The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-12-01


erts; number of pupils registered, %; |
average attendance, 1916. The winter
term will begin Wednesday, Dec. 18th.
sOMERs.
Brainerd Tiffany Of Willimantic spent
Thanksgiving at w. L. Bralnerd's.
Ernest w. Avery returned Monday to
the Emerson college of Oratory, Boston,
Mass.
~.gEfrs. Cyrus Pease of sufield, spent
Thanksgiving at the home of her son,
Charles D. Pease.
Miss Matte 0. Billings, who has been
employed by the Windsor Collar & Cuff
Co.. In Chicago the past year, arrived
home for Thanksgiving
Sundays storm was the worst one
known to the memory of the oldest in
habitant, in many respects eclipsing the
blizzard of 1888. No services were held
at the churches and the roads were so
badly drifted that the public schools were
not in session Monday. Tuesday they
reopened, but Wednesday, owing to the
storm, were unable to keep. The drifts
in many places on the highways are from
8 to 6 feet deep.
Lizzie, 81, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Levi Dart, died last Friday evening
after an illness of several weeks. The
funeral was appointed for Monday at one
o'clock, but owing to Sundays storm and
the drifted condition of the roads, it was
not attended till Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Bridgman, castor of
the M. E. church in East Longmeadow,
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Dart have the
heartfelt sympathy of the community in
theirgreat loss. Oftheir several children,
only one son, remains, o. L. Dart of Suf-
field.
MANSFIELD.
Fred Colburn and family of Atwood
vile have moved to South Wellington,
where he has found employment.
L. G.. Perkins flied voluntary petition
in bankruptcy with the clerk of the United
States district court last week Wednesday.
Tho petitioner says that he is salesman
of trees and that he has lived in Mansfield
for forty eight ye'rs.
AS DIR. and Mrs. E. g. Sumner of
Mansfield Center were driving Thanks
giving night, the harness broke and horse
and carriage became entangled, upsetting
the carriage and throwing the occupants
out. DIR. Sumner succeeded in preventing
~, d to,,est fr0s,o T,1npiOo, n od both ha and
Mrs. Sumner escaped with only a severe
shaking.
GurIeyvil1e.
William Ingals of Abingdon was in
Gurleyville last week.
Louis Ingalls, of Arlington called on
friends here last Saturday.
Miss Winifred E. Durham is the guest
of her friend, Miss Ina Potter, of Will
mantle.
Edwin H. Griggs OF Elliott has been on
hunting trip in this vicinity and at
Westford.
Charles Crabb of Norwich spent Thanks
giving with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. G.
W. Crabb.
Mrs. o. Fl. Conant, who, has been sick
for some time, had physician from Nor
wich last week, who gave her quite a
little encouragement.
ErnestJ. Durham, who has been having
vacation, has returned to his work al
Alfred Oden's, where he has been EN-.
ployed in the store for the past two years
The snow storm of Saturday night and
Sunday was the worst snow storm thai
we have had in this vicinity since the
blizzard of '88. The roads were impass-
able SO that there was no mail Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Latour, who have
been at their old home in Gurleyville
since September, left Gurleyville las
Friday for Worcester, where they will
spend the winter, after short visit with
relatives in Willimantic and Putnam.
Among the number that spent Thanks
giving among there relatives were Joh1
w. Duham and family with Mr.. Dunham'i
brother, Frank Durham, at Willimantic
F. G. Durham and family with Mrs
Dunham's mother, Mrs. Martin, at Chap
lin; Andrew Ide and family with thei
son, Dwight W. Ide, at Willimantic A
E. Sumner and family with Mr.. Sumner
mother at Eastford and FL. A. Nasol
and family with Mrs. Nason's mother
Mrs. E. s. Barlow, at Westford.
Mansfield Depot.
Miss Mabel Dlmmock is visiting In
Hartford.
Walter Oldershaw of Hartford has beef
home for few days.
Mrs. s. D. Carr of Brockton, Mass, i
visiting at o. B. Carpenters.
Messrs. Elisha and Harry Botham O
Providence are the guests of A. e. Both
am.
Edwin Maine of Hartford was tn
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Mary Dimocl
over Thanksgiving.
Among the Thanksgiving guests her
were Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Avery and nice
of Stafford, at Mrs. Mary Durkee's; Mrs
Libby Bolles of Wilmington and Mis-
Grace Snow of Jewett City, at Davi,
Shows; Messrs F. B. and j. P. Smith o
Hartford at Merritt Smiths.
Hillside hall with its present goo
management is getting to be an attract
i've place, especially for all lovers of goo
dancing, as was shown by the large crow
which attended the dance given Thanks
giving evening. A number OF surround
i ing towns being represented by larg
parties. A few couples from Rockvill
were present. The hall being so crowde
much credit is due G. w. Badger for hi
satisfactory floor management. Carney
orchestra which furnished most excellen
music was ably assisted by F. j. Lynch
cornetist of Stafford. Many expression
of satisfaction and pleasant time wei
heard from all sides as the party brok
up in the wee small hours and wende