The Press., 1911-03-15

Ralph Lee of New Haven was al his home here over Sunday. Mrs. Carl Kuehne has gone to Hart ford for 8 visit of two weeks. Il Mrs. Edward Mann has been ill bat is showing some improvement. Miss Margaret Hanley of Merider was at her home here over Sunday.
 Miss Frances McOarthy has returned from a visit of Q month at Bridge port.
 The Masons and order of Eastern Star are planning fair for the last of April.
 The Girls club of the Oongrega. tional church are preparing play tc be presented April 10th.
 Mrs. Catherine Hicks has gone south for a few weeks, and will join Mrs. Charles Fox at Richmond, Va.
 Mrs N. F. Costello, an old resi- dent, has been adjudged insane and has been committed to the hospital at Norwich.
 Miss Sadie Brearley has resigned her position at the Rhode Island mill, and has returned to her home at Potter Hill. R. I
 The annual meeting of the agricul- tura1 society was postponed from Tuesday to Saturday of this week. It will be held at the office of Attorney Fisk at II a. m.
 John Fitzpatrick of Palmer, N Y., has been spending few days at his home here, the paper mill where he Is employed being shut down on ac- count of water shortage.
 Mrs George Eaton fell at her home last Friday and injured herself badly. Dr. O B. Newton was oalled and found a fracture of the right arm Mrs Eaton was in her yard at the time of the accident and slipped on 8 sheet of foe.
 The musical service Sunday even- ing at the Congregational church re- ceived much praise The enlarged choir was assisted by Miss Lulu Ide and Miss Eunice Park, whose reuder- ing of the duet, ''Lead, Kindly Light,' was especially pleasing The rain doub less kept many from attending.
 Early last evening an intoxicated | a ;nlo0, in khn Prouf of John Sena's store and took II shoes, which she carried down street under her cloak She was seen when the break was made and the ofioer was notified. The shoes W re mostly odd ones and no arrest has been made as yet, as the goods were all returned.
 There was a fire in the Beckwith house on Grown street last Friday evening about 6 o'clock. PeArre Brousseau has furniture stored there ready to ship away, and he went in to put his mug and brush which he had taken from the barber shop with his other things. As it was getting dark he struck match, and the lighted head dropped in some excelsior. The furniture was damaged more or less, as some mattresses took fire and there was quite blaze for a short time Mr. Brousseau estimates his loss at several hundred dollars, covered by insurance. The house was damaged by smoke, and this loss is also covered by insurance.
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 Mrs Wm. Loughheed is quite i'll,
 Miss Mae MacCallum of Talcottville Is the guest of Mrs. H. R. Wightman
 F. J. Glover has been confined to the house for the past week by ill ness. ...s ..
 Miss Sarah Alden is spending a month in Paterson, N. J., the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Prince.
 Miss Margaret Keefe of Broad Brook was the guest of her parents. MT. and Mrs Matthew Keefe, over Sunday.
 Misses Lucy and Alice Matthews and Thompson of Hartford were the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Houg b over Sunday.
 Mrs. Leroy Barrows was called to New London by the illness and death of her mother, Mrs. Hannah Wilbur, last week Mrs Wilbur was a fre- quent visitor there and her friends will regret to hear of her death.
 Baptist Church Notes: Cottage meeting this evening at Mrs. Oscar Sanford's. Mrs Ed. Swift leader The Mems club entertains the ladies of the parish Thursday from to 10 p m. The Junior meet Friday al B. 45 p. m.
 The Y. P. O. U. will serve a SUD- per next Wednesday evening from to 8. Salads, cold meats, escalloped potatoes and baked beans will ba served. For the past two months the mem bers of the union have been busily engaged earning dollar, and they will tell their experiences in rhyme Wednesday evening, com mencing at o'clock. Suppsr, 15c. Experience social free. Al are cordially invited.
 There will be a regular meeting oi Stafford grange Tuesday evening, The lecturers hour will be given to the following program: Music, grange; debate, ''Resolved. that