The Press., 1908-08-12
Mlss Mary LeaOh is visiting in

days at Block Island.
 There will be dance at Crystal Lake tomorrow evening. {.
 The Faulkner smill is running to nearly its full capacity.
 Harvey Chapman of Springfield has been spending Q short vacation here.
 Miss Florence Marshall of Boston Is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Carl Helm.
 Miss Eva Barrett. employed at the Howard store, is confined to her home by illness.
 Benjamin P. Cooley continues to. gain slowly, but is still unable to be on his feet.
 Mrs. James F. OhAmberlin and O. F. Beckwith and family are in camp at Crystal Lake.
 Mrs. M. b. Harris has returned from a visit to Hartford. and is soon to go to Bridgeton. Me.
 Attorney and Mrs. W. H. Reed and son have gone to Pleasure beach for a vacation of two weeks.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Comins and daughter of Springfield have been visiting relatives in town.
 Mrs. John Brockbank and ". P Bidwell are enjoying carriage trip. to Wilbrahani and Ludlow
 Attorney R H. Fisk has gone toi East Haven to-day to attend the legis- lAtive reunion and dinner.
 Miss O. s. Beokwith has gone to Gloucester, Mass with friends from Hartford, to remain until Sept 1st.
 Major MoManus of Hartford called on friends here last Saturday. The major was 8 member of the old 25th.
 John Mccormick and son. Frank. of Springfield have been visiting Mir. and Mrs. Michael Mullins the past week.
 Peter Reynolds. employed at the Armstrong market. has been called to Holyoke by the serious illness of his mother. . Mrs. Charles R Newton,leaves this week for Jamestown, R. l., where she will spend the balance of the month of August.
 Misses Sophia and Carolyn Brown have returned. to their home. after spending several months in England and Scotland.
 The recent rains have filled the reservoirs of the Stafford Aqueduct company, and any danger of water famine is over.
 Ben Woods is employed at Plain field, Me, with the company that put up the tank for the Rhode Island Worsted company. ss
 H. A. Felton has sold his interest in the fish businessIof -Felton & Will. son to Mir. Wilson. Mir. Felton. is to 1 return to his home in Orange. Mass.
 Col. and Mrs. Charles l.. Dean of Maiden. -Masss passed through here a few, days ago on their way to West ford. where they are spending va cation. r% .s9
 There will be 8 ball game between the Bush Leaguers of town and the Riversids team at 8 o'clock Saturday at the fair grounds. Admission ten cents.
 The Methodist Sunday school of Monson held 8 picnic at Evergreen park yesterday. Saturday the Danish residents of this vicinity will hold their annual picnic at this resort Fl w., Chaffee, the, owner of Evergreen park. reports a lively season, many | private parties and clambakes having been held there.
 Michael O'Halloran has returned from an enjoyable vacation trip. With party of Hartford friends he made a 1OOO-mile automobile trip, visiting the beaches between Boston and New Haven The party made a side trip to Block Island. Good roads. good company and good weather combined to make the trip one of the most enjoyable that MT. O'Halloran has taken
 George O. Howes. Q former resident, now employed as an inspector for the United Electric company of Spring field, met with a painful accident last Friday night. MT. Howes was thrown from pole at the corner of Union and Mulberry streets while at tending to his duties. A severe electric shock caused the fall. He was taken to the Wesson hospital, and while his injuries are not considered dangerous, it will probably be some time before he is able to be out again. His injuries consist of a deep burn on the back of the right hand, and 8 similar burn on the bottom of the left foot. There was besides Q deep laceration on the left side of the body near the thigh. It is thought that this wound was caused by hitting one of the big spikes as he fell. It was a very close call. Mir. Howes Is we'll known here. having been employed in the Whiton grocery store and at CHI. Baker 6 Co.'S.
 Anthony Adams has the contract to place new boilers in the high school building. to take the place of the one that has been subject to SO much criticism of late. Twin boilers are to ~bs installed, with a heating capacity of 5000 square feet. In mild weather one of the boilers can be used, and in severe weather both will be utilized. Phis arrangement will E prove economical in the use of fuel. Other Improvements are in progress at the school building. The room in the third floor Is being prepared for use, and will be' ready at the opening of the fall term. The supply of water