The Press., 1910-09-14
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Oomins have retG-nad from theil European trip.
 The German club will hold an in vitation dance Saturday evening al their hall on Westford avenue.
 Mrs. H. A. Tyler and Mrs. A. M. Royce are visiting their brother, J. P. Main of Northampton this week.
 Miss Emma Kuehne has returned to East Orange. N. J., where she will take up her duties as teacher.
 Mrs. M. D Harris and Mrs. T. F. Mullen and daughter have returned from an extended vacation in Maine.
 Miss Hannah Callahan of East Hart. ford and Fred Mearchant of. Spring. field were guests last week of Mir. and Mrs. Fred Russell of Orcuttville.
 Grant Foster has two yoke of steers that he has been very successful in training He has them under almost perfect control and can put them through a very interesting program of evolutions. MT. Foster will ex. hibit at number of fairs this fall, in. cluding the local fair.
 Grace Church Notes: There will be a meeting of the vestry on Thurs. day evening at half-past seven, al Hon R H. Fisk's office. At eight o'clock. at the same place, the mems club of Grace church will hold itf first meeting of the autumn. All men In any way connected with the parish are invited to be there.
 The travelling canoe of the Red Men, on exhibition in James Warren < window, has attracted considerable attention. The canoe started from Norwalk and has already been through g tribes. At each town and city at. tractive souvenirs have been attached to the canoe. These souvenirs repre- sent some individuality in the con- munity represented. mostly in the line of manufactured product. Onneco tribe of this town will attach a silver trimmed hand card from the Stand ard Gard Clothing company. The canoe will go from here to Norwich
 The democratic caucus for the nomination of town officers was held at Borough hall Monday evening Charles B Pinnay acted as chairman and Lott O'Hall ran WIS t1e1k The following nominations were made Assessor. Henry o Butter6ell: board of relief. Frederick J. Clever. Henry 0. Fisk; selectmeD, J. Allan Mix, Anthony Adams; collector of taxes, Daniel J. Han1ey; oonstables, Phileas Taylor, Henry O. Butterfeld, George Lord, Henry Grundy; registrars. first district, William Walbridge; second district, David Bissett; school com mittee, William Walbridge. to succeed W. H. Black. The following town committee was elected: F. E. Fltz patrick, Lott O'Halloran, Willis Bel cher, William Walbridge, M A. Cady.
 The last baseball game on the local grounds was played last Saturday afternoon with the Willingtons. The game was hOtly contested and the visitors won by Q score of 4 to B.. Stafford used two pitchers, Dupre and Siswick, and Guilman was in the catcher's box. The battery for the visitors was Hansen and Greene. The visitors got three hits off Dupre. The attendance was not large owing to other attractions. The game has not proved as popular this season as when the different clubs in the Bi. State league were struggling for supremacy. Manager Fitzpatrick has put in considerable work and some money, and at the present time is not enthusiastic for another season. Un- less he changes his mind he will not manage team next summer.
 At the republican caucus held at the town hall Friday evening J. O. Converse acted as chairman and E K. Taft clerk. The following town off oers were nominated: Assessor for three years, W. D. Graves; board of relief, John M. Larned, Jarvis B. Hatch; selectmen, M. W. Leonard, W. R. Preble; collector. Marc B Hatch; registrars, 1st district, John G Wighsman, 2d district, H s. Abel constables, Herbert A. Boswurth. George W. Eaton, William Shearer, Irving V. Reynolds; auditor, H. R. Wightman; tree warden, Burt T. Eaton; school committee, Isaac F. Booth. The ticket is the same as last year. with the exception that Rev. Mr. Booth was nominated on the school committee in place of J A. Foster. whose term expires this year.
 The Central Vermont will run the annual excursion to New York Thurs. day of this week. The trip will be made via. New London and the steamer City of Lowell. Fare for the round trip will be $3 from Palmer and Monson, and $2. 75 from Stafford, Wilmington, Morrow and Mansfeld. The train will leave Palmer at 6. 40 p. m Monson. SEA; Stafford, 7.15. Tickets will be good from Sept. 15 tc Sept 23. inclusive. The theatres ir New York are starting in with thei1 fall offerings, and with the other manifold amusements of the city tht trip to the metropolis at this time will prove very attractive.
 Parents who have sons or deesiilttoS, to educate read the Huntsinger book let's and the Huntsinger advertisements with 2 feeling that the school hal