The Press., 1896-09-10
Edward Bates and wife, of Monson

visited at Geo. Ferry's last week.
 Master Willie Phelps deserves mention among skillful fishermen, having captured @ pickerel measuring 16 inches in length.
 Loren Goodell and wife, of Windsor Locks, were at Andrew GoodelPs Satur- day, having been called to Stafford to att tend the burial of MT. Goodell's sister, Mrs. Samuel Carpenter.
 Edwin Root and Miss Edith Wood worth, of Springfield, spent Sunday with friends in town.
 Ezra COlburn has sold wood lot on his farm to MT. Coney, and work will be com- menced at once.
 Rev. Nathaniel Hyde, wife and daugh- ter, of Indianapolis, called on MT. Hyde's schoolmate, Rev. H. M. Vaill, recently.
 At meeting of the members of the Congregational church, held last Friday evening, the following Sunday School officers were elected: Superintendent, George H. Goodell; assistant superirll- tendent, Mrs. Sarah Bottum; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Clarence White; H. brarian, Clarence White.
 Arthur West has moved into the house on Main street recently vacated by Mrs. Mary Belcher.
 A good many fishing expeditions have been organized in our quiet hamlet during the present season, and corresponding number of ''fish stories' have resulted therefrom, but we think that the achieve ment of George L. Eaton, Wednesday af- ternoon, in capturing four eels with a club, the combined weight of which was twenty-one pounds, easily takes the lead. MT. Eaton, 1t may be remembered, is a veteran fisherman, and fully posted in re- gard to modern fishing tackle, bait, etc., and when the news first reached us of his latest fishing paraphenalia, we were sur prised, but he says that he is going to do all his fishing with club hereafter. The inha bitants of the village turned out en- masse to greet the piscatorial expert upon his return with his "catch," and just now George is the lion of the town. West Stafford. (Correspondence.) Communion, baptism and reception of two members, was observed last Sunday afternoon.
 Herbert O. Fletcher from Winchester, Mass, was home few days to visit his parents, returning Tuesday. Mrs. Aldrich, cousin of Mrs. Charlotte Anderson was her guest over Sunday.
 Mrs. Esther Russell was a guest of Somers friends most of last week.
 We were pleased to receive a call from our former pastor, Rev. c. L. Aver, who was in town the first of the week.
 The entire community deeply sympa' thize with MT. Harwood and family. Tn the death of Mrs. Harwood most ex- cellent woman has passed away. Mrs Harwood died Monday of apoplexy. Hel funeral was held yesterday. We are forcibly reminded that death is busy worker, three new graves have been made in the Center cemetery within one week. The body of Mrs. Sarah Dobbs was brought from Hartford for fun era services and burial Thursday. Mrs. DObbs formerly lived in this village, and wax buried beside her husband, ,who died nearly two years ago.
 Mrs. Lewis Dennison and children are making few days stay with her sister il Ellington.
 Mrs. Samuel Carpenter, formerly tht wife of Collins Edson, and for many years a resident of this town, was brought hele from Canterbury Conn, and placed beside her late husband Saturday. Mrs. c. wal a member of the M. E. church of tha place, and will be remembered as an esti mable woman. She leaves a husband and one son.