The Press., 1900-06-28
Faulkner & Co.'S mill is temporarily

Faulkner & Co.'S mill Is temporarily
shut down.
F. Fl. Mead has resumed his old posi-
ton at the Eaton drug store.
Miss Jennie circuit and Miss Sadie
Comins will attend summer school at Cot
tage City.
There is avpronounced depression in
the wooden business at present, and man.
ufacturers are not pleased with the situa-
ton.
John Magner, boss dyer at the Faulk-
ner mill, has moved his family here from
Worcester, and has taken one Of Mark
Smiths tenements on East Main-st.
Ticket Agent Pratt left for his new job
Wednesday morning. Miss Margaret
Sullivan has resigned, and Miss J. L. Pal
mer of South Windham has taken the
position of telegraph operator and assist
ant in the ticket Office.
Mrs. Charles Young met with peculiar
railroad track, and got her foot caught
between spike and the track. When she
fell she broke both bones of her right leg
above the ankle She was attended by DR..
G. B. Newton and Dr. f. L. Smith.
W. O. Sanford is at home from Tren-
ton, n. j.
Mrs. Austin Witt Is making visit to
to her former home at Byefield, Mass.
Miss Sarah Burnham has just returned
from visit with friends at Springfield.
Mrs. Eddy and daughter of New Lon
don were guests over Sunday of Mrs.
Pomeroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Merritt of Spring
field were guests last week of Will Ferry
at Hydeville.
Rev. P. g. Wightman was guest of
his brother, Deacon J. G. Wightman,
over Sunday.
Miss Effie Dunbar is at home from the
Normal school at New Britain for the
summer vacation.
Miss Blanche Lee of Willimantic Is a
guest of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
} Ephraim Squires.
Mrs. Henry Holtham expects soon to
commence housekeeping in the Grant
, house on Stafford Street.
Earl Walbridge is making quite an ex.
tended visit with relatives at Westtield
. and Southampton, Mass.
Mrs. Huldah Wakefield attended the
district Baptist Sunday school conven.
tlon at Woodstock this week.
, Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s.
/ G. E. next Tuesday evening-"W Is a
nation safe ?" E. Y. Fisk, leader.
Mrs. Wilton and daughter, Mabel, will
spend the time during the shutdown OF
the mill at her former home in Mansfield.
| Myron Leonard had valuable cow so
badly injured by other COWS in the lot
one day last week that she had to be
killed.
Florrie, left this morning for Long Branch,
N. j., where they will spend about two
weeks with old friends.
Both the Riverside and Phoenix mile
are fast closing up the different depart
ments, preparatory to complete shut.
down after this week, but it Is hoped not
for long.
The Ladies' missionary society of the
3 Baptist church met at the Thresher home.
8 stead yesterday afternoon, and are en-.
: thusiastic over the entertainment and
9 pleasant time provided by their hostess
: Mrs. Henry Thresher.
n The Fourth promises to be very quiet
g here. The stores will open for shor
O time In the morning and then close W
T. for the remainder Of the day, with thu
d exception of the post Office, which will
have to open at mail times.
# The young people of the Universalis
, church scored another of their usual sue
70 cesses with their entertainment and sup
, per last week Wednesday, evening ant
"a netted the sum of $26 20 as a start TO
the organ fund. The children's concer
on Sunday evening was rare treat to al
u who attended, while the huge masses o
70 laurel and other blossoms with which
l. the church was decorated, was a sigh
I, well worth seeing.
Report of the intermediate department
of the P. G. s., Miss Gertrude Wightma
he teacher, for the term ending June 18th
N Scholars perfect in attendance, George q
}; Beard, William F. Remmert, Roy j. Sau
vi ford, George A. Clarke, Clifton 81. Col
r. burn, William A. Black, Lulu Irene Ide
Raymond Fl. Roberts, Richard E. Wa
, bridge. Number of pupils registered, %
average attendance, % 26.
l. The Young American Athletic club
W ball team from the Springs came up Las
70 Saturday afternoon to play a game wit
10 Joe's nine. Just as SOFT of side issu,
y. they brought with them two megaphone
for the purpose of encouraging their mir
and incidentally, to have little fun wit
the outsiders, but for some reason the
didn't seem half so funny on their depar
ure at they did on their arrival The
pitcher was star, and IL the Brook yr
. or Philadelphia should ever see hi
" strike his attitude his future would be a
sured. II they had only understood tt
at game of base ball half as well as they di
Id the use of the megaphone, or perhaps,
al the ball had been as large as one of tt
n horns, they might have succeeded ono
q, in-a-while in finding it. After the hon
b, nine had got tired making runs, and
re being almost time to milk the COWS,
RS was decided to stop the game, with
score Of 80 to 1g in favor of Joe's nine.
ct While 8. e. Dwight was looking ov