The Press., 1889-01-24
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 ASHFORD.
 The widow of J. D. Richmond passed her 9Oth birthday on the 14th inst. ant received friends and relatives, who came t, congratulate her in the same room ir which she was born, Mir. E. W. Jame, also passed his 90th birthday on the 17th inst
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 -H H. Platt, who was severely injured in October, including the breaking of his hip, is now able to stand upon his feet and hopes soon to be about again. For seven weeks he was obliged to lie upon his back with the tension of an IS pound weight at. tached to his foot. Naturally the leg sub. jected to such treatment will need to be gradually accustomed to do it's legitimate work again
 (Correspondence)
 Mrs. M J. Burrill, Kendall Mowry aad David Chism each have recently lost their horses by death.
 -Eben James, at the south end of the 10 VII, is very low, and not expected to live but few days.
 MT. Aldrich, who owns the steam saw mill on the Dan. Chaffee place, had the misfortune to lose his mill by fire last week.
 Mrs. H. M. Dean who has been visit ing her son, Col. 0. Y. Dean for the last few months in Maa@ Mass, returned home last week.
 Miss Susie Carpenter left home last wet to visit friends in Canada.
 -J. 0. Smith is in very poor health this winter
 Col. 0. l.. Dsau of Boston spent the Sabbath at the old homestead with his mother, Mrs. H. M. Dean.
 70. W. Smith of this place has a coon dog that has caught mp to this date this fill and winter forty-n coons.
 ELLINGTON.
 Square Pond Correspondence3
 Although soon afterward ssthe wind blew ard the rain descended" so violently. the evening of the 18th inst, was everv thing that could be desired for 0 success ful donation party. The one on that even- ing at MT. B. D. Dimock's was complete success. There were nearly eighty pres ent, and the amount secured to gladden. the pastors heart was $57. He heartily thanks all who aided in securing this amount, and is especially grateful to those who both worked and sacrificed ill his be. half.
 Visiting MT. Adams school on the 10th, we found every one of his scholars present. They are learning finely. It was pleasant to see MT. A. so careful not to neglect "the little ones." On the 18th inst. we visited, with the committee, MT. Denison Baker, MT. Dimock's school in our own district. He, also, is finished teacher; and he will probably, so far as the common school is concerned. give 'tlle finishing touch' this term to the ed. ucation of two of his scholars, namely Ly- man Taft and Alburtus Baker.
 A few friends much enjoyed visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lewis at the old homestead on the hill Thursday evening. But for a ''slip of memory" the writer would have been there, too. One of Mrs. Lewis superb suppers was partaken of. Friday evening large party met by invitation with MT. and Mrs. Alfred Char ter. We learn it was much enjoyed.
 Mir. Charles Smith leaves us in April to take charge of the South Windsor town farm.
 ROCKVILLE.
 Arthur Daggart ,fasaer of Thomas Dag gart, the young man who was shot and killed, as it was supposed accidentally, by James Marcy, while hunting at Talcott- vile, Dec. "A, will endeavor to have Marcy oA AA0e AoA AauSIduSAbcf, uS He 1B COQVlQCe0 the shooting was not accidental. Coroner Phelps has not get given verdict, as there are a number of strange facts in the case, one of them being that it was impos- sible for Daggart to have been shot iu the described by Marcy. 70. Rosenbaum, New York ieweler, claims that $1, ,00U worth of diamonds were stolen from his bag at the Rockville House at Rockville last Thursday night. He ar rived on the 8. 30 p. m train, went to the hotel and left the bag, unlocked but strap ped, in the hotel office for safe keeping. Opening the bag next morning at a local eweler's he discovered that small paper oox containing the diamonds was missing. The new Vernon creamery began mak- | ng butter Saturday. E. B. Suman of Norwich, N. Y., formerly connected with he Andover (Ct.) creamery and an ex- oerienced butter maker, has been engaged IS superintendent J. w. Eaton, form srly of tue firm of Eaton & Spencer, is low salesman at Lord & Taylor's, New York. :. The "City of Rockville" will be illustrated in an early number of the New York Graphic. Views of many of the big hills, business blocks, public buildings, 'tc., will appear.