The Press., 1906-06-20

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 1 Joseph Gilmartin and family of ! Stonington are guests of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Slater.
 Miss Camille Washburn of Atlantic City, N. J., is the guest of Miss An nette Washburn.
 W. H. Spedding of New York city was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Frank Spellman, over Sunday.
 The Congregational Sunday school will hold the annual picnic at Ever green park next Tuesday.
 Miss Mary l. Newton attended the meeting of Mercy Warren chapter, D. A. R., at Springfield yesterday.
 Thomas McCrohan has returned from a visit of one week ip Providence with his brother, Dennis MoCrohan.
 The lawn party planned by the Temple of Honor for this evening has been spostponed until next Tuesday evening.
 Harold Small, a son of Robert Small, and Waldo Lathrop graduate from the Bulkley school at New Lon- don this week.
 The children of St. Edwards school, which closes next Friday, will give an entertainment next We'd nesday evening.
 Mrs. Mary A. Freeman from Sim mons college, Boston, former teacher in the local high school, is a guest of MT. and Mrs. ". E. Demond.
 Charles Bolieau, Sr., is getting along first rate. He has been raised to a wheel chair, and it is hoped that he will recover the use of his leg.
 Miss Elsie Espig of Mystic has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. Dell Brown. Miss Gertie Espig of Mystic is now spending a few days with MT. and Mrs. Brown.
 A son of MT. and Mrs. Fred Dorsey of Orcuttville, six years old, fell through a scuttle in the barn last Sunday and broke his shoulder bone. He was attended by Dr. F. L. Smith.
 The Current Events club is plan ming to have basket picnic at Forest lake next week Thursday. The club will leave on the 11.3O 8. ID. train, returning .ons the evening train. M. E. Sullivan of Willimantic, who has a wide local acquaintance owing k- I,sg hn tan insurance company, is to be uni ted in marriage next Tuesday to Miss Katherine Cavanaugh of Colchester.
 There is a civil case returnable be- fore the borough court Saturday, in which Fred Lawton sues the Conneeti cut Woolen company of Daleville for wages. Lawyer W. H. Reed repre- sents the plaintiff and Lawyer O'Oon nell the defendants.
 MT and Mrs Charles Mccarthy are attending the commencement exercises of Mount St. Joeph seminary, which are being held at Parsons theater, Hartford. Their daughter. Frances, who has finished a two-years' course in music, IS a member of the gradu- ating class.
 A tennis tournament is being held by the Country club. The prelimi- nary matches will be played Saturday afternoon. A bus will leave the railroad station at 23O. Refresh ments will be served by the ladies. The semi finals will be played Satur- day, the 30th, and the finals July 4th.
 A morning paper states that Chet Waite, the pitcher, will don Rock vile uniform for Saturday. Manager O'Oonnsll has received no notice to this effect, and is 10th GO believe that Waite will leave the local organiza- tion without notice. The battery for the game Saturday with Ludlow has not been decided upon.
 Richard Ash. recently of this borough, was united in marriage at Boundbrook, N. J., Saturday evening at s. 36 in St. Joseph's church by Rev. W. F. Dittrich to Miss Mary McCar- thy. Mrs. Dennis Conroy was bride maid and John Ash best man. After the wedding a reception was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Dennis Con- roy.
 Central Valley, Conn.,, June 1S.- Rev. Andrew Mcleod, Congregational pastor here, startled his hearers last evening by saying that Adam was not the first man, that the earth was very old when Adam came upon it and was inhabited by a pre-Adamic race. In Egypt and China, as we'll as in Mexi- co and old America, he said, have been found writings and skeletons of mammalia that point to race long existing before Adams time. The sermon created much discussion with his orthodox hearers. In a former sermon he disputed the inspiration of the Old Testament in it's entirety.- Boston Globe.
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 F. A. Lasbury spent Saturday in Springfield.
 Miss Alice Greaves spent Sunday in West Stafford.
 Miss Mary Smith spent Sunday with friends in Springfield.
 Miss Ethel Charter of the Springs has been visiting Miss Lulu Ide.
 Subject for Y. P. O. U. for next Sunday, "The power of silence.''
 William Wobbecke has gone to Lake Sunapee, N. H., where he has taken a position as bell boy for the summer.
 Subject of Y. P. S. O. E. for Thurs day evening, "John Eliot and mis- sions among the Indians.'' Leader, Mrs. Oonnors.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Fisk are re-