The Press., 1895-01-24
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 E Vital statistics, 1894: Marriages, 8 births, IS; deaths, z,
 Grange meeting tomorrow night. Prof. Phelps, of Storrs agricultural col lege. will install the newly-elected off, cers, after which a lunch will be served.
 Joseph Brown; whose illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Dim ock, has been heretofore mentioned, died Saturday, 18th inst. The body was taken to levitt City for burial on Monday. He was in his ninetieth year.
 -Comrade J. c. Cleveland, of Winter Post, installed the new officers of Elisha Johnson Post Saturday night. The ap- p6intive officers were Chas. 'l'. PrestaB, adintant, Edward Pearl, s. M., Chas. N.i Allen, Q. M. s. The names of the other officers were published in The Press re- gently.
 The old friends in this vicinity of Rev. c. c. Painter, formerly pastor of the Congregational church in Stafford Springs, were much interested in the par ticulars of his death given in last weeks Press. We last saw him at Williams town, Mass, at college commencement there. He was thenin the midst of his great usefulness as Indian agent, and was apparently in the best of health.
 A meeting of the Baptist society is 8o be held in the conference room Satu, dssy p. m., at o'clock.
 Porter Edwards, formerly of this town, died at the Hartford hospital re- gently, aged 84. He had b. en for many years employed as carpenter by the N. Y., N. H. and Hartford railroad compa- n.y. His wife died not long ago. Of the brothers, Porter, Trad and Hiram, yell known to many of our old6F,residepts, the latter only survives. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Joanna Jackson, of Haft- ford, and Mrs. Celia Hopkins, now living in Illinois.
 -7Everett Richardson, will deliver in this vicinity good quality of baled hay for $15 per ton.
 -Geo. A. Cosgrove, local delegate to the meeting of the state grangd Feeehtly held in New Britain reports. 8 ,mSsts en- thusiastic gathering. In faot, itsMSsF the largest and most successful meeting that body ever held-45O delegates. Resolu- tions were passed in favor. .ofgrestrictHd i; immigration, free delivery of mails, due observance of the Sabbath, woman suf- frage. Gambling devices and immoral side shows at fairs were denounced.
 -"R farmers would be happy they must meet together to share the sunshine of life and keep it bright" (From another Correspondent.)
 Rev. E. N. Billings preached an ,ex. ; cellent sermon Sunday morning from 3oAE 1O:16, "Ye have not. chosen :rnes ibaf have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye. should go and bring forth fruit" He urged the duty of doing more for Chris in carrying His gospel message, or per forming kindly aetsyef love and mercy, ol offering, our sympathy to the .sorrowing Previous to the sermon he sang solo , entitled, Rocked in the Cradle of tn Deep" ~ The Pearl-st. Congregatio tional church Hartford, has presented tho. Congreg .tional church in this town with Iibet supply of Gospel Hymns, Nos. 1, 3, 3 m , 4, combined, for use in thes prayer meet l ings: It was very acceptable gift. | Mrs. s. P. Swift is visiting her sister in Rockville and Hartford.
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 The temperance lecture, delivered las Sunday evening was g. good. one. n <. r-4. Mrs. Merritt Dd6harn, who has besl
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