The Press., 1890-07-31
TOLLAN Ds (CORREsPONDENCE.) ]

-E. o. Dimock, E.q, attended the funeral of his brother-i in law, Dr. Mark ham, in East Hartford, last week.
 Miss Julia Young has recently return. ed from Philadelphia.
 Mrs. Lull, of Chambersburg, Penn., is spending few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Anna Sumner.
 Riley Kurau, who has ben out of town for some little time, has returned.
 Notwithstanding the rain on Friday evening. good number were present at the meeting called for the formation of a Y. P. s. 0. B. B. s. Agard was elected president, Miss M l.. Underwood vice. president, and Miss Ruth Brown secretary and treasurer of the society. The first regular meeting was held in the town hall Sunday evening at 5.45. There was large audience, and the result was very interesting meeting. A large number of large, strong society. The meetings will be held in the town hall every Sunday at 5 45 p. m. Everyone is most cordially in- vited to be present.
 The lawn party given by the Congre- gational Sunday school in front of the church on Thursday afternoon was an en- tAAO oAOOCoos l1 sOAy AAA6O Os 0s mag WhS draped between the two trees immediately in front of the church. A small tent was pitched at the left of the church nearly in front of the bank. In this tent "Rebecca at the Well" was shown, Miss Christine Essex characterizing Rebecca, but instead of the original water, the we'll yielded lem onade. The tables were set in front of the church, all being tastefully decorated with boquets. Refreshments, consisting of cake, sandwiches and ice-cream, were served by the ladies. Games, bean-bag races, etc., were indulged in. The whole was photographed by the superintendent of the Sunday school, J. E. Underwood. Altogether very pleasant time was en- loyed by all present.
 Mrs. M. Manning and son, John, have just returned from New York, where they have been spending few days. It is not Mrs. David Brown who is sick, but MT. David Brown. intelligence has been received by friends here that MT. Wm. Agard of Staten Island, who was expected here last week with his family, IS sick. and it is feared that he will have typhoid fever.
 So much dry weather has stnnted the potatoes, and this wet weather will cause them to decay, consequently the crop will be small in these sections. Corn looks very we'll. FLORA ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 -Parkil Aborn, who has been sick a long time, died here on the 23d inst, aged 81 years. MT. Aborn was born in Holland, and lived there until about II years since. He was an honest and industrious man. While in Holland he was for time justice of the peace.
 Miss Ada Smith, of Monson, is visiting Miss Matte Aborn.
 May correct one word in last week 8 items It was not chronic pains but collie pains which we hoped might make the fellow who took the cucumbers deeply penitent. A chrome ache would last, you know, little too long!
 | During the Sabbaths when the three 'select ladies'" referred to last week, preached at the Lake, we were richly ia. vored by their presence and labors in oul prayer meeting.
 Miss Lottie Chapman is spending he, summer vacation at home, in Holland, with her mother. She will return to stay with her grandmother at the Lake again in the early autumn.
 -Messrs. E. H. and M. Fl. Dimock with one or two friends from the Springs visited Ellington Street last Sunday. What Crystal Lake lost in the musical line by their going the congregation at the Street gained.
 Hartford Courant The story has gone about that the supposed skull thai was found in an abandoned well in Vernon had proved to be dead hen. This state ment is indignantly denied by parties ir position to know. The object was not { hen at all but probably the rind of { squash. People that cannot tell her take squash for a mans head may no be so far out of the way, if they know the man.
 -aimon Watrous of Columbia has gone i.-.- IL -S q