The Press., 1885-05-28
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 A well-worn copy of the Connecticut j Courant, date of March. 27th, .1797, has been shown us by Albert Sharp. Esq. of l Willington. It contains chiefly city by- laws. an appeal to the freemen of the state of Connecticut in view of the coming . election. signed by ra Plain Man of Dur. ham. News from England up to Jan 9th. and 8 few other fragments of news. Heze- kiah Eldredge of WiIington is one of the advertisers, Betsey Nye of Holland has been appointed administrator of the estate of her husband, Samuel Nye, Jr., and Sol omon l.. Fuller and Giles Psase of Somers announce 8 dissolution of partnership, the latter to continue the. business.
 The rector of "Grace" Episcopal church, Stafford Springs, will preach and hold Episcopal services in the Thread Company's hall, South Willington, on Wednesday evening, June 3Oth, at 7.3O ! p. m.
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 l He doesn't live in town, now, it seems. Meeting of the Cheerful Workers at iconference room on Saturday at o'clock. I -Clarence Tucker of Vernon was in 4 town this week. He returned from the south three weeks since with improved health
 ! Observe Marlin Knights "Aunt Bet sey," near his house. She's & terror to hen hawks.
 -Potato-bngs have made their appear ance. ....:
 Our farmers are planting more corn than usual this year.
 The N. l.. N. R. R. have built wire fence along Louis Johnsons land in place of the one burned some time since. l --Dr. T. Knowlton Marcy of New York ! ,k. l., L. I ill an urn in the family burial lot in the old cemetery. Florist Macfarlane will place the urn in the lot as soon as the plants are set. MT. Chaffee was here late l ly, and the lot newly graded, the monu- ment cleaned, sc. Dr. Marcy will be ln town next month; The Marsh Preston lot adjoining will be somewhat improved, memorial stones set iip, &c., as soon as the estate is settled ,saccording- to the desire and plans of departed ones and interested parties now living.
 Children's day is to be observed in the Congregational church the 14th of next month. Recitations, singing, &c., will make. the occasion interesting.
 Within the next two weeks William Irons will arrive at the age of seventy years, a period after which the Constit,l- tion of Connecticut says no judge or jus tlce of the peace shall be capable of hold ing his office. Justice Irons has held the office in town for many years, and his de- cisions of cases brought before him and his conduct Of the office generally have almost invariably given public satisfac- ton. His official career has been marked by a uniform desire to be just, discrimi- mating and impartial.
 Il. B. Clark is in Hartford as juror for the May term of the United States district court. @
 The Berkshire (Pittsfield, Mass. } h. surance Go Promptly paid Charlie Morris lsclaim. for loss.of time, .&c. 1, during his re- cent illness. -Lyman Stanton has moved into the house lately occupied by his brother Se- reno
 Charles Reynolds, who has for num- I Der of years bought eggs and other pro- dnce in this vicinity, reinquished his route. He is now party to lawsuit that l is likely to bring out some interesting points of law. The case is thus stated Attorney J. A. Stoughton has filed pa pers in g suit for 5000 brought by Mrs Charles A Reynolds of Hartford aga1nst William Reynolds of Mansfield. It, is claimed by the plaintiff, that in March, 1885, Mir, Charles Reynolds after assigning his property to William Reynolds aban- doned his wife and fled to parts unknown, land that tue 4 tffgnesa ~ bih sthiLty days from the date of the assignment, and be- fore the claims Against the estate had been presented, sold Hll the real and personal property, even to the smallest articles of food and furniture and forcibly elected the wife from the premises. The questions involved are the right of a wife in her hus- band E estate, and ttfie power of trlstees-to dispossess any member of an. insolvent's 8 family of domicil during the settlement of Inn estate ss aseas . stA;esaasss I Luther Clark lost valuable COW X. Tuesday night from milk fever. < M s The late Mrs. Wenbergs Kansas estate inventories seven hundred. dollars accord ing to the apprisers' exhibit sent on to Ad- minlstrator s. Taylor. I tFrom another correspondent.)
 Report of attendance of the Roaring Brook school for the term ending May 21st, taught by John M. Larned. Those neither absent nor Joseph Gilman tin, George Wood; one-half dav-Lotta Ruby; one day-James, Bertie and AL phonso Ruby i; perfect in spelling James Ruby, George Wood, Joseph Gilmartin, Lott.. Ruby whole number of scholars, IA average attendance, 12.39, which
 
 that one did not enter school until the tsixtll week. 1lssgs ssr o. s. .t 1OCkyaLLss. 1fs
 1.-The Baptist society have for some Etirne contemplated hnilding church, aa i they have not sufficient room in the opera lhonae A meeting .was held Monday af- ternoon and committee appointed to make preliminary orrahgements. The probable location of the church will be 34 Union-st., if the committee decide to build. ]; Burglars made an extensive raid on residences in thisrplaee. Friday night, and secured considerable, money and other val riables. The raid was undoubtedly the work of professionals. Among the resi- dences entered was that of J. C. Ham rnond g, on Elm stree. .where lady's val , gable gold WatSh was taken. The resi- dence of Lebbeus Bissell, on the same street. was also entered, and a pocket book containing $10 in money was taken out from his coat pocket. The pocket-book was found under the window in the morn ling. The residence of Q. H. Strickland