The Press., 1888-09-06
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The private school did not GOEnmencs Monday, owing to iheifFh9sS Sf Mi: ITongut (not Tourgee, as published last week., he having an attack of typhoid fever.
 Rev. Dr. E.. Edson, presiding elder ol this district. is in poor health, and at the Willimantic camp meeting resolution was adopted that he be excused from the present quarterly visitation, and one-hali his salary be contributed during this pc riod. At meeting of the officials of the Lee M. B. church in this place fhe fesolu tion was adopted, with the amendment tha, the whole of his salary be continued, in stead of half, and the aportionment of this church was nearly all phdged, at,the m' ct. ing.
 : MT. E. Bryan, of West6eld, Mnss, is in town for few days.
 Rev. Dr. -Hntchins, Brooklyn, N. Y preached at the Baptist church last Sun. day. His son has occupied the pulpit there this summer.
 -Bugbee Post, G. A. R., with theil families, and. number of friends, enjoyed a picnic at Bolton reservoir recently.
 At the Gun Club shoot, Saturday, the following score was made out of possible 20: J. s. Usher, r; M: Dimock, 16; A. R. Patten, IS; c. M. Carpenter, II; G. J. Hulett, 10; s. R. Carpenter, 6.
 Letters remaining nncalled for at Tol. land post t-office Aug. 31st s1e B. w. Hill dreth, A, B. & N. Agency, Charles H. Bundy, Mrs. Mary Thomas, President Young Women's Christian Temperance George, care w; Easing:.a' '' ''', s@'. : .'
 The September term of the superior court opened at the usual hour Tuesday, Sept. 4th, Hon. Dwight Loomis judge. Rev. Dr. Hutchins, of New York; offered prayer. The petit jury were called as fol lows
 Tolland-Henry Young, L. H. Reed.
 Andover-Wm. M. Blackman. -+7
 Bolton-Cyril Bragg.
 Columbia w. Lyman.
 Coventry-Geo. L. Phillips, Dwight H. Clark. -ft Ellington-A. D. Mckinney, Jas. A. Stacy
 Hebron-Alfred l.. Bissell.
 .Mans6eIdp David Cs Hooker.
 Somers-Aretus F. Kibbe.
 Staferd-Clark H. Grant, Chas. G. Ellis.
 Union-M. H. Kinney. ..
 YernoaSss 1ez7eN
 Wilmington rd Nprrisongg
 Messrs. H66kef, Grant, Ellis and Tal colt were excused for thef efterna, the rest excused until Wednesday, at 10 a. m.
 The grand juxy.BeGey fhen instructed 1T their duties in the examination of the case of Mrs. Johnson, charged with causing the death of Geo. Johnson, and retired tC the jury room.
 The following prisoners were put to plea Bernard Flynn plead guilty to theft, ant was sentenced to months in jail.
 John Kimball, alias Ernest Kendall, t. shooting COW in Ellington, plead guilty sentenced 6 months in jail. The sam plead guilty to burglary; sentence ? year in state prison, after expiration of jai sentence. The same, for horse stealing sentence 2 years in state prison. Tn prisoner broke into the barn of Franci Pinney, Ellington, and stole horse.
 Richard Murphy plead guilty to escar ing from jail sentenced 30, days inS jail.
 Wednesday morning James McGuan changed his plea of not guilty to guilty C the charge of breaking jail, and was sent enced year in states prison.
 The jury were impanneled in the case ( state vs. David Curtin, who is charge with being concerned in the COW shootin scrape,4 to which eKimball plead guilty The trial was Interrupted by the entranc of the grand jury, who reported "tru bill" in the case of Mrs. Johnson.