The Press., 1893-07-13
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake correspondence.)

-Is not Ellington Street too smart a place for it's Rockville correspondent to be so far "behind the times" as to still call Crystal Lake Square Pond," as he does in stating that some of our excellent singers were in the Ellington choir on a recent Sunday? How would it suit him should we say that they 'gave the choir lift'' at Goshen Flats?
 70. Walton Aborn has now attended the high school in Rockville three years, being neither absent nor tardy during the time.
 -Perlin Richardson is home on 8 visit from New Haven after prolonged ab- sence.
 MT. and Mrs. Adelbert Aborn are now visiting here. We gladly learn that "Dell' as we used to call him, is enjoying married life and doing well.
 MT. and Mrs. Lucius Mckinney were here on the 4th, and also at the wedding of Mrs. McKinney's brother, Leon Leach, the following morning at the house of Wm. Kibbe.
 Mrs. Fred Livingston and her son, Leslie. of East Longmeadow, were guests at the homestead on the hill'' independ- enoe day. Also, last Friday, Mrs. Nellie Neff Sturtevant and her husband spent a portion of the day here.
 It was pleasant to see Abner Chaffee at church again last Sunday.
 We always gladly greet Miss Lottie Chapman, of Holland, who is now at AL fred Charters. We were sorry to learn of the illness of her sister, Alice.
 --One day last week Frank Slater was badly injured by one of his steers as he was tying him up, his side being hurt.
 Miss Mattie c. Aborn, whose school recently closed at Crystal Lake, started from here Tuesday morning to attend the worlds fair and spend some time in Chi cago with her brothers and other friends there.
 Miss Hattie Baker, having much en- joyed her visit at Crystal Lake, has re- turned to Rockville.
 Our hay-makers are "hard at it" while the sun shines during these delight ful July days. A full average crop is be- ing ingathered. MT. Crane, while enjoy- ing life in his cottage, is also ''lending hand" on this line. And, in fine, Crystal Lake is wide awake.
 MANSFIELD.
 At last, and after three months resi- dence in jail, w. R. Andrews. the obdurate ice man, is at liberty again, Judge Pren- tice having last Friday allowed nim to take the poor debtors oath.
 70. s. Chaffee has purchased from Delos Conant of Mansfield the farm of 15O acres of land, with dwelling house and barn thereon.
 Joseph P. Barrows of Mansfield died on Monday, aged 67 years. He was wide- ly known as strong working republican in his day, serving for long time on the state central committee, also filling many town offices, as well as seeing service as legislator. He was genial soul and had lots of friends.
 < MONSON.
 (Correspondence.)
 On Wednesday, July 9th, the widow of Mason Trask, lady almost 87 years old, walked from her cousins, Mrs. Adams, to Wm. Bolter's, on Moulton Hill, where she picked a five quart pail full of strawberries, then started to return. She got bewildered and walked four miles, un- til she came to Ebenezer Colburn's hay field in Stafford, and was informed of her whereabouts, when she turned about and walked home, making an eight mile trip. She is very sprightly, can walk very fast, and is great worker.
 A religious meeting will be held in the Gage district school house next Sun day, at p. m., under the leadership of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Methodist church in Monson. -S> ASHFORD. WestfOrd Correspondence.
 J. F. Dawley has bought new Wor- cester Buckeye mower. Henry and Alvah Sands have been cutting and storing the hay on the Buck farm.
 @Mrs. Julia Squier is at her daugh. ter's, Mrs. George Simonds. Mrs. Edgar Kidder was baptized and joined the church last Sunday.
 George Barlow went to Monson last week on a visit to William Griggs. He wilfattend school there in September. "A -~------ | The Houston narcotic cure institute at Obwebetuck Inn, South Windham, held it's first annual reunion of graduates and friends July 4, and about two hundred were in attendance. A Rhode Island clam bake, speech making and dancing were the features of the day. The institute has treated about one hundred patients during the last six months, and the great majority of them seem to be permanently cured, only three lapses, in fact, thus fal reported. Whatever the ultimate effect of the "eure" may prove to be, it certainly aids many drunkards to throw off tht YOURS