The Press., 1901-08-01

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mer FL. Paine and infant daughter Of,
East Brookfield, Mass, have been spend-
ing fortnight at Ebenezer Colburn's.
Miss Alice L. Colburn of Enfield also
spent few days there recently.
West stafford.
Try the Ginger Ale made by the
Stafford Springs Mineral Water Go. IL
Is all right. On sale at Dunbar's.
Norman Gold has taken a position In
store of w. Ii. Dunbar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. 8. Aver were In
town the last of the week.
G. p. Broadway went to Southford last
Wednesday, on business trip.
Mrs. s. Il. Smith is occupying her cot
tage at the Springfield camp ground.
Miss May Broadway is spending few
days with friends In Brimfield, Mass.
Miss Josie Wardwell of Somers Is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. James Smith.
Miss Mabel Truesdell Is home from
Springfield for two-weeks' vacation.
Walter Whitelock and Milford Provost
of Holyoke were at Mrs. Selma Greaves'
over Sunday.
Mrs. Esther Russell and Miss Nellie
Gordon visited friends in Amherst and
Springfield last week.
Mrs. Allen Pierce of Amherst returned
to her home Monday after spending
several days with her cousin, Mrs. E. ..
Truesdell. ...
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Solandt of Lead,
South Dakota, are In town for few days.
Their many friends are glad to extend a
cordial greeting. ...-
ARRANGEMENTS have been made to hold
the Sunday school picnic next Tuesday al
the pine grove, east side of Crystal Lake
II not pleasant Tuesday, the first fair day
A very pretty home wedding took place
yesterday at the residence of F. z. Fair
field, when their only daughter, Lotti'
Marie, was married to Harry A. Pownall
Rev. H. T. Barnard officiated. The mait
of honor was Miss Maud Pownall of Hart
ford, sister of the groom. Miss Ver'
Holmes, a cousin of the bride, played tn
wedding march. The house was deco
rated with maiden hair fern. The brfd
was Attn ed In tasteful gown of whit
Swiss and carried white roses. The mai
of honor was dressed in white and carries
pink and white peas. Among the out-ot
town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Caspe
Pownall, Miss Grace Pownall and Mrs
Cheney of Manchester, Mrs. Williamson
of Hartford, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sundei
land of Somersville, Mrs. Edison, Mr.. an
Mrs. Arthur Holmes, Miss Vera Holmes
Carlton Holmes, Milford Holmes, Dori
Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Holmes
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron and Beatric
Cameron of Rockville, and Miss Mabe
Truesdell of Springfield. After the re
ception Mr.. and Mrs. Pownall left 70
their wedding trip, which will include tn
Pan-American exposition.
Julius Fuller returned to st. Louis thi
week.
Miss Amelia Wood has returned from
weeks outing In Branford.
Mrs. Charles Billings of Springfield |
passing week with her father, job
Kibbe.
Arthur Gager returned to his bushes
duties in Philadelphia Monday, afte
passing his vacation with his parents.
Fl. j. Mullen, contractor of the Somel
state roads, has finished up and returne
Monday with his family to his home
Brooklyn.
DIR. Hurd has bought of Mrs. Abb
Cutter Pease the place, consisting
house, barn and four acres of land, whe
he has lived for several years past.
The Keeney Manufacturing compar
are building barn, 44x90 feet, with
horse barn joining to it, 3Ox4O fee
Prentice & Wardwell are the builders.
DIR. and Mrs. H. T. French of De'
River have passed several days at Deact
Hunts at North Somers, Mrs. French
old home, on their return from the Pa
American exposition.
Frank Wardwell, who has been fait
full and efficient janitor at the Congreg
tional church for the past four years, b
resigned his position to take effect Au
ust 1. William Healey Is his successc
Mrs. Wordsworth Phillips of Hartfo
is stopping through the week with Mi
Acbsah Beardsley and calling upon o
friends and neighbors. while her son, Ir
ing, has gone to the Pan-American exp
sition.
Sterling Kirkham and two sons
New York are visiting Mrs. H. POI
eroy Kirkland, Mr.. Kirkham's mothe
who Is spending the summer at the @
Pomeroy homestead on the mounta
near the Stafford line.
A special town meeting will be he
Friday evening to see If the town will vo
to raise money for the construction
roads under an act of the legislature
1899 providing for a more permanent II
provement to the public roads of t
state. .... ..-
Through the continued illness, of MI
Mel Pierson, who Is at her fathers hor
on the mountain, Mr.. Pierson has felt
necessary to dispose of his place on HI
hill road toward the four bridges, and
moving his furniture this week to
, wife's home.
The condition of the bridge over t
Scantic on the main road to Somersvil
one on a cross road from the North So
ers road to Hall hill, and one up t
mountain leading to the gulf, have be
reported to Selectman Perry as being I
safe and he will superintend their bel
: repaired at once.
Frank Newcomb, who works for Arth