The Press., 1908-07-22

Fred wildey is in New York on [
 business trip,
 Miss Priscilla Rurwell is yisitinl
 in PawtucAet, R
 Henry Foerster of Boston spent
 Monday with his aunt, Mrs. Carl
 Kuehne.
 Miss Frances Huebler of New York
 Is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Carl Kuehne. ... +...-s
 Benjamin P. Cooley, who has been quite i'll, is still confined to his home, but is much better.
 |. Louis Reynolds has gone to house, keeping in Mrs. Almira Gary's house on East Main street
 Joseph Bertrand has resigned his position at the electric light plant, and his place will be taken by Frank Butterfield.
 Mrs. F. E. Fitzpatrick and Miss Mary Fitzpatrick are visiting in Providence. Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick is spending a couple of weeks in New York.
 Owing to the unfavorable weather the Grace church picnic, which was to have been held to-day, was post, poned and will be held tomorrow if it is fair.
 Rev. R. M. D. Adams is camping in tents with 8 number of boys at Crystal Lake. Mrs. Adams. with q party of girls, is occupying tho Beck with cottage.
 The contract has not yet been placed for the new Converse block. The block will be two stories high. There will be three stores on the ground floor. and the upper part will besnsed for two modern flats.
 Joseph Stuhlbaoh, the jeweler. has purchased 8 building lot on Snipsic lake. and will erect a bungalow at once. It will be built by Frank Barret, and MT. Stphlbaeh hopes to occupy it a part of this season.
 Samuel Rockwell will blast out the ledge in order to extend the Campo store back about S1T. feet, and will possibly take out enough to extend She \ Aronson store. Frank Keefe is doing the work. in connection with the ex- cavation for the Converse block. Mr. Christianson, who resides on the Monson road. was painfully in jured Tuesday while loading hay. The fork broke and the jagged ends of the handle penetrated his face, narrowly missing the eye. There was a bad gash in his cheek and one above the eye. He was attended, by Dr. O. B. Newton. IL
 Judge Heald went to Wilmington Monday to sit as justice on the case of Den Manacek, charged with assault with intent to.kill -lens Paul Rebock, the hired man. In 8 discussion as to 6ow. the stock should be fed, Manacek Hseized a butcher knife and cut gash on Rebock's breast. Judge Heald bound Manaoke over to the superior. couft.
 A report that two of our Polish residents were drowned caused the canal in the rear of the Central mill to be drawn of Sunday evening. An old hat on the bank of the canal lent | color to tls5 story. After a careful ! search nothing was rescued but a ! keg of beer, which rolled into the canal the day befere. It may be that the story of the loss of the men was started in order to recover the keg.
 Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, 6s, widow of the late John J. Sullivan, died | Tuesday, after long illness of ap- oplexy, at her home on Prospect street. | The deceased was born in Ireland. | but had spent she greater part of her life in this town. She leaves two sons, John of Providence and Daniel of this town; also two daughters, Mrs. A. J. Squires and Miss Mary The funeral will be held from St. Edwards to-morrowsmorning. Many are looking forwaff tS ! the annual excursion on the CehtrAE Ner- mont next Saturday. and quite num- Der will take advantage of the chance to stay over Sunday by paying 90 cents extra for their tickets. The Block Island boat has been, pat. in | first-class condition. and the improve ments will be appreciated. Stafford has always been the banner town for | excursions, and for years has led every | town on the road in the number at. | tending. It is not as arduous Q trip as from the stations further north, | and the low rate of a dollar for the | round trip makes 1t an attractive out ing for Q little money. The manu- featuring pInats close down for the | occasion. giving everybody an oppors tunity to go With the trolley sys- tenn a new outlet is gained. and it may be that some will go in the other direction this year. On the other hand, it Is possible to take a trolley trip any time and the annual excur- sion only comes once a year. The in. dications are that while the excursion | will not draw as heavily as in former years, there will be enough to make the other excursions along the line look small in comparison.
 Stafford.
 F. H. Mead of Blackstone spent Sunday At the old home.
 Mrs. Allen West of Worcester Is her aunt, Mrs. Asa Harris.
 Mrs. Ernest Bassette and children are visiting her mother In New Bed. ford, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Oolburn and daughters are visiting friends in Brookfield.
 Wm. Wobbecke and his sister, Miss Annie, of Springfield have been the unoata of MR and Mpo 10