The Press., 1908-09-09
HOLLAND.


 weeks in Morrisville, Vt.
 Charles Eaton of New London was visitor in town last week
 A social dance was held in the town hall Saturday evening.
 The young people went on picnic to Lake Wangumbaug Monday.
 pr. and Mrs. Simpson and son, Sumner, are spending short time in Boston.
 Miss Alice Morton of Providence was recently the guest of her brother, George Morton.
 MT. and Mrs. Schrader of New York have been spending the summer at Frank Luhrsen's.
 Dr. Henry B. Stafford of New York was the guest last week of Judge E s. Agard and family.
 Philip Newcomb of Hartford spent Sunday and Monday with ahis parents, MT. and Mrs. F. T. Newcomb.
 The Misses Lilla S. Agard, Beth Agard and Mary Leonard left Monday for their schools in Wethersfeld.
 MT. and Mrs David Sherrill of Hartford were recently the guests of MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Sterry.
 Rev. John A. Wilson, D. D., of Allaghaney, Pa., has been the guest of pr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
 Mrs. John w. Edgerton and Miss Edna S Edgerton returned Friday from i've weeks visit in Milwaukee, Wis.
 Benjamin Baxter recently returned from trip to Canada. He reported hay as selling for six dollars a ton there. a..e
 The Ladies' Aid of the M E. church will meet Wednesday after noon and evening with David A. Brown.
 George Andrews, who has had the typhoid fever for several weeks. was taken to the Willimantic hospital Friday.
 Miss Clara Mccormick of Hartford and Charles Eaton of New London are the guests of A. J. Mccormick and family.
 Charles Young of Philadelphia re- turned home Thursday after spend ing some time with his sister, Miss Julia Young.
 The annual thank offering meet ing of the Ladies' Missionary society will be held Friday afternoon with Miss Miriam Underwood.
 MT. Clifford and Paul Christopher of Springfield and MT. Christopher of Methuen, Mass, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Parker Christopher.
 Messrs Carl Goeben of New York and Ferdinand and William of Hart ford spent Labor day with their par ents, MT. and Mrs. Ferdinand Goeben.
 Miss Ethel Anderson of Bangor, Me-, returned Saturday, and will board with Mrs. l.. B. Hall and resume her studies at the Rockville high school.
 MT. and Mrs. John A. Powell, Leonard Powell, May Powell and Frank J. Vinton of Hyde Park, Mass ;, and Mrs. Mary Morgan of Rockville are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Chaun- oey Vinton. ..-. =
 The annual election of officers of the library association was held Mon day afternoon in the library rooms The following officers were re. elect ed: President, Mrs. o. L. Whiton vice. presidents Mrs. James H. Clough, Mrs. Henry Young; treasurer, Mrs Mary I Baldwin; secretary, Mrs. E. s. Agard. Mrs. J. H. Clough and Mrs. D. A. Brown were reelected as directors. After the business meeting tea was served by Mrs O. A. Leonard and Mrs. D. A. Brown.
 The following is partial report that was given by the librarian, Miss Lucille M. Agard, at the library meet. ing Monday: Report of the Holland public library for the year ending Sept. 1, 1908: This is the 10th an- niversary of the Holland public li- brary, and it might be we'll to give a brief history of it's growth and de- velopment. At the suggestion of Mrs. Hamilton F. Downing, who has never failed in her support, the Holland Library association was formed in the year 1898 for the purpose of starting 8 free library for the in- Labitants of the town. The money was raised by subscription; both residents and former residents con- tributed largely. It started with less