The Press., 1902-10-23

gaining his health, and he has the best
wishes of many friends for his quick re-
covery.
No school sessions were held In the
two upper rooms OF the Pinney Grammar
school last Friday, as the teachers, Miss
Smith and Miss McCallum, were In at.
tendance at the state teachers institute
In New Haven.
There will be no morning service at the
Baptist church next Sunday. Sunday
school will be held at one O'Clock in the
afternoon, to be followed at two O'Clock
by regular preaching service, and there
will probably be no meeting in the even
ing.
Quite large portion of the Universal.
ist Sunday school attended the north Tol.
land Sunday school union at Somers last
Tuesday, Fred Glover's bus being used
as a conveyance. The next convention
will be held with the Universalist Sunday
school In this village.
The concert given by the Ladies' Schu.
bert quartet In Memorial hall last Thurs.
day evening proved to be delightful
evenings entertainment. The singers
fairly deserved all the good things that
were said about them, but the reciter,
Hester B. Holmes, was surprise to ell
her Rotations proving to be a popular
feature of the evenings entertainment
There were people among the audience
that evening who have had many oppor-
tunities in large cities of hearing readers
and reciters of note, and yet they have NO
hesitation In pronouncing the work OF
fh0 nj af
thing of the kind they have ever listened
to.
Stan0rdville.
George Andrews Is seriously Ill.
Mrs. George Ferry Is visiting In this
village.
Maurice Ritter has moved with his
family to Monson.
Ezra s. Colburn had an apple tree with
blossoms on 1t this fall.
Mrs. Willis Belcher Is confined to the
house with a severe cold.
Mrs. Clementina Ell. Carpenter and Mrs
Ezra s. Colburn spent two days In Hol
land, Mass, recently.
Repairs on St. Joseph's chapel will be
commenced next week.
Miss Nellie Holmes of West Stafford is
k eeping house for George Ormsby's fami
ly during Mrs. Ormsby's Illness.
Do not forget the mock trial at the
Young Mems club Friday night. Ar
evenings entertainment Is assured.
VIM. G. Burdick, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Melbourne and Miss Edna Melbourne tool
a carriage drive to Monson, Mass. Sunday
Ernest Cooley has been obliged to give
up his work at Peel & McCarthy's mill or
account of Illness, and Is at his fathers
home in the Hall district
J. Morton Moore of Springfield has
been spending his vacation In town. He
has been having a cottage built on his
farm on Colburn hill. Mr.. Warren of the
Hollow had the contract.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Congre
gational church will give harvest sup
per and entertainment In the vestry next
Thursday evening from to 8 O'Clock
Admission, Is cents. Children, cents
A business meeting will also be held dur
ing the evening to discuss plans for the
annual fair. All of the ladies are most
earnestly requested to be present.
West Stafford.
Joe Gilbert and family are moving to
Orcuttville this week.
Mrs. M. A. Cady spent part of last
week with friends in Somers.
Marshal Broadway was in Boston last
week attending the Mechanics fair.
Mr.. and Mrs G. t. Preston of Willing
ton were guests at F. W. Prestons one day
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Barnard are at.
tending the meeting of the A. M. A., al
New London this week.
Keefe Bros, have moved their steam
saw mill to the Munroe HARDWOOD lot, re
Gently purchased by G. G.. Ellis.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold an en-
tertainment tonight in the vestry of tn
church. All are cordially invited
A party of twenty-five young peopl
spent Thursday evening at Memorial hal
Stafford Hollow, listening to the Ladies
quartette.
A party of young people from here at
tended the open meeting and entertain
ment of the Temple of Honor at Staffor,
Springs, last week Wednesday evening.
| A comic drama, entitled, "Our Awfu
Aunt" will be presented in the vestry o
the Congregational church on next weel
Thursday evening. Admission 10 cents
Children 5 cents After the entertain
ment game supper will be served for i
cents.
| ELLINGTON.
| Crystal Lake.
Mrs. Frank Owen of Springfield Is Wis
iting Mrs. Frank Curtis.
| Myron FL. Dlmock's new barn Is wei
under way and will soon be completed.
| Denison Baker Is having his hous
painted, and Daniel Curtis is having hi
house and barn painted.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
social and supper at Geo. w. Newell
Thursday, Nov. 9th. A general invita-
ton Is extended to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Cummings of Stat
ford Springs, Mrs. Baker of Chicago
with other relatives, visited at L. A
Aborn's early In the week.
L. A. Aborn Is having the interior 9
his house repaired, painted and papered
and the outside painted. F. W. Presto
of West Stafford Is doing the work.
Willie Baker has returned to his hom
In Chicago, after spending a few week
with his grandmother, Mrs. Collins Rich
ardson. His mother and sister will re
main few weeks longer.
G. Walter Aborn, In company with q
"a. Peck, lumber dealer from Hartford
by whom Mr.. Aborn Is employed, spent
few days last week hunting In the Crysts
Lake woods and stopped with L. A
Aborn.
The harvest supper held last Thursda
evening at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Z