The Press., 1890-05-08
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The following clipping from Boston paper will intere t friends and acquaintances in this vicinity :, Rev. Theron Brown, of the Youths Companion, for twenty years resident in ,Norwood, has removed to Newtonville. Fifteen years he served on the school board in the former place, receiving public vote of thanks at the close of his last term, and the Baptist Sunday school, on the twelfth anni- versary of his superint ndence, gave him a farewell "socisble'' and present of a fine French clock.
 Jason Bugbee, Senior is more comfort able. @
 Some miscreant set fire last Sunday night to large pile of slabs and also pile of lum- Der belonging to William Henry Holt, and SC destroyed, as he estimates it, $2OO worth of property. As the night was rainy and the material quite wet, very persistent as well as revengeful and malignant spirit must have been behind the hand that applied the match. MT. Holt has strong suspicious in a certain direction, and it is hoped that the vile incen. diary will be soon run down and placed where he belongs-behind the bars -as the public safety demands.
 | A pleasant affair was the celebration oi Arbor day by the children of the Hollow school. It is much to the praise of the teach | CT, Mrs. Lizzie Rider, and to the parents and friends in the neighborhogd that they gladly assisted the young folks in the preparations Trees and towering shrubs were set out, rec itations and readings given, and all joined ir an out of doors supper.
 Communion at the Congregational church was postponed until next Sunday. l On account of the rain, the Baptist ladies made no attempt in carrying out their pro gram for the sociable last week. Should tn. weather permit, they will gather this after noon and evening.
 | Letters remaining uncalled for in post office: Robt. s. McNeil, Mrs. Dwight Hath way, J. H. Williams < Co.,, Nash Brothers Fred Reynolds. ss. The whilom seditor' of the late organ ot the pestilent, mischief making element in the community, is wanted at home, it Is reported to go to work and help support his family, instead of roaming around with magic Ian. tern, the sport of the boys in the various places where he lectures" Mrs. c. T. Preston, as director of the Ashford association, is attending the meeting of the New England Woman's Home Mission fSociety in Hartford.
 | Lyman Stanton, while cleaning land bacl of his house recently, found quite 8 nest oi silver dollars between two rocks, deposited there without doubt by the late Russell Stanton more than fifty years ago. List of owners of dogs who have com piled with the law as to registration: c. T. Preston, Harry Pratt, Louis segar, A. Dey Macfarlane, IT,, Fl. C. Gurley, A. Kies J. Williams Wm Batty, g. Nichols, Chas Tresher, E. D. Preston Wm. Irons, Fred Trask, E. T. Converse 2, S. F. Nor E. Spicer, Marlin Knight, Whitman Wilson, Wm Parker, l.. B. Clark, Dexter Robbins, @. w. Aldricb c. Rider, A. Lee, R. Osterhout, @. H. Snow, O. E Wait, L. Roswell, w. Brownlee, T. Schofeld, W. A Pierce, James Perce c. 5. Wilson, J. Bugbee, Jr. l.. W. Holt.
 Miss Hattie Slingsby intends to entel Moody's Northfeld female seminary in the fall term. s
 William E. Shafer of vii imantic was ir { swn last week.