The Press., 1904-12-07
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There are several cases of chicken pox among the children.
 Mrs. Jane Waters of Norwich ha
 been visiting friends in town.
 MT. and Mrs. H. K. Washburl were in New York few days of las week.
 Mrs. Cornelia McChristie is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Phelps, o Wallingford.
 | Dr. and Mrs. 0. E. Simonds o Willimantic were Sunday visitors a Louis A. Kingsbury's.
 | J. s. Champlin has had new hard wood floors laid in his attractive bar Der shop and pool room.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the M B. church meets with Miss Addie k Hyde this afternoon and evening. Wm. c. Latimer is going into th' retail grain business, and is having storehouse erected near, the depot.
 Mrs. Dewitt Kingsbury has beer i'll for few days, and could not at tend to her duties at the library Saturday evening.
 Miss Nanka Grendel and John To masko were married Saturday. Dec 3d, at the Congregational parsonage by Rev Nestor Light.
 The Ladies' Missionary society vii give one of their popular socials ane suppers at the Congregational churcf vestry Wednesday evening. The funeral of Mrs. Jerry Donahue 77, of Spring Hill, Mansfield, wht died last Friday, was held at St. Mary's church Monday morning.
 Rev. MT. Mcknight of North Gov. entry will preach in the Congrega tional church next Sunday morning, in exchange with Rev. Nestor Light Ernest E. Squires died at the home of his father, Henry Squires, Satur day morning, after long illness aged 27 years. He leaves wife ant daughter.
 The Norwich Bulletin may be ha6 every morning at Vim. Weaver's. Wm. Uncles, who has had the agency for the Bulletin for several years, has given it up.
 E. M. Taylor, D. D., the mission. ary field secretary of New England. will speak in the Methodist church next Monday evening. It will be g union service.
 James s. Morgan passed his Seth birthday December 2d MT. Morgan is still very active man, and is sel. dom absent from his place in the Con. gregationa1 church choir, of which he has been leader and violinist for many years.
 William Uncles, 3d, who has been working in Manchester, is at home here, ill with diphtheria, and the house is quarantined. Arthur Gard. ner, also of Manchester, is at his home on the Hop River road, ill with 6u0 Sdm0 U1S0ds0.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank J. Tracy and daughter, Edith, spent Thanksgiving in Providence. While they were away Miss Edith was taken i'll with scarlet fever, and owing to the na. ture of the disease could not be brought home. Mrs. Tracy and g nurse are caring for her.
 Frank Powell, Wm. Smith and Ed, gar Fitch, members of the South Gov. entry band, accompanied by B. M. Wood, drove to Colchester Saturday afternoon and played with the Col chester band in the eveLing. After partaking of the bountiful supper given them they started for home, reaching here at 3.3O next morning.
 It is an old saying that those who would thrive must rise at five, but those who have thriven may lie till seven. Among the latter class there are some who murmur because they cannot sleep in the morning since the silk mill whistles were put in, for al 5. 30 aud again at 6.1O @. m., Peter Fountain at Dady's mill sends forth a mighty blast that echoes from hill to hill. Then Washburn's whistle takes up the -Eeeeeeeeeeedith Eeeeeeeeeeeedith Eeeeeeeeeeeedith The day breaks and the shadows flee oxDou or,d khoro ;o m c1oar for opu one in the morning.
 The carnival for the benefit of St. Mary's church, that has been held at IA o. U. W. hall, closed Saturday night. The prizes were awarded as follows: Michael Donovan, dress suit case; John O'Brien, wrist bag; Mrs. U. Bennett, silver coffee pot; T. l.. IFlaherty, silver cake tray; Lorrette Mettager, table cover; B. B. Allyn, bureau scarf; Fred N. Potter, center piece; Rev. Ignatius Kost, French clock; Mrs. Napoleon Pippen, sofs pillow; Julia Flaherty, order for $s hat; Frank Burrett, porcelain clock Frederick O. Wellwood, fruit chopper George E. Wilcox. Turkish rug; Ma poleon Pipen, cord of wood; Nellie Sheridan, pair slippers; Margare Bicknell, mandolin; Mary Breen, oi heater; Rev J. McGurk, pair slip pers; J. O. Aver, Jr., pair woolel blankets; H. E. Simmons, box toile soap; Loretta Magee, glass set; Julis Sweet, order for $5 hat; Rev. J. Nc Gurk, pair lamp mats; Lydia Taylor $5 drug order; J. O. Aver, Jr., rosary Kate Clark, barrel of flour; F. J |O'Brien. box cigars; Mrs. Martin Hughes, silver set; Arthur Le Bont g. 50 in gold; St. Mary's society Meriden, box cigars; D. J. O'Brien umbrella; Mary Blum, $2 in cash Mary Young, $2. 50 in gold. ASHFORD.