The Press., 1898-04-07
MANsFIELD.

Professor H. A.. Ballou, instructor in botany and military science at Storrs college has taken him a wife. They will reside at storrs.
 While A. B. Cummings of Spring Hill was driving with friends to Willimantic to take train last Wednesday evening, the whiffietree broke and the horse freed themselves near the Natchaug pumping station. Two of the four occupants were thrown out, but neither were injured. An other team was procured at Mansfield Center and the woman sent home. They spent the night looking for the runaway horses, but they were not found until the next morning, near Whitemore Park.
 Charles H. Weeks, 42, who has been sick for long time died Monday morning at o'clock. Mir. Weeks was a native of Promfret, but while a young man he removed to Warrenville in the town of Ashford, and about fifteen years ago he removed to Mansfield Center where he opened a large country store and con- ducted a profitable business until con- sumption fastened itself upon him. Mir. Weeks was a popular man in his town and held many important positions of trust. He represented the town of Mans field in the house of representatives in 1895. His wife was Miss Ellen Durkee. She snrvives him Rs does one daughter The funeral was held at his late residence at o'clock yesterday. The remains were taken to- -Warrenville, Mir. Weeks former home, for interment.
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 Wayland Ide is at,work in Willimantic.
 Miss Ellen Brown of WIllimantic was at her place at Gurl-yville last week.
 Louis Ingalls,. of Abingdon has been spending a few days at this place.
 Henry A. Nasons and two daughters, Edith and Edna, visited relatives In Vest ford last week.
 Miss GenevieVe M. Royce, who is at- tending the New London business college was home over Sunday.
 Mrs. Frank A. GrIggs and daughter, Gertrude, of. Elliott made short visit at H. A. Nason's recently. ,'
 MT. and Mrs. F. H. BaIlou of Rock Meadow have been spending few days with their daughter, Mrs. Herbert A. Bosworth.
 Clarence, the two year old son of l.. Fancher, who has recently moved to Willimantic, Is sick with pneumonia.
 George L.Ingalls, son of Wm. Ingalls, of Abingdon. who owned the steam saw mill that has been in this vicinity for the past ten months, has gone to Green Bay, Wis eonsin, where he has employment. He will be missed by his many friends in this vicinity.
 Mrs. Arvilla c. Durham, who has been spending the winter at Rochester, N. Y., returned home Monday. also Miss Char Iotte N. Turner, who has been spending the winter with her relatives and friends, returned to her home last week Friday.
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 Miss Mabel Dimock returned to Hart ford Monday.
 Miss Florence Dean of Boston Is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. A. B. Campbell.
 Miss Mills has resigned her position as teacher at Morrow. for the spring term.
 Misses Carrie Durkee and Gertrude Nc. Collum, visIted friends in Stafford Spring last Saturday.
 George H. Reynolds, has the founds tion ready for a new barn, which he Is |. have built, at Spring Manor.
 Messrs Percey Smith and RoderIr Dimock. .,have each bought new wheels riding them out from Hartford Monday.
 Arthur Palmer resigned as superinteDd ent of the Union Sunday school last Sun day. as he Is to remove to North Coventry Mir. Palmer haa devoted his hesf effort, toward the religious. and moral welfar. nf this village. and will be very muci nlssed among us. We extend to him ouI best wishes in his new field of labor.
 The new organ purchased of Prof. E R. DImoek. for the school, byJ. ]. Older lRhow. was placed at the school hous' I Monday. In the evenInR the pupils anC theit friends, were invited to the school by Prof. Dimock. to test the musica !, qnalitise Of the organ. Prof Dimock gay, choice selection Of Instrumental musIc follo owed by singing. Thasolos given b, Mss Grace Easterbrooks and MTe Bothaui, were very much appreciated. .ant Edseerve espacfat Tnenffon. Mics TIzzi. Dunham, and Gertrude McCollum als6 gave pleasing Instrumental music. I'm evenings enirrtainment, v-as very mucl eI 1aved hy all nresePt., The organ Is O th. Milan BToa's make. The cas- is of very neat. pattern. and the tone exeels iI sweetnsss, and variety, 1t will prove { profitable addition 10 the school furnish inoa and rofaafa vary rnr1oh eradif unoI