The Press., 1899-01-19
The Home Reading club win meet next
Monday evening with Mrs. c.. II. Van
Matter

Monday evening with Mrs. G. II. Van
Matter
Miss Ethel Davis is visiting her father,
M. F. Davis. 8
i Miss Alice Graves of Bristol is the
guest of her brother, w. D. Graves.
The Ladies' Aid society meet this after
noon and evening. Supper served as
usual. All are cordially invited.
A company of old-time friends and
neighbors, from Crystal Lake, spent last
Thursday evening with Elijah Nef. Sup
per was served and very pleasant time
enjoyed by all.
There will be a Christian Endeavor
social in the vestry next Tuesday evening,
January "a. A 'conundrum" supper will
be served from 6 to 7:3O followed by an
entertainment and social.
WELLINGTON.
The "boys" will have to wait, it seems.
L. Preston's fine cow is lame from some
cause.
Mrs. S. w. Clarke has gone on an ex-
tended visit. .-..... -..
We heard the birds sing Tuesday morn
| ing-blue jays. ..-u
The final meeting of the board of relief
will be held next Monday. ,+
Clinton Slater and wife have moved to
Mrs. G. A. Robbins house.
Mrs. Celenda Waldo is again visiting
her sister, Mrs. M. L. Dimock. -.
The infant son of George L. Lyon was
sick the early part of the week.
Installation of the new grange officers
at its stated meeting next week.
It should have read newly repaired
horse sheds-not newly "painted."
The Baptist donation purse, the week
after New Years, swelled to over $50.
Mrs. W. d. Holman, Tolland side, is
slowly recovering from her recent sick
ness.
| Mrs. E. A. Morse has recovered from
the sprain of her ankle, received about
New Years.
| J. B. Carpenter, although still in some
what feeble health, Is able to be out oc-
casionally.
| At this writing the lawns, Invested of
snow, show bright and green in the gra.
cious sunshine.
L. B. Clark and wife have both been
quite III with the grip. They are now on
the road to recovery.
| Mrs. Charles A. Robbins has taken
quite number OF boarders since her re-
moval from here to South Wilmington.
| 1t is presumed that Senator Hall and
Representative Hall went for Fessenden,
while Representative Brown went for
Hawley.
Meeting Of Elisha johnson post. G. A.
| R., Saturday evening, 21st inst. 1t is
expected that installation of the new Off
GERS will then take place.
The W. G. T. U. local meeting will be
held in the Baptist church parlors on Sat
urday afternoon, 2lst inst, at 2 O'Clock
little earlier than usual.
The Baptist ladies will hold social
next Tuesday evening, Gath inst. The
usual program, readings, ETC., will be fol-
lowed. Everybody is always welcome at
| these gatherings.
Mrs. Cordelia Brakeman of Shelton,
department president of the W. r. c.,
visits the local corps this evening. Some
| OF the members, at least, will probably
see this notice in time to be on hand.
| Acquaintances, at some little distance
of, must excuse us II we don't Jump to
an instant recognition nowadays. A re-
cent examination by an oculist-optician
leaves us not entirely without hope, how
| ever.
| We have no word of criticism for the
aim and work of the W. C. T. u, but we
would ask them to remember always that
the high and mighty, and the poor, the
tired and the disheartened OF this world
are in the same box.
The article on another page. "Mr.
Spain and his children" originally ap-
peared in a western paper. We wish ev-
cry one of our school teachers, with ap-
propriate preliminary remarks, would
read it TO his pupils. The parable was
designed for young people, and if any
thing shall appear on the side of "anti-
expansion" equally plain and to the point,
let the young folks have the benefit Of it
also. .
1 south Wellington Correspondence. =.
Fhe grip is getting its share OF victims
in this place.
The literary society will meet in the
hall Friday evening. 81 .,-s.t F., 49,
H. e. Gruttemeyer of Rockville was in
town Tuesday tuning pianos. =,
i Rev. Leonard Smith Of Mansfield was
in town Tuesday on BUSINESS. ..s
i Work at harvesting ice has been sus-
pended the past week, owing to the warm
weather. /
i The strong wind of early Sunday morn
ing blew over two or three small build
ings about the place. 49,
The funeral of Miss Lydia Moulton was
held Tuesday at her late residence In
Mansfield, Rev. Leonard Smith officiating.
Interment was in Storrs cemetery. Miss
Moulton was eighty years of age.
| TOLLAND,
Mrs. Gardner Webster is very Ill with
pneumonia.
The officers Of the grange were installed
Tuesday evening. a.. -=
, The barn of Peter johnson was burned
early Sunday morning.
Miss Christine McGregor of Brooklyn,
| L. khrao Il I