The Press., 1898-04-07

II NelIle 4. morrison spent SUNDAY WIFE
friends In Willimantic.
Ii The Cong'l social was held last Tues.
day evening, in spite of the rain.
Alasl what change has come over
the prospects Of our early garden sauce!
Grange meeting tomorrow night. The
Cuban question win come up for discus.
sion.
This evening the Baptist weekly prayer
meeting will take the form Of Fast day
observance. 81 y
a. III. EIdridge came within an ace OF
breaking his leg Saturday, and is still
lame and sore
Deputy Sheriff Price, with his son and
his hcusekeeper, Mrs. Essex, of Tolland,
was in town Sunday.
s. p. Morrison, for. many years . ma
feminist for q. Hall q Co., is to take a va
cation at his farm on the Hill to recuper-
ate his health, which has not, been good
of late..
Miss Bertha @. Young, Mrs. L. Pres
toms granddaughter, entered the training
school Of the city hospital, Orange, MI
April 1st, to fit herself for a; nurse. Her
friends wish her health and success.
| Letters uncalled for In post-ofice April
7th: James P. Shaw-care W. Wilson,
Margaret Doyle, Frank Johnson-2, Mrs.
r. B. Wilson. Walter Smith,, J. A..
south0orth. ~. Fl. Whlpple, Isaac Gibbs.
April in March is very well
If only it would stay;
But March In April holds the "beast''
Until the first of May:
We think we'd rather take the spring
In the good old-fashloned way.
w. o. Parmenter, farmer for w. D.
Holman the past year, has bought farm
In Colchester, and. with his family, has
removed thither. Warren, of Coventry,
nephew of DIR. Jacobs, has taken his
place.
The following batch of items for last
weeks paper was duly dispatched to the
post Office at West Wellington last week
Wednesday, but for some reason it seems
the letter did not reach The Press office
till too late for publication
. John Whitfcrd' is setting out 1000
ipeach trees this season.
|. The Baptist church have sent $15 to
helpfelfeVe- the starving Cubans.
The indications In this vicinity are that
fruit Of all kinds will be abundant this
The Cong'l ladies' social passed off
pleasantly Tuesday, altho' the threatening
rain kept many away.
T. B. Carpenters health remains about
the same. He is, as yet, confined to his
room most of the time.
5Dandelions, as greens, are especially
toothsome this spring: But Its no little
job to pick, sort and cleanse mess.
"A cambria birthday tea party was re-
Gently given to little Dorothy Pierce.
Her eldest sister, Edna, and Ray Robbins
poured.
Rev. Truman johnson, M. D., of Prov
idence, was In town Tuesday, present at
the interment of his aunt, Mrs. Orlsn
Glazlar. AZ.
The trout law, as it stands now is, In
short, you can fish between April and
June 10. This don't apply to owners of
enclosed waters"
Chas S.. Amtdon has bought of the Otis
Woodward estate the farm at the Hollow
lately owned by L. D. Ide, intending to
occupy the premises as his future home.
a surprise party Was given to- Miss
Emma Robbins Saturday night, there be-
ing in attendance Mrs. Pierce and chill
dren, Mrs, James Carpenter, Daisy Dim
roek, Lena and Lizzie Whitford, Annie
and Mamie Eldridge, Ethel Bronson; al
so, j. j. Himmelar and sons, Benz. Ben
ton, Eddie Carpenter, Charlie EldTidge,
d. Y. Moore.
Sophronfa M. Johnson, widow of the
late Drlan 7lazler, native, and for many
Years highly esteemed resident Of this
town. died in Hartford at the home of
her son, Elisha j., Friday evening. March
25th, at the age of a. She was the sur
vivor of eleven children Of Abel and De-
borah Preston johnson. She had suffer
ed for some months from maladies of a
complicated nature. We extract the fol-
lowing from an obituary in Mondays
Courant:
Wethersfeld, former warden Of the Conn.
state prison. manufactured the first linen thread
made In this country, and was the pioneer in
the M1ll1manttc Linen Company, later going
to the American Thread Company OF Holyoke,
Of which he was president at the time of his
death. Mrs. Glaciers husband was q graduate
OF Amherst college, and was for time principal
Of the Ellington high school, Mrs. Glazler was
a diligent reader OF the daily papers, and took a
lively interest in current events OF the day. She
was woman of strong character and firm con-
Etctt0ns, devoted mother and Christian, with
an answering faith in her Creator; always
seeking consolation in divine Providence amid
the trials OF life Mrs. Glazier was member OF
the AsN lum avenue Baptist church, and was an
aftfge EFOFkef in the Wtlltmant1c Baptist church
for many years, where she formerly resided.
She leaves three SONS, E.: hudson Glazter. the
real estate broker; Elisha J. GlaZieF, with whom
she had lived for some years past, and Hubbel
L. GLACIER OF Glastonbury One son, Lieut.. o.
Durand, who was wounded at Cold Harbor in
the war OF the rebellion, died some eleven years
ago.
The burial took place in the old cemetery
here Tuesday afternoon. Her immediate
relatives in this vicinity area niece,
Mrs. Grace Huntington; Legrand John
Fson, F. W. Pratt, M. Monroe johnson,
DIR. F. M. johnson, nephews. So, one
by one, the old native families are gath
cred to their fathers.
South WillfngtOn Correspondence.
Mrs. Oliver Potter is quite sick with
tuberculosis.
The service Of communion was held in
the hall Sunday.
Joe Calvin from Hartford has been
visiting at Gilbert Spicer's.s
Mics Hester Hail has been home from
storEs for short vacation.
Chas. Smith from Yantic recently pass
ed few days at Mrs. Fannie Scott's.
1t is reported that the wheel will not
run Friday and Saturday owing to Fast
Day.
A number are planning to attend 1.-THE
Isle of Champagne at Willimantic to-
night.
viii Shaffer passed the examination
and entered the navy. He Ia at present