The Press., 1898-07-28
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(the days. this time.
y. t. Morrison has bought the Bowers
place, now occupied by Geo. Lyon, of E
B. Tyler of Meriden.
w. L. Scott, wife, daughter and son, O.
Springfield, Mass, are at Rev. s. w
Clark's for their summer vacation.
A New York paper suggests that al
the present time members Of base bal
clubs be directed to near by recruiting
stations.
Henry Fisher was again elected district
(Hollow) school committee. Mrs. Dave
will probably take the school for the COM
ing year.
There was slim local attendance on
the services at both churches last Sun
day, which made the presence of summer
visitors more conspicuous.
Dea. E. B. Taylor of Meriden was in
town again this week to look over the
wood land connected with his farm, which
George Lyon now occupies.
Mrs. Geo. E. Sparrow suffered one
of her most alarming attacks Monday,
her physician and her family being called
in haste. At this writing she is more
comfortable.
Clayton Morse is teacher Of a Bible
class of some fifty men, including Yale
professors and students, in the Sunday
school Of the Calvary Baptist church,
New Haven. He and his family returned
with Mrs. Osborne.
Lon Roswell's dances are now back
numbers. The platform has been re-
moved from Mountain Grove" and the
organ, violins and the prompter's voice
are no longer heard therein. It was i'm
possible to procure special officers to pre-
serve order, for one thing
Mrs. Davis Baker, long an estimable
resident of this town, she and her late
husband occupying the old Leonard Holt
place at the Hollow nearly forty years,
died at the home of her son-in-law, Geo.
Pierson, Tolland side, Sunday. The fu-
neral was held there Tuesday, Rev. j. @.
Adams, Tolland, officiating.
The Y. P. s. G. E. meeting Sunday
evening at the Baptist conference room
was led by Rev. Mr.. Clark's son-in-law,
w. L. Scott, and was of unusual interest.
There were friends present from Pennsyl-
vania, New York, Massachusetts, New
Haven and Stafford. Our summer is
evidently not of the stamp that the little
girl had in mind when in her evening
prayer she said, 'Good bye, God, I'm 60
ing into the country tomorrow"
Gilbert Ide, for many years respected
citizen of this town, died last Monday
morning. Coming from Ashford, he
bought the Horace Bicknell farm, sue
cessfully carrying it on until he sold out
some five years ago, buying and removing
to the John Heath place at the Hollow,
extensively repairing and improving the
premises. The funeral is to-day, we hear,
burial being in the new cemetery. Mr..
Ide was one of those old-fashioned sort
of folks whose "word was as good as his
note"
South Wellington Correspondence.
Ice cream freezers are at a premium.
W. E. Battye is taking vacation of a
few days at Mantle.
Mrs Ellen Blair of Stafford is working
for William Brownlee.
The store wagon has been through the
repairer's hands, and is now in A condi-
ton.
The Misses Hodsdon of Boston, Mass,
have been visiting at Charles McFarlane's
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowen Of South
Manchester have been visiting at Gardl-
ner Halls.
Miss Charlotte Brigham has purchased
a horse and carriage of George l.. Young
of Rockville.
John Walbridge peddled the first ap-
pies of the season in this village last
Monday. They were red astrachans, and
very good.
The company has gang of men grad
ing in front of ]. w. Harrison's residence,
and Mr.. Harrison will soon have large
front yard.
George Bracket has sold his silent
steed to Arthur Spicer, who contemplates
In the near future to go on the track. He
has already acquired ''that track bend"
J. w. Harrison, Joseph Kingsbury and
Leo Korper took long trip on their
wheels Sunday. They visited three cities
: Springfield, Holyoke and Chicopee
Falls.
A very pleasant surprise party was
held at Levi Bonds Wednesday evening.
Ice cream and cake were served, and
Mrs. Bond entertained the company In a
pleasing manner.
The Rockville Journal of last week
contained an elaborate account of the
Rockville-South Wellington ball game. |
But the writer must have been very Inn
aginative, fol the full score is away off.
The boys from Stafford Springs, who
played ball here last Saturday, were gen.
tlemen in the true sense of the word. |
'The chew-the-rag work" was not preva-
lent We will be glad to see them here
again.
The South Willingtons defeated the
St. Edwards team in game of ball last
by score of IS to 4. The
game was slow and uninteresting, the
only feature being the catching of Sulli-
van of the local team.
The Junior League Stars of Whitman
lie will cross bats for the second time this
season with the South wellington ball
cam, next Saturday, on Plnney lot.
Came called at $780, There should be a
rood attendance, as this is sure to be a
rood game.
A few South Wellington people sub
icribed for the new three per cent govern
nent bonds, remittiDg the amount by
postal money orders, which made 1t quite
'usy for Postmaster Harrison with his
money order account, which amounted to