The Press., 1896-02-27

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 Alfred M. De Wolf has bought ot Judge Holman the old Samuel Merrick place, on the hill, Holland side
 Nothing makes farm house look any more like home than good barns ontbuildings and snug hennery with 8 sociable flock of fowls pecking around the doors. The one on the premises oi x ". Pratt, put up and managed by Mrs. Pratt's father, Benj. Gee, is a case in point. During the month of January his twelve hens laid 238 eggs, and one of the twelve fowls was sitting. At present he picks from seven to nine eggs day from them. Who can beat this in the egg line {
 A patron of husbandry of the Hill re. piles that he can't, for since Nov first he has culled three eggs from six hens,
 The installation of the grange officers by Brother Larned, worthy master of the Stafford grange. assisted by Sister Gertie Allen, should receive particular notice from the very impressive manner in which the ceremony was performed. Brother Earned has no use for a manual, having every part of the written and unwritten work at his tongues end, and all present agreed they had never before seen any thing in the way of grange work to equal it. A talk followed on the relative value of coarse and fine bread as food. An or tginal paper was read by Mrs. George Rounds, who, with her husband, are among those who always do their best with the parts assigned them.
 The Hilltop presents very spring like appearance. The snow is gone, the sun is shining, there are birds in plenty, as always, where the crumbs fall, but truth oompels us to say they are not the ever welcome blue birds.
 We said 0e'aiGl correspondent last week, not general"
 How do our snappy folk get along and keep up with the times without the Review of Reviews?"
 Frank Joslin has taken Judge Hol- mans farm on shares for the ensuing year, and will move into the south wing of the Holman residence April 1st. , Everybody is glad to have Eli D.. Hayes and wife at their ''cherry cottage' home again, after their two months visit with their son and daughter at Long, meadow, Mass.
 Communion at Baptist church next Sunday.
 The colors of the local c. A. R. post were out the 22d.
 r"Except February, which alone has 28 and one day more." Let the girls have their chance one year in four.
 -"Sentimental Tommy" by J. M. Bar rie, in Scribner's, is another "Thrums'' story. the most unique one yet.
 --"Whatever you are, be thGt."
 These are the days when the seed catalogue is the most interesting reading We have flowers of fancy as we make our selections, even if the promised blooms never materialize. The New York Week 1y Recorder, 15 Spruce street, is worth considering. Mrs. F. w. Pratt has in bloom in her sunny windows double hy- acinths, freesias, tulips, begonias, fever few, double petunia, carnations, and, what is 2 remarkable happening, every -ons is white.
 The Lyon and Fuller families will move April 1st to the farm of Elnathan B, Tyler, just south of the Baptist church.
 sonth yvillington Correspondence.
 The entertainment and social in the hall last Saturday evening was enjoyed by all present. The school children car ried out their part we'll, and much credit is due their teacher, Miss Sarah Andrews.
 Fred Sweet of Stafford Springs was a guest of George Bracket over Sunday. Mrs. s. P. Morrison is attending the W. R.C. convention at Meriden this week.
 -Three hogs weighing 145O pounds, the largest one tipping the scales at 649 pounds, were sold to Bidwell & Co.,, of Stafford Springs, last week. Mir. Bidwell said that if he continued to buy pork of G: Hall, Jr., X Co.,, he would have to get larger scales or MT. Hall raise smaller pigs. It is a fact that the head of the largest had to be severed before the scales would give the right weight, as their ca- pacity was but 600 pounds.
 Miss Edith Cushman of Stafford Springs is visiting at A. Korper's.
 Mrs. David Barrows is visiting her parents at Lyme.
 Moose Meadow cOrrespondence.)
 A very nice time was enjoyed by all at the social last week at Mrs. Jason AL lens. The entertainment was given in memory of Washingtons birthday Great praise is due to the Daweville school chill dren and teacher for the entertainment given by them.
 Mrs. PhilO Wright met with quite an accident about week ago by falling on the ice. She sprained her shoulder, mak- ing it necessary to call Dr. Sweet of Leb- anon.
 Robert Taylor has hired of Billy Rife the place known as the Pearl farm, and will move there soon.
 Rev. H. P. Snow preached an excel lent sermon last Sunday. Text, Fear Not; Believe Only"
 -Alonzo Bruce, who has been sick with consumption, is little on the gain, but his infant child is very sick.
 ROCKVILLE.
 -Rev. W. J. Yates is to present his Illustrated lecture on Antietam for the benefit of Burpee post. The proceeds art to be used to purchase relic case, o. which the post is in need. The lecture will be given on Friday evening, Marcl 6, in the Methodist church. MT. Yatel prepared this lecture and one on Gettys burg at the request of the Norwich post before which he is to give them, and Bur pee post decided to invite him to presen