The Press., 1903-01-29

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vicinity over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Hewitt, who Is Ill with
fever, is improving slowly.
Joseph Costello, who has been Ill with
pneumonia, Is convalescent.
Louis Helm has installed the electric
system of lighting at his house.
Felix Gaulin, employed by Rawitser 4
Bro, is quite Ill with pneumonia.
Adelbert Needham expects his carload
of western horses here on Saturday.
Fred Burwell Of New York has been
spending few days at his home here
L. w. Davis of Uxbridge has taken a
position as boss weaver at the Forestville
mill.
Mrs. Catherine Hicks expects to go to
Worcester on Saturday for the rest Of the
winter.
Charles T. Bard of Norwich was the
guest of his brother, DIR. Bard, the first
of the week.
Bentley Banforth of Maynard, Mass,
has taken a position as boss carder at the
Warren mills.
Five hundred mile tickets at $11.25,
good on the CIV. system, are now on sale
at this station.
Timothy O'Shea. who has been quite
Ill for some time, was able to be on the
street yesterday.
Judge Parkess and Deputy Judge Heald
were renominated for another term at
Hartford yesterday.
Presiding Elder ]. 1. Bartholomew Of
ficiated at the fourth quarterly confer
ence of the Methodist church last even
ing.
Representative F. II. Baker introduced
to the legislature on Tuesday the amend
ment to the charter desired by the cleo
trio road.
Two freight cars off the track at Mans
field delayed the evening train several
hours last evening. No one was hurt and
a small loss.
The Woman's Foreign and Home mis-
sionary societies of the Methodist church
will meet Friday afternoon at o'clock
with Mrs. A. c. Eaton.
At the last meeting Of the Mscabees
Fl. E. Burwell was reelected command
er, w. II. Reed record keeper, and Sidney
Siswiek financial keeper.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. BIdwell have been
on the sick list. Their daughter, Mrs.
Frank Morey, of Westford, has been
with them for few days.
The Temple of Honor has fixed on
Wednesday, February 18th, for its en-
tertsInment. Tickets at 10 cents are on
sale by all the members of the order.
There will be a social and supper at
the Methodist church next Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. II. Reed and Mrs. A. G. Eaton
will serve as hostesses. Supper at six
o'clock.
The ladies Of the Stafford Country club
will meet for whist at the Springs house
Saturday afternoon with Miss Elsie Nc
Callum and Miss Gertrude Wightman as
hostesses.
Elaborate preparations are in progress
for the masquerade ball to be given next
week Friday night by the German club.
Costumes can be procured of Schmeiske
4 Jacobsen.
District Deputy w. NJ. Johnson of the
Improved Order Heptasophs will arrive
in town Friday for the purpose of signing
a charter list and instituting local lodge
Of the supreme conelave. This order ls
an insurance society, and Is on the level
premium basis
Miss Grace Burwell, well-known here,
was united IN marriage last Wednesday
at Toledo, Ohio, to Clarence Hemrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hemrick are to make their
home at Pittsburg, Penn, where the
groom Is employed.
Frank Golf has gone to New York to
appear as a witness on a case brought
against the Central Vermont railroad.
The case is brought by a customer of
Rawitser i Bro, and Is relative to short
age III SAApLnCut VI CAOLus
The merchandise and clerks at the
Robertson store have been moved to the
new part, and the old store is now In the
hands Of the carpenters. A new floor Is
being laid, a new office for the cashier,
a new stairway will be built, and other
improvements made.
Ann paroop In tho touvn ~ Gtoeford bo,,
ing any petition or bill which they wish
presented before the general assembly
will please hand to either Representa-
tlves F. Fl. Baker or II. G. Thresher be-
fore Feb. 9th, as that is the last day for
new business this session.
The special services at the Methodist
church have been continued this week.
Captain j. L. Randall of New London
has been present at the meetings, and
has proved an earnest, helpful speaker.
Much interest Is manifested In the ser
vices, and 1t Is possible that they will be
continued another week.
The nomination of John E. Fisk for
judge of the city police court Of Rockville
will be pleasing to his many friends In
this place. He was In the law office of
State Attorney Reed Of this borough be-
fore going to Rockville. He Is the COR
poration counsel for Rockville, and has
had law office there for 10 years. When
admitted to the bar In 1891, at % years
of age, he was the youngest lawyer in the
state. He Is son of E. Y. Fisk of Stat
ford Street.
The monthly meeting of the town
school committee was held on Monday.
The regular reports of the school visitors
In regard to the various schools were re-
ceived. The board approved Of Mrs. r.
W. Smiths substituting as teacher during
the illness of her sister, Miss Jennie
Hewitt A large amount of much needed