The Press., 1909-03-24
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Ferdinand Goeben of Springfield
was the guest of his parents over Sun
day.
Most of the schools in town CLOSED
Friday afternoon for a week g vaca.
tion.
Mrs. Hans Kelsted returned Satur.
day form a seven-weeks' visit with
relatives in Nebraska.
Mrs. Charles H. Sterry was called
to Worcester last week to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Sterry's cousin.
Oscar A. Leonard and son, R ufus,
have been confined to the house fol-
more than week with the grip.
George W. Morton has been en-.
gagged to drive the town team on the
road and care for the four yoke of
oxen.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church will meet Wednesday afternoon
and evening with Mr.. and Mrs Philip
Doyle.
Mrs. Ida Peroie of Springfield has
been spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert A.
Kellogg.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Congregational church will meet
at O'Clock Friday afternoon in the
church parlors.
The supper which was to have been
given by the Ladies' society Of the
Congregational church Friday even
ing has been postponed until April 2.
The literary circle met at the home
of W. A. Agard Monday evening.
Rev R M. French presented a paper
on the life and works of David Henry
Thoreau.
The grange celebrated st. Patrick =
day at the last meeting with appro-
pirate songs. selections and a sketch
off, st. Patrick's life. Refreshments
were served at the close of the meet
ing.
John ". Edgerton, while chopping
in the woods, had the misfortune to
cut his ankle. DR.. W. N. Simmons
dressed the wound, which required
several stitches. Mr.. Edgerton' g
many friends are glad he is doing
nicely.
The drama, "The Vagabonds, "
will be presented by local talent in
the town hall Friday evening. under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of the
M. E. church. Supper will be served
before and after the play. The fol
lowing is the cast of characters
Bascom, Raymond Steele; Leonard
Trevor, Lewie Ladd; Major Temps,
John e. Olough: Jonas Dilworthy,
David A Brown; Percy, Raymond
Olough; Barney O'Toole, Walter
Pierson; Club Finch, Hugh Lewis;
Ephraim, Frank Brooks; Alice, Ethel
Usher: Mother Oarew, Mrs. Eva
Pierson; Peggy, Ethel Anderson !:
Charlotte, Mrs Lillian Willis.
The railroad committee on Thurs
day, after the hearing on the petition
of Representative E. E. Fuller for a
charter to build a trolley line from
South Coventry to Holland, voted to
give a favorable report. The pro-
posed line is about - miles long,
and starts from the terminus of the
Willimantic and South Coventry
trolley at Wangum baug lake and fol.
lows the SkungamRug back to Toll
land street. and from there to near
Snipsic lake to connect with the Rock
Vile and Stafford Springs trolley
line. This line, if built, will give
the northern and central sections of
the state a trolley connection with
the southeastern part of the states
which is now lacking. No one op-
posed it and the advocates, besides
Representative Fuller, we're John E.
Fisk of Rockville, Representative L.
T. TinRier of Ro' kville, Senator W.
L Higgins of Coventry, FRANK 7.
Ne Icomb of Holland, Gilbert B sbcook
of Tolland. Representative p rains l..
Lathrop of Coventry, Representative
L wis Mclaughlin of Stafford and
Representative Joseph NJ. Met0alf of
Holland.
At the fourth quarterly conference
of the M. E. church at Holland the
following board of stewards were
elected for the ensuing year: J. P.
Root, John l. Rhodes, John E.
Olough. L. Fl. Reed, Gardner Web.
ster, Earl Olough, James Fl. Olough,
Martha Webster. Earl Olough, James
H. Clough, Martha Webster, Susan
Reed, Ida Brown, Alice Steele; also
the following committees: Foreign
missions. James H. Olough, Mrs. l..
e. Hall, Mrs. Lafayette Ladd; home
missions and church extension, Mrs.
John H. Steele, j. /. Rhodes, j. P.
Root; Sunday school, Mrs. John E.
Olough, Mrs. David A. Brown, Mrs.
Amelia Stumpfel. Mrs. Loren H.
Reed, Mrs. Walter Pierson, Mrs. Pal
mer Charter, Mrs. George W. Morton;
tracts. Miss Grace Clough, Miss Susie
Orandall temperance, John 1. Rhodes,
James H Clough, Earl F. Olough, !;
education, Mrs. L. E. Hall, Mrs.
Clayton Olough, Mrs. Samuel Hill
dreth; freedman's aid. Mrs. Gardner
Webster, Mrs. Joseph Metcalf, Mrs.
Dwight Niles, Arthur Olough; church
records, James H. Olough, Mrs. John
Fl. Steele; auditing, James H. Olough,
David A. Brown, Loren Fl. Reed;
parsonage and furniture, Mrs. John
II. Steele, Mrs. James H. Olough,
Mrs. David A. Brown. Mrs. L. e.
Hall, Mrs. G. Palmer Charter; church
music, Mrs. L. E. Hall, Walter Pier
son, Mrs. Lafayette Laid; conference
claimants, John I Rhodes, Joseph P.