The Press., 1900-10-11
Winter post, g. A. R., meeting mex

uoSudy oNoulnS.
A. D. Brown, of Brown Bros. has been
taking vacation of few days.
Regular session of Wauseon lodge, /.
o. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
Miss Hattie Strickland of South Man.
chester Is guest at the Methodist parson-
age.
Miss Edith Webster from Haverhill,
Mass, has been the guest of her sister,
Miss Florence Webster at Woodlawn.
Watson L. Wentworth of Bridgeport
and Mrs. w. L. Bishop Of Holyoke were
guests of Lewis Mclaughlin during the
fair.
Dr. G. III. David, who is ill with ma
laria, is again confined to his rooms He
was beginning to mend but has suffered a
relapse.
The famous Belchertown cattle show
which was due yesterday was postponed
until to-day on account of rain. Several
from here are in attendance. .@
Miss Grace Burwell, who has been the
guest of Mrs. w. w. Burwell for some
time, went to Pittsfeld, Mass, on Thurs
day and will return to Toledo, Ohio, the
last of the week.
Three young ladies from Manchester
spent Saturday and Sunday In town. Miss
M. F. Burton with Mrs. NJ. B. Fisk, Miss
Fuller at W. D. Heald's and Miss Strick-
land at the Methodist parsonage.
At the last meeting of the court of
burgesses DR.. F. B. Newton was appoint
ed borough health officer. 1t was later
learned that the term of the present in
cumbent, DIR. F. L. Smith does not expire
for three years and the vote will probably
be rescinded at the next meeting.
At the meeting of the ecclesiastical So
ciety of the Congregational church last
Friday evening it was unanimously voted
to concur with the church In extending a
call to Rev. E. A. Burnham of Gloucester,
Mass, to become the settled pastor of the
church at salary of 81 200 and the free
use of the parsonage, and allow a vacat ton
of four Sundays year. Rev. Mr.. Burn
ham has the matter under consideration.
A new club has been formed in town
called the Coon club. The officers are as
follows: President, frederic Faulkner
first vice president, Charles Bragg; SECOND
vice president, Edwin Wilcox; secretary
DIR. G.. L. Nichols; treasurer, DR.. Daniel
Sullivan. The club held supper at the
| Stafford house last Wednesday evening
and the members and invited guests speak
In the highest terms of the menu prepared
by Landlord Mccarthy.
Mrs. Louisa T. Benton passed her Goth
birthday Saturday. While there was nc
special observance Of the day, yet many
of her friends showed their high regard
for her beautiful life by calling at thu
house. Mrs. Warner, and Miss Howard
of Chicopee, Mass, neices of Mrs. Bentor
spent the day with her. Also her young.
est great grandson, Master Walter Fyler
with his father, FL. F. Fyler, of Belcher
town, called with congratulations. Mrs
Benton has twelve great grandchildren
the oldest, Harold M. Sawyer, Is a sopho
more at Yale. The guests were received
by Miss Emily Fyler, the devoted daugh
ter, whose loving care has added so mucl
to the comfort of her mothers later
years.
Next Sunday will be observed in tn,
Methodist church with an sold Tim
Service" in the morning. A love feas
will be held In the vestry at 10 o'clock
followed by sermon by the pastor in tn
audience room. The choir will be led b,
Wesley Dimmock and composed of mem.
bers who were under his instruction II
years gone by. It will be the last service
In the audience room as 1t now Is. Al
elderly people are especially invited. Car
riages will be sent for those who wisl
them and will notify the pastor, Willis
Reed, or Arthur Kellogg, before Saturda,
night. The evening prayer meeting will
be of a reminiscent character.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fredericl
BATE, on High street, was the scene of
quiet wedding last Tuesday morning, whe
their daughter, Mary F., formerly G
Rockville, was married to Ferdinan
Kreisel, of this borough, Rev. T. D. MAJ
tin, Jr., officiating. Rudolph A. Moth
nick was best man, and Miss Emma A
Fabran, of Waterbury, was bridemaiG
After the ceremony wedding breakfas
was served. In the afternoon the brida
pair started on wedding trip, at the clos
of which they will make their home wit
the brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. Kreist
are we'll known in this community, an
have the best wishes of host of war;
friends.
Thomas G. Perkins of Hartford was
town last week, getting the sentiment o
an electric road from Rockville throug
this town to Wales and Southbridgt
} Mr.. Perkins interviewed most of th
| leading business men and manufacturer
and found an almost unanimous feelin
in favor of the road. He will be hen
again In few days, and 1t is probabl
that an application for charter will b
framed and presented to the next sessio
of the legislature for consideration. Th
feeling of the people here is so univers,
: as to the desirability of an electric col
nection, that there will probably be n
p trouble at all in securing franchise frol
does not ask for local subscription
? stock, and thinks that the road will /
constructed next summer. He impresse
the people here as being very much
earnest In his plan of pushing the roa
' through, and will receive the hearty G.
operation of our citizens.
The electric road matter is progressir
t so favorably that conservative men WI
| have doubted the probability of IL
Springs being connected with the outsic
world by trolley for many years have r
Gently been known to predict that befol
I the next great fair came around the troll,
. would be in operation from Stafford
Rockville, IL not the entire distance fro
Brimfield through. The reference
: Wednesdays Springfield Republican
! Stafford's asking aid from the Springfie
Z board of trade for connection with tn
: city must be an error. The time was VIII,
Stafford would have gladly received al
! and reciprocated, too, for an electric roe
3 to Springfield, but that day is nearly 10
sight of in the past. Stafford has sent
; large volume of trade to Springfield
past years and is naturally suburb
! that city, but the disposition to disrega
o and turn down all efforts of it's people
get communication between the two plac
has led the people to turn to other outlet
tord tho oil 1,o IoAo e.,