The Press., 1897-05-20

The literary meeting was agaln post poned, Monday evening, on account oi the Shakers. The meeting will be held next Monday, if nothing prevents. Follow. 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 l elected by direct vote of the people. Affirmative, Mir. Everett Richardson and Linneaus Nichols. Negative, Repre- sentative w. H. 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 I-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. We refer to the mill of E. w. Brooks. 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 Alien entertained over Sunday Messrs. Holt and Turner of Rockville.
 MANSFIELD.
 > At the ball game played at EaglevilIe last Saturday the Storrs students came put aheads
 The Sophomore class of Storrs college held their third rhetorical in the college chapel last Friday evening. A good time was enjoyed byau
 IE 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.
 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 IF years, only son of George H. Baker, of Morrow, was killed by the boat-train, at Mansfield Depot, Tuesday night about 8.20 The head had been cut off just above the ears and the brains were protruding.
 As far as can be learned at the present writing, young Baker had been fishing all day at Eagleville with a man named Marion Chapman. He was on his way home having started about o'clock. He, was seen near Mansfield station by one of his former school-mates who spoke to him twice, but Baker gave no reply. A gentleman named Smith, who keeps a grocery store there, saw Baker at about quarter of eight near the Mansfield Depot about hundred yards from where he was found. It seems strange that Bak ker should not have gotten beyond there in a half hour. Smith says that he was acting strangely. He was not seen by anyone else until he was found. Coroner Sumner, of Mansfield Centre, was im- meaiately notified and he soon arrived and made a medical examination and reported accidental. The body was taken to Morrow and the funeral will be held to-day (Thursday), at 10 o'clock. Young Baker was 8 boy of good morals and was liked by all who knew him. He formerly lived in South Wilmington and attended school in Stafford Springs during the winter of 1895-96. Much sympathy is felt for MT. Baker in this his second bereavement.
 GurleyvilIe.
 L.3 L. Simonds has returned to his home in Springfield, Mass.
 Mrs. Frank Rupprecht and two child. rem are in Willimantlc.
 Mrs. Hannah Nichols daughter, Mrs. Althea Lincoln, has been quitesick at hel home in Webster, Mass.
 Miss Rose Vinton, who has been em. ploSed in the silk mill by Edward Smith, has gone to work in Turner's silk mill