The Press., 1906-05-09
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Fred Guyotte, who has been i'll with pneumonia, is able to be out again.
 Miss Edna Reed has returned to her home, after an extended visit with her sister in Medford
 Everett Grey and Ralph Collins were guests of MT. and Mrs. Murphy at Manchester over Sunday.
 There will bs an exhibition game of ball at the fair grounds Saturday at B. 30 p. m. between the local team and the Rockvilles. Collins aud Soanlon will be the battery for the local team. Admission, 25 cents i; ladies and boys, 10 cents.
 Painters and paper hangers have renovated the Springs House from top to bottom, and the hotel was never more attractive to guests than at present. The barn has also been fixed over to accommodate MT. Needham' s horse business and he has stalls for 25.
 Baseball Notes. W. D. O'Connell attended the meet ing of the Bi-State league in Palmer last Saturday as delegate from the local team. Much of the attention of those present was given to the schedule. It is proving very diff cult to arrange a schedule that will be satisfactory to all the teams, and the matter is still in a very unsettled condition.
 The following have been signed for the Monson team for the coming sea- son: Dauphinais. catcher; Csrtmill aud Turkey, pitchers; Collector, 1st base; Kelliher, I'd base and manager; King. short; Dowd, Crowley and My dell, fielders. Eight of the men will be in town and will be able to get together each evening for practice, which ought to help on team work. Third base has not yet been covered. The team will be little more expen- sive than last year, but it looks like a strong bunch. Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. E. H. Pinney are in Springfield.
 Adolph Carlson spent Sunday in New London.
 w, P. Lasbury has purchased a new trucking wagon.
 H. F. Cady has purchased the Con- verse -Orcutt woodlot, consisting of 80 acres.
 Earl Walbridge was witness at the Claude Taylor trial in Springfield Monday.
 The grange dance last Friday even- ing was we'll attended and a success in every way.
 Subject for Y. P. 0. U. next sun- day evening will be 'Never too late to mend"
 Subject for Y. P. S. c. E. to-mor- row evening will be "Christ's life." V-Lessons from his miracles of heal ing
 The grammar room of the Pinney Grammar school, of which Miss Mary Smith is teacher, have raised $3 for the San Francisco sufferers.
 H. F. Cady has had all the old ad- matter that has been on the red building removed, and is to have it painted, which will add greatly to the appearance of the building.
 There will be a ball game on the local grounds Saturday afternoon be- tween the Riverside baseball team and another team picked from the mill to which is the stronger.
 A game of ball was played on the local grounds Saturday between the of the Springs. The hit of the day was a home run by Wm. Ingham with | the bases full. The game ended with the K. O. K. A. at the bat at the end | of the ninth inning. The score was 13 to 13. The Collegians refused to continue the game on account of de- cision the umpire made in favor of the K. O. K. A., and which the rule book gives as a correct decision.
 Emily R. Niles, 62, wife of J. Hyde Bolton, died at Hartford Mon- day after an illness of several weeks of pneumonia. MT and Mrs. Bolton were formerly residents of this place. She was the daughter of Lucius H and Henrietta (West) Niles and was born sixtytwo years ago in Windsor. Forty-two years ago she was married Hartford for many years. Besides her husband, she leaves several cousins. The funeral will be held from the home at ? o'clock this afternoon and Rev. Dr. John Coleman Adams, pas tor of the Church of the Redeemer, where Mrs. Bolton attended, will The bearers will be ex- Governor Ernest Cady; Frederic A. West, cousin of the deceased; Benjamin S. Woodward. a distant relative, and Philo West of Staffordville, also a cousin.
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 Frank E. Belcher is ill with pneu- 
 Malcolm B. Cole of Boston was home over Sunday.
 s. L. Heck was in Norwich on a business trip last Thursday.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Frank Belcher last Thursday.
 There will be a special business meeting of the Epworth League this evening after prayer meeting.
 The Bible class of the NJ. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. Grant Hammer Friday evening at 7.3O.
 MT and Mrs larry Wilson have