The Press., 1909-08-25
Music at the Gem theatre this week

is by a quartet.
 Miss Helen K. Judd of Bethel il the guest of Mrs B. P. Cooley.
 The Rhode Island Worsted Go. ad vertise for burlers in another column
 Mrs. F. B. Newton of New York il the guest of Dr. and Mrs O. B. New ton.
 Mrs. H. E. Newton goes tomorrow to spend a week with friends at Vest brook.
 Miss Maud Booth has returned after spending week with friends in Springfield.
 MT. and Mrs. E. l.. Burr will spend the next few days at West Dover. N. H.
 Miss Kathryn Clancy of Springfield spent last week with her cousin, Mrs Nicholas Ashe.
 Carl and Bernard Mullins are spending a weeks vacation with rela- tives in Providence.
 
 iron in the near future from State Line to New London.
 Walter Scott has sold his island camp at Mashapaug to George w. Dolbear of Norwich.
 Mrs. s. Rogers and children are spending a vacation at Niantic. MT. D. xu1Sk !,
 Mir. and Mrs. Reuben Converse have gone to Ridgefield to-day to at- tend the funeral of Mrs Converse s brother.
 Mrs. A. U. Dorman and daughter, Miss Cora Dorman, of Marlboro. Mass are visiting Mrs. W. D. Heald for few days.
 John Fitzpatrick is taking a va cation from his duties as a R. F. D. carrier, and F. E. Fitzpatrick is driving in his place.
 There were 12O tickets sold at the local station today for the excursion to Newport, about half the mum Der coming rom HocKVllIe.
 Miss Alice Fynes of Morris Park, L.. is the guest of Miss Agnes Fitz- patrick Miss Hilda Fitpatrit k, who has been the guest of Miss Fynes' re- turned with her.
 The Leach party broke camp at Mashapaug yesterday, bringing home with them Miss Sadie Comins and Miss Genevieve Hewitt, who have been their guests.
 D. Robertson returned Saturday from a five-weeks' trip to LosAngeles, Gal, where he was called by the death of his brother.in-l MT. Robertson has two sisters there and has not visited that locality for eigh years.
 A pair of horses driven by Mrs. Adelbert Needham became unmanage- able on Main street Sunday afternoon. Collision with a pole prevented a serious runaway, and with the ex- ception of damage to the wagon no
 
 Mrs. Eva M Bugbee and lady friends, the Misses Stella and Bell Counsel of Hartland and Wisconsin, returned on Saturday from Boston, after an extensive trolley trip to Marblehead, Salem, Cambridge, Bunker Hill and other places of his- torioal interest about Boston.
 At a meeting of the directors of the agricultural society last Monday. a censor committed. consisting of O. F. Beokwith, E. O. Pinney and W. H. Hall. was appointed to have charge of the privileges of the next fair, with full power to eliminate any objection. able features at the fair, a majority vote of the committe to decide.
 The Congregational church will re- open Sunday, September 5, with Rev. H. A. Blake in the puplit. It was planned to have service next Sun day, but Rev. Webster Woodbury of South Birmingham. Mass, who was to preach here, is in the hospital On the reassembling of the congregation there will be chance to judge of the excellence of the new decorations. The audience room has been finished in light warm cream color, with sufficient stencil work to add char acter. The woodwork has been re- touched throughout and a new carpet has been laid. The parlors of the church were renovated about two months ago, and the entire edifice is now in splendid condition. The decorating was done by O. D. Preston. A. W. Kingsbury reset the stone steps the past week.
 Note: Since thu above was in type, word has been received of the death of Rev. ". Woodbury at the Birmingham hospital yesterday, fol- lowing 8 surgical operation. He has occupied the pulpit here frequently, and many local friends regret his death.
 Orcuttville.
 O. s. Davis and Miss Mary Davis enjoyed an outing in Springfield last Friday.
 The annual reunion of the Davis family will be held at Forest lake, Palmer, to-day.
 MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Skidmore and children of New York are visiting at W. R Preble's.
 Miss Mildred Ladish of Stafford Village is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Symonds.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Graves have been spending several days with rela- tives in Bridgeport.
 Stafford.
 Byron Tracey of Manchester is the pues6 of Mrs w. T. Jones.