The Press., 1908-09-02

New lot of Souvenir Cards at The Press Offlee.
 Miss Celia Holt has returned from vacation in New Hampshire.
 Misses Lizzie aud Dora Barrett are visiting relatives in Springfield.
 Mrs. B. F. Taylor has returned home from her cottage at Crescent Beach.
 Miss Mabel webber of Springfield has been she guest of Miss Sadie Comins.
 Miss Evelyn winslow of Spring field-has been the guest of Miss Carrie Comins.
 Miss Anna welch has entered Bay Path institute, Springfield, for the fall term. a7H=
 Mrs. W. A. Bugbee and two chill dren of Cromwell have been visiting as J. s. Smiledge's.
 Miss Gertrude Holt and Miss Hazel Comins have entered the normal school at Willimantic.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Hall of Phila. dalphia have been the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Orcutt.
 Judge Joel H. Reed opened the September term of criminal court at Norwich yesterday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. L. Warner and son of wvsSsk ing friends in town this week.
 L. s. Edwards of Oklahoma will give 8 Labor day address st Hay market Square Monday evening.
 Miss Eva Furness took the first prize in quarter of mile swimming contest last week at Brandford Point
 George L. Dennis, Charles R. New. ton and MT. Porteus of Norwich left yesterday for an automobile trip to Portland. Me. :
 Timothy Desmond has concluded his duties in Andrew Whiton's store, and has entered Huntsinger's business college in HPrtford. Edward Tobin has taken his place.
 Dennis Girard is making alterations on his house on West Main street. The L. on the house 'cupied by Joseph Delligan is to be torn down. and 8 new two-stoly addition built in it's place
 Mrs. Fred wildey. Miss Mary Wildey, Miss Mary Converse and Miss Ethel Moore of this borough, Francis Barton of Palmer and Ellsworth Mun- day of Railway. N. J., are at Pier sant Point camp for this week.
 Claude Pinney of Brown 6 Pinney will leave this week for an automobile trip to the Maine beaches, returning by the way of the Hudson river and New York. He will be accompanied by Harry Bowes. who had charge of the construction of the new bridge for the electric line.
 The descendants of the late Horatio West met at Crystal Lake Monday and spent a very pleasant day. Among those present were Mrs. Horatio G West, aged S7. of Staffordville. Mrs. Philo West, aged S3, and Mrs. Mahlon R. West of Hartford. The company broke up at evening we'll pleased with their day's outing.
 It is expected that the drummers' and fifers' convention to be held at Crystal Lake Saturday will draw a large attendance this year, owing to the saperior facilities for reaching the resort. A shore dinner will be served Saturday. Sunday and also Labor day. Monday. There will be dancing both Saturday and Monday, with music by Woods orchestra.
 convention of the delegates elec- ted by the towns in Holland county to the republican state convention was held As the Springs House yesterday noon. There were about 30 present. Dr. Higgins of Coventry acted As chairman and w. A. Howell of Rock. vile secretary. Mayro Keeney of Somers and Frank T. Maxwell were unanimously elected delegates at large from the 35th senatorial district to the state convention.
 At she annual reunion of the 25th regiment, Connections Volunteers, held in Windsor Looks last week, Alonzo Howard, representing Go. D, was elected one of the presidents of the organization. It was voted to hold the next reunion at Crystal Lake. It developed at the reunion that Lieut. Oscar W. Sanford is the only living officer of Go. D. The execu- tive committee for the next reunion includes Alonzo Howard. G. B. Mar ble and Fred Close.
 State Highway Commissioner Mo- Donald was in town the latter part of last week, and in company with Charles G. Ellis looked the country over and talked of plans for next year, when Stafford will have a liberal ap- propriAkion for expenditure on perma- nent highway. They went over the Monson road. the Crystal Lake road, by way of West Stafford, and the Chestnut hill road towards Scmers. While Commissioner McDonald did not make any decision, he gave the impression thas he was in favor of the Somers road for the work next year. This road is probably favored, as 1t is link in the extended plan that Mr. Mcdonald has in mind. A good road to Somers is favored locally. as giving an outlet toward both Hartford and Springfield