The Press., 1901-09-12

bridge to-day.
William Converse of Palmer Is visiting
his parents here.
John P. Hanley will return Saturday to
his duties at Holy Cross college.
Mrs. J. j. Griffin of Springfield is the
guest of Mrs. Adelbert Needham.
st. Edwards parochial schools opened
yesterday with large attendance.
DIR. G. L. Nichols has returned from
his vacation and resumed his practice.
The family of Rev. e. A. Burnham re-
turned from Beverly, Mass, last week.
Arthur Meyers has taken temporary
position in the Office of Smith & Cooley.
Dana Gary has added new fast one to
his string of trotters. The new arrival is
called Boscoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Mullin of Spring
field have been visiting relatives In town
this week.
Herbert G. Barlow, employed by II.
Chapman, was at his home In Westford
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giddings PiEney and Mrs.
Mary Durham of Brooklyn are guests OF
relatives In town.
]. R. Buck of Stafford Street is quite
ILL and will go to a hospital In Hartford
In the near future.
Joseph Gilmartin of Stonington was in
town over Sunday, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Slater.
The Hornets. defeated . ball team from
Tolland on the local grounds last Saturl
day by score of IA to 4.
J. W. German of Boston Is with the
fair officials to-day to talk over attrac-
tions for the vaudeville stage.
CIV. Wellington of Watertown, Mass.
and Sidney Aldrich of Mashapaug are
guests at the Foster homestead.
Evening services will be resumed at
Grace church next Sunday, and there will
be holy communion at 7.30 a. m. ..
F. D. Hewlett of Hartford Is in town
for the purpose of organizing lodge OF
the Modern Workmen of America.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster, Mrs. Sam
uel Rockwell, Mrs. 81. F. Cady and Miss
Emma Peel start for Buffalo Saturday.
Miss Margaret Mccarthy, who gradu-
ated from the high school last year, has
entered the Springfield business school. :
The difficult feat of painting the smoke
stack at Smith & Cooley's mill has been
accomplished O.. B. Usher and Fred
Sweet were the artists.
The improvements of the East side
aqueduct company are nearly completed
and the work of matchmaking will be
commenced as soon as possible.
Mrs. Sarah Clark fell last Friday or
the cellar stairs. Her hip was badly
bruised and she has been confined to hel
bed. She was attended by DR.. G. B. New
ton.
A match game of golf will be played
this afternoon on the local links between
the woman's team of this place and the
Quaboag club of Monson, weather permit.
ting.
Joseph Tremblay and Miss Arminis
Robert we're united In marriage Monday
afternoon at st. Edwards church BY
Rev. F. J. O'Neill. Amos Gagnon was
best man and Miss Regina Robert was
bridemaid. Both were residents of thu
borough.
Rev. E. A. Burnham delivered a force
full sermon Sunday morning from TIN
text, "There was darkness Throughout
Israel" The dastardly attack on the lif
Of our president, and the ignorance an
venomous spirit prompting such attacks
were emphasized.
Charles Bolieau, who Is 81 years of ag
next November, has returned from foul
weeks visit with his daughter, Mrs. Pr
ter Larive, of Salem, Mass. Mr.. Boliea
is still hale and hearty, and resumed hi
old position with. Smith & Cooley, whel
he has been employed for 81 years.
Rev. G. s. Davis is back from his We
cation and conducted services at hi
church last Sunday. The sacrament {
the Lords supper was observed and thre
people united with the church. In th
evening he delivered an interesting SCI
mon, dealing with the attempted assass
nation of the president and the criminal
ty Of attack on just government.
Anthony Serafin had his face bad
bruised few days ago by the kick of
gun. A hawk captured one of his chicl
ems and took it to some underbrush. Sc
atm followed with his gun, and owing
the brush was obliged to hold the weapo
about foot from his face to get lii
on the bird. The hawk was killed ar
Serafin had a narrow escape.
Much interest is taken in the case
James Wood against the borough of Sta
, ford Springs, which Is being tried at TIC
land this week before Judge RalE
Wheeler and jury. The action is f
$4,000 damages on injuries alleged
have been received by the plaintiff
falling on the Ice on Gold street in ii
winter of 1899. The borough of Staffol
Springs is represented by J. II. Reed al
4 W. A. King of Willimantic, and couns
for the plaintiff are Charles Phelps al
Thomas F. Noone, both of Rockvill
There have been large number of vi
q nesses called 10 far, and there are ct
others to 80 on to-day, for the plainti
: The Witnesses thus far are Civil Engine
: E. Y. Fisk, Photographer w. s. Marti
Plaintiff Woods, Amos Nichols, W.
Whitaker, Joshua Wood, DR.. G. B. Ne,
y ton, DR.. Downs of Hartford, nerve spe
Il ialist, E. K. Taft, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Wheeler, J. M. Horniss, M. B. Fisk, Re
s. F. Maine, A. A.. Stebbins, Howa
Ford, Octave BassoW, Frank Carpente
q M F. Brown The .nlaintiff claims fh