The Press., 1912-08-14
LOTT O'HALLORAN BUYS THE
 WILTON STORE.

store in the Baker block to Lott O Hal loran, who will conduct it n der the title of the Whit9n Grocery Go. MT. Whiton has been in busi ess for 39 years d his sterling recor1 as a business man is too well known to need any reiteration. His retirement ta es another oi the older business men from the street and he leaves with the sincere respect and regard of his employees, his fellow business men and with a wide friendship among the ge~ eral public. MT. Whiton was in business at the time of the flood in 1877 i-e the Congregation al church, and lost heavily by that disaster. With his partner at that time, w. N. Thompson, the business was soon reorganized and MT. Whiton has been actively engaged ever since, until the past few years, when the state og his health has led him to throw off some of the care of the de- tails. MT. O'Halloran, the buyer, has been with MT. Whiton 23 years, acting as manager for the past few years He is capable and popular aud starts in for himself under very favor able circumstances. His many friends wish him a big measure of prosperity.
 Miss Lavilla Burr is at Westbrook.
 John A. Foster is at Mashapaug for few days.
 Miss Serine Mattesen was ii Hart ford over Sunday.
 Miss Hattie Ellithorpe, who has been i'll, is improving
 Louis Mattesen has taken a position with F. J. Chandler, the grocer.
 Fred Leavitt has rented Michael Corcoran's house on Center street.
 Wm Pero is taking a vacation in Providence, Boston anl other places.
 MT. and Mrs. A. c. Rodman leave to morrow for vacation trip to Port land, Me
 Mrs. Elizabeth Wynings of Phila- delphia is visiting her son, William Wynings.
 Miss Mary Wildey leaves to-day for Wellesley Farms, where she will visit a school friend.
 MT and Mrs. Joseph Bosquet will leave next week for a two-weeks' va cation at Montreal.
 Miss Karna Larson of Lebanon is visiting her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Laurits Hansen.
 Mrs. $. H. Mattesen and daughter, Mamie, have returned, having spent a few days at Hartford.
 Miss Mary I. Newton and Miss Frances Newton have returned from an outing at Watch Hill.
 Service next Sunday morning at Grace church at 7.45. Morning prayer and litany. No evening ser vice.
 Miss Flora Mantha of East Brim- field, Mass. is the guest of her grand mother, Mrs. Samuel Collette, of l High street.
 The members of the l.. A. A. O. H. and the members of the A. O. H. nave completed plans for a clambake o be held August 25.
 H. R. Wightman of the First Ma ional bank is taking his annual va ,ation and, with his wife, is enjoy ng the breezes at Block Island.
 MT ard Mrs. Wm. O. Judd Of Hol- yoke and grandson, Wm. Goodrich of have been visiting at Mrs. | w. H. Stafford's on Stafford Street.
 The new train schedule on the o. | V. makes no change in the mails, ex- cept that the first train up i'll the due here at '. 3S, carries mail.
 Harry Hewitt will move to Hart land, Me, this week, where he has a position as assistant superintendent. Fred Teal of the Rhode Island mill will occupy the house vacated by MT. Hewitt on Corcoran avenue.
 During the time the bridge is being built the library will close at 6. 30 in the evening and will not reopen. Under present conditions there is ~othing doing and the di- rectors Lave decide3 to give the li- brariar her evenings.
 The Central Vermont railroad will run an excursion to Montreal from stations between New London and South Vernon. Tickets for the round trip will be $8. Tickets will be good going August 20, 2l and 22, and re- turning good until Sept. 6.
 There is activity in automobile cir cles. Dr. James Stretch has ordered a new Elmore and Carl Adams has traded for one of the same make. Enos E. Penney has a new Maxwell and Paul Ginholt has traded for a second hand Maxwell with the Hud- son Garage Go. Frank Page has bought a secondhand Maxwell from Enos Penney.
 Harry Hatofsky has filed notice of a suit against the town for injuries on the Spring street bridge Ju- e IA. Hotofsky stumbled on loose plank and badly injured his knee on the date named in the suit. W. A. King of Willimantic the plaintiff and Attorney W. H. Reed is preparing a defense.
 Walter Bosquet has returned to the navy. Sheriff Helm found him under the bed at the home of relative in Foxville Monday afternoon. Coming out from under Walter said, 'I won't run away, Lou. , You bet you won't, !" said the sheriff, ''I've got my hands on you this time. '' They were as close as brothers all the way AoIy