The Press., 1908-05-06
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 Eddie Collins has returned from l Newport
 Leo Garvais has returned to his studies at Mt Hermon.
 MT. and Mrs Lewis Mclaughlin were in Palmer over Sunday
 Mrs. J. M. Horniss of Narragansett Pier is visiting friends in town.
 Nelson Towna has lost his horse, Erred. The horse died in the harness.
 MT. and Mrs. A. J. Tilden of Water bury have been spending few days in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Enos Penny of Spring: field have been the guests of G. O.. Parkess for few days
 Miss Alice Flagg of Woburn, Mass. i, former school teacher, has been visiting friends in town. <
 Matteo Cercena and Miss Antonia Lazerin were married by Judge w. H. Heald Monday morning. E. H. Hopkins of Worcester was in town over Sunday. Mrs. Hopkins is with her mother here for visit.
 Rev. MT Ballantine of West Staff ford and Rev. Thomas lyric will ex- change pulpits next Sunday morning.
 The Young Mems club of the Con- lgregational church will meet in the chapel on Friday evening next, at 745 o'clock.
 Frank Murphy, we'll known in Bi- State league circles, has been released by Holyoke and has signed with Springfield.
 The weavers of the Warren woolen company were out the latter part of last week for the purpose of equal izing the work.
 Town Tax Collector M. B. Hatch will be at R. H. Fi.k's office Satur- day afternoon to accommodate those who have not paid their poll or mili- tarY tax.
 A local branch of the Knights of Phythias will be organized in Society hall Friday evening, with 35 charter members. The grand officers will be present and two degree teams, one from Willimantic and one from Rock vile.
 An annual children's missionary rally will be held in the Fourth Con- Rregational church, Hartford, on Sat- urday afternoon at Rev. James Roberts of Kalgan, China. will give an address, with stereoptioon pic tures. native costumes and curios.
 The trolley people have been trying to make arrangements with Marshal .Bolieau to, deliver freight from a ear. to be sent here daily, and to act as the local agent, but MT. Bolieau has de- clined the terms offered. MT. Bolieau would be a first-olass man for the petition, and it is hoped that the company can secure him.
 The May dinner at the Methodist church was, as usual, largely patron ized and was in every way successful. Twenty eight babies were present in the afternoon and charmed all who visited them. In the evening Miss Georgienne Washburn gave an in- teEesting account of her visit to Europe. Mrs. T. F. Mullen rendered a solo and was heartily encored.
 The name of Attorney R. H. Fisk is suggested in connection with the judge of probate vacancy, which is to be filled at the election next November. MT. Fisk is we'll quail fed for the position and can un- doubtedly be elected. In the event of securing the position Attorney Fisk will probably retain his father as clerk, which would be a valuable acquisition to the position.
 The New England Navigation Go. has made radical Improvements on the Block Island," the well-known which has handled the ex- cursion business between New London and Block Island for so many years. The result is practically a new vessel. She has been entirely overhauled from bow to stern and her hull di vided into six watertight compart- ments, with strong collision bulkhead forward. and two others, absolutely watertight, forward and aft of the The kitchen has been