The Press., 1891-03-19
LOCAL TOPlCs-PENN,D AND sCrssORED


 LOCAL TOPlCs-PENN'D AND sCIssoRED.
 New Britain cor. Hartford Courant :: Mr. Enos E Penny, for three years head clerk in 8. H. Wood 's jewelry store in this city, has accepted a position with l.. s. Stowe & O., wholesale and retail jewellers, at Springfield, Mass, where he will short ly remove with his family. Mir. Penny will have charge of tho watch department, which position Is very responsible one He has many friends in New Britain who will greatly regret his departure.
 --3eymour Carpenter of Rockville ,form- erly of Stafford, has been allowed 8 pen sion f-$12 per month as dependent father of Corporal Albert s. Carpenter, who en- listed from Stafford September 28, 1861, was wounded at Antietam, re-enlisted in '63, was captured at Drewry's Bluff in May. '64. and died in prison at Florence, s. O., in Nov, '64.
 Rev. 0. H. ,Delzell, for many years agent for the Home Missionary Society in the west, who has preached acceptably at the Mansfield Center Cong'l church, has been invited to take The pastorate, and it is quite likely that he will accept the in- vitation.
 There is a deficiency in the state school fund of SIS, 723, and 16 towns failed to call until the money was all paid out The legislative 'sdeadlock" is likely to make long wait for those who delayed making application. Holland was the last town to draw, and the treasury was $44. 50 short of contributing the full amount due that town Columbia is the only other Holland dcoHnty town that failed to appear at the treasurer's office in time.
 Mrs. Olive E. Merriek, wife of John Merrick, died at her home at Holyoke Fri day. morning after lingering illness. Mrs. Merrick was born at Holland, had lived in Holyoke 24 years. was promi- nent member of the Baptist church, had many friends, and lived usefui life.
 -Willimantic Journal A copy of the ''Public Medium" of Sept. 29, 1849, hand ed in bysJohn G. Keigwin, gives fair idea of the business, of Willimantic only 8 little over 40 years ago. J. H. Work was postmaster, and he advertises mail for Hartford Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and from Hartford Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. There was daily mail to Norwich and Danielsonville. The adver- tisers, and they represent very nearly all the mercantile business carried on in, the village, were L. & H. Felaman, dry goods :; Hosmer & Co.,, groceries, Pleaasant-st., near the toll gate; Francis Pike, boots and shoes; Foster & Fisk, clothing; Little field & Flower, Samuel Lee and George Lathrop, groceries E. L. Mouiton, drug gist; R. W. Hooper, sdeaIex in patent, galvanized, endless chain elevator = Will liam l.. Weaver, stationery, books and pa- per hangings. E. Fl. Dnnhan, dentist, announces that he will visit Willimantic quarterly" making it rather long between times to wait for toothaohe cure. Of the advertisers in this copy Of the Medium" only two are now living in town, George Lathrdp and R. W. Hooper.
 Steve Farrell, ok Rockville, Champion sprint runner of the United States, has ac- cepted months enlargement with the Barnun, Bailey $ Hutchinson show, for three engagements at Madison Square Garden, New York. B. Donovan and W !. Donavan of Natick, s. Peet of Buffalo. John Quirk of Canada, W. Mills of Water town, Mass, M. Bowen of Lynn, and James Collins of Denver, are also engaged to appear, and the team will be in charge of M. J. Finn of Lynn. This will bring together seven of the fastest runners in the country, and they will appear in excit. ing races at each performance. FarreH's proposed race with Harry Darrin, the English runner, has fallen through.
 Walter White, formerly selectman of Putnam, was arrested Friday morning on the charge of embezzling funds from the estate of the late Thomas J. Evans. The estate is worth about $5U, 900, and White was the administrator. About $2, 300. is missing, for which White cannot account. He acknowledges appropriation of $1 300, which he says he intended to re place.
 Harriet Metcalf Wilson of Williman tic, aged Il, widow of Milton B. Wilson died Thursday at Bayonne, N. J. Sh, was daughter of the late William Metcalf of Mansfield, who was familiarly termed the ''father of the town"
 Some men employed by the town o Columbia in-felling trees by the highway were saving in two large chestnut tree last Thursday, and observed a man coming talong the roadside just az the tree wa about to topple over. They shouted t him to stop, but before they could arres his attention the tree fell, striking him ol the head, crushing his skull and killing him instantly. The man was James Blake pack k-peddler of Yankee notions, who hal travelled through that section for years His relatives, if any, are unknown.
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