The Press., 1906-02-07

Charles Morrall was at Pomfret
over Sunday.
B. P. Cooley is in New York city
on a business trip.
Judge Reed is holding court in
Middletown this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Faulkner
were in New York last week.
As we are going to press Mrs. G..
L. Dennis is reported as very low.
Miss G. A. Washburn has gone to
Parker, s. D., for an extended visit.
]. NJ. Leach has been confined to
his home since Sunday by illness of
gastric nature.
Fred Parkhurst. who has acted as
chef at the Springs House, has re-
signed his position.
Mrs. John NJ. Wood of South Gov
entry is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. W. A. Tucker.
Mrs. W. A. Bugbee and two chill
dren of Cromwell have been guests of
Mrs. John Smiledge.
The third in the series of Masonic
assemblies will be held at the lodge
rooms Friday evening.
Miss Clara Nichols has resigned as
telegraph operator at the o. V.
station, and will be succeeded by Miss
Anna Atwood of Montville.
The vaudeville entertainment in
st. Edwards hall drew a fair-sized
and appreciative audience last even
ing. The acts were all we'll rendered
and won liberal applause.
Owing to unforeseen changes the
presentation of the opera, "Pnafore, 1"
preparations for which have heen IN
der way for several weeks, will be
given up.
Theodore P. Lyon has sold his in
terest in the hardware business of H.
Chapman & Co. Mr.. Lyon will re-
main in town, but has not yet formu-
lated plans for the future.
Miss Mary Fontanella, who has
been the guest of her parents in
Pennsylvania for the past few months,
has returned, and will make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Amelio
Cini.
The past week has been favorable
to the ice men. and few days more
of cold weather will form marketable
ice on the larger ponds. . On small,
still ponds the cutting will commence
at once.
E. S. & L. ". Washburn have had
a quantity of coke shipped in here,
and a number are trying it for fuel.
1t is said to be cheaper than coal. If
the demand warrants, arrangements
will be made to continue the sale of
it in the local market.
There will be a meeting of the base
ball association at the office of Lawyer
r. Fl. Fisk this evening. Amo ng
the other matters that will be con-
sidered is that of forming four team
league with Monson, Ludlow and
Indian Orchard. If the meeting is
favorable to such a plan, delegates
will be chosen to represent the associ-
alton at the conference to be held in
Monson Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. G. L. Dennis, SO, died at IL
O'Clock this forenoon, after an illness
of four weeks of peritonitis. Mrs.
Dennis had been in a critical condition
for a number of days, but her courage
was good and her many friends bad
hoped for her ultimate recovery. The
warm hearted. generous disposition of
the deceased had made for her host
Of friends, and there is sincere regret
throughout the community for her
early death. Besides her husband,
she leaves two sisters, Mrs. Adelbert
Needham of this borough, Mrs. Han
nah Rider of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
one brother. Benjamin Wenburg.
Stafford.
Eat Gorton's Codfish-no bones.
Ice is eight and quarter inches
thick.
Mrs. Bert Lamb has been having a
severe illness.
Clifford S. Wightman of Glaston-
bury was at home over Sunday.
The annual collection for home
missions of the Baptist church will
be taken next Sunday morning.
The board of relief will be in ses-
sion at the town hall Monday, the
18th, from 10 a. M to p. M.
Rev. Charles Wolfe of Wilmington
occupied the pulpit of the Baptist
church Sunday morning, and Rev
John Thompson of Staffordville in the
evening.
Subject for the Christian Union
next Sunday evening will be "False
aud true ambition-whati is success ?"
Matt. 6: 80; Phil. 3:1-16. Leadar,
Miss Lulu Ide.
Rev. E. l.. Staples of Springfield
occupied the pulpit at the Universal
ist church at the morning and even
ing services last Sunday, in exchange
with Rev. ]. P. Marvin.
Master Addison Marvin entertained
about forty of his young friends at
the parsonage last Friday afternoon
and evening, in honor of his fifth
birthday. Miss Eva Murray found
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