, we hardly think that they
would be considered any addition to the
attractions of beauty show, and there
can be no question that If the young Ia
dies of this country should adopt that
style Of dress but what there would be a
bigger famine here than there ever was
In India.
Miss Nancy Dunn, 80, died early Sum-
day morning at the home of her brother
in-law, Thomas Hassett, at the Village.
of complication of diseases incident to
old age. The deceased was one of our
oldest, best known and most highly re-
spected Irish American citizens. She was
born In Ireland, but had been a continuous
resident of this town for more than fifty
years. Early In life she lived in the fam
lily of the late Colonel Foster for a num-
Der of years, but on the death of her sis
ter, Mrs. Thomas Hassett, some thirty
eight or forty years ago, she became a
member OF that family and assumed the
, charge Of bringing up a large family OF
boys. Since that time she has made her
home there, and as to how we'll she has
, fulfilled her trust it is only necessary to
look at that family to-day as proof
Funeral services were held at st. Ed
wards church Tuesday morning, the bu-
rial being in the Catholic cemetery at the
Springs. The funeral was largely attend
ed, and among the out-of town relatives
present were Patrick Hassett and grand.
son of Westfield, who formerly lived In the
, house that was torn down by Timothy
Collins, DIR. Hassett of Lee, Mass, W.
FL. Hassett and daughter, Miss Flora, OF
Belleville, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hassett of Rockville.
, stafYordville.
Mrs. Lima Booth Is visiting friends IN
:, Springfield.
Mrs. M. Ritter is visiting her sister ir
Hartford.
= Miss Josie Newell of West Stafford IL
, visiting Mrs. W. D. Roberts.
A. L. Duncan Of Worcester spent Sun
, day with his father, Leander Duncan.
Mrs. G. A. Purdy has returned home
from Salem, where she has been visiting
Clarence Booth, wife and child Of Yer
. mont, Is spending few days with friends
j here.
Miss Grace Booth has gone to Vernon
to spend two weeks with her uncle Rev
/. /. Booth.
Regular services will be held in tn,