The Press., 1898-01-06

improvements on his estate, near the sta- ton, and a gang of men are building walls and grading the grounds and highway in front of the site where new barn will be built in the spring to replace the one burned in the summer. Just over the line in West Ashford Henry Woodland has completed the largest and finest farm house and barn in this part of the state-
 From another correspondent.l
 A sociable will be held with Mrs. 0. H. Hobby and Mrs. Charles Thresher at their home next Tuesday evening. Sup- per as usual. One table will be "in ye olden style of our grandmother's days" |" The tempting viands on that table will be as "in ye olden times" A short en- tertainment will be given. All are in- vited.
 South Wilmington Correspondence.
 There was but short service in the hall Sunday, owing to the difficulty in getting the hall heated. The annual election of officers of the Sunday school will be held next Sunday, and all the members are requested to be present.
 A large number from this place attend ed the New Years festival on the Hill last Saturday evening. The company's big sled and three horses, with Ben Cross as driver. took up a load and all enjoyed themselves.
 The sleighing in this vicinity is very good now, and great many have been sleighing party, and it is possible that there may be one before this snow goes. Among the new sleighs which are out we note those of Selectman Korper, Austin Rowland and George Nichols.
 The annual Masonic ball will be held in Hillside Hall, Friday evening, January 7th. About 300 invitations have been sent out and good crowd is expected. The management intend to make this the best of the season. Fay's orchestra of Rockville will furnish music, and Prof David Bissett of Stafford will prompt The dancing tickets are $1. Supper will be served to all who wish at 75 cents per couple. Grand march at o'clock.
 Smith & Blancha1d's comedians gave & very pleasing entertainment in the hall last Thursday evening. The hall was we'll filled, and the entertainment lasted the advertised time-two and one-half hours. Friday evening the audience was small, and the entertainment was accord ingly small. The company had adver- tised to give an entertainment and dance in the town hall at Holland Saturday evening, but as only six people put in an appearance, the management refused to give the show.
 The next meeting of the South Willing ton Literary and Debating Society will be held in the hall Tuesday evening, Jan. 11th. This is expected to be very in- teresting meeting, and all are invited to be present. The election of officers for the following year will take place. The debate will be on the question -"Re- solved, That Pluck Is Better Than Luck '" Affirmative, Arthur l.. Spicer and John Wadsworth; negative, Everett c. Rich ardson and Leo A. Korper.
 The many friends of Mrs. Lulu Champ lin Cook in this place were greatly shock ed to hear of her sudden death in Idaho Springs, Col, last week. Mrs. Cook was born in Willington, and spent the early part of her life here. The following is taken from the Hartford Times:
 This community was shocked when the marriage and death notices of Lulu Grace Champlin were published simultaneously on Saturday. Her marriage took place in New York City on October 23, 1897 r. Il Col, last Wednesday. Miss Champlin was 20 years old. great favorite in Nor wich, and no girl of the younger social set was more vivacious or fascinating or had prettier figure or face. She was a member of the leading Baptist church, and an active worker among the church charities. Her father, John R. Champ lin, widely known as a manufacturer, died two years ago, leaving a valuable estate Miss Champlin's share amounted to $100, 00O Miss Champlin left Norwich with her mother last June, and spent the sum- mer at the family cottage in Eastern Point. At the end of the summer season Mrs. Champlin and her daughter did not return to the old homestead in Norwich, but went to New York City. Rumors of Miss Champlin's poor health reached her friends in Norwich, and later it was said that Mrs. Champlin and daughter had left New York to spend the winter in the west. Early in October Mrs. Champliu summoned G. F. Moves, her son-in-law who has charge of the Champlin estate, to New York, and after MT. Moves re. turn to Norwich he had several intervieEs with Adin Phillips Cook, a clerk in one of the Norwich savings banks, who went with Mir. Moves to New York the next day. Rev. D. H. Herr, D. D., also left here for New York, and quiet wedding was held there, the bride and bridegroom ceremony. The bride was hurried away to the west by her mother. MT. Cook returned to Norwich and entered into so. cial life this seasJn, and until a short time ago no one here except MT. Moves and Dr. Herr knew of his marriage. A telegram announcing the serious illness of Mrs. Cook and summoning MT. Moves and MT. Cook was received q week ago last Monday. Another telegram received in Norwich announced Mrs. Cooks death giving the cause as heart failure. At tho Champlin home Mrs. Moves refuses te see her most intimate friends. The fam lily maintain the greatest secrecy. Tht body will be inferred in Idaho Springs old Dr. Sweet and Assistant in Stafford Springs.
 The tour throughout the state of thii strangely gifted natural healer, attended by distinguished members of the staff con nected with Dr. Sweets famous sanita rum, Springfield, Mass, forms a notable event in the medical annals of this sec tion of our state. The only opportunit, ever offered invalids in this section tS consult him. Scores turned away unabl, to reach him. To provide for the throng
 numbered tickets admitting to free exam ination can be secured at office of hotel Never before has so deep and far-reach
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