The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-08-18

j, &c. Richardson is improving his prem
+ Uses by grading, etc.
{ Mrs. Angie Dave Is spending the weel
> Is Springfield, Mass.
} There WAS a pleasant lawn party a
} John F. Whitford's Tuesday.
{ The local grange was represented a
the meeting at Snipslc Monday.
The centre school, E. G. Richardson
teacher, will begin Monday, Goth inst.
The Osbornes' front yard is greatly Inn.
proved by freshly gravelled walks, etc.
! You have to use your lawn mowers ev.
cry fifteen minutes this kind of weather.
Pastor Brown has concluded to post.
pone his annual summer vacation this
season.
This kind of weather portends potato
rot. It is indeed dlscouraging to the
farmer.
1t Is expected that Miss Nellie P. Nor
rison will return to the Hill on her new
wheel tomorrow or the next day.
Mrs. ]. ]. narrower returns to Wash
ington, ID. g., tomorrow. Mr.. Narrower
is an old soldier, having enlisted from
this state In the civil war.
Nothing has been heard from Clarence
Preston since July IL. Presumably he Is
still in Porto Rico, but whether we'll or
not his friends do not know.
Rev. 3. w. Clarke will supply the pull
pit Of thew estford Congregational church
next Sunday morning. At 4.3O p. m. he
will preach at the grove meeting.
The meeting of the local w. G. T. U.
was held In South wellington last Satur-
day, instead of the third Saturday of the
month. on account of the excursion.
Hartford and Springfield papers speak
of the desirability of hotel on the Hill
for summer boarders. But how about
such hotel wiggling through the win
ter?
The local q. A. r. post and the w. r.
G. have been invited to join Chaplin G.
A. r. post in an all day basket picnic at
Warrenvllle Wednesday, oath inst. Some
members are going to accept the kind In
vitation.
Mrs. N. L. Graves and children, Her
bert, Mable, Clifford, Helen, and Master
Walter Cooper of Boston, are occupying
the Snow place on the Hill for the sea-
son. Mrs. Graves is the sister of Mrs.
F. w. Pratt.
"Why don't you speak in The Press of
the horrible condition of our roads You
JTG6d to ?" Guess not. The Quilted road
from the Hill to the railroad station, a
section of highway having the most trav-
81 In town, speaks for itself.
A monument, perhaps the finest in the
old cemetery, has been recently placed
over the remains of the late Horace Holt
and wife. By the way-"This Is sight
to behold y" said visitor the other day,
while endeavoring to make Roadway
through the bushes, briars and rank wire
grass of the cemetery. "Get out man.
damus and compel the selectmen to see
to this piece of town property. Indeed,
it Is shameful neglect"
There will be q Volunteer Social" un-
der the auspices of the Y. P. s. G. E., at
the town hall next Tuesday evening,
weather. permitting. The money gained
for adj kission-1O cents for adults, 8 cents
for CHI dren-w go toward buying hymn
books. An attractive musical and liter
airy Program Is in preparation, and a
pleasant and interesting evening la antic-
ipated. Now all willing to assist in the
entertainment will please volunteer"
Mrs. Preston and the Misses Bronson and
Lyon are the committee.
Among the guests In town are Mrs. j.
j. Narrower and daughter at G. A. Cos
groves; Miss Kelley and Mr.. Marthens
at Henry COoper's; Mrs. Maud Macfar.
lane at s. p. MOrrison's; III. G.. Preston
of Williamstown and his son, Fred M,
paymaster and bOok-keeper for Mcguire
Il Penniman, Providence, R. l., at Chas.
L. Preston's; L. B. Price, son and Mrs.
Essex of Tolland at J. g. Ryder's Miss
Jennie Lord of Asbury Park, N. j., at
Rev. Charles Fl. Browns; Wallace Pres
ton, Miss Gertrude Green and Bertha
Young Of Willimantic at Lucius Pres
toms; Jennie Golding and Jennie May
OVAUl nA D. ID OdE
The following obituary from Mondays
Springfield Republican will interest the
older readers of The Press 10 this and
other localities:
Word was received Saturday of the
death Of Miss Ann Merrick at MinneapO-
lis, Mimi, the 18th. Miss Merrick spent
30 years of her life in Holyoke, leaving
the city to live with her brother, John, at
Minneapolis in 1896. She was the daugh-
ter OF Col. Joseph Merrick of Wellington,
and the sister of the late Timothy Mer-
rick of HolyOke. Besides John, one 9TH
or brother, Rev. s. d. Merrick, of Ad-
Olson, Il. Y, survives her. She always
made her home with her brother John,
and when he went west accompanied him.
For the 30 years that she lived in HOl-
yoke she was a member of the First Bap-
Clst church, and the pastor, Rev. DIR. A.
N. Wilcox, will oficiate at the funeral,
which will be held tomorrow afternoon
at $50 o'clock, at the residence of Mrs.
Timothy Merrick In Elmwood. A spec
ial invitation Is extended to her old friends
to attend the funeral. The burial will be
In the Forestdale cemetery.
South wellington Correspondence.
Miss Edyth Scott is spending the week
visiting friends in Providence
Miss A. Clair Morrison Of Willimantlc
spent Sunday at W. H. Halls.
Origin Hall attended the veterans re-
union in Willimantic Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Morrison has purchased
new Eagle bicycle of j. w. Harrison.
MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Holman of Bridge
port have been visiting at w. 81. Halls.
Miss Lille Whiting has been spending
short vacation with relatives in Bloom
field.
Mr.. Aldrich, who has been In the Nor
witch hospital for some weeks, Is now
with his friends.
At the semi-annual election of officers
Of the V D & ~ u bo1a .oou.1Alr Az