The Press., 1897-05-13
MANSFIELD.

o. G. Hanks is in a meat market in Willimantic.
 Clarence Simonds, who graduated from the New York medical school last week is now at home.
 Horace Baker, who has been sick for a long while, went to ths hospital in Nor wich last week, but has returned home, as he was too weak to have an operation performed.
 Miss Jennie E. White, who has been in poor health for two years, is now suffering with heart trouble. Rev. Leonard Smith, who bought Mrs. M. A. Morey's place some time ago, is making quite extensive repairs. A wall is being made around the cemetery at Spring Hill, which will make a great improvement. The war department, by direction of the president, in compliance with the re- quest of Senator Hawley and Congress man Henry, has detailed Captain c. H. Murray of the fourth United States Cavalry, as professor of military science and tactics at the Storrs Agricultural college, to take effect June 30. Captain Murray has been located at Browns Uni versity, Providence. Gurleyvi11e. | Leander l.. Simonds, of Springfield Mass, is visiting his sister, Mrs. $. P. Chaffee.
 Mrs. Emma Hall, from Willimantic, has been spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Otis Conant. | David Conant of Boston, Mass, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. $. D. Yeomans. | Edward E. Simonds, mother, and two sisters, spent Sunday with relatives at Willimantic.
 Silk business is not as fourishing as it was a few weeks ago. The Administrator of the estate of the late H. N. Crockett of Meriden was out las week to look over his place. It is now for sale.
 l SOMERS. Rev. MT. Ross and wife of Prentice West Va, have been spending a few days as guests of her sister, Mrs. Geo. West.
 l Jairus Kibbe, of Castleton Corners, Staten Island, and MT. and Mrs. Merritt, of Hartford, were guests of Mrs. G. c. Wood over the Sabbath.
 Miss Blanche Pomeroy, of Agawam, is spending a few days this week at her home on the mountain.
 MT. and Mrs. A. D. Noble have return ed from a visit in HoIyoke, Mass.
 Gilbert Chapman is conducting the blacksmith business at the center, va cated by his son, Henry Chapman, who is making arrangements to move with his family to Winsted.
 c. M. Needham, who has resigned as business again July 1st.
 Mrs. Robert Pease has gone to her cot tage at Mantle for the season.
 MT. and Mrs. c. M. Needham and MT. and Mrs. C. S. Fuller attended church in Monson last Sabbath. A Pointed Question.
 The great question whether the use of forks is understood iD Chicago hay ing been happily settled in Paris, it may be asked i'll seriousness whether forks are not too much used in Chicago and everywhere else. Not that any body wants to use the knife for conveying food to the mouth, but might not the teaspoon as a part of the dinner equip 1 ment bo a little mere prominent?
 People of breeding train their chil dren to eat peas, for instance. with g fork, tabooing the spoon for no apparent reason other than that its use would simplify and facilitate the operation On the same principle they ought to cal their peas with chopsticks, as China man could easily do. So with certain kinds of pie and pastry. The relish is marred by the loss of juices too thin f., the fork to carry. Yet the man who values his social reputation must not ask for a spoon.
 The proper use of the silver fork might be better understood if it were regarded as modified shovel with linn itations imposed by its slits. For solids it is an excellent shovel. For liquids if is naturally failure. The countryman who on his first visit to a city hotel asked the water for a spoon with nc slits in it was no legitimate subject ot ridicule He was an impartial critic, being without the prejudice of habit ol tradition. Mail.