The Press., 1903-08-27
Alfrad Rarnarda is in NOW Yorh

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city on business trip.
All the public schools in the tow
will open September 9th.
Charles Kretchmar, employed b,
James Sullivan, is taking q short va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chamberlain
of Hartford are spending q vacation
of week with relatives in the Dor
ough.
Mrs. Charles Reynolds and son
Maurice, of Rockville. have been visi
ting relatives and friends here. MIR
Reynolds was here over Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Chapman, Miss Grac'
Chapman and Miss Jennie Goodell o
Dorchester, Mass, have been guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. f. Holtham, Oh
the Street.
Col. Charles Warren is at Washing
ton. While he is making that cit,
his headquarters, he has enjoyed 4
number of sidesstrips to places of inter
est in the vicinity.
Rev. A. A. Harnsworth of Halifax
N. s.. who is the guest of States At
torney Reed, will preach at the Meth
odist church next Sunday. He will
also occupy the pulpit the following
Sunday.
The Sandpaper Doughnuts defeated
the Rough and Readys in a game OF
base ball last Saturday by a score OF
% to o. The interesting features Of
the game were the twirling of Bald
and the catching of LaPan, also the
playing of Needham.a
w. E. Demonds has recently pur-
chased the Seyery farm in Union and
the Royal Ambrose farm in NORTH
Coventry. He has recently sold the
Aldrich place ON Grow Hill to Joseph
Tillner, and the Crawley farm at
Staffordville to Edward Baxter.
Nothing definite has been decided
relative to having telephone ex
change here as yet. A representative
of the company, Mr.. Hurlburt, ii
working here, and if the required
number of subscribers can be obtained
the exchange will be established.
The thirty-sixth annual reunion o.
the Goth regiment, Connecticut Vol
unteers, was held at Grand Army hall
Hartford, yesterday. There was al
attendance of about so veterans ant
their friends. Treasurer Bliss ,gav'
the following statistics of the regi
ment: Residence known, 218; death
the past year, %; died since mustered
out, 1872; reported as dead, 6S. Tit
following members of Co. D wer'
present: Lieut.. o. W. Sanford, Lieut.
George Brennan, o. W. Munsill, A
L. Howard, D. W. Putney, Francis
Patten, Henry Mckinney, John Bren
nan, John Holtsizer.
Carpenters are at work on Andrew
Whiton's back store, and when the
job is completed the Improvement will
be quite marked. The room is to bt
newly sheathed and painted. A small
room is being finished off for G.. H
Baker 6 Co. in the rear, and CON
nection cut through the Partition.
Besides the entrance from G. FL. Ba.
ker g. Co.'S store there is already one
in the rear, and the room will be used
for the care of bodies when it is nee
essary to leave them at the establish
ment for any reason. 1t will be es-
pecially convenient in cases of acci.
dent.
DIR. James Brooks Comins of Spring
field and Miss Ada Bertha Bragg were
married Tuesday at the home of the
brides uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Mather, of Braggville, Mass
The rooms were effectively decorated
one with the beautiful cardinal flower
and others with ferns, sweet peas ant
ferns, while clematis was used freely
About 80 guests were present, coming
from Providence, Stafford Springs
New York. Boston, Springfield, Nortl
Adams and other Massachusetts, towns
The wedding was unusual for its sim
plicity. AT 1.30 DR.. Comins an,
Miss Bragg entered the presence of tn
guests and were united in marriag
by Rev. Nicholas Wander Pyl of Mar
blehead, formerly pastor of the Con
gregational church of Holliston. TIL
modified Episcopal service with tw,
rings was used. Following the cere
mony the bride and groom receive,
informally, a wedding lunch wa
served, and the afternoon was passe,
enjoyably. The bride wore whit
silk null, her only ornament beinI
her diamond engagement ring, TIN
slender loop of which confined upol
her head the bridal veil of soft ant
delicate texture. She carried lille
of the valley. The gifts receives
were many and valuable. DIR. an,
Mrs. Comins are to spend brief tim
in Maine, after which they will liv
at 10 Cedar steet, Springfield.
When Nelson Towne arrived at hi
suburban home Tuesday evening h
found it occupied. The door wa
locked with piece of timber from
the inside, and MIR. Towne calle,
loudly to have it unlocked. The mai
inside went through the rear window
breaking the glass. Nelson had start
ed around the house in the mean time
and was only few feet from his CUES
when he landed on the ground, blu
was unable to get his hands on him
This we'll known real estate deale
was surprised to find his house occu
pied. but he was more acutely surpris
ed when he got inside. A bran sacl
had been left by the man in the hurry
of departure, and it seemed well filled
Examination showed that the content
included the clothing stolen from
Browns store several nights before