The Press., 1901-12-26


 Miss Enie Dunbar of Hydeville has graduated from the New Britain Normal school, and Is at home for the Christmas holidays.
 Cyril Johnson has been confined to the house for several days this week and last, as the result of falling through a trap door at the Warren mill in the borough.
 Samuel E. Brand, who lives in the old Deacon Leonard house at the Village, has for some time shown signs of mental Arrangement, and by order of the probate court he was taken to the insane hospital at Middletown Monday by Officer Helm.
 Christmas was an uneventful and unus- ually quiet holiday in this village. A few private Christmas trees were set up for the qualification of the little ones, but no large family gatherings were held. Both churches had Christmas trees, the Universalist on Tuesday evening and the Baptist on Wednesday evening. While both societies had an enjoyable time, no elaborate program had been prepared at either church.. A few spent the day out of town and there were quite number of guests in the village. among them being MT. and Mrs. Wallace Melbourne aud Samuel Melbourne at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Melbourne; MT. and Mrs. D. J. Sullivan of Palmer with MT. Sullivan's parents; Elmer Druley of Tufts college with friends; Ed. Rathbun of Mansfield, Mass, with Mir. and Mrs. Hiram Rathbun; MT. and Mrs. William Dimock and children of Somers, and MT. and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins and child with MT. and Mrs. Augustus St. Marie; MT. and Mrs. Will Jenkins of Westfield, Mass, with Henry Goodell; Walter Jones of Skaneateles, N. Y., with his family, and few others, whose names we know not.
 David A. Smith, 57, former resident, died at Worcester, Mass, last Thursday. A widow and one daughter survive him. The funeral was held at his late residence in Worcester on Friday and the body was brought here and buried in Hillside ceme- tery Saturday morning. MT. Smith was the son of David Smith and Martha Wal ton and was born in Union. His parents died while he was quite young, and he went to live with Ebenezer Colburn. He moved from here to Worcester about 30 years ago and has held responsible posi- tion in a machine shop in that city for the past 15 years. When the civil war broke out he enlisted with the 34th Massachus- etts regiment as 8 private and served through the campaign with honor, gaining a fine record for bravery and efficiency. His regiment was fighting in the Potomac region, and in Virginia his corps was in the thick of every battle. The battles and engagements in which he took part were Ripon, Lynchburg, Martinburg, Island Ford, Winchester, Hallton, Berryville, Stickney's Farm, Fisher Hill, Cedar Creek, Petersburg, Fort Greggs, Reems Station, Farmersville and appomatox courthouse.
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 MT. and Mrs. Wilbur Alberty are in town at Mrs. Alberty's parents.
 Miss Eaton, of New York city, is visit ing her uncle, Rev. H. M. Vaill.
 Richard L. Royce Is spending few days with his relatives in Wales.
 Mrs. John Pease, formerly of this town, is visiting MT. and Mrs. Philo West.
 Mrs. Elwin Phelps is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. B. Batchelder, in Milton, Mass.
 Miss Alice Eaton of Willimantic Is spending few days with her uncle, A. s. Eaton.
 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Royce spent Christmas with Mrs. Royce's relatives in Brimheld.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, of West Stafford, spent Christmas with their son, Frank Brown.
 Miss Myrtle Smith and her friend, Miss Rose Donahue, visited Miss Smiths par ents in West Stafford Sunday.
 Mrs. w. D. Roberts has gone to Wor- cester to spend Christmas week with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. A. s. West.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry M. Chamberlin, who have been visiting their brother, George Andrews. and family for several weeks, have returned to their winter home in Westerly, R. I.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Congre- gational church will hold their annual meeting In the vestry Thursday afternoon, January 9. The officers will be elected for the ensuing year.
 John Kennedy of Mystic, formerly su- perintendent of the New City mill, will re- turn to this village where he Is to resu ne his old position. The mill is expected to start a bout January 1.
 Mrs. Moronia Bradway, 73, widow ot Amos B. Bradway, died at the home oi her son, Charles, in the north part of the town, yesterday of broncho-pneumonia. Mrs. Bradway formerly lived in Monson, where she will be buried.
 The following is the report of the pri- mary school taught by Miss Grace Booth: Whole number of scholars 29, average at- tendance 24.8; scholars neither absent nor tardy, Bertha Belcher, Roland Beleh- CT; not absent, Florence Guenther and Willie Smith; absent one half day, Ar thur Keenan.
 Miss Ellen Giltrop, one of Stafford ville's popular young ladies, was united in marriage to Henry O'Brien of Monson this morning at o'clock in St. Edwards church, Rev. Felix O'Neln performing the ceremony. The bridesmaid was Miss Lizzie Giltrop, sister of the bride, and the best man was Charles Callahan of M0pocn nlho rreoox,o is xxoll E.,