The Press., 1904-07-06

visit in Meriden.
 | George and Walter Brennan O Baltic were in town over the 4th. I Miss Margaret Mccarthy of Spring field. was in town over the Fourth. i Samuel Jackson and son of Spring field were in town for the Fourth.
 Misses Katherine and May Smitf are at Fishers Island for two weeks,
 Miss Annie Mccarthy of Taftvilli has been spending few days in town MT. and Mrs. J. F. Chamberlain are spending few days at Woodstock.
 Miss Amanda Bassow of Hartford is spending a week at her home here.
 P. Panicera and family of New York city have been spending a few days in town.
 Mrs. Julia M. Talbot is dangerously i'll at her home with MT. and Mrs. Otis Chapman.
 Mrs. Henry Cini of New London was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Peter Cini over the Fourth.
 Rev. George Porter will preach at the Methodist church Sunday, in ex- change with the pastor.
 wm. D. O'Connell has hired a tenement on East Main street, recent ly vacated by T. R. Prentice. : E. A. Tetrault is taking a two weeks vacation. He will spend the larger part of the time in town.
 Everett Grey, employed at the Brown bakery, is taking a vacation of one week in Providence and vicinity. MT. and Mrs. Andrew Whiton, MT. and Mrs Christopher Allen and Miss Beatrice Congdon were at Block Island over Sunday. - The Congregational picnic. post poned from last week, will be held to-day. The program will be carried out as planned. ...a -
 D. J. Mccarthy is home for va cation of a month or two, after which he will enter the office of Doggett & White of New Haven.
 Alvan Smith, who has 8 position with the Clark Engraving and Print ing company of Springfield, has been spending a short vacation at his home here.
 Dr. George J. Bassow of Athol, formerly Stafford boy, performed his first operation for appendicitis a few days ago, and it was quite success ful. B. Miss Katie :Donohue has finished her work for this season at Miss Beckwith's millinery store, and has gone to her home in Baltic for a va cation
 The Staffords will play Saturday with the Churchills of Holyoke on the home grounds at the usual hour. The battery will probably be Collins and Quinley.
 Mrs. Ruth Thayer Burnham has been engaged to sing the contralto role, "The Angel" in "The Dream of Gerontius," at the Worcester music festival.
 Fred Wildey has hired a part of the Converse house on Highland terrace, recently vacated by George Siswick, and will commence housekeeping about Aug. 5th.
 The boat train this morning was delayed by trouble with the engine, and arrived here about half an hour late. Considerable time was con- sumed at this station repairing the damage. ~'' MT. and Mrs. Frank Winter cele- brated their golden wedding at Vest ford avenue last Saturday. There were about 50 present. including 8 number from out-of -towH The house was prettily decorated fer the oc- casion. Among the presents was $50 in gold. The following poem was written for the occasion:- s.
 THE THRONG OF YEARS.
 1S54-1904.
 I hear the tread as of a'festive throng That pass along some stately ave-
 nue, s....e Late entered from more boisterous
 paths where song ..-E And frolic mirth they freely might And sobered now 8 little, they behold The solemn standing walls whose
 stones severe zy. Gaze at them over lawns where ample
 gold .......
 Lets no such golden common place
 appear.
 As late they saw strewn OCT the happy
 fields . They enrolled through-the dande-
 lions sweet But here must all be cropped away
 that yields TT
 Suggestion of the touch of simple
 feet. &Es[
 And yet I hear that gay and careless
 tread
 And know these merry hearts still
 unabashed
 By all the outward show-their joy,
 instead
 Is like a perfume through these
 borders dashed.
 The throng of years it is sing. now
 passed ... Within the precincts of your later
 age; Yet youth, methinks, still cheers with