The Press., 1902-02-27

ciently to be at his office.
The A. o. H.ewill hold . meeting Sun.
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Mrs. v. L. Arnold Of Wales Is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Sweet.
Rev. and Mrs. e. A. Burnham and chill.
dren returned Saturday evening from their
visit to st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Mamie squires Is i'll with the grip,
and Miss Hattie Tuthill Is temporarily
employed at Browns bakery during her
absence.
Albert e. Gregory has recovered sui.
ficiently from severe attack of the grip
to be at his place of business part oil
the time.
Mrs. Rose Miller, who recently return.
ed from the hospital, has been very III
since she arrived at her home, but she is
slightly better.
ii. F. Donnelly of Springfield, VIM.
Brann of Norwich and D. L. Bodish OF
Palmer have been busily engaged this
week appraising the Walker stock.
They finished their duties last evening.
There are to be come changes In the
electric street lights, but the committee
on lighting has not yet had meeting
Some of the arc lights will be discontin-
ued and larger number of incandescents
will be used.
Lott O'Halloran tipped over one day
the first of the week near the residence OF
Michael Purcell. Mr.. O'Halloran was
not injured and no damage was done to
the team. The groceries in the team
were badly misplaced. III
A petition has been In circulation this
week in the interest of Fl. 8. Abel for
postmaster, and there is not much doubt
that he will receive the appointment.
The term of J. W. Chandler has, expired
and he does not desire re-appointment.
A band of serenaders has been organized
by the help employed in the card room OF
Smith & Cooley's mill at Chenille, under
the personal direction Of Henry Gilman
tin, and have done considerable sere-
nading in that section of the town OF
late.
The three pictures presented to the
public library by the Woman's Library
club have been placed in the library and
reading room. They are entitled ssThe
Reading of Homer" 1.-THE Midday Rest
and cart Wins the Heart" The portrait
of Arba G.. Hyde, which is being painted
for the library, Is nearly completed.
DR.. L. F. Eaton, Thomas Hayes, F. E.
Fitzpatrick, Frank Butterfield, and A. A.
Stebbins went fishing Tuesday at Stafford
Vile. Ice Is fifteen inches thick, and
there was'ten inches of slush on the pond,
SO it took considerable hard work to set
sixty hobs. Nine fish were caught, and
they were brought home In two. quart
pail.
The date OF re-opening the Walker
store by D. Robertson & Co., the new
proprietors, has not yet been announced,
as considerable alteration and improve
ment will be made. The upper part will
be thrown into one room, and the wall
that divides the upper floor will be re-
moved for the purpose. New fixtures
will be added and other changes made.
The store will be lighted by arc electric
lights.
But one new case Of diphtheria is re-
ported during the past week, a child Of
Mr.. and Mrs A. d. Rounds. Quarantine
has been raised in the Gaulin family, also
In the families of Mrs. Eaton, Oscar
Meyers and George Siswick N No church
services will be held Sunday, and schools
will not begin next week. There are
very small number Of cases at present,
and II the condition continues to show
such marked improvement the schools
will soon be reopened and church ser.
vices resumed.
CARD.-I wish to take this opportunity
of expressing my heartfelt appreciation
and thanks to my many kind friends anG
Ineighbors, and also those living In Stat
fordville, who have done SO much TO com
fort me and helped to relieve my suffer
| ings during my sickness.
L " MS LILA Du6DALE.
81. F. Cady has new advertisement Ii
another column this week.
The little four year old boy of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Goodell Is quite Ill.
Miss Annie L. Braithwaite Is at hom,
from Boston and will remain here som,
time while her employer is In Florida.
Owen Kelly was in Worcester par
of last week and was greatly missed b,
his daily congregation in the blacksmith
shop.
W. q. Hassett of BelIeville, N. j., wa
In the village last week. Mr.. Hassett Ii
at present associated with the Cleavelant
Machine works of Worcester.
Miss May Colburn was in Springfield
over Sunday, and attended a delightful
occasion on Friday evening given by the
Masonic fraternity Of that city.
Rev. A. J. Patterson has been stoppin,
10 the village during the entire week, an,
Rev. j. P. Marvin of Winchester, N. H.
was also here during portion Of tn
week.
The people in this vicinity have agail
shown their good will and charity TOWARD
one of their number whom fortune ha
not seemed to smile kindly on!A Mrs
Eliza Dugdale of Hydeville, most esti
mable woman, has made brave fight II
bringing up unaided her two children, bu
sickness has prevented her from earnin,
anything toward their support since las
fall. On Monday evening her neighbor
and friends presented her with purse o
some over seventy dollars.
| The snow storm of two weeks ago mad
the travelling bad enough, but the small
blizzard of Saturday made 1t worse, Will
the rain and thaw of Tuesday has jus
added the finishing touch. We hav
walked between the Hollow and Spring
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