The Press., 1884-06-26
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 Preaching at Potter school house next Sunday at 103O a. m. by Elder E. s. Bugbee of Woodstock
 CORRESPONDENCE.
 Sheriff West has rendered the appoint ment of deputy to G. Dow Ide.
 At the sale of the Amasa Holt farm for taxes the equity of redemption was sold to MT. Willard of Mansfield for $2 The special tract of land levied on by Col lector Bugbee, unencumbered by the school fund, was sold to the same party.
 The estate of the late Morris Marcy, whose widow is the daughter of Augustus Miller, inventories $2O, ,OOO, which goes to the widow and three children, now living in Union.
 Wilmington was quite largely repre- sented at the commencement of the Storrs school last week. Beecher's address was not in his best vein. The boys did credit to themselves in their very practical essays An educational institution for turning out boys for farnaers! Who would have dream ed of the thing generation or two ago :? And yet what a very sensible and praise worthy thing it isl The state has located this school under our very noses, yet how few of our farmers take any interest in it. Prof. Coon, Farmer Chamberlain and oth- CTS of the corps of teachers are men in the right place. Altogether this last con- mencement of the StorrsA sAgriculturalScho was an enjoyable and instructive affair.
 -Legrand Johnson and his partner, Col. Morgan, of Groton, were in town last week with their wives.
 Miss Jennie Sharp was the valedic- torian at the recent graduating exercises of the Troy, N. Y., high school. Her rank fha ioha o4 o1>. ating from that school.
 Miss Stella Potter is at home on yaca- tion from the high school at Everett, Mass. She remained one year there without re- turning home.
 Miss Annie Dimock is home from the seminary at Northfeld, Mass.
 Three or four of our old soldiers were in the ranks at Hartford on Buckingham day. We, who were of the old "12th," "Co. o. who enlisted in the winter of '60- -'61, at eleven dollars month and no bounty, found our ranks sadly depleted since the closing of the war, and even since we marched together battle flag day. five years ago. Of our original 100 'sboys" scarcely score remain. Our old ssCapt. Dick, now Gen. l.. A. Dickinson, post master of Hartford, marched with us at his old post at the head of the company. The 18th hired hall-the Putnam Phalanx Hall, n-st.-where, with their brass band, they had 2 reunion elinneF.-Rem 1n1scences fof Ship Island, New Orleans. Camp Parapet, the Louisiana swamps. and of later experiences, were indulged in i; also speeches and song.
 MT. and Mrs. A. M, Hill, of Douglas. Mass, are again this year the guests of MT. and Mrs. O. T. Preston.
 -Qulte large audience were assembled 1n the Baptist church Tuesday evening to hear Dr. Bixby's interesting lecture, and the charming singing by Master Freddie Wilbur and his mother. Dr. Bixby. who is pastor of the Cranston-st. Baptist church, Providence, with Sunday school of some one thousand members, deserves the thanks of the community for leaving his many labors, coming here at great per- sonal sacrifice, and delivering his lecture without remuneration,
 The mission band meets next Sat11r- day p. m. The meetings of the reading circle have closed for the season.
 -Kev. MT. Morris presided over large and interesting temperance meeting at the | vestry last Sunday evening. He Will speak again on temperance at the | same place Sunday evening, the 29th.
 1t was noticeable that many of the l soldiers at Hartford, Buckingham day, wore Blaine and Logan badges in aadi- | 51on to their regimental and corps badges.