The Press., 1902-07-10

tives In Hartford.
r. e. Cady is still confined no his home
In Monson by illness.
Mrs. +. B. Newton is a guest Of Mrs.
w. w. Lathrop at Crystal Lake.
Miss Molly Selvey OF Springfield Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Ellis.
Mrs. Bailey and daughter of Washing,
ton are guests of Nathan Washburn.
Miss Mabel Kavanaugh was home from
Hartford over the Fourth and Sunday.
Misses Sibyl and Marion Tracy of jew
EFT City are guests of Mrs. @. w. Beck
with.
Six persons united with the Congrega-
tlonal church last Sunday, three on con-
fession of faith and three by letter.
Frank Williams, who has been working
In Willimantic, is employed at Ellis gro
Gerry store through the summer vacations.
A. L. Ellis and son, L. "A. Ellis, Of
Hartford, who were on short automo-
bile trip, stopped In town Tuesday night.
j. A. Stroud & Son have re-opened
their fish market on East Main street, a
convenience the public should appreciate.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Clark are In Yer
mont attending the funeral of Mrs. Clark's
father, Mr.. Burnham, who died Tuesday
at the age Of "a.
Mrs. r. w. CASTOR, Mrs. Theodore
Lucas and children of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Miss Hall are occupying Mrs. Fox's
house for the season.
E. T. Albertin, boss dyer at the Gen.
trail mill, has moved his family here from
Newton, Mass, and Is occupying M. B.
Fisk's house on Prospect street.
Mrs. E. A. Tetrault, who has been at
DIR. George j. Bassow's home In Pitts
field, Mass, for the past two weeks, has
returned home much improved in health.
The Congregational Sunday school pic.
mic at Evergreen Park was postponed to.
day on account of the rain until to-mor-
row. The 'busses will leave the church
at s O'Clock.
Rev. William Morrall of Bethel, who
has been called to be rector of Grace
church, will supply the pulpit next Sun.
day, and will conduct the service at Buff
Cap In the afternoon.
The Block Island train, since the new
timetable went into effect, runs express
and stops only at Monson and Stafford
Springs between Palmer and Willimantic
except at South Wellington, when tagged
E. q. Dennis received his automobile
Tuesday afternoon, the machine being
brought here In about four hours from
Orange, Mass. without any trouble. TX
all appearance he has an entirely new ma
chine
Herman Bosbach, formerly boss finish
er for the Warren Wooden company, has
accepted similar position with the Co
checo wooden company at East Rochester
N. 81. He will not remove his family
from here for the present.
w. E. Hanley has resigned from the
town school committee to take effect Aug.
1st. Mr.. Hanley has recently opened a
branch shoe store in Palmer and his in
creased business duties Is his reason for
his resignation. Mr.. Hanley has made a
valuable member of the committee and
much regret Is felt that he is obliged to
resign. The vacancy will be filled at the
next regular meeting of the committee
the last of the month.
John Hopkins, the man who fell down
the stairs at Mrs. Carrie Needham's board
ing house and received fatal injuries from
which he died last week Monday, was bur
ried at the Street cemetery last Friday
Before the burial his wife and daughte
arrived from Canton, Mass, and identi
fed the body. They paid the burial an
other expenses. He had not lived wit
his family for some time and they did nc
know where he was until they received
letter from Mrs. Needham who had foun
out their residence.
The Fourth, as far as we have hearC
passed off without any serious accider
In this vicinity. The night before wa
noiser than usual. The fire alarms O
the Congregational and Episcopal churc
bells were struck number of times eacl
There we're many acts of depravity. FLOW
ers were torn up and door-steps, fence
and other loose property broken In dlffe
ent parts of the borough. A large nun
Der of people spent the day elsewhere
and the streets were very quiet durin
the day for the Fourth.
| The picnic of the M. E. Sunday schoc
at Evergreen park yesterday, postpone
from Tuesday on account of the rain
morning, was one of the most enioyabl
that the Sunday school has ever ha,
Over $50 attended, six 'busses being r.
quired for transportation, besides man
going In single teams. The ball gan
between the PASTORS class of young me
and the married men was close and g.
citing, and resulted in victory for til
married men by a score of "a to 80. M,
ny athletic contests were participated |
by both the young men and young ladie,
The sham battle at the fair GROUND
Tuesday evening drew good crowd, an
the managers have little to regret final
cially. Drama tically, however, they fe,
rather disappointed that this battle di
not prove far more enjoyable than, the
first, which was remarkably SUGGEST,
from spectacular point of view. TIL
time the conditions were less favorable
The atmosphere was SO dense and mist
that the battle smoke could not ris
consequently many beautiful evolution
Of the troops were hidden from the ey
of the spectators, and not few featur,
of the program were necessarily omitte
The managers of the labor!ous enterpri
extend sincere thanks to all who co
tributed toward its success. Mrs. Tim
fhu nplrodx, xryoo obooon h., x,oka 4.