The Press., 1906-06-06

Mrs. Gardner has been visiting friends in Ludlow and Springfield, Mass.
 A little son came to gladden. the hearts of M. Matejska and wife last ! week.
 Delinquent dog owners are coming to grief in various parts of the state, we hear.
 A special collection will be taken for home missions in the Baptist church next Sunday.
 The local W. o. T. U. is repre- sented at the county meeting in South Coventry to-day.
 Rev. A. Gardner of the Congrega- tional church wes in Hartford attend ing anniversaries last week.
 We have to acknowledge the receipt of valuable public documents from the hand of U. s. Senator Brandegee.
 There will be a social dance at Oartier's pavilion, West Wilmington, Saturday evening. Tickets, 50 cents. Charles A. Robbins, now of Middle town, and Franklin Dawley of Vest ford were guest at Mrs. Robbins last | week.
 Miss Mabel Clarke, who has charge of the Children's day exercises, re- quests that there be prompt and full attendance at the rehearsal on Satur- day next, 9th inst, at p. III.
 There is much speculation as to whether the new telephone in the Baptist parsonage is a public one. We do not know, but we apprehend that the enterprise is a private one, but the occupants will accommodate the public if desired.
 At the Congregational church Sun day the subject was "The drama of life," founded on Eph. 5:1. In the afternoon at the Baptist church the theme was "The Sabbath was made for man," text Mark 2:27. Com munion was observed at the close of the sarvice.
 | ciety will give 8 social on Wednesday evening, 18th inst Refreshments, such as sandwiches, cake and coffee, will be served. Ice cream will be on sale on this occasion. Everybody is asked to consider this invitation to be present personal one. Apropo of the vexed ice question in some places, in near by vicinities, a friend in Minnesota informs us that out there ice is necessity, both win ter and summer, that pretty high prices rule therefor and that good drinking water sells for five cents per gallon. Think of it, 15 cents for a common pail full of waterl
 Adelbert Still, youngest son of the late William Still, vice-president of the American thread combine, and Q director thereof, returned recently from Europe in somewhat impaired health. He is now at his home near New York city, but is scarcely able to attend to the duties of his office. Evidently he has been an overworked man.
 The annual Baptist ll-call will be held at the church on Tuesday after noon. the 12th instant. A business meeting will be held at 4, and there will be session of the meeting in the evening. Supper will be served as usual. This is considered as a fami- ly gathering" and a full attendance of the church members, either by presence or by letter, is earnestly re- quested.
 At regular meeting of the Y. P. s. 0. E., held in the Baptist confer ence room Sunday evening, the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year were declared elected: President, Mrs. Sarah M. Wolfe; vice do., John G. Dave; secretary, Miss Mabel Clarke; treasurer, Miss Alice V. Cos grove; organist, Miss Harriet O. Rob- bins; assistant do., Miss Emma F. Robbins.
 "The civil. war brought out some
 
 and yet, underneath the noblest ideal ism of the struggle, there lurked al- most inconceivable waste and wicked ness. The exposures of our times reveal crimes which are pecca dillos compared with the cold -blooded de- vices by which plausible traitors made gain at the expense of soldiers dying in defence of their country"
 As Louis Dimock was driving Mrs. Edward Morrison home from 8 visit to the cemetery last week, when they were passing Massinda's place, Sharp's Mills, little lamb was tethered in front of the old Sharp house. A dog which had accompanied the driver bounced upon the cossett, making short work of it. Before the commo- tion the incident caused had spread at any great length the owner of the dog had made reparation for the loss of the little pet animal.
 Rev. Charles Hovey Brown, form CT local pastor, has received a call to the Baptist church in Saxtons River, Vt., and, with his wife, has removed thither. His venerable father, Gil bert Brown, and his wife are now to live with their daughter, Mrs. Emma Brown Goulding, in New Hampshire. The church in Saxtons River, Vt., is a large and fiourishing one. The large Vermont Baptist state seminary, a large and we'll known institution of