The Press., 1913-01-15
POLAND.

Gilbert P. Babcock has been ill with asthma.
 George Bartlett Is spending some time in New York.
 Mrs. Asa P. Bird spent a short time in Hartford and Manchester re. gently.
 Mrs. Charles H. Sterry and Edward E. Fuller had the pleasure of hearing Tetrazzini.
 The teacher training class will meet Saturday evening at the Congre- gational parsonage.
 The union mission study class will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Samuel Simpson. The book, China $ New Day, chapter 1, will be studied.
 Mrs. Edward B. Crandall fell and injured her wrist last week. She had to return to her home and Mrs. Moulton is being cared for by Mrs. Prager.
 Judge and Mrs. Edwin S. Agard and daughter, Elizabeth B. Agard, leave to-day for New York. They will remain in New York week, and will sail Jan. 21 on the Cedric of the White Star line for an extended trip abroad.
 The annual roll-call of the Congre- gational church was held in the church parlors Friday evening. Mes sages were read from a number of ab- sent members and the members pres ent responded with appropriate scrip ture or quotation. At the close so- cial time was enjoyed and refresh ments were served.
 The Campfire girls will present the farce, "Carroty Nell," in the town hall Friday evening at o'clock. Ad- mission will be 10 cents. The fol- lowing is the cast of characters: Gar. roty Nell, Doris Brown; Primsey, Helen Luhrsen; Evalina, Carrie Cran- dall; Jamie, Katharine Bartlett; Cherric, Margaret Bartlett; Miss Smith, the matron, Della Vans; Sarah, the housekeeper, Asad Luhrsen; Mrs. Cartwright, a wealthy widow, Mil dred French; Beth, her little daugh- ter, Phyllis Newcomb; Gladys Gale, Helen Myers; Charlotte Breeze, Lilla Newcomb; Hebe, Beth's German maid, Ethel Luhrsen; Miss Croker, a sour old maid, Edith West; Bella Stowe, Mildred Metcalf; Ella Styffe, Hazel West. Some of the campfire songs will be given as part of the entertain ment. At the close of the entertain ment there will be homemade candy for sale.
 The spacious house of David A. Brown was partially destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Part of the house and much of the contents and all the adjoining property were saved, owing largely to there being very little wind and to the splendid ser vice rendered by the hydrant system in our town, and the help of a large number of neighbors. The fire was discovered about ten minutes of twelve by MT. Brown, who detected the odor of smoke in one of the rooms, and Investigating, found fire around the chimney, which had worked it's way among the partitions. There had been no fire in the stove connected with this chimney since early morn ing. The house was one of the oldest houses in the street, but had always been kept in fine repair. As early as l793 a portion of the second story was occupied as lodge room by Uriel lodge, A. F. & A. M., at it's institu- tion and several years thereafter, un- til removal of lodge to Mansfield. In the late forties or early fifties the house was owned by MT. Carpenter, who was succeeded in ownership by Wm. West, who in turn sold it to Charles A. Atkins, who sold it to a MT. Cook. He sold it to Joshua 1 Griggs, of whom it was bought by David A. Brown. Each of the above named owners occupied the property for several years. There was partial insurance on the place. Great sym pathy is felt for MT. Brown and his family in the loss of their home.
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