The Press., 1903-07-09

The annual harvest OF the hay crop is
now on and, as a consequence, johnnie
Shinnehan will be absent during this
month.
Mrs. Ellen Weston left last Thursday
for visit of several weeks with relatives
and friends at Norwich, New London and
other places.
The next dance In the series which is
being given by the young men Of this vi
entity win be held In Memorial hall to-
morrow evening.
Rev. George w. Sheppard will be In
Danielson tomorrow, where he will at
tend an ordination as a delegate from
the local Baptist church.
Peter Simonds will sell his household
goods at auction next week Friday after
noon at two o'clock. 1t Is expected that
Mum Chamberlin will be the auctioneer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Burley of Hol-
yoke were guests of their daughter, Mrs.
e. H. Pinney, over the Fourth, Mr..
Burley returned Monday, but Mrs. Burley
Is remaining for a more extended visit
Rev. A. ]. Patterson, D. D., and Mrs.
Patterson of Dorchester, Mass are to be
at the Universrlist parsonage for a two
weeks visit. MIR. Patterson will occupy
the pulpit Of the Universalist church next
Sunday, and 1t Is expected that week
from Sunday Mrs. Patterson will preach
In the same church,
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet for work next Wednes-
day afternoon and will serve their usual
supper at 5.45, with Mrs. Geo. Jenkins
and Mrs. Oscar Colburn as hostesses.
Charles Russell is feeling pretty we'll
contented with the world nowadays, ow-
ing to the fact that he Is not to lose his
hand, which has now commenced to make
a quick recovery. Some four months
ago Mr.. Russell cut his hand while split
ting wood, which resulted In blood pois-
oning. From that time 1t has been con-
slant battle, and at number of times 1t
was thought that only amputation could
save his life. Mr.. Russell In going back
and forth to the doctor for the purpose of
having his hand dressed only, has travelled
distance of $40 miles.
The children of the late Ira Broadway
held their usual Fourth of July reunion
this year at the home of Charles Sears in
the Hall district. Seven of the nine liv-
ing children were present with their fam
lilies, making gathering Of forty-three
people. The young people enjoyed them
selves In the manner that Young America
thinks proper on the Fourth, while the
older ones passed the day In the quieter
enjoyment that such occasions offer. A
bountiful dinner was served on the lawn
under the shade of the trees early In the
afternoon, which was one of the pleasant
features of the day. Those present from
out town were, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Broadway and children of Union, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Broadway and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Broadway, Miss Myrtle
Jennings and Emory Jennings of Brim-
field, Mrs. Archie Cooley and child and
Thurston Cooley of Somers.
There may have been other Fourth of
Julys when the weather was as good, but
there never was more ideal weather for
that day than that of last Saturday. AS
was expected, the day was an unusually
quiet one In this bailiwick. The boys
had as usual what they call their fun the
night before, which, to most people is the
most disagreeable feature of our most
important national holiday. The inven-
tive genius among these night-before- dis
turbers must be at very low ebb, when
they fail to ever think of anything new,
but continue year after year to enact the
same old chestnuts that others had done
In years gone by. There was a ball game
on the local ground between the Hollow
players and a team from the Springs.
This game was not played to finish, and
perhaps 1t was just as well, as the Springs
nine made only twenty seven runs In the
seventh inning. In the afternoon COM
menced the lawn party on the Universal
list church grounds. This was the prin-
oipal and most pleasing feature of the
day, and those who attended we're not
disappointed In the entertainment offered
by the Universalist ladies, which is never
excelled. In the evening the grounds
were made beautiful by the many lights,
and with the fine display Of fireworks
from this place, and also from the resi-
dences Of W. P. Lasbury, Adelbert Need
ham and others, the day closed, and the
Fourth of July of 1908 was only thing
to write about.
A Sunday morning incident.-If a per-
son had been going down to the Springs
early last Sunday morning, and when 60
ing up the hill just below Dell Needham's
had looked to the right, down across the
corner of the moving to the old road in
the pasture, near which runs brook In a
depression, he would have seen a woman
busily employed. 1t would have awaken
ed considerable interest to know what a
woman could have been doing In that out
of-the-way place and at that time of the
morning. On still looking he would have
come to the conclusion that she was
washing her wearing apparel, spreading
the different articles out, one by one, on
the grass to dry, and that the more she
washed the less 1t took to cover her per-
SOD, until-well, she apparently washed
all her clothes. On coming back from
the Springs an hour later and looking In
the same place he would have seen still
further developments. He would have
seen that the party had been Increased by
the addition of two men, lying on the
ground, basking in the sun, and that one
of the men was wearing a costume incl
dental TO the residents In the Garden of
Eden number of years ago, while his
clothes appeared to be drying on the near
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