The Press., 1888-04-19
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Farmers hereabOuts talk of increasing their corn and potato average this season. oon9dyea eSeEbtHS f fiasePfsce to Mary r L. Snow. Her father, N. $. Marcy, is to carry on the farm.
 Mrs. Drill Weston Potter, daughter of the- .latea James Weston; from ,Brainard, Minnesota, is visiting old friends in town. She sang with old time sweetness and wig or in the Baptist choir last Sunday.
 .---Herbert. Fisher, a 15. year old lad wliom Joseph Sparks; took from one of the Mass. reform institutions, was arrested d for setting fire to the latters barn yesterday morning. MT. Sparks has been peculiarly unfortunate with the reform school boys. The barn was entirely consumed, with some three tons of hay, four sheep, farm ing tools, etc. ..Insprance $20O.
 Mrs. Annie A. Preston Is in attendance on the annual meeting, in Hartford, of the C5nhacticat Baptist churches, as it's pre- siding officer
 -The opening of the South Willington soheGlsh"s SC ass25s been ase1Ayed eh account of
 ~G'G. Dave has been t obliged to short en the term of his excellent school on ac- count of his own illness and that of his family. .... ..... Sa 7
 Mrs. simmon's little daughter, Eva, is seriously ill... ...
 Mrs. Howe is no better.
 An installment-of new books sfor the BaptistySunday school. library was-received last week, and awaits labelling and distri- button.
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 ~o1 oe Lawyer E. B. Sumner and Dr. B. G. Sum- ner has aWell preserved mindfor person as ,old as she is; 95 She celebrated her birthday at her home in Holland on the 2d inst, and the occasion was an interest ing one., :" - i@%+ The personal property of the estate of the late O. P. Waldo will be sold at auc- tion on Friday, 2Oth, at 10 a. m. See ad- 7ertiseme9t. : x @s x z<,:| A.
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 One day last week Arthur B. and Edward I. Root were pokipg around Skaungamaug pond with their Colts re- beating rifles, looking for ducks or any thing else worth trying their skill on, when they aightaa some blue heron about twenty rods dlstant. They drew bead on them and brought down two fine specimens The length of the larger one was feet II inches, from tip to tip ofswfngs56 feet inches the other feet 10 and feet. Another was shot at, but misjudging the distance, Gas ,aftArHard ascertained by measurement), raised the sight too high and missed it. 2ei.f
 April term opens next Tuesday, and the following week will very likely see Hodel, the murderer of his wife and chil- dren, proven insane, as preparations are made for the introduction of expert testi- money for that purpose. s:L@$,3j ,:-
 In addition to the spring changes al- ready noted we may mention that Mrs. Lucy MalnG and son, Taluiad will occupy the farm of Jarab Gibson.
 Leonard Gibson has conveyed back to Selden Tracy the place he bought few years ago, ahd has t! rented at the John Brig ham farm. ''
 Miss Kate Cole very pleasantly fills the place of clerk in the post office. r The Village Improvements Society are having a preliminary skirmish with the roads in the, district, smoothing over the rough places prior to, the, real battle later
 '1Tte select school commenced in the Town hall last week until the upper room in the school house could be put in order, which is accomplished, and the room oc- cupied on Monday. .a
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 70. M. Watrous, being about to leave town, will sell his personal property at auction (also his farm if not previously s2ld1, op Monday, 2sd, at 10 a. m. See ,'7'' - Corirespondenee.
 -Mr. A. N. Nichols will preach at the M. E. church next Sabbath morning, and it is expected he will supply the pull pit for the present.
 Rev. Mir. Pearse and wife have been spending~,a few days with Mrs. Pearse's father, Mir. A. B. Weld.
 .7. .E7Hhhe schools ig town are all in session with the exception of No. I, which will commence Monday, April 23d, Miss Eva R. Tifft of Westford as teacher. The school in No. 2 is taught by Miss Marcy of Woodstock No, 3. Mr., Geo Town No. 4, Miss Emily Curtiss of Westford; No. 5. Miss Mary severy; No. 6, Miss Josie Barber. ..
 = McKinstrey's. mill is about being moved from the west side of the Weld farm on to the east lot. They have sawed nearly three hundred thousand feet ot chestnut and oak. Tie east lot is mostly