The Press., 1891-03-05

meeting of Wangnmbang grange held on Monday evening. ;~
 Mrs. Watson Rider had quite a severe shock of paralysis Monday morning.
 A repair shop for carriages, furniture, &c.,, is locate on School street.
 "A hall for the grange, socials, lectures &c., is the great need of our village.
 Sap season has opened <
 -Dixey in s'7 Ages at Loomers opera house next Wednesday evening, special train leaving South Coventry at TIP. Round trip fare, 25 cents.
 TOLLAND.
 I (Correspondence.)
 Two more jail birds have, arrived from l Stafford.
 Miss Miriam Underwood has just re- turned from short visit to her sister in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 bradley M. Sears is moving to Mans field. ,e.=.
 Miss Minnie Wyatt, of New Haven, is the guest of Mrs. J. R. Baldwin at the Mansion House.
 Deacon E. c. Meacham is qnite sick.
 Miss Margaret E., daughter of County Commissioner Brown, is enjoying two weeks visit in Hartford as the guest of | Mfs. virginia Smith.
 The road question is being agitated, and town meeting is to be called soon for the consideration of the matter.
 - Benj. A. Green has moved from Skunkan1ug to Sugar Hill. " | John Dunn, who was Econsigned to jail for drunkenness, after serving his ten days sentence, had a new trial, and said that he obtained the liquor on which he became intoxicated at the Rockville House. He was therefore released from the charge of contempt to court, that being what he refused to disclose at previous trial, but his bondsman surrendered the bond youch- ing for Dunn's appearance before the su- another bondsman, he was again consign- ed to jail, to await the decision of the su- perior court on the charge of assault on Edgerton. Rumor says that the proprie- tors of the Rockville house blame the bar tender for selling liquorsto a minor, and that the bartender has skipped.
 Robins and -blue-bi have appeared, yet the thermometer stood at 4o below 0 on Monday morning.
 The Christian Endeavor Society gave a very pleasant Martha Washington tea party in the town hall on Friday evening. Costumes were the order of the evening. George Washington was personated by Mrs. John w. Edgerton. and Martha Washington by Mrs. J. R. Baldwin. There were twenty-five couples in the grand march in full dress, and about fifty spectators. Singing, recitations, etc., made } a very enjoyable time. - FLORA.
 ANDOvER.
 - tCorrespondence.) ,1 -Wm. Tarbox, principal of grammar school Montville, is spending vacation with hls mother, Mrs. A. Tarbox.
 -Gllbert Coats, from Paxton, Nebraska, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Woodworth, of the ftW ebster House.
 Jimmie Lathrop is sick with measles also the station agents little girl.
 The schools at the center closed last week, the examinations being creditable te both teacher and .scholarf C
 Rev. Mrs. Phillips i9tufering with ( diphtheretic sore throat. $ --Leah Perkins, who has been quite il with diphtheria under Dr. E. P. Flint'i care, is improving.
 The ladies of the Baptist spciety give an oyster supper at the residence of Mrs George Dewey's this week.
 Wedding bells rang at the residence : of Mrs. Chadwick last Tuesday morning her daughter, Anna, being united to Sam. uel O.. Smith from Nebraska. The mar F riage ceremony was performed by Rev. : Potter from Hartford. The bridal party took their departure on the noon train fol their future home in the west. Thegroon B is brother to Willard Smith of this place the bride sister of Mrs. Willard Smith. : ELLINGTON. At a meeting of the first district voteri of Ellington held Tuesday evening, it wal voted to build another school house for tn. accommodation of people living at Daley vile, North Park street and part of Noun tain street, bordering on Rockville. Tn. following committee was appointed to SC 2 cure location and report at an adjourned r meeting: w. Fl. Skinner, Fl. L.SNoble r Dwight Lull, Daniel Merkel and Charle :; Holtsizer.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.) o1 Mrs. B. H. Dimock, accompanied b, x her grandson, has gone to Westfeld, Mass. 8 to see her son, F. B. Webber, who con . tinues very sick.
 + Edwin Baker has exchanged horse with George Newell. q The writer regrets emitting to men ton last week beautiful pillow of flowers on which was the word mother, that reste' a upon the casket at the funeral of Mrs Leach. Instead of AS, as stated in severa papers, she was not quite A years of age Il Mrs. Parish and Mrs. Ashley have re 2 turned from few days stay at the Springs ! Miss Lettie H. Eastwood, having ac a ceptably taught the winter term of tn e Crystal Lake district school, closed he a school with good examination Feb 27th t Her first and second classes in readin, e read unusually well. and the class of tw i in physiology and hygiene also excelled n The department of the scholars was com n mendable. O. Walton Aborn and Earl M l. Curtis were neither absent nor tardy, Mat
 lon Taft was not absent and only ono :. tardy, while Lottie Chapman and Edn ' Dimock had but two or three marks. IT :. teresting recitations and one spicy readin
 were given.
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