The Press., 1912-10-09
Colts military band of Hartford

Colts military band of Hartford will furnish music again this year.
 The merry o-round, the Ferris wheel and the wild west show have arrived, and the past few days have been busy ones getting ready. Al ready most of the available space has been taken on the main thoroughfare of the midway, and the probabilities are that there will be lot more come from Belchertown after the fair there to-day.
 Orcuttville. Mrs. Emma Martin was operated on at the Hartford hospital last week Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. E. Robbins have returned from visiting relatives in Springfield.
 Mrs. Carmine Kemp, who has been very ill at Monson from ptomaine poisoning caused by eating canned chicken, has returned to her home.
 Stafford. George M. Whiton will make his first trip with oysters, Saturday, through Staf- ford, Hydevlle and Statfordyille. Adv.
 MT. and Mrs George H. Bray are visiting their daughter in Boston.
 Mrs. Lee Mitchell of Uncasville was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Asa Harris last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Whitman of New Bedford have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. W. Robinson.
 The men of the Universalist church are making preparations for an oyster supper in about two weeks.
 Mrs. Broadhead and Mrs. Roberts of Providence were the guests of MT. and Mrs. George H. Bray last week.
 Miss Ethel Robinson of Brockton, Mass. was the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. w. Rollinson, last week.
 Mrs Charles Chatterton and Miss Mary E. Lord of Acworth, N. H., are the guests of Mrs. George F. Beard.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey will re-
  New York. Miss Mary Smith of East Orange will accompany them and be their guest for the fair.
 Universalist Church Notes: There will be special business meeting of the Y. P. c. U. after the devotional meeting next Sunday to act on the report of the committee to revise the constitution.
 Baptist Notes: The mid-week ser vice subject tonight, Humility" Luke .Is: :9-17. Leader, Oscar Col burn. The ladies of the church and congregation will serve their annual harvest supper on the 1sth of this month.
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 Mir and Mrs. George Drummond have moved to Hydeville, where he has employment.
 MT. and Mrs Fred Roberts of Mon- son were guests last Sunday of MT. and Mrs George Bowden.
 Allison Lyon, Mrs. T. M Lyon, Misses Maude Smith and Bertha Bel cher visited friends in South Coven- try recently, making the trip in MT. Lyons automobile.
 Word has been received that Rev. w. D. Hamilton cannot return to preach in the local Methodist church next Sunday, as was expected. Rev. Dr. Booth will supply the pulpit at the usual hour Sunday evening the Epworth League topic will be "A man with an unclean spirit,'' Mark 1:2f-28. Leader, Mrs. H. G. Dun- ham.
 Congregational Church Notes: Rev. Sherrod Soule of Hartford, superin- tendent Connecticut Missionary so- ciety, will preach next Sunday morn ing. MT. Soule's evening address on the churches of Holland county, un- der auspices of Y. P. s. 0. E., will be illustrated by lantern slides from the beautiful pictures taken during MT. Soule's journeyings through the county. Wednesday prayer meeting subject, "Things no Christian can do,' Peter 2: 1-25.
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 George Blair has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Edwin Blair.
 Miss Matteson of Hartford has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. George.
 Leslie Lovett and Roland Ellis of Somers were at their homes over Sum- day. --z
 MT. and Mrs. John Pease of Staf- ford Springs spent Sunday at George Ellithorpe's.
 Miss Margaret Burt of Hartford was at Rev. John w. Ballantine's over Sunday. r.-
 Marshal l.. Bradway is in Troy, N. Y., putting in machinery for 0. P. Bradway 6 Sons. .....
 Rev. John w. Ballantine left Tues day morning for Portland, Me. where he will attend the American board m eetings. --
 Miss Agnes Holmes has returned to her home after spending six weeks with her sister, Mrs. Carter, in Springfield.
 Miss Kathryn Murray and F. Way land Preston, dr., of Newton Center, Mass, are visiting at F. W. and o. D. Preston's.
 Mrs. O. D. Preston, Miss Eunice Bradway, Miss Mary Ballantine and Miss Margaret Ballantine were in Hartford one day last week.