The Press., 1897-09-02
ELLINGTON.
VOIy oUo1 A1hO OOII0SPUIU0HC6'I Miss Etta Smith is on the sick list.

Rev. J. I. Bartholomew will preach here next Sunday at p. m.
 Miss Ella Newell is spending a few days with relatives at Ellington Center.
 A meeting for election of trustees will be held at the Methodist church Monday. The drummers and fifers of Holland county will have picnic at Crystal Lake grove Saturday.
 : The Misses Maude and Gladys Keeney, of Rockville, were guests at Wildwood Camp few days this week. MT. Penard and family, of Stafford Springs, have moved into one of J. A. Stacy's tenements at West End. Farmers at Ellington have about finish ed cutting their tobacco, and they find the crop better than was expected. A. U. Charter, of this place, has built tobacco shed and will begin cutting next week.
 E. N. Seeley, the Sunday school field worker, has closed his labors in this place. The Sunday school is progressing finely, and the recent meetings held in this neighborhood have ali been profita- ble.
 A queer acting woman has been wan dering around in this vicinity the past few days. She spends the most of her time in the woods, occasionally stopping at house for a drink of water and to ask for employment as a dressnaker. Authorities from East Longmeadow have been here in search of her. The follow ing from the Springfield Republican prob ably relates to the same person:
 Miss Lavinia Davis, of East Longmead- ow, the insane woman, has at last been found. She escaped from her home last Friday, and had been wandering from place to place ever since, eluding her pa- rents, who had been searching for her. She was found in Scitico bya party at an early hour Tuesday morning. She was examined as to her mental condition, and taken to Northampton Wednesday. UNION. l Those who attended the national en- campment of the G. A. R. at Buffalo re- ported very enjoyable time and speak in highest praise of Buffalo. | Wm. H. Horton and family from Mon son visited his brothers, R. B. and E. M. the past week. Sumner Colburn of New Haven visited his brother, George D. Col burn and friends last week. | Aerbelt Buxton and mother called on friends in town Tuesday. | O. l.. Griggs of New York and his daughter, Mrs. Cowan, spent the Sabbath with relatives in town, and enjoyed a ride over Bald mountain, visiting the scenes of his boy-hood, stopping at the old red school house, where he used to attend school more than 50 years ago, with his brother, the late J. M. Griggs of Spring. field.
 | Rock Meadow.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Webster have been the past week entertaining relatives from Springfield and Worcester, Mass.
 Inez and Elmer Agard, who have been spending their vacation of two months 1T this vicinity, will return to their home in Warren, Mass, this week Saturday.
 Quite delegationi is expecting to attend the Baptist association in Brooklyn this week.
 Herbert Snow and family from Holland Mass, has moved into the house with hii brother, Charles Snow. Il Wm. House and daughter, Annie, visit ed friends in Mansfield last Monday.
 Those who admire beautiful flowers will do we'll to visit Mrs. Charles Webster She takes delight in showing her Howe garden, which Is all arranged in color like the rainbow.