The Press., 1905-06-14
HOLLAND.

Arthur Niles was at home last Sun' day.
 Merritt Usher was at home last Sunday.
 Wm. B. Ronald is the guest of Mrs. Baldwin.
 Mrs. Morgan was at her cottage last Saturday.
 Mrs. Baldwin has opened her house for the summer.
 A. H. Amidon of Stafford Springs was in town Sunday.
 Miss Alice Colder of Manchester called on friends here last Sunday.
 Miss Florence Bowers is substituting this week in the Manchester schools.
 Rev. J. H. James of Rockville held a service at the jail Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Stella Clough, who is working in Stafford Springs, was at home last Sunday.
 MT. Worrel of Toledo, Ohio, was the guest of Mrs. Baldwin few days last week.
 Rev. H. T. Barnard attended the ministerial retreat at the Hartford seminary last week.
 It is reported that Edward White of Rockville has bought the farm owned by Judson Williams.
 Miss Grace E. Clough has been spending 8 few days with MT. and Mrs. Bert Clough of Willimantic.
 Mrs. W. A. Arnold and daughter, Ruth, of New York are visiting their relatives, MT. and Mrs. Dwight Niles.
 Rev. D. E. Jones of Ellington will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday, in exchange with Rev. MT. Barnard.
 Rev. H. T. Barnard is attending the 196th annual meeting of the General Association of Connecticut this week at New Haven.
 The Ladies' Aids ociety of the Methodist church is planning to sell clam -chowder, ice cream, pie, cake, etc., on the Fourth of July.
 The Ladies' Aid society met with Rev. and Mrs. Allen last week We'd nesday afternoon and evening. In spite of the weather more than forty were present.
 A large number attended the senior dramatics at Rockville Wednesday evening of last week. The Rockville Journal speaks very highly of Harry Newcomb's interpretation of the role of "David Garrick. ''
 A number of Nellie Hewitt's friends gave her surprise party Mon day night in honor of her birthday. The evening was spent in games and music. Refreshments were served, and all agreed that they had spent a jolly evening.
 Children's day was observed with appropriate services at the Congrega- tional church. The platform was beautifully decorated with wild flow CTS, ferns, daisies and clover blossoms predominating. MT. Barnard preach ed a sermon of much interest for both children and parents. In the evening the usual concert by the children was given, at which MT. Barnard spoke upon "The spirit of the day.''
 Children's day was appropriately observed at the Methodist church last Sunday. In the morning the pastor, Rev. J. H. Allen, preached to the children from the text, "The hearing ear, and the seeing eye." In the evening very successf ulSunday school concert was given. The recitations and exercises were under the direction of Miss Florence Bowers; Miss Flor ence Allen had charge of the music, and Mrs. Allen the decorations.
 MANSFIELD.
 Connecticut Agricultural College Notes.
 The college baseball team was de- feated by the Willimantics last Thurs day II to 7. The college team de- feated the Northampton commercial college team on Saturday to O.
 The United States department of agriculture is to send herd of about fifty goats of various breeds to the Connecticut Agricultural college. Ex- periments are to be made to determine whether or not it is feasible to keep goats in this section, and experiments will also be made with the milk, some of which will be used in the making of imitation Roquefort cheese, which is to be attempted at the col lege.
 One of the accomplishments taught che young women who attend the Connecticut Agricultural college is plain and fancy sewing and dressmak- ing, and this year the young women in the graduating class feel proud of the fact that they have become suf- ficiently proficient to be able to make their own graduating dresses. The young women will wear them at the graduation exercises in the big tent on the campus this afternoon.
 UNION.
 Augustus Loomis of Southbridge was brought before Justice l.. M. Reed last Friday for cruelty to dog and fined $5 and costs, amounting to $16. 69, all of which was paid.
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