The Press., 1909-08-18
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 Mrs. Daniel Sullivan of Spring field has been visiting relatives il town.
 Miss Margaret Mullin, employed at the Robertson store, is taking va cation.
 Miss Katherine Mcintyre of New Britain is the guest of Miss Rose Hanley.
 Attorney D. J. Mccarthy of Rock viIls has been spending vacation in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Everett Gray oi Springfield spent Sunday with W. E. Whitaker.
 Mrs. James Walker and Miss Grace Harwood have returned from Wick ford. R. I.
 Miss Ethel Whitaker has returned home after a two-weeks' stay in Providence, R. 1.
 and two children are at Newport. Me, for a month.
 Mrs. Gilbert Amidon has returned from a two-months' visit to her old home in Missouri.
 Misses Alice and Olga Gustafson of Springfield spent the weekend with Miss Florence Wagner.
 Mrs. Wm. Hart. Mrs. Seppleey and Antonio Whitaker are guests of MT. and Mrs. James F. Coter.
 Miss Kathryn V. Haggerty of Adams. Mass. is enjoying an extend ed vacation with relatives in town.
 Maloomb Beckwith has taken a position as window dresser and card writer with Austin Bros, Westfield, Mass.
 A meeting of the directors of the Agricultural society will be held at the office of R. H. Fisk next Monday at 2 p. m.
 Miss May Van Amburgh has re- truned to her home in Plymouth, Mass after three-weeks' visit with Miss Angie Rand.
 Mrs. Fred Wildey and camping party will prolong their stay at Mashapang, and have taken the Scott Island for a week.
 Miss Ella Foster of Boston, who has been summering on the Hudson, has been very i'll with malarial fever at the home of her sister, Mrs Marcus Harris.
 The topic for the Thursday aven- ing service at the Congregational church will be "The armor of God, 7" Eph. 6:1O 2O Leader, O. F. Chandler.
 MT. and Mrs. Christopher Allen and Mir. and Mrs. O. F. Harwood Monday, having visited by the coast towns from Boston to Old Orchard, Me.
 Hannibal Alden and two daughters, Misses Lucy and Ruth, expect to go to Niantio tomorrow for ten days outing. Mrs. Alden and oldest Miss Frances. are spending the week at Pleasant Point Island, Mashapaug.
 The employees of the Stafford Wor- sied company will have their annual fiald day at the James Wood place next Saturday. An elaborate program has been arranged and an effort will be made to eclipse all previous records.
 Business has been resumed at the Bijou and Gem theatres. At the Bijou last evening five reels were shown, Miss Shunny, the singer, being absent. At the Gem four reels are being shown, and David Shaw is illustrated songs,
 The 25th Oonne otiout Volunteer association will hold their annual re- union at Crystal Lake Thursday, August 26th. The business meeting will be called at II o'clock in the forenoon. A shore dinner will be served at 1 o'clock in the afternoon at 50 cents per plate. An invitation is extended to all ex-soldiers in town to join in the reunion, and any de- string to do so should notify the oom- mittee, which includes A. l.. Howard, G. B. Marble and F. A. Close.
 The Central Vermont excursion to Newport next Wednesday is an at- traetiVe proposition for many people, owing to the liberal price for SO com prehensive an o7ting. Round trip tickets from Three. Rivers, Palmer, Stafford and Wilmington are $1 50, children half fare. Special train going will leave Palmer at 2 27 a. m Monson q 33 a. m, and Staf- ford at 5S. The trip from New London to Newport and return will be made on the well-known steamer, Chester W. Chapin. ' The boat will leave New London at 10 B. m. and arrive at Newport at 1 p m. On the return the boat will leave New port at 4 o'clock p. m. The attrao- sions of Newport are too we'll known to need reiteration, and the chances are that this will prove one of the most popular outings of the season.
 (Communicated.)
 "Constanoy to purpose is the secret of success. Such was the case when '' General Grant Foster, accompanied by his close friend, the "Duke of made another raid on the "ohuoks" at Hillside and Sunny side farms last Thursday. They made many fine shots, reducing the number of pests at a large rate. There was rather of 8 sad ending to their days sport, however. Starting to return home through Cedar Swamp they got confused, losing the points of compass, and had to remain under the blue canopy of heaven until the break of