The Press., 1906-06-20
HOLLAND.


 HOLLAND.
 Frank W. Fiske has recently pur chased fast horse.
 Rev. W. B. Ronald is the guest oi Mrs. Mary Baldwin.
 Children's day will be observed al Crystal Lake church Sunday.
 Rev. J. A. Wood will give a series of sermons on "The kingdom.
 Marion Anderson entertained 6 party of friends Friday evening.
 Miss Margaret Birdseye is the guest of her aunt, Miss Miriam Underwood.
 Rev. H. T. Barnard will begin a series of vesper services Sunday even- ing.
 Edwin Emben of Yale college is the guest of MT. and Mrs. G. P. Bab- cock.
 Miss Clara B. Dodge of Vermont is the guest of her sister, Mrs. William Ayers.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Steele and fami- ly have moved to the Edwin White place.
 Philip T. Newcomb graduated from the Rockville high school Monday evening.
 Miss Lena Sterns of Springfield has recently been the guest of Miss Grace Clough.
 Miss Helen Hawkins of Boston is the guest of her aunt, Miss Helen Johnson.
 Mrs. O. l.. Whiton has recently been the guest of friends in Andover and Hartford.
 Mrs. Mary Morgan has rented her cottage for three months, and has gone to Rockville to live.
 Miss Miriam Underwood of New Rochelle, N. Y, has returned and opened her home for the summer.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega- tional church will have an ice cream sale at the church Friday evening.
 Miss Elsie L. Morgan, teacher in the primary room at the Street, has returned to her home in Griswold- vile.
 Orville Wood has returned for the summer vacation, after completing his course at the East Hampton gram mar school.
 Miss Marian Agard of the Presby- terian hospital, New York, is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. W. A. Agard.
 Frank Holman of Worcester and daughter, Miss Edith Holman, of Bos- ton were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Silas Ryder over Sunday.
 The children's concert was given Sunday evening. It was unusually interesting and the children acquitted themselves with much credit.
 Mrs. Hartley and daughter, Miss Louise, of New York, who have been spending two weeks at the Holland House, returned home Monday.
 Miss Lilla Agard is one of the graduates at Smith college. Her sister, Mrs. Florence Agard Babcock and mother, Mrs. Edwin S. Agard, are attending the commencement exer. cises.
 Miss Mary Leonard had the misfor- tune to be thrown from a wagon. in- turing her seriously enough to cause her to be unable to attend her duties at the New Britain normal school for several days.
 Rev. H. T. Barnard preached a very practical and impressive sermon Sunday from the text, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not love, I am become as sounding brass or tinkling cym- bal" "
 School closed Friday in most of the districts in town. At the Street school exercises were given by the children, after which there was a picnic in the school yard. Miss Edna 5. Edgerton, teacher in seventh and ninth districts, gave her pupils a party at her home Friday afternoon. A very pleasant time was reported by the participants.
 The drama, Among the Breakers, ,'' was given in the town hall by the M. E. church Wednesday evening. The following is the list of the actors David Murray, Charles Leonard Larry Divine, Hugh Lewis; Hon. Bruce Hunter, Ferd. Goben; Peter Para graph, Frank Brooks; Charles Hunter, Raymond Steele; Minnie Daze, Ethel Usher; Bess Starbright, Susie Cran- dall; Mother Carey, Marion Ander- son; Biddy Bean, Merial Wood. The actors have the honor of being invited to give the play at Crystal Lake June 29.
 The prisoners at Holland jail have been kept busy at work this spring and summer under the direction of Jailer Baboook. There is an average of about twenty prisoners in the jail most of the time. The men have been at work on the land purchased by the country for agricultural purposes. They have under cultivation quite a number of acres of potatoes, corn, etc. with a large vegetable garden. The greatest improvement has been made | at the Johnson place, which is now owned by the county. It was form srly in a most dilapidated condition with the old cellar on the lot. The ront lot has been graded of, 8 new wall has been built, trees have been ct out, and it has been improved in many ways. New walks are to be |