The Press., 1903-05-28

Mrs. Frank Lasbury has been suffering for several days with severe attack of pleurisy. #
 Charles Kemp and family have moved into one of A. D. Cady's cottages on the macsdam road.
 The regular quarterly meeting of the Baptist Ecclesiastical society will be held next Friday evening. 5
 It Is expected that Rev. George w. Shephard will deliver the Memorial day address in Willington.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Holtham are re- moving from the Village back to the Henry Fisk house on Stafford Street.
 s. E. Dwight Is very low this morning. He remains unconscious, just breathing, and his death Is question of ouly 8 few hours.
 Glover's bus took large number of the members of Wolcott lodge of Masons down to Morrow Saturday evening on 8 visit to Uriei lodge of that Llace.
 A lady Is this vicinity lost @ pair of gold rimless eye glasses in the borough 8 few days ago and advertises in another column for them to be left at The Press office.
 The Riverside Woolen company has for some time felt the need of more boiler ca- pacity and have ordered some new ones to meet the demand. Contractor Jones of Willimsntic was in the village Monday to see about putting the new boilers in place and also resetting the old ones.
 At the adjourned meeting of the Staf- ford Cemetery association, held in the town hall last Saturday afternoon, the old board of officers were reelected, and the usual routine business transacted. A committee consisting of E. Y. Fisk and John Larned was appointed to see to the straightening up of the old stones in the yard.
 The will of the late Andrew Pinney of Palmer was admitted to probate in that district yesterday, and contains provisions iof local interest. There Is bequest of $1 GOO to St. Paups church of Palmer, and another bequest of $1 ,O0O to the Uni- versalist church, society or parish in this village. The residuary clause of the will leaves the balance of the estate, after several other bequests, to the Young Meme library of Palmer, the income to be used in the maintenance of a library In the depot village.
 There may be some who are little sceptical as to the fact of a woodchuck climbing tree, but if they will listen to Johnny Shinnehan's account of an en- counter with one last Friday they will have their doubts removed. John was at work that day for J. H. Thompson at Fly deville, and the two men had MT. Thompson's dog out in the lot with them. The dog started up woodchuck and in the chase the animal went up a chestnut tree. Both the men started for the tree armed with stones, and by we'll directed throw from MT. Thompson the chuck was brought to the ground. The first thing he did after striking the ground was to go for the dog, and he very soon put him out of the race altogether. The animal next paid his attention to Johnny, but when he struck those rubber boots he knew that any attempt would be a colossal failure, and he started for Mr. Thompson, but with the united efforts of both men he was finally killed. Johnny says this is all strictly true, and that they had Mrs. Thompson do the weighing, and the same woodchuck weighed seven pounds and two ounces.
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 Alonzo Ferry of Fiskdale, Mass, was in town one day last week.
 Mrs. Lillian M. Goodell visited rela. lives in this place recently.
 Mass will be observed at St. Joseph'f chapel Sunday at 7.30 8. m. Mrs. Wm. c. Burdick Is spending two weeks at her old home in Rhode Island.
 Mrs. George P. Andrews Is in Spring field, Mass., visiting Mrs. Fred Wads worth.
 Mrs. David Belcher returned iron Monson last week, where she has beer visiting relatives.
 Miss Isabel Eaton, a teacher in thu New York city schools, Is visiting he uncle, Rev. Henry M. Vslll. t Presiding Elder J. I. Bartholomew will l hold the first quarterly conference in thu f M. B. church vestry this evening. . George Henry Eaton went to Plainvill' Tuesday evening to attend the funeral O his great uncle, the late Elijah Eaton.
 A. s. Eaton received word Monda, morning of the death of his uncle, Elljal Eaton, of Plaihville, this state. Mir Eaton was ninety years old in April. 3 Mrs. Lovisa R. Cummings has gone t, Monson, where she will spend some week 3 with her cousin, Mrs. Horton, and late ! on she will visit her relatives in Spring , field, Mass.
 Rev. Henry M, Vaill and his wife hav gone to the Springs to spend few day with Mir. Valll's brother and his daughte at the Springs House. Miss Eaton, MT Vaill's niece, will keep house during thei } absence.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Congre 3 gational church will meet this afternoon 3 and evening. Supper will be served iron 6 to 7.SO. Hostesses, Mrs. Mary Heel and Mrs. James Swift. A cordial invita- ton Is extended to every one. Mrs. W. D. Roberts received beauti full silver gray fox skin from taxlder mist's shop In Denver, Colorado, Tues day. It was the gift of friend, by whom the animal was shot in Wyoming fey months ago. The skin ia carefully mount ed and makes very attractive rug.
 Misses Ellitholpe, Peel, Booth, Col