The Press., 1898-08-18

the South Willingtons. The Stars, with Murdock in the box, had a good strong team, and for the first few innings it looked as If it would be a tight game. But in the fifth inning Muidock got angry because one of his players made an error and he did the baby trick, that is he re- fused to play any more. The Stars then put Nichols in the box, and the game was 8 cinch for the South Willingtons. The batteries were: South Willington, Prue and Sullivan; League Stars, Murdock, Nichols and billion. The score:
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 Mrs. Mai Williams of Rhode Island Is at her mothers, Mrs. Brown.
 Fred Avery of the regular army was in town last week on furlough.
 Mrs Clarence Hungerford of New Jer- sey is visiting at Wm. Agard's.
 Mrs. Hubbel of Bridgeport, who has been boarding at Mrs. Wright's, left for home on Monday.
 Mrs. Edward Bryan and two children of Westfieid, Mass, are visiting at her mothers, Mrs. Cole.
 Irving Fiske, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who Potters, has returned home.
 Mrs. Charles Lathrop of Utica, N. l., who has been boarding at the Webster house, left on Monday for home.
 Mrs. Ely Benton and her son, Arthur, have moved from Willington to Holland, occupying part of John Rounds house.
 The funeral of James Charter took place on the 9th inst. MT. Charter has been sick for several months of compli- cation of diseases, and has been 8 great sufferer.
 Cornelius Farmer of Rockville and his | twin sister, Cornelia, of Hartford, were in town on Monday, calling on old ac- qualntances. They are a well-preserved couple of eighty years of age.
 Only about 35 of the Methodist church people went on a picnic to South Coven- try on Friday, owing to the threatening weather. The Sunday school is to make another effort this week, on Thursday, al the same place, Clark's grove. Those that went last week report good time.
 There will be 0. E. and church social on Friday evening, the 18th, in the par lors of the Congregational church, wher ice cream and cake will be on sale, th' proceeds to go towards purchasing silver ware for the use of the church. All are cordially invited.
 There was & very quiet wedding at tn
 home of Rev. J. Q. Adams on Thursday the 11th inst, when his daughter, Mary was married to MT. Grafton, a gradual
 of Wesleyan college, class of '9s. The will make their home in Pennsylvania
 where they are both engaged as teacher
 in the same institution. FLORA.
 Base Ball at Crystal Lake.
 Hansen and his band of braves went t.
 Crystal Lake on Monday, Aug. 18th, ex pecting to capture Bowler's camp. It seems that on 8 former occasion there was a war between these two tribes with the odds slightly in favor of tn Crystals, owing to the fact that some c Hollands best warriors were absent That former contest was so nearly eve in results, however, that no one suppose it to be decisive, and an outbreak of hos tilities was expected at any moment. The war cry was sounded again Mor day, but, alas for the Tollandsl they fe into an ambuscade. It seems that Chic
 Bowler was expecting an attack, and cal cd in to his aid the greatest muck-a-muck 3 of all the surf ounding tribes.
 ] All painted and feathered for the fgh
 they came in from Stafford and Rockvill and other neighboring camps, the yer f flower and pick of them all, and the fin ? plan was evidently that the Crystal Lax t warriors with their squaws should stan = back out of danger and become simpl 7 spectators, while the rest of the old an - experienced braves out of many camI l. should unite in an attack upon the Tor and defenseless Hollands. Subsequent. D oneor two of the Crystals concluded l. take hand in the fight.
 '- To make the matter still worse, Chi i. Bowler had secured the services of a hes !, big medicine man Tooth -yanker Hum ,. hire by name (pronounce last name vii '- the h's silent)-who did call upon all u 2 spirits of the living and dead to sore
 vex the Hollands. He was in the thicl
 est of the battle, and when the forces k the united tribes could not quite kill
 Holland brave, did himself administer c 'noxious and rank medicine, called d
 cision. With this he did not fail to COT plete the killing.
 At the very beginning, when the fac a of this great combination of tribes b
 came known, there were many among tl |, wise men of Chief Hansen's army who 8
 vised a quick return to the home can Q without any attempt to meet the enem but with reckless bravery the Tollan
 at last advanced. The first onslaught the united force was terrific, and the Tt lands seemed for little while about
 be exterminated, but, strange to relat ,s after that first wavering the Tollan 70 more than stood their ground. Tn
 fought against great odds with such wo a derful bravery that Chief Bowler himst :, became filled with admiration for the ', courage, and. after the flag of truce W
 waved, spread great feast for bo armies, and himself waited upon Chi
 Hansen and his men. A SUBsoRIBKT
 & - = - - .sssE es UNION.
 Id Miss Maud Miller Of Grosyenordale