The Press., 1900-03-29
Mrs. o. M. Brown is visiting friends in

Ed Tetrault, employed by j. M. Leach,
is Ill with the grippe.
j. ]. Clark is making improvements at
his Main-st. barber shop.
Mrs. ]. Fl. Valentine is soon to leave
for an extended visit to Portland, Ore.
There will be service and sermon al
Grace church tomorrow evening at 7.45.
Mrs. Julia Jones will sell her house on
Ellington avenue at auction, Saturday at
p. m.
Miss Grace Harwood of ABBOTT college,
Andover, Mass, Is at home for the East
er vacation.
Mrs. W. 81. Smith will start in a few
days for quite an extended visit with her
sister In the west.
Mrs. Nettie Simonds and son will be
in Monson for few days, as guests of
Mrs. Slmonds' sister.
Devotional meetings will be held at St.
Edwards church this evening and to-
morrow evening at 7.30.
The golf green committee have forbid
den all playing on the grounds until the
grounds are In condition.
Rev. R. G. Gragan of st. Edwards
church assisted at the funeral of Rev. j.
P. Ryan at Westport Monday.
Mrs. G. W. Beckwith has returned
from an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. ]. H.. Tracy of Jewett City.
The will be no services at the Metho-
dist church next Sunday, owing to the
absence Of the pastor at conference.
Mrs. VIM. Simonds was suddenly called
to Worcester Tuesday to attend the fu-
neral of her niece, Mrs. Elliot Morse.
Advertised letters: Alfred Pelletier.
Willie Mandigo, John Murphy, George
E. Deering, Cora Youngs (package), W.
D. Sullivan (package).
H. J. Cooley has resigned his position
as baggage master at the Central Yer
mont station, and A. N. Stebbins Is to
take the position Monday.
At Orcuttville school house next Sum-
day there will be Sunday school at Q. and
service and sermon at 3. These services
are intended for both men and women.
M. J. Bowler was defeated in a match
game Of pool, 100 points, at the Springs
house last evening by John Greenwood
Another match. will be played Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. J. Walker, Misses
Alice and Ruth Walker, Karl Adams
Willis Reed and II. E. Burwell attend
ed the Walker Cowles wedding In Spring
field yesterday.
Extra arrangements have been made to
accommodate the audience at the LincolI
athletic club exhibition Saturday evening
The seats are to be arranged in tiers 81
that all will be good. Electric lights hav'
been placed In the hall.
The debate at the high school last Fri
day afternoon on "Resolved, That thu
United States government should contro
all railroads and telegraph companies,
was decided in the negative. Rev. E. W
Bishop, D. J. Mccarthy and G. II. Moore
were the judges.
There is much sickness in town at pres
ent. The grippe has numerous victim.
and the measles are still quite prevalent
Many who are not confined to their homes
have hard colds, and there are very few
who are not affected by the cold, rough
changeable March weather,
The Lincoln Athletic club has arranged
an attractive program Of events for al
exhibition to be given at their club rooms
Saturday evening. The star event will
be the wrestling match between Levi
Suenderhauf Of the Lincoln club and w
Kibbe of Ellington for a purse and tn
championship of Tolland county, 1t will
be a catch-as-catch-can match, best tw,
in three falls. The other events are a
follows: Four-1ound bout between M
Sullivan and G. Remmert; three-roun'
bout between II. Carey and NJ Mack
four-round bout between M. Debarge O
Hartford, VT, and q. Gilman; five-roun,
bout between J. Bradley and P. DesIe
of Staffordville. There will also be sing
ing, scientific boxing by the Ash Bros.
and club swinging. Admission SO cents
reserved seats rs cents.
Word was received last week of tn
death of P. J. Cullen at Pascoag, r.
He was born in County West Meath, Ire
land, in October, 1843. He came to thi
country with his parents when ten year
of age and settled In Waterford. He OF
tanned his education in the schools of tina
place, and in young manhood entered tn
wooden mill and remained there for
number Of years, going from there t
Coventry, where he remained as boss
finisher In the mill at that place for eigh
years. He was employed at Wilbraham
Mass, for several years, and for twelv
years was superintendent of the Ware
Wooden company of this place. Leavin
here he entered into the MANUFACTURER
business at Westerly, R. 1. Owing t
failing health he was obliged to retir
from active business, and went thre
yea1s ago to reside in Pascoag. In 1877
Mr.. Cullen was united In marriage t
Miss Jane Green of Coventry. Her deaf
occurred about nineteen years ago. FL
leaves two brothers and two sisters, Rev
John Cullen of WATERFOWL, Mass, Chris
TOPPER Cullen, Mrs. Julia Kearney, an
Mrs. Catherine Mullen of Pascoag.
Stafford Street.
School began Monday with sixtee
scholars.
| Ferguson Grundy has returned from
visit to Boston.
o. o. Chism of Union was In Staffor
one day this week.
Augustus Garvais recently purchased