The Press., 1906-06-06
HOLLAND.

EdWard Fuller of Norwich is spend ing few days in town.
 Alfred Graham was the guest of his family in Hartford last week
 Mrs. Charles Sterry was recently the guest of relatives in Hartford.
 Miss Bertha Place was the guest of friends in Hartford last week.
 Albert Southwick is ill at his daughter, Mrs. Frank Newman's.
 Mrs. Mary Morgan has rented her cottage to Mrs. Elizabeth de Haven of New York.
 William Vinton of Bridgeport is the guest of his brother, Chauncey Vim ton.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Marvin of Hartford were guests at the Holland House Monday.
 Charles and Wm. Gobin of New York are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Ferdinand Gobin.
 The M. B. Ladies' Aid had an ice cream sale on the lawn at the parson- age Friday evening.
 Miss Clara Mccormick of Hartford was the guest of MT. and Mrs. A. J. Mccormick over Sunday.
 Mrs. Elizabeth de Haven and Mrs. Roopes of New York were guests at the Holland House last week.
 Edward Bryan and family of Vest field, Mass were the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Root, Memorial day.
 The Ladies' society of the Congre- gational church will have an ice cream sale on the lawn at Mrs. Joseph Baldwin's Friday evening.
 Mrs. Eliza B. Harney, Miss Mary M. Bartlett, Mrs. Hartley, Miss Louise Hartley and Fred Ladd, all of New York, are guests at the Holland House.
 Henry B. Stafford left home Monday for Camp Woodway, East Hampton, where he is to be camp director until Sept. 18th. This camp is on the beautiful lake at that place and is used by New York people largely. It will accommodate seventy-five persons at 8 time.
 The Holland association of Congre- gational ministers, at the invitation of Rev. H. T. Barnard, held it's spring at the church parlors to- day, with the following topics for dis cussion: "Little things that ruin pastors," opened by H. E. Starr; Big things that make pastors success ful," c. E. Mckinley. Dinner was served at the Holland House.
 Dr. and Mrs. Willard Simmons have the sympathy of the townspeople in their great bereavement, the loss of their only son, Leon, who died with pneumonia Sunday at 9.3O a. m. He was sick only week and the stricken parents can hardly be reconciled to his death, for he was only fifteen, and their hopes were great in regards to his future. The funeral was held from the church to-day at 3 o'clock. At this writing Mrs. Simmons is very ill with pneumonia. Her many ys
 SOMERS.
 A daughter was born May 3Oth to MT. and Mrs. John Hulburt of Somers- vile.
 Mrs. Anna Kibbe returned home from a visit to friends in Springfield.
 Mrs. s. P. Hulburt goes to-day to spend the summer at her cottage at the Willimantio camp grounds.
 Memorial day exercises were held in the Congregational church, Rev. B, P. Root, pastor, presiding. A. J. Bowen, past commander of Wilcox Post, G. A. R., Springfield, was the speaker. An original essay was read by Mrs. Brown, and short address was made by Rev. o. H. Davis, pas tor of the church in Somersville. A pleasant feature was the singing of patriotic songs by the school children in the east and west galleries, led by the organ and choir. They were drilled by Mrs. O. A. Pease, organist, and the teacher of vocal music in the public schools. About one hundred of the children of the Catholic church were forbidden to attend by the priest. Mrs. Pease gave a treat of and bananas to the children at the close of the exercises. The line of march to the cemetery was led by Marshal w. 0. Fuller on horse back, then fife and drum corps, Order of American Mechanics in full regalia, with their float for the decoration of deceased members, veterans in an bearing beautiful baskets of flowers, school children and citizens There was also a grange wagon, with flowers for deceased members of that order. After returning from the ceme- tery the veterans, speakers and fife and drum corps were served with re- treatments by the American Mechanics at their hall.
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