The Press., 1897-05-20

The literary meeting was again post poned, Monday evening, on account oi the Shakers. The meeting will be held next Monday, if nothing prevents. Follow. l ing is the program Emerson is the literary subject. The debate is on the question. Resolved, that all officers oi the state and government should be elected by a direct vote of the people. Affirmative, Mir. Everett Richardson and Linneaus Nichols. Negative, Repre- sentative W. II. Hall and Arthur l.. Spicer.
 Moose Meadow. Because of the storm, the social that was to have been held last Thursday even- ing with Mrs. Jesse Enc was postponed until the following night. It is regretted that more did not attend to enjoy the feast of good things especially prepared for this occasion. 'Tis we'll to remember, unless otherwise announced, that socia- bles will be held on the following night, if the first chosen one be stormy. We have at least one very busy place in this locality, unusually so this spring. Mir B. has found it necessary to increase his. force, and is at present running three shingle mills to their full capacity, besides crowding the work along in the other nu- merous branches of his line.
 Jason Allen entertained over Sunday HolA MANSFIELD.
 .> At the ball game played at Eagleville last Saturday the Storrs students came out ahead
 The Sophomore class of Storrs college held their third rhetorical in the college chapel last Friday evening. A good time was enjoyed byau.
 |Ef Henry Day has taken the mail route from Storrs to Eagleville. He will begin in July and go twice day, the same as has been done by D. H. Snow, the past few months. t:.
 It is expected that Horace Baker will have an operation performed at his home Wednesday the 18th. by Doctors Wilcox and White of Willimantic.
 Bert Baker. aged F years, only son of George H. Baker, of Morrow, was killed by the boat-train, at Mansfield Depot Tue esday night about s.20. The head had been cut off just above the ears and the bral alns were protruding.
 As far as can be learned at the present writing, young Baker had been fishing all day at Eagleville with @ man named Marion Chapman. He was on his way home having started about 7 o'clock. He was seen near Mansfield station by ono of his former school-mates who spoke to him twice, but Baker gave nc reply. A gentleman named Smith, who keeps agrocery store there, saw Baker al about quarter of eight near the Mansfield Depot about hundred yards from where he was found. It seems strange thai Ba ker should not have gotten beyond there in . half hour Smith says that he was acting strangely. He was not seen by anyone else until he was found. Coroner mediately notified and he soon arrived and made a medical examination anc raported ], accidental. The body wa. | taken to Merrow and the funeral will b, held to-day (Thursday), at 10 o'clock Young Baker was boy of good morall and was liked by all who knew him. H, formerly lived in South Wilmington ant attended school in Stafford Springs durin, the winter of 1S95-96. Much sympath, is felt for MT. Baker in this his secont bereavement. s@
 GurleyviIle.
 | L.} l.. FSimonds has returned to his home in Springfield, Mass.
 Mrs. Frank Rupprecht and two child rem are in Willimanttc. | . Mrs. Hannah Nichols daughter, Mrs Althea Lincoln, has been quitesi at he home in Webster, Mass.
 Miss Rose Vinton, who has been em ploEed in the silk mill by Edward Smith
 has gone to work in Turner's silk mill as silk business Is very dull in this vi cinhy.
 Mrs. Andrew Bosworth, two daughter and little Mabel of Westford were tn guests of H. A. Bosworth last week.
 MT. Bergel will commence driving tn
 matl in July and will go from Gurleyvill,
 over Hanks Hill and Spring Hill to Mans l fiald Honfor opd hooL