The Press., 1909-03-03
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 the court house Monday.
 Rev. R. M French conducted a jail service for the prisoners Sunday afternoon.
 Herbert Kennedy of Burnside was the guest Monday of MT. and Mrs. Silas P. Ryder.
 Mrs. Mary Morgan of Rockville was the guest last week of her sister, Mrs. Chauncey Vinton.
 Miss Bessie Carpenter of Coventry, who has been spending two weeks in town. has returned to her home.
 The E. L. of the NJ E church will have lunch and mystery box social at the town hall Friday evening.
 The prayer meeting of the Oongre- gati1 1pal church will be held Thurs day evening with Dr. Samuel Simp- son.
 MT. and Mrs. A. H. Amidon and son of Stafford Springs recently spent week with Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Olough.
 The sewing circle of the ladies' so- oiety of the Congregational church will meet Friday with Mrs. R. M. French.
 The literary circle met Monday evening with W. A. Agard. Rev. R. NJ French presented paper on "The Orators"
 There will be a public auction of the household effects of the estate of the late James R. Jewett, Saturday, at 10 o'clock
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Slater and son, Leroy. attended the funeral of MT. Slater's brother, Wm Slater, in Crystal Lake, Saturday.
 A. Esten Clough, who has been en- gagged for the last two years by the county as assistant deputy jailor, has resigned to take up more lucrative business as travelling agent for the J. R. Watkins Medical company.
 D Buell. Chapman. son of MT. and Mrs Norval W Chapman, had 8 sur prise party rendered him Friday even tug. in honor of his l2th birthday. Twenty two of his friends and school, mates were present Many presents were presented to their little host Games were played, refreshme 1ts were served and a jolly good time enjoyed
 ha church choir, with the exception of Mrs. Leila Hall, organist, Miss Ruth Woods and Arthur Niles, whU were i'll, by the invitation of MT. and Mrs. Charles Brooks, met at their home for the usual weekly rehearsal. The meeting was also intended for a sur prise for Mrs. Willis. After the usual rehearsal the choir, with friends, repaired to the dining room, where a very bountiful supper was awaiting, followed by jokes and fun. Some very select music was rendered. At late hour, after thanking MT and Mrs. Brooks for the very pleasant evening, the party dispersed.
 Representative Edward E. Fuller occupied office room in the Shannon building in Norwich, which was re. cently burned. MT. Fuller, as past master of the grand lodge of Masons, had the records of the grand lodge, which only a short time before had been transmitted by him to the lodge, otherwise most of this matter would have been destroyed. He had been collecting valuable Masonic data for his lodge in Rockville for the last five years, all of which was destroyed. He had 80 volumes on his desk con- taining the records of the Rockville lodge, and represented the work of yeats in collecting. MT. Fuller searched in the ruins and found two or three volumes, but they were in such Lad shape it is probable nothing can be done with them. His personal loss is about $500, only partly insured, but a great deal was of such intrinsic value that it can never be replaced. A dress suit case containing $75 worth of clothing, also the past grand mas- ter's jewel presented him by the Ma sonic grand lodge in New Haven, were all destroyed.