The Press., 1898-04-07

T Tuesday morning when Clayton Hanks went to feed his horse, which he kept in 1 the Richardson barn he found 1t dead. The horse was good one and was in it's usual 1 condition Monday.
 Health Officer Chas. c. Essex received
 word Tuesday to send gallon of water from the school house we'll to the state
 board of health to be analysed. There were also a number of questions to be answered relating to the well. The new village is one of the prettiest section of tenement houses around in this part of the state. However there is one thing which troubles us greatly. Before each house there are two granite stones sticking about foot out of the ground | for the purpose of supporting verandas which are to be put up in the future. These stones are handy for just one thing. It is a good place to give your chin good l crack. Recently your correspondent was walking througe the village late on 8 dark night and came across a man who was rubbing his chin vigorously and ver- bally condemning those stones to the in- fernal regions.
 The South Willington Literary society
 
 ing. John Starkweather was present with hisgraphophone and gave pleasing enter tainment. The debate was on the ques- tion Resolved that the single tax theory l is the correct method of taxtation. Affirm son; negative. c. Fl. Brown and w. Fl. Hall. The judges decided in favor of the negative. The next meeting will be held Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. Johnathan Potter, the mother of age Monday. She walked from her home to this village,a distance of eight miles, to visit her daughter here, as is her custom every birthday. There was large crowd at Frank Wadsworth's auction Wednesday. The prices paid were xery low, especially for the horses. Fred McFarlaue of Williman- tic was the auctioneer. The farm was sold to W. H. Hall for $10 above the was the only other bidder offering $5, above, the mortgage and interest. sOMERs.
 The high school closed this week for vacation. .
 Rev. Mir Price of New Haven, occupied the pulpit Sunday.
 Miss Edith Hurlburt is home from Smith college for the Easter vacation. Ernest s. Fuller returned to Monson academy Wednesday, having spent 8 weeks vacation at his home in town.
 Chas. Edson of Putnam was the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. J.. Slayton, over last Sabbath ~. .,-.
 Ned Gardner and Miss Helen Hamilton of Springfield, visited friends in town last Sabbath.
 The pupils of the Industrial home for the Blind. Hartford, Conn.,, will give an entertainment and exhibition at town hall, Thursday evening. April 14th A feature of the programme will be .'the triumph of invention over crime-state vs Schwartze' mock trial in which young blind people will appear in all the leading parts. The Ladies' Aid society meetW ednesday afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Gager. Social for the young pe"ple in the evening. The Bush farm in North Somers was sold at auction Tuesday, to James Delan- ey for S53O. ...- Miss Hannah Newton, 72, died at the old Newton homestead last Thursday of typhoid fever, after an illness of two months. Miss Newton has been a resident of this town for many years. Three | brothers survive her Dr. C. B. Newton of Stafford Sprines, Samuel Newton of Trenton. Mo-, and Dr. Davis Newton of Woodbridge, Cal. The funeral was held ka, ,1p%.a Cot | and the interment was in the west cem- | etery.
 Paul Ricketts, oldest son of Rev. c. H. who has been very i'll with pneumonia, is convalescent.
 Henry Green has moved into the Lucius s. Fuller house.
 Burt L. Waldo has moved his family to Mapping, where he has position. John Fosket, who recently sold his place near West Willingten to Ernest M. GOodell, has bought the place owned by Benjamin Green, which he expects to oc- cupy soon.
 Miss Katharine M. Agard is at home for 8 two weeks vacation from Mount Holyoke college.
 Raymond A. Fuller of Worcester Mass, Is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. l.. $. Fuller. ..>. Ammi P. Whiton of Westfield. Mass, spent Sunday at Calvin Whiton's. He | sang "Palm Branches" as a tenor solo | very acceptably at the Congregational | church Sunday morning He also sang two selections at the Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday evening. Mrs. Dwight H. Webster is suffering with rheumatism of the eyes. Michael Rieaskey, who lived on Grants Hill, died quite suddenly Tuesday morn- ing. He was taken i'll Sunday afternoon and Dr. Simmons was called Monday morning, when he was beyond help. Being unable to decide the cause of death de- | fnitely, Dr. Simmons assisted by Drs. Flynt and Gilnack of Rockville perform Led post morten examination Tuesday afternoon.
 Rev. A. H. Post is at Clinton, N Y, for two weeks. Rev. Howard H. Pope of New Haven n,representative of the Home Missionary society of Connecticut, will occupy the pulpit of the Congregational church next Sunday morning. The Endeavor society will hold social at Calvin Whiton's on Friday evening. All will be welcome. The Farmers institute which was held in the town hall Saturday was quite largely attended and proved very interest," | ing. The morning session was opened by Hon.. Edward E. Fuller, who presided | and gave the address of welcome: and then called upon Prof. c. s. Phelps of Ssorrs college, who gave some practical ideas of Forage crops" After colla- tion furnished by the Holland grange the afternoon session was called together by l the nreaidinQ officer Mrs. Loren MI ReAd