The Press., 1898-04-14
During the storm of last week, a DOT

During the storm of last week, a DOT ton of the run belonging to the Ice works of w. R. Perry at this place was blown down. It was all of wood and on side hill, so it blew over quite easily. A new one will soon be erected.
 J. w. Harrison holds the honors for having taken the first header of the sea- son on a wheel. Last Friday night, as MT. Harrison was riding quite fast down the depot road to test 8 new automatic brake which he had attached to his wheel, his front wheel struck rolling stone and turned around at right angle. This threw MT. Harrison right over the handle bars, and he slid about twenty-fiv feet on the front side of his wheel. The front wheel of his machine Is a total wreck, but MT. H. is all right.
 The following is taken from the Nor wich Courier: IA hen belonging to AL bert Prince of East Boston laid an egg the other day that was inches in length, 6t inches in circumference, weighing 4 ounces, containing two yolks, and in all ways perfect" We can beat that. Mrs. Marlin Knight has hen which laid an | egg recently that measured S4 inches in | length, & inches in circumference and weighed Al ounces. and was in all ways perfect. Willsngton is ahead.
 The literary meeting Tuesday evening | was one of the most interesting yet held There were a number of readings from | Hawthorne. Misses Ida Hall and Jennie Essex sang duet, and a solo was sung l by Miss Farwell of Mansfield. Both of these songs were much enjoyed. Miss | Bertha Young recited humorous recita- tion, entitled Mice at Play" The de- bate was on the question, Resolved, that thought is more mighty than force" Ali frmative, George O. Richardson and John l Wadsworth; negative, Rev. c. H. Brown and Leo Korper. The judges decided in favor of the negative.
 MANSFIELD.
 l Professor C.L. Beach and wife of Storrs college are the happy parents of a little daughter born Thursday morning the nh. | Victor E. Lucchini of Meriden, a grad uate of the '97 class at Storrs college ex- poets to take trip to the Klondike gold
 fields. He expects to start next Friday l Mrs. Wm. Cummings died at the home of her son, c. G. Cummings, at Hanks Hill, Saturday, at the age of over four score years. Mrs. Cummings was the daughter of Trad and Lavina Storrs, who died at their home many years ago on | Spring Hill. Mrs. Cummings descended from the early settlers of the town. She was highly respected all through her long useful life, and it may be truly said that the world was better for her good exam pie. She leaves one son, who resides on l thesold homestead at Hanks Hill. | The usual spring changes of residences have taken place, and several farms have been sold. Wm. V. Brill, from the town of Beekman, Duchess Co.,, N. Y, has purchased dairy farm at Mount Hope of 500 acres, one of the best stock farms in town, and moved on to it last week. He | brought a carload of stock with him, and
 has begun farming in good earnest. Clifton Wright has purchased Darwin Reade's farm at Wormwood Hill, and taken possession. George w. Vinton has purchased two farms near Spring
 Hill, presumably for an investment. The
 thread mill at the Hollow, it is said has passed into the hands of the purchasers
 of the Willimantic thread mills, and re-
 port has it tn 1t the manufacture of thread
 will be discontinued at that mill. Wm. Reynolds has sold his cottage house al
 Mount Hope to George Copeland. Gurleyville.
 George D1mOck has been reShingline
 his house.
 T Miss Josie Amidon is with her sister
 Mrs. Charles 0. Cummings.
 I School in district No. IA, began Mon
 day with Miss May Thompson as teacher
 Professor Wilbur Cross of Yale college
 made a short visit at his sisters, Mrs
 George Dimork's, recently.
 Edwin H. Griggs, who has been drivin, team in this vicinity for William Ingall
 of Abingdon, returned to his home il Elliot last week.
 Rev. B. F. Raynor went Monday after
 noon to attend the Methodist conference
 which is held at Attleboro, Mass. Mrs
 Raynor is visiting her relatives in Hart
 ford.
 Mrs. Alice S. Cummings died at he home at Hanks Hill last Saturday morn
 ing. For the past few years her mind has been weak but she had been in her usua good health until last Wednesday morn ing, when she was stricken with paralysis
 Her husband died few years ago She
 lived with her only son and was woman
 that was much respected. and had large
 circle of friends. The funeral was held
 at her home Monday afternoon at o'clock Rev. Leonard Smith of Spring Hill off ii , ated. Interment was in the Spring Hil , cemetery. She was eighty years of az, and leaves son and two grand sons. SOMERS.