The Press., 1892-08-18
rived from Iowa to take possession of the farm recently purchased for her by her mother, Mrs. Moulton. FLORA.
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l mother, Mrs. Moulton. FLORA.
 MONSON.
 (Correspondence.)
 MT. and Mrs. John Orcutt, IT,, o West Springfield, spent Sunday in town 1 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Newton returned to-day, after stay of week at Nan tucket.
 Many of the young people have en loyed ride in the merry -go-round thi week.
 | Mrs. Green, Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs Harrington and Mrs. Spalding are spend ing few weeks at Block Island. r Ed Donovan is spending weeks va cation at the horse trot in Springfield.
 The remains of Dwight Shaw o Westboro, a former resident of Monsol and Stafford, were brought here for buria last Saturday. He died of consumption of the blood.
 Quite a number of people attended the excursion to Watch Hill and Blocl Island to-day.
 The store of James Pendergast wa. visited by burglars last Wednesday. The! entered by 8 rear window, and cerried of g little canned fruit. Elmer Thompson has obtained DO sition in straw shop in Stamford, Conn
 The infant scholars of the Baptis church in Palmer picniced at Flynt'. Park Tuesday.
 Mrs. c. Shaw and her grandson Roland Haradon, are visiting relatives il town.
 -Wm. Wright of Brimfield has moved to town.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Barlow have re- turned to town, and MT. Barlow has ac cepted 8 position with o. c. McCray.
 Mrs. Ed Perrin and daughter, Myrtle and Mrs. Howlett went to-day to spend two weeks at Camp White. .---..-
 Miss Maggie Ryan has returned after spending few days with her aunt in Norwich.
 -Geo. Knowlton of Worcester spent Sunday with his parents. | Contractor Orcutt has the frame up for c. M. Gager's house.
 Rev. MI. and Mrs. Hawley are visit ing G. l.. Keeney. The Monson ball team were defeated 10 to 2, by the Bondsvilles, last Saturday. < Work has commenced on the switch track in the rear of Squiers & Co., lum. Der yard. :.
 |. P. Fuzzy, leader of the band, left last Monday to join the Foxboro band in an excursion to Nantucket and Martha's Vinyard.
 The field day of the Monson band on Flynt's park last Saturday was well at. tended. The prizes were won by the fol. lowing: Pole vault, Walker 1st, at 8 feet Howard 2d, 7 feet, 9 inches; 100 yards dash was won by Stone; high jump was also won by Stone at feet, inches Stone also won the half-mile run. Harlow Chapin attended the annual reunion of his regiment, the 9th Conn. at Bridgeport, yesterday.
 -The annual picnic of the Monsor giAnge was held at Forest Lake yesterday Miss Lizzie Witherill has returned after stay of four weeks at Clinton.
 -E. H. Brown may be seen as usua driving Rogers & Co.'s grocery wagon after two weeks vacation.
 (Correspondence.) F Mrs. Jane Ann Smith entered a com pla.nt at headquarters against her hus sssand, Wm B. Smith, this week, and now he is in Jail awaiting trial. Mir. c. e. Smith is going to remove this week to Springfield.
 Mrs. G. M. Stewart, of St. Louis Mo-, arrived last Saturday at Mrs. c. M Greene's.
 -Chauncey Brewer, of Stafford, spen last Sabbath in town.
 Rev. H. P. Smith, of Waltham, de livered very eloquent sermon at thu Baptist church last Sunday.
 F. G. Converse and family are visit ing fer few days in Woodstock, Conn.
 ASHFORD.
 Hartford Times: The grandfathel of Henry B. Preston, of Mapping, was , tanner, and operated tannery at Ash ford, Conn. The building used for tn, purpose was constructed more than { hundred years ago. When the oak planks of the floor were taken up recently the. were as sound and perfect as when frs laid down. It is claimed that the plank! have been preserved in this remarkable manner by the action upon them of th' tannery liquor, which was mainly from oak bark.
 F (CorrespOndence.) The house of Wm. Whitaker wa. struck by lightning during the thundel shower of Thursday evening, Aug. 4th The sills of the southeast corner were thrown out, and glass, plastering, lath &c., were generally scattered in that par Of thn harco Eorfunafolv nono nf thI