The Press., 1897-11-11
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Albert Sharp called on old friends In town recently.
 Mrs. Celenda Waldo returned to Hart ford yesterday. Baptist annual society meeting Satur- day evening, 18th inst, at 7.30.
 Miss Jennie Church has taken the place of Mrs. James Carpenter as housekeeper for Chas. H. Ryder.
 If time permits, the postponed subjects for lecturers hour at the grange meeting tomorrow night will be discussed.
 Grange meeting tomorrow evening, 18th inst As announced last week, in- spection by the deputy will take place.
 The dances at Knowlton's hall, West Ashford, do not decline in popularity. There is quite a number of patrons in this vicinity.
 See advertisement of sale of household effects belonging to the late Mrs. E. P. Taylor. AS yet there has been no definite sale of the homestead. L. W. Holt has. placed new windows in his house. The displaced ones have been utilized by Charles Amidon in his enlarged DlackSmltn SnOp. The wedding cards of l.. D. Golding and bride, nee Emma l.. Brown, announce that she will be at home at Livermore, N. H., after Jan. 1st next. A. s. Pierce is still repairing his dwell ing house on the Hill. Eventually, when his plans shall have been completed, the premises will prevent fine appearance. | L. Preston and 0. T. Preston have been appointed by the judge of probate appraisers of the estate of the late Mrs. l E. P. Taylor. L. Johnson is executor under the will.
 The minutes of the last meeting of the l Ashford Baptist Association are at hand. It appears that the amount of money raised for all purposes the past year by | the local church was $975. 34 1 These days are the time for predicting whether the approaching winter is to be a cold one or not. The weightiest con- sensus of opinion in this and other neigh boring localities is that the winter will be mild one. We shall see.
 A little son of Mrs. Collonder of Will lington fell under the wheels of loaded wagon yesterday, breaking and splinter ing the bones of the left leg between ankle and knee. Same boy had fracture of col lar bone last spring. He was attended by Dr. c. B. Newton. South Wilmington Correspondence. The cat owl caught last week by Leslie Korper and Harry Shaffer is offrred for sale.
 The company is building blacksmith shop and also an ash house across the brook in the village. Particulars will be given next week.
 1 MT. and Mrs. Albert Hall startrd Tues day for Colorodo. They intend to stop in New York a few days and visit their daughter, Mrs. Charles Van Dyke Peek
 There was magic-lantern exhibition given at George o. Richardson's lst Fri day night. Five cents admission was charged, and the returns, nting to 95 cents, went towards the expenses.
 Twenty eight rats were caught in one large trap in the company's horse barn last Sunday night. They were all large and fat, and locked as if they had been living we'll. How's this for 8 record?
 Monday evening there was an old-fash toned candy pull and general good time at Mrs. Scott's. Misses Edith Scott ane Lena Korper acted as hostesses, and dic their parts we'll. Games followed tn, candy pulling.
 The first meeting of the South Willing ton literary and debating society for this season will be held in the hall next Mon day evening at 7.30. The off1cers.will be elected and a plan of work arranged. A musical program has been arranged. All are invited.
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 Rev. G. l.. Edwards of Colchester, oc cupied the pulpit at the Congregational church last Sabbath.
 The first of series of prayer meetings will be held tomorrow night at the house of s. Stowell, at 6.30.
 UNION.
 Mrs. John Belcher and son spent the Sabbath with L. M. Reed.
 Mrs. Clara Whitney sp,nt last week with her aunt in Springfield.
 Miss Edith Dodge of Woodstock is visit ing her sister, Mrs. Chas Scranton
 R. B. Horton aud family visited his brother, Wm. H. Horton at Monson las week.
 Mrs. Robert Noble of Brooklyn spent last week with her sister, Miss Jennie Hopkinson.
 s. J. Aldrich and Albert Slade have re turned from the Maine woods, where they had good success hunting. They killed one bear, besides thelr allowance of deer and much small game including one sable and the venison which they brought home and distributed among their friends wa. much enjoyed, as we'll as their exciting stories of bear and deer hunting.
 Rock Meadow.
 Charles Webster has been on the sicl list, but is now able to be out again.
 Mrs. F. H. Ballou is visiting this weel with her daughter, Mrs. H. A. Bosworth in Chaffeeville.
 MT. and Mrs. F. H. Ballou visited { few days last week in the home of Geo w. Rider, in Rockville.
 Miss Lunette Strickland closed he school for week on account of being sick with bad cold and sore throat TOLLAND.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. held a social ant entertainment in the parlors of the Con