The Press., 1894-12-27
ROCKVILLE.

---Geo. ". Leach, of Rockville, will be B. candidate for door=keepeE in the senate ehamber, Mh Leach's loyalty as g re- publican is we'll known in the county, and he has the argument of being crippled by the loss of an arm when very young, mak- ing it hard for him to earn livelihood. He is fitted by experience and natural ability to peform the duties, and has the endorsement of Congressman -eleet HehrR, Ex-Senator Phelps, State Cotnmfttee- snali Lake, Town pBhmfttee- man Randall, andt other Well-known republicans of {Roeekkyl!le {Roeekkyl!le correspondence Hartford Times) ==The Rockville, Stafford and South- bridge Tramway Company will petition the legislature for an amendment to their charter which will give them tha, }igAt' to build branch elsct,iss road ffrem their g,ai,p m lfsae saae to I To!lll!and o!lll!a street. They want to build the branch from a point on the
 sks aaaE II the ss fsaiaeaee of Henry f pI pnd Philip Doyle and Oliver c. Eaton. through the highway known as the Holland turn pike road to Holland street. The main line will run direct from Rockville to Southbridge vta Stafford Springs. This company has ample capital to build the road, and expect to have it in okeSat tG;n to southbridge withiYRa tWqh X97afs.'
 A WVe%StiHqlgs WVe qt delegates from the ag- fioYltural societies and aFnqd the gTaages of Holland ]I nd county count WAS held at the Henry b1n1ildin1gg, b11iLl! ing, Rockville, Saturday afternoon, ta elect < member of the state board of agriculture. Each society and grange was allowed one delegate for every fifty members. The convention was called to QFder by the retiring member of the state board, 0. W. Lee of Coventry, K. H..
 Lathrop of Vernon was chosen chairman and c. P. Reed of Holland clerk. The chair appointed West of Columbia, Haven of Coventry and Miner of Vernon a com:
 mittee on credentials. The commfttee reported the following delegates Hreaant
 Gollsnd eoGRty Agr{eSto5 sSeIety 'h Stafford 1, Vernon 3, Mansfield 1. The convention then hallotea for a member oi the state board, and after 8 number oi ballots elected John Thompson of Filling
 ton. The other prominent candidates were Professor Cham mberlain of the Storrs
 Agricultural college and Francis PinneJ of Ellington.
 - ELLINGTON,
 ] The wedding * ling took place at the hom'
 of the bride on Tuesday of this week, o [ Mattie o., daughter et Mr. and Mrs. L. A
 Aborn, to Wm. H. Skinner of Rockville Rev. 0. Ricketts of Somers officiating After Jan. 1st MT. and Mrs. Skinner vii
 be at home to friends at their residenc on Ellington ave-, Rockville.
 | Crystal Lake CorfespondenoeJ
 The revival services conducted b, Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Taylor, occasion
 ally assisted by MT. Taylor, at Ellingto Street, are of unusual interest and power
 More than fifty have been won to Christ l some of them among our best citizens and the end is not yet. MT. Taylor, whc on account of ill health, can only occa
 sionally take part, spoke last Sunda Il evening very impressively. Chas. Knight r who has been doing gospel work in Wal
 ping, came over one evening and rendere f excellent assistance. Another evenin
 we were pleased to see Miss Emily Peas l of Somers, and hear her testimony, als h MT. and Mrs. Willie Pease. James Scull l of Somers has been present several ever y ings.