The Press., 1904-08-17
Miss Emma Gary has returned from

Mrs. Margaret Rafftery is visiting
friends in Collinsville.
Fred Mullen left to-day for q vaca
tion in the Adirondacks.
i Charles Russell is quite ill at hi
home on Stafford Street.
| F. N. Crane continues to gain, bu
Mrs. Crane is not so well.
Miss Teresa CLARK is home from
Greenwich for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sweet of Mon
SON were in town over Sunday.
Charles Chandler has returned from
q vacation in NoIthfield, Mass.
Mrs NJ. R. West of Hartford is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Leach.
W. A. Segar of Ware is spending 9
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Tilden.
Will Pierce is on the street nights
during the absence of Officer Mellen.
Mrs. A. d. Rounds and children
are visiting relatives in Old Mystic.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. Converse Of
Salem, Ohio, are guests at Woodlawn.
Charles Bessette is in Boston for
the purchase of some new horse flesh.
Miss Lora Cardinal of Ware is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Feudler
Miss lola Symonds of Manchester is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Tilden.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Cleaveland of
Providence were in town over Sunday.
Miss May Mccormick of Hartford
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. D..
Gary,
@. W. Harrington is once more
back at his old position in the Ellis
grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. D. O'Connell
have been spending a few days in
Colchester.
Miss G. A. Beckwith has gone for
two-weeks' vacation at Norwich and
other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kellogg have
returned from a weeks visit in
Florence, Mass.
Mrs. Walter Taylor of Winooski,
VT, is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph LaCasse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Fitzgerald
visited friends in Rochdale and Wor-
cester, Mass, the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Siswick, who
have spent a part of their vacation at
Block Island, are now in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Cooley and
Mr. and Mrs. O. Allen will leave to-
morrow for vacation in the Adiron-
dacks.
Mrs. J. n. Valentine and Miss
Eleanor are expected home this week
from an extended visit at Portland,
Oregon.
John Hanley is at the Palmer store
for a time to give W. J. Hanley a
chance for a vacation in Boston and
vicinity.
George L. Dennis has sold house,
barn and five acres of land west of the
reservoir to George Fontanella for
about $4,000.
The engagement is announced of
Alfred Guyette and Miss Blanche
Bessette. The wedding will take
place in the near future. .E#
Rev. E. A. Henderson, who preach
ed at the Methodist church last Sun
day, with his wife and daughters,
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Converse. ...-
Among the local veterans who have
been attending the national eDcamp-
ment in Boston this week are VIM.
Ridge, John Mccarthy, Homer Lord
and Frank Adams. .s
Harold Parkhurst, who has been in
charge of the local express business,
will take a commercial course either
here or in Hartford this fall His
position has not yet been filled.
Henry Mellen, the night officer,
was united in marriage yesterday to
Miss Ryan of Meriden, at the home of
the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Mellen will
make their home here after the we'd
ding trip.
Contractor Converse is building q
number of dormer windows in the
roof of the high school building, and
good sized, we'll lighted room will
be finished off for the new commercial
branch which is to be started this
fall.
Among the summer people recently
registered at the Springs House are
Mrs. g. d. Congdon of New York;
George u. Putnarn, New London;
George K. Morrall, Bangor, Me-;
George Robertson and Isaac Jeffries,
Ware; Harry O. Seaver, Springfield.
Superintendent of Construction
Brown and Assistant Superintendent
Ladd of the Southern New England
telephone company are in town, and
will decide on the location of the
central Office for the new exchange.
Rockwell's building ON Main street
has been suggested as desirable loca-
ton.
David Robertson recently received
q letter from Wales, in which ten
cents was inclosed and a pattern
ordered. Later Mr.. Robertson re-
ceived another letter, asking why the
pattern was not sent. Neither of the
letters was signed, and just how he is
to get the pattern to his unknown
customer is what is puzzling the dry
goods merchant.
O. s. Mason. of New York and G.
H. Grant of Hartford, who are stop
ping at the Springs House, are secur-
ing rights of way in this vicinity for
the American telephone and telegraph
companies new line between Boston
and New York. The line is expected
to be in operation about January L.
Poles have been erected already, and
wire put up from test station in
East Hartford nearly to Moose Mead
ow, about So miles. Messrs. Mason
and Grant expect to be busy nego-