The Press., 1901-03-14

an AttAc& OF grip.
Supper win be served by Winter w. R.
C. Friday evening.
Mrs. L. D. Gary entertained party of
friends yesterday afternoon.
The store Of Fl. s. Abel is receiving
the attention Of the decorators.
Amos Nichols has taken q position as
janitor at the Methodist church.
Adelbert Needham has sold valuable
horse to Henry Hall of Wellington.
The w. q. r. U. will meet with Mrs.
T. q. Lathrop on Friday at 8 p. m.
Allen Brown has been quite Ill for
week, but Is now more comfortable.
William Benton has resumed his du-
ties with Otis Chapman, after brief I'LL
ness.
E. C. Stewart has resigned his position
at Faulkner's mill and has taken a job
with Gary Bros.
j. D. Follansbee of Bristol, N. H., has
been the guest of Landlord Follansbee at
the Springs House.
Chas. johnson, who has been at his
home owing to illness, has returned to
his duties in Springfield.
Work has been finished on DR.. A. o
Comins' Offices, and the rooms now pre-
sent a very neat appearance.
DR.. L. F. Eaton Is now able to get
koha hoe
street In a carriage this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fitton have both
been Ill with grip. Mr.. Fitton is able to be
out again, but Mrs. Fitton has not fully
recovered.
| CT. Walker experienced slight touch
of the popular malady, but has recovered
sufficiently to resume his labors with
Smith & Cooley. -.... ..-sE
The rooms of Ionic lodge of Masons
are to be renovated and the lodge will
buy new paraphernalia. The result will
be quite general improvement.
The Stafford Mineral water company
are beginning to reap results from their
Il
shipped to various points yesterday.
MIR. Smith, of Smith & Hodgson, has
hired the tenement in j. M. Gompper's
house vacated by Mr.. Gaunt, and will
move his family here from Norwich.
Bert Waldo of Manchester, a former
resident, is dangerously Ill with pneu-
monia. His mother, Mrs. Particle, has
been summoned and has gone to his home.
George Jenkins has moved into w. D.
Heald's tenement on East Main street.
Otto Ladish will occupy the tenement va
Gated by Mr.. Jenkins, owned by John
Gompper.
The "Real Widow Brown" drew fair
sized audience at the opera house last
evening. AS usual with the Scammon
companies, there was strong cast and
good, clean, desirable entertainment
The macadam on Main-st. is somewhat
rough, owing to the fact that some of the
larger chunks of material have worked
loose. It Is probable that a course of
sand or coarse gravel will be added in the
near future. ......
Rev. Earl q. Kenyon, rector of Grace
church at Yantic, will preach at Grace
church tomorrow evening, and Rev.
Reginald r. Parker, rector Of st. An
drew's church, Norwich, will preach here
next Wednesday evening. =-----------
| There will be business meeting of the
Country club at the Springs House next
Tuesday evening at 7.3O. There will be
dancing and refreshments following the
business meeting. Active, associate and
nonresident members are expected to. be
present.
: Daniel Forest was before Judge Parkess
last Saturday morning, charged with
drunkenness. He pleaded guilty and
, was sentenced to 80 days In the house Of
correction. The jail Is now full, and II
, business keeps improving an addition will
have to be built.
There Is to be rubber sociaI' at the
Methodist church next Wednesday. The
supper, at six o'clock, will be ten cents
as usual, but the admission fee will be
, old rubber of any kind and in any guam
tity. The hostesses will be Mrs. j. j
, Clark, Mrs. Carrie Stevens and Mrs. A
, J. Tilden.
, The entertainment and supper under
: the management of the young men of thu
, Congregational church last evening drew
the largest crowd of the season. Thu
} menu included escaloped oysters, severa
) kinds of salads, cake, mineral water ant
other delicacies. The tables were lighted
with candles and decorated with GU
flowers. The service was perfect, tn,
walters being attired In summer garb
: which gave them liberty of motion ant
made lively work possible.
4 One of the most exciting runaways O
t the season occurred Tuesday afternoon
Elmer d. Blair was driving his blacl
] horse along Main-st., and had him vel
: under way when passing the Chicag'
q grocery. just after passing the grocer,
3 the horse suddenly went across the stree
0 and on to the sidewalk in front of tn
: building formerly occupied by Newell
. Delphia. When the wheel struck tn
: curbstone Blair was thrown out, strikin,
on his face. He received several cut
: and bruises, one bad one just over hi
: eye, but was not seriously injured. Mrs
Henry Roberts was passing along on tn
8 walk at the time, and somebody shoute,
i to her to "look out" She turned an,
r saw the horse almost on her, and was 8
: frightened that she fell. She does no
9 think she was hit by the horse, and wa
t not hurt After Blair was thrown GU
? the horse ran down Park street acros
Q the bridge and turned In to Woodlawn
3 going around the house, down across tn