The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-06
WORTH H.fpES.


 Dec. 5.-The woods are full of hunters nearly every day, If the game was as plentiful as the gamesters everybody would have an abundance. One man Tt the center. who owns land at town farm, was obliged to fight fire in his grass for two hours on Thanksgiving day. set on fire by hunters.
 E. c. Potwine has stopped running his grist mill on account of lack Of patronage. IL would seem that he did not try until people found out that he had commenced business. .. s.. ..,,.
 Mrs, R, w. Smith Is reported as one Of the sick ones,
 F. L. Stiles spent last week Wednes- day at Paugh pond overseeing the men at work. Mir. Stiles family will spend the winter In New York.
 Lieutenant s. r. Linsley called the second annual meeting of Quinnipiac council. o. U. A. M.. to order on Mon day evening and welcomed the large number present, He then introduced State Organizer Gilmore, who said it was nearly two years since this conn- ell was instituted. A small beginning had become a large body. After q so- clal banquet In the court room Brother Judd of New Britain. state councillor. was introduced by MT. Llnsley and made brief. telling speech. Ex-Coun- cillor F. L. Linsley was called upon to take the place of the music, in which they were disappointed by F. H. Stiles.' MT. Linsley thought the time was com ing when the Unised States flag would be more respected abroad than 1t Is at present
 Rev William Lusk was called on un- of the evening, cheer after cheer being called out by his remarks. Lieutenant Linsley repeated Forever Float That Standard Sheet" and the pleasant eX- ercises were over.
 Next Monday. December 10, Mrs. F. J. M. Newcomb, national organizer and lecturer for the Woman's auxiliary. Keeley league, will deliver an address on "Temperance' in Memorial hall commencing at 8 o'clock. Admission free. All invited. Good music is ex- pected.
 MT and Mrs. E. l.. Linsley spent Thanksgiving with Judge Griswold at Windsor and came home on Monday evening just in time for the o. U. A. M. anniversary. They report a very en- joyable Thanksgiving.
 Miss Hattie Lane, who is teaching school in MiddletHry, has been sick with typhoid fever for three weeks MT. and Mrs. Lane, the father and mother, and her sister, Mrs. Humiston have gone to her.
 The praise service which was to have been given by A. B. Clinton and dou-. ble quartet last Sunday evening was postponed one week and will doubtless be given in the church on Sunday even- ing, December 9..st
 The seventy-second annual meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent society will be held at the center chapel on Thurs day afternoon, December G.
 No, W, c. T. U. peeting this week on account of convention at Meriden.
 H. P. Smith andt MT. and Mrs. George Stiles made hearts glad on Thanksgiv- ing day.
 At the Sunday school session the su- perintendent, c. B. Foote, called atten- tion to the fact that for the eleventh time in 1894 he was called upon to con- duct a memorial service for one who died member of the school. He was surprised, to notice the different ages of those who had died, the old and the young alike. At no time had the hearts of the members been more touched than now by the death of Nehemiah Smith. But he could feel that the sun was shin ing behind the clouds of sorrow. The board read "Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh." The school sang to the memory of Nehemiah "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" The scene was very impressive. The funeral of the young man was attended from the house of Mrs. B. H. Nichols on Monday after noon.
 Election of officers took place at the Congregational Sunday school last Sum- day after the school session. Although Deacon c. B. Foote decidedly refused to be a candidate for the office of su perintendent, quite a number of his friends cast their votes for him. George E. Bassett was elected superintendent, William E. Mansfield assistant super intendent and William H. Todd treas uner. The number of votes cast were 107. /, F. H. Todd spent most of Thanksgiv- ing day in giving other people cause for thankfulness. MT. Todd carried a wagon-load of provisions to poor