The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-08-31
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10 M0EtUOL.
Fred Sanger who has been quite Ill is
on the gain.
Miss Myra l.. Colburn is home from
Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra s. Colbuln visited
in Palmer last Monday.
Miss Grace Moore returned last week
from short stay at Eastern Point.
Mrs. VIM. Luton and children of Hart
ford are guest of Mrs. Robert Giltrop.
Miss Flora Casey OF Willimantic is
visiting her cousin, Miss Lizzie Donahue.
VIM. Mcguire of Southbridge spent
Sunday with his brother, Joseph Mcguire.
MIR. and Mrs. Hiram Rathburn of Nor
witch Town are stopping with Mrs. Mary
Foskett.
DIR. II. ii. Converse and wife of East
ford spent last Sunday with her sister.
Mrs. F. Sanger.
Quite number from here madea trip
to Willimantic last Sunday on their wheels
to attend camp meeting.
Silk Bros, have made great improve
ment In the looks of their property here
by filling in and grading.
Thomas Rowley of the Summit wooden
company goes to his home at Putnam to-
day for a much needed rest.
Lewis Belcher has some very fine pota-
toes. All are large, but one was of un-
usual size, weighing 81 pounds.
Mrs. William Butterfield of Stonington
is spending the week with her father,
Monroe Chaffee who is quite i'll.
Master Harlow A. Miller returned to
his home in Oxford, Mass, last Monday,
after spending nine weeks with his aunt,
Mrs. Ezra s. Colburn.
West Stafford.
J. r. Washburn Is In New York this
week.
Miss Mabel Truesdell is visiting her
brother in Springfield.
The school at Kent Hollow began last
Monday with Miss Hattie L. Smith as
teacher.
Mrs. Marcia Anderson and daughter OF
Rockville have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Holmes.
E. D. Ellis, Michael Roberts and E. J.
Worthington, with their families, enjoyed
days outing at Forest Park last Satur-
day.
Mrs. E. B. Smith and sons, Ernest and
Howard, were in Springfield the first OF
the week, visiting Forest Park on the way
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Smith entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowninshield and little
daughter of Springfield, also friends from
Ellington and Hartford, last week.
Mrs. A. M. Gold and the Misses Hattie
and Lucy Smith attended the camp-meet
ing at Willimantic last week. Misses
May Broadway and Josephine Newell also
spent several days there.
The center schools commenced the fal
term yesterday. Mrs. W. D. Roberts O
Worcester has charge of the grammar
grade, and Miss Josephine Newell con
tinues with the primary department.
| TOLLAND.
There was a social dance at the tow
hall on Saturday night.
VIM. Starr of Worcester, Mass Is Wis
iting at John Edgerton's.
| Fl. F. Downing of Springfield was a
Mrs. Hicks over Sunday.
Miss Hicks and Miss Elizabeth Hick
have gone to Saratoga Springs.
w. L. Benton of Torringford has bee
spending some time at Hubbard Vests.
Several from this place attended tn
camp-meeting at Willimantic last week,
E. s. Agard and family have returne
from Rhode Island, where they have bee
, for a month.
!, George Lansing, Mrs. Lansing and Mis-
, Lydia Andrews spent the past week O
the Island at South Coventry.
. Rev. and Mrs. Simpson returned I
l their home In Ohio last week. Mr.
VIM. Sumner, mother Of Mrs. Simpson
: accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Butler from Wo
L cester, Mass, have been the guests
DR.. and Mrs. Simmons the past week.
There were no services at the Meth
dist church on Sunday. A student fro
the Hartford theological seminary occ
pied the pulpit of the Congregation
church.
Henry Cobb and his daughter, Laur
= from Illinois, are visiting at Edmund 10
lyn's. Mr.. Cobb Is brother of Mrs. Jo
. Ign, and went west fifty years ago fro
this town.
The annual meeting of the Tolland
brary association will be held Monda
Sept. 4th, at 8 O'Clock, when the repor
u of treasurer, recording secretary and
brarian will be presented and other buI
ness transacted. All ladies are invited
ID FLORA
- The house of Joseph Neugebaur at b.
Cap was destroyed by fire Monday eve
" ing. A kerosene lamp exploding caus
10 the fire. The house was insured for "a
u In the Middlesex Mutual.
wi sOMERs.
st The public schools commence ne
b Monday.
q Miss Lillian Lee of Springfield Is spen
1. ing week at her home In town.
'o Miss Crawford of South Manchester b
been visiting Mrs. May Wardwell.
TT J. G. Lee will commence cider-maki
D. at his mill in Battle Street Monday.
L
Mr.. and Mrs. Alburt Hurlburt spe
- last Sabbath at Willimantic camp me,
IL ing.
lgl w. M. Stannard of South Manchest
d Is spending week or two at e.
- Avery's.
,el A number from the local grange after
le ed the Mass. state grange field day