The Press., 1913-09-17

have been spending a few days il town.
 MT. and Mrs. Clifford La Mere hay a little daughter born at the Johnson hospital last Friday. -..E
 A large number of insurance ad justers are in town getting togethe on the loss at the Faulkner plant.
 Rev. J. Rees Richards of Gasport N. r., is a guest of Rev. L.. Rees thi week, and will assist at the Thursda. evening meeting at the Congregation al church. ...
 The local teachers have formed 2 walking club and have been enjoying these moonlight evenings. On Mon day evening a corn roast on Crow Hil was enjoyed. f.,
 Mrs. Isabella Sibley, wife of W. J Sibley. died at the Kings county hos pital in Brooklyn last Saturday. Mrs Sibley formerly resided here and the family was we'll known locally.
 Mrs. J. Allan Mix and Mrs. Mar garet Rafftery have been voted into membership of the Hospital Aid so ciety. Mrs. Mix will take Mrs, Catherine Hicks place on the supply committee and Mrs. Rafftery Miss Ellen Young's on the ways and means committed.
 The premium lists for the annual fair are to be issued this week. Prem iums run much as usual except on sheep. The premiums in the sheep department have been increased and several new classes have been added. It is expected that this will increase the exhibits materially. The fair opens three weeks from next Monday, and the dates include Oct. 13, IA and 15. Everything points to suc- cessful fair. Already enough entries for the horse races have been secured to insure some good racing. The various committees are working hard to make eu interesting program for each day.
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 Mrs. Martha McIntire of Hartford is a guest of Mrs. Eliza Holbrook.
 F.J. Glover has purchased an auto mobile truck to use in his grain busi ness.
 Mrs. Mary Cross of Hartford was the guest of Mrs. E. o. Pinney last week.
 Wm. Wobbecke of Pittsburg, Pa. !, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown this week.
 Mrs. Wm. Park and daughter, Mabel, are spending a few weeks at N. H.
 Mrs. Clara Cummings and Mrs. Lucy Wadsworth are the guests of Mrs. Hall at Saybrook.
 Mrs. Lora Green of North Wilbra- ham was the guest of Miss Mabelle Edson a few days recently.
 MT. and Mrs. E. o. Pinney are at tending the wedding to-day of their 'on, Claude, in New York city.
 MT. and Mrs. Alvin Corey of Wor- tester are the guests of Mrs. Janet Francis at the home of Mrs. Inez Las- )uTy.
 Miss Blanche Shippey has returned o her duties in the Pinney grammar chool after spending the vacation at Ter home in South Woodstock.
 W. P. Simons has resigned his posi- ion as finisher at the Phoenix Woolen Jo's mill. MT. Jubb, at one time inisher at the Riverside mill, but now 'f Ludlow, Vt, has taken the posi- jon. -3:.,,. ..
 Rev. l. P. Booth will occupy the pulpit of the Universalist church the coming two Sundays. Favorable re- ports are received from Rev. Wm. E. who is receiving treatment for eczema at Clifton Springs, N. Y.
 At the grange meeting last night it was voted to serve a harvest supper in grange hall next week Wednesday evening. Supper will be served from 5 to 8 for 25c. Commencing at 8 o'clock a program will be presented that will include the Magic Mirror and other entertaining features, to be followed by social dance.
 While Thomas Began was at the Springs Monday evening his horse was taken from the post where it had been left hitched, and for a time it's were mystery. It was later in the evening discovered by Arthur Smith of Hydeville in that village and taken to the home of MT. Began. The condition of the horse showed hard driving and it has since been learned who the guilty party was. It would be a bad mistake for them to take the same team again.
 Baptist Notes: The nominating of the Endeavor society met at the home of Mrs. Wallace Jones on Monday evening for it's semi annual work. The week day service will be held at the chapel tonight. Subject, "Favorite verses in the gospels, " John 1 1-14. Leader, Mrs. Jonnors. The Ladies' Aid society will meet for work on Thursday af- 5ernOaR, and will serve supper from 6 to 8. Hostesses, Mrs. Asa Harris, Mrs. Wallace Jones. Rev. F. P. Free man, district superintendent of the Baptist Home Missionary Society in Porto Rico, will speak in our church next Sunday morning
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 A daughter was born to MT. and MTA George Myers Sept. 15.
 MT. and Mrs. William A. Thompson and children spent Sunday in Holland, Mass.