The Press., 1895-05-16
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say, ours registered 92 in the shade on the afternoon of Friday, and freezing on Mon- day night Quite contrast.
 We heard our first whippoorwill on Friday evening.
 Did the leaves on the naples grow more rapidly last week, or was it only because we noticed them this time? They seemed to come out and grow to mature size in day or two.
 --"Winter lingering in the lap of spring. has marred the beauty of that young lady.
 All the blossoms on the apple trees that had opened were thoroughly Drowned on Tuesday morning. Fortunately there were many not opened.
 Last week Mrs. Connors and Nellie other cases have yet developed. It is hoped there will be no more.
 On Thursday evening Wm. Black met with painful accident. His foot slipped through hole in the floor of the stable and he was thrown down, breaking the small bone of his leg little above the ankle joint and severely spraining the ankle. His wife put the broken bone in place and he is now doing very well.
 The May dance on Thursday evening was a pleasant occasion. There was a good number present and all enjoyed themselves.
 E. H. and c. B. Pinney have started on three weeks fishing trip to the Maine lakes. The Cupsuptac river is their des- tination.
 The school meeting on last Saturday evening confirmed all that had been done before, chose a plan for a four-roomed schoolhouse submitted by Curtis & John son of Hartford, chose a building com mittee consisting of E. c. Pinney, Elmer Colburn and E. E. Warren and adjourned for four weeks. Then estimates of ex- pense will be submitted and the prOposi- tiOns to levy tax will be presented.
 R. c. Beebe returned on Tuesday evening. His journey realized all his ex- pectations. He has gained in flesh and has also the coat of tan so much desired by travellers. Last night the Stafford Band welcomed him home with a sere- made, to which he responded with a word ofthanks. Refreshments were also served.
 While corporations in other parts of the country are having trouble because their help want wages raised to the rate obtained before the depression, ours are having no snch trouble, because they were not lowered. The same rate has been ,Sr.n4 III times.
 (From another cOrrespOndent.) The Mission Band of willing workers will meet next Saturday, in the chapel of the Baptist church, at o'clock.
 TOLLAND.
 MT. and Mrs. F. P. Dickinson of Holland have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Grace E., on Wednesday, May 22d, at 12 m., to Walter C.. Stebbns of Stafford Springs.
 Patrick Carey, who was sentenced at Rockville April Il for vagrancy and re- sistance to officers, escaped from Holland jail last Sunday night. When Jailor Kibbe tried to slip the bar which locks all the cells, it failed to work. Thinking that Carey had not noticed this fact, he left without l,cking. During the night Carey slipped back the bar, opened his cell door and went into the corridor. He tried to escape through the chimney, but the cap stone was so heavy that he had to return. He then tried small venti- lator in the roof with more success. He probably climbed on the cells to reach it, but it had not been thought any one could get through it, it is so small. Carey was a noted baseball pitcher in western Massachusetts, and it is thought he will go there. He is wanted here for other offenses and in general his record is very bad.
 ,(CorrespOndence)
 Rev. F. A. Holden of Buckingham gave very interesting and instructive lecture on Hawaii in the town hall Tues day. His lecture was illustrated with the stereopticOn, and was given under the auspices of the Y. P. s. c. E. There was a good audience and all were well pleased. , The ladies of the Methodist church gave an ice cream social and entertain ment in the town hall Friday evening.
 Miss Mary l.. Weeks of Hartford is at her grandmother's, Mrs. Sarah Ladd
 -G. F. Kibbe is making extensive inn provements on his recently purchased property, and expects to entertain sum- mer bOarders.
 Rev. MT. Frankinhauser of Yale Di- vinity School occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church Sunday morning in the absence of the pastor.
 Tho Froc4 oF uoo,4 T l,o 3 of damage to the fruit trees especially, in some cases whole orchards looking as if 5 a fire had run through them. Orchards on the hills or where protected were saved
 There was no service at the Meth ] odist church Sunday, owing to the ex- treme storm. and only a small audience was present at the Congregational church.
 Hon. l.. H. Fuller of Putnam was ir Q town over Sunday.
 ) Mrs. Medbery entertained @ lady friend 3 from Putnam over Sunday. g William A. Agard was elected dea. con of the Congregational church to sue y ceed A. L. Benton, resigned, at the church d meeting Thursday evening. @ Mrs. Cole and daughter, Miss Clara l. Cole, who have spent the winter in West field, Mass, have returned for the sum y A number of Junior Endeavorers gave g Elsie Rhodes a surprise one evening las 5 week. FLORA. l. UNION. ' (Correspondence.) ,. Subjects for grange meeting last even