The Press., 1886-01-21
wHaR.aNGwON

--Lucius Preston and Ezra A. Mora
 have been appointed appraisers of the ee
 tate of the late Rev. 0. g. Morse. l tcosAssroEDREcE.l
 1 John c. Rider of Moline, nl., is viuit ing friends in town.
 -Philo Wright has stocked his ice
 house with prime quality of ice. Quite a dancing party assembled ai A. J. Bosworth's, George Whiting chief manager, last Saturday night. The par. ties were mostly from Daleyille.
 Lewis Harwood, formerly of Village Hill, now living in Holland, near the de. pot. is in tollerable health, notwithstand. ing his advanced age, 84 years. His wife his senior by some three years, ia at pres ent rather feeble, owing to fall sustained some months since.
 Vital statistics the past year Deaths 12, marriages 4, births IT. Two of the deaths were those of non-residents-Mrs
 Mrs. Fl. l.. Buckland, nee Cornelia M Rider, formerly of this town, died from a stroke of paralysis at East Hartford last Sunday. She was 56 years of age. The funeral services were held at her late resi-. dence there yesterday afternoon. Mrs. BucklaIYd Is remembered by many of our people, as 6 very attractive and amiable young lady. She was the lask survivor of the family of the late D-R. Rufus Rider the last of. eight children. She was ar aunt Of Mrs George D. Robbins.
 Rev. Mir. Hawlny of your borough gave an interesting discourse in the Con- greoational church last Sunday afternoon from Rev. xx-12-"And the books were opened" The unique presentation of the topic-moral and spiritual iving--for Mr. Hnwley 'gpoke in Q parable" "-secured very close attention. A goodiy number from the Baptist congregation were in at- tendance. sa
 Caleb Holt, for some time keeping . store for g.. O. Vinton at North Mansfield. is now in the latter's store at Eagleville.
 -Bennie Robbins was surprised by a pleasant party of his schoolmates on Thurs. day evening last, in recognition of his fif- teenth birthday. ~-
 Reading circle at Dow Ide's next Tuesday evening.
 -Henry o. Woodwork has moved back upon the premises he some time ago sold to Albert Works, he having bought the place. Mr. Works moves to Merrows.
 Hardly was the paragraph penned last week, with reference to the health of David, Fl. Clark, who had gone to Denver, Colorado, for recuperation, before a tele- gram was received by his friends at WilIi- mantle that he had died in the above city last Tuesday night. MT, Clark, who was born and spent his boyhood in this town, having been born on the John A. Brown place, was well known to many of our eiti. zens, and 8 general favorite. Mr. Clark was fifty years of age. His funeral was held at Wiilimantie yesterday ct II o'clock, whither his remains had beon brought for burial.
 Henry c. Wentworth makes one more U. s. pensloner in town.
 The meeting of the Congregational ladies' sewing society was held with Mrs. l.. W. Holt last evening.
 The suit instituted by the estate and heirs of Edward Taylor of Williraantie, to have certain deeds executed by Mr. Taylor in favor of Miss Clara Brown, his house keeper, set aside on account of alleged mental incapacity of Mir. Taylor, has been settled, MT. Brown and Mins Taylor, soon after the date of this transfer, sn- nounced that they had been privately mar ried, and it is said that the deeds were the for Miss Browns consent to marry. Under the agreement reached she receives $1, 800 and gives up all claims.