The Press., 1901-10-10
Timothy Shea is quite III at his home.

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Mrs. Maria Bond of Bondville is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Bidwell.
Miss Gertrude Butterfield has taken a
position in the store of "A. L. Howard.
Rev. and Mrs. w. Fl. Morrison of Bris-
tol are guests of Mrs. w. w. Lathrop.
Mrs. Edward Jones, who is very i'll,
does not show any signs of improvement.
=, Miss Aurora E. Brunette of Petersham,
Mass, visited friends in town during the
fair.
| Arthur Bassow and son of Worcester,
Mass, were the guests Of Octave Bassow
last week. .-..
| H. D. Butterfield has received his dis
charge from the United States court OF
BANKRUPTCY. sd, ..-.t....
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest K. Taft have re-
turned from a wedding trip to New York
and Washington. @...:
| Mrs. L. z. Lord and Mrs. F.. l.. Clisby
of Parker, OAK, are visiting their father,
Orren Converse.
| LIZ dAu U1o L lchAh 4NAOAOAo VI AAoOO-
ken, N. j., have been guests of their son,
DIR. g. L. Nichols.
Michael Shea and Louis Smith of New
London, former residents, have been Wis
ting relatives In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Comins left Tues
day for month in the Maine woods. Mr..
Comtns will get a chance at big game.
Rev. Doctor John Talbot Smith of
New York, a well-known writer, spent
three days at st. Edwards rectory this
week.
Miss Edith Tuthill Is making visit of
several weeks at Saylesville, r. l. She
is accompanied by her brothers Howard
and Robert.
Miss Maude Chandler has entered the
Wheaton seminary at Norton, Mass.
Miss Lake, former teacher In the local
high school, is teacher in that institu-
| ton. =,
Mrs. J. F. Huntley, of Oneida, N. y,
who has been the guest of Mrs. W. H.
Smith the past week, returned to her
home Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs.
Smith.
Last Wednesday there was the largest
crowd on the fair grounds in the history
of the society. The number as shown by
sale of tickets was between 10000, and
1000 people. !.
Regular meeting of the Tent of the
Macabees next Monday night at 8. AS a
matter of the utmost Importance Is to
come up before this meeting, every mem-
Der is urged to be present.
The mare, Bessie Hesbell, owned by
H. E. johnson Of Montville, was sold at
auction last Thursday afternoon on the
fair grounds to DIR. s. Fl. Ellery of Pal
mer. The mare has not been winning
much money, and 1t became necessary to
dispose of her. 49, .:
Sunday will be observed as rally Sum-
day at the Methodist church. The pas
tor, Rev., C.. s. Davis, will speak Oh
mission Of the church to the youth.
In the evening there will be an address on
the present series of bible lessons illus
trated by the stereopticon.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney will offic-
late at the $50 mass at st. Edwards
| church next Sunday. He comes to make
his annual canonical visitation or formal
inspection of parishes. Immediately af-
tel the service, he will go to Rockville,
where he will perform the same func-
tions and administer confirmation in the
afternoon. The bishop will be attended
by Rev. DIR. Donovan, chancellor of the
diocese. -.
The Connecticut Bible society is to
make house to house canvass of the
town to find out what church or Sunday
school. the people are connected with,
and to what clergyman they would turn
in case of their need of his services. The
work is simply for the obtaining of cor
rect Information, and courteous aiding
of the canvasser will be greatly appreci-
ated. The work will probably be COM
menced next Monday by Rev. Mr.. Towle.
The borough will be canvassed first. *
The pickpockets reaped quite a harvest
here during the fair. A Palmer man was
relieved of $14, and another man from the
same town lost 1926. A stranger taking a
train In Palmer was robbed on the plat
form of car in bold manner. One man
held the victims hands behind his back,
while another picked his pockets. Both
.oA A
train was relieved Of 800, which he carried
in his vest pocket. There were many
other losses, reported and not reported.
At the Howe exhibition OF moving pic
lures at the opera house next Tuesday
evening, under the auspices of the local
Christian Endeavor society, the views
which will be of most interest will be of
President Mckinley making his last speech
at the Pan-American exposition. 1t por-
trays him as he is going to the stand,
while in the act of making his address and
later as he is reviewing the troops. Then
there are views of the vast mob in front
of the Temple Of Music, just after the
shooting, views of the arrival of the funer-
al cortege at the City Hall, Buffalo. The
clearness of the pictures presenttd by Mr..
Howe and the perfection of the mechanism
makes his exhibition the very best of the
kind. He has been in Palmer this y. ar
and those attending speak only in the
very highest praise of the entertainment.
There will be a large number of excellent
views presented, including many humer-
Gus ones. Tickets, 25, 35 and so cents,
go on sale Friday morning at III. s. Abel's.
(Communicated)
/ School REPoRT.-In the quotation,
from Alvarado Howard by Mr.. Black, is
statement which, If true, designedly or
otherwise, indicates that all former re-
: norris. as far az money ORA WIN. from the