The Press., 1897-06-24
Mrs. Frank Mowry. who has been quite

Mrs. Frank Mowry, who has been quite i'll, Is able to be out again. .... .... | Having has been generally commenced, and a large crop is reported. Willis Reed Is home from Wesleyan university for the summer vacation.
 Principal Jacobs, accompanied by B. P. Cooley and c. F. Chandler, went to Amherst last evening.
 Joseph Samuels has gone to his home in Providence, R. l., to spend the Fourth. He expects to return In a couple of weeks. Dr. Sullivan was called to Willimantic Tuesday to assist Dr. Weldon of Man chest and Dr. John Welden of Willi- mantle In a surgical operation.
 There will be a meeting of the w. c. T. U. and of the Woman's Relief Corps at society hall tomorrow evening, at 7.3O, to make arrangements for a picnic.
 Dr. c. H. David Is soon to take a vaca- tion trip to Canada in order to capture some sizable fish. He has been discour- aged fishing for brook trout in this vicin- ity.
 The members of the Amenity whist club with their families will celebrate the Fourth of July on Monday, the 9th, with Mir. and Mrs. John Foster on Stafford Street.
 A pleasant lawn tennis court has been laid out on the Springs House grounds by Ellis and Fisk. The sport has proved popular, and the court has been in use much of the time since 1t was dedicated. A croquet ground Is another attraction at the popular summer hotel.
 School district No. held a meeting last evening. The report of the treasur- CT showed that the total receipts for the year was $S, ,532. 91, and the expenditure $7, ,936 Al. Of this $4,42O was paid for teachers salaries, and the balance was for incidental expenses and interest, with the exception of $1 500, which was ap- piled on the debt. The balance of the debt Is $14,500 The tax for 1895 has all been collected but $7.56, and the 1896 tax Is all in but $11.4S, which is a re- markedly good showing. The following officers were elected F. J. Chandler, committeeman for three years, in place of W. H. Cooley, who declined a re-elec- tion; R. NJ. Fisk, clerk and treasurer, in place of F. G. Sanford, who also declined a reelection; A. N. Nichols, collector. on the committed, resigned, and s. F.. Maine was elected in his place. J. H. Reed Is the third member of the commit tee whose term Is unexpired, and will be chairman the coming year. A tax of three mills was voted, the same as last year.
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 Miss Gertie Orcutt, of Orcuttville, Is a guest of Miss Eva A. Brown.
 Episcopal service at the town hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Regular meeting of the Mission Band at the Baptist church chapel Saturday af- ternoon at four o'clock.
 Next Wednesday the Ashford Baptist Sunday school convention will be held with the Baptist church at Willington.
 Mrs. Eldredge, of Norwich, is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. Frank Smith, on the Willis Winter place, Hyde vile.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E this evening-"Our Brothers Keep er." Conservation meeting. All are welcome.
 It will be seen by a notice in another column that H. F. Cady has all the stand ing grass belonging to the Hyde estate for sale.
 The Governor Hyde homestead property was sold this week to Elder Goodell, who, 1t is understood, will take possession as soon as arrangements can be made.
 The young people, who are attending school in other localities, have begun to make their appearance for the summer vacation, Claude Pinney, of the Worces, ter academy, being the first to arrive.
 MT. and Mrs. R. G. Beebe and Miss Chella Cady spent Saturday and Sunday at Mashapaug. Saturday was all right but they found that a decided change o raiment was agreeable for Sunday anc Monday.
 Mrs. Wm. Carpenter, of Westerly, R l., Is a guest of Mrs. John Lawrence , Last week Mrs. Lawrence was agreeably surprised by an unexpected visit from hel two grandchildren, Dora and Rober Cook, of Springfield.
 Monday evening the band went to Staf fordville again for the purpose of sere nading another member, Ernest Moore who was married Sunday. If this thing continues 1t will be cheaper for them tC have bus of their own. Smith Barrett, of WIllimantic, looking just as pleasant as ever, made his appear ance Tuesday, and things immediatel. began to assume form and shape a Nightmare carriage shop. Smith say he enjoys his visits to the Hollow, as h. finds such goodfellowship feeling among the people.
 The entertainment given by the ladies of the Universalist society last evening being completely filled. The supper wal @ most excellent one, strawberries anC ice cream also being served. The play "Love in Lighthouse" was unusual, we'll rendered, and the music by Dimock' orchestra added greatly to the enioymen of the evening. In view of the phenomenal catch O trout by E. H. PInney, Joe Connors' lau , rels as a fisherman may have faded lit tie, but his fame as a base-ballist Is a firmly fixed as the north star. Last Sat urday, with a picked nine, he had no diff ficulty in defeating the "Colts'' by a SCOT of 17 to 12. It took some noise to do it but Joe was equal to the occasion. Hi D battery was Charles Pinney and Pete g Simonds, while the Colts had Arthu