The Press., 1900-12-13
Mrs. J. J. Ellis Is visiting friends in

Hartford.
 Charles Anderson has nice pair of !, chestnut horses.
 James McCrohan has returned from a visit with friends in Rockville.
 The Misses Hogan of Unionville have been guests of Miss Nellie Warren.
 John Hanley of Washington is the guest of his brother, w. E. Hanley.
 At. Squires is recovered sufficiently to continue business at the old stand.
 Mrs. William Bugbee of Cromwell is J. M. Leach Is shipping quantity of clothing and furnishings to his branch store at Baltic. The borough officials visited the reser- voirs of the Stafford water company yes- terday and looked the property over. M. O'Halloran did not attend the en- tertainment given by the Alabama trouba- dours Monday evening.
 Mrs. Julia o. Converse has gone to Woburn for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Bison. Contractor Burke has completed the new store-house for Harvey Chapman, and 1t will be occupied as such. Daniel Breen and family of Providence have moved here, and will make their home with Mrs. Wakeman Sibley. hoo tary duty in Cuba, is at the home of his father, Fred Mann, on Tolland-ave. J. M. Leach, A. W. Walker, Marshal Bolieau, Adelbert Needham and Dr. c. L. Nichols will attend the meeting of the Shriners in Hartford this evening. The rummage sale under the manage ment of the ladies of the Congr egational church proved quite successful and about $40 was cleared.
 The hunting party, chaperoned by David Bissett, has returned from the south. The boys report scarcity of birds but plenty of enjoyment.
 Faulkner & Co.'S mill is temporarily closed down. A new line of samples are being prepared and the plant will prob ably soon be in active operation.
 J. D. Follansbee of Boston is the guest of his brother, Landlord Follansbee, at the Springs house. MT. Follansbee Is a fur buyer, and Is buying skins in this vicinity.
 Dr. c. B. Newton has been re-appoint- the Wm. Backus hospital of Norwich. The doctor is we'll fitted for membership of this staff.
 Sisters Hilda and Gabriel visited St. Joseph's convent in Hsrtford last Friday. Miss Margaret Sullivan substituted as teacher at St. Edwards school during their absence.
 At meeting of the school board held last Saturday, 1t was voted to hire an assistant in the grade taught by Miss Miller to relieve the over crowded condi- tion of the room. Charles Reynolds Is visiting friends in town. MT. Reynolds hae exchanged his grist mill in Ellington for house near Forest park in Springfield, and: will re- move to that city. .o~. .. -.&..% j
 There will be an illustrated lecture at St. Edwards hall this evening by Prof. Turner of Boston on "Ben Hur-a tale of the Christ" The lecture begins at 8 o'clock. Admission will be 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. :,4'
 The Current Events club will meet with Mrs. J. c. Converse next Monday even- ing. The roll call is to be answered by a short talk or clipping on some current event. The program Is x Twelfth Night continued; reading, Act w.: major char acters, Miss Adams; humor of Shakes peare's love, Mrs. Taft. Owing to the unusual multiplication of coming events in church and home life this week, and because of the proximity of the Christmas season, the addresses from Messrs. Ewing and Perkins, the missionaries who escaped the Chinese massacre, which were announced for this week, have been postponed by the Con- gregational church.
 The following books have been added to the library and will be ready for dis tribution Saturday:
 sketches of Trinity church. Southport Conn.,, by Edmund Guilbert, D. D., 24s3 Galveston Disaster, 2487 Lincoln, Abraham, Story of 4S8 Love of an uncrowned Queen, The, So- ph1e Dorothea, consort of George I, by W. H. Wilkins, volumes, 2484-5 Porto RICO of To-Day, by Albert Gardner
 United States, soth Century History of, 'f00
 by Edward $. Ellis. 8 volumes. 2475-s2 velt Parts and 9, 2495-6 Winning Of the West, by Theodore Roose- welt, Parts 1 to 6. 248s.94 An American Mother, by Mary L. Under
 Banker and the Bear, by Henry K. Web
 Bennett Twins, The, by Grace M Hurd, 251s David Harum, The, Real by Arthur T.
 Deacon bradbury, by Edwin Asa Dix, 25i5 Eben Holden, by Irving Bacheller, 2516 Friend Of Caesar, by Wm. StearnS Da-
 Maid of Maiden Lane, sequel to Bow Of orange hlDDOn, Dy A. E. Barr, 251S Master Christian. The. by Marie COrelli, 25i9 MeloOn Farm, The, by Maria Louise Pool, 2523 Reign Of Law, by James Lane Allen, 252O Tommy and GriZel, by J. M. Barrie, 252l OnleaVened Bread. by Robert Grant, 2522 Web of Life, The, by Robert Herrick, 2523 Administration, Civil Service, by Theo- dore Roosevelt, 2498 American Ideals, by Theodore Roosevelt, 24Y7 Cleaflng Houses, by Jame G. Cannon, 2504 Expansion, by Josiah Strong, 25O5 Helps for Ambitious Girls, by William Drysdale, 25O7 Political Parties in the United States by | James H. Hopkins, 25O7 ! Wall Street Point of View, by Henry Clews, 25O8 Wealth Against Commonwealth, by Hen- | " Demarest Lloyd, 25O9 Winning Out, by o. S. Warden, 2510 Rhymes of Ironguill, by E. F. Ware, 255 English Language, The, by J. M. D. Mei- klejOhn, &26