The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-05-04
COVENTRY.
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CThe Keglster Is ON saie az inc posc oino0 o'on
DIR. and Mrs. E. p. Flint of Rockville
were in town last Tuesday.
Rev. r. j. Carroll went to Bridgeport
last Monday to attend funeral.
VIM. G. Latimer went to Hartford last
Monday, where he purchased new driv-
ing horse.
Misses Matilda and Mary Kirk went to
Monson last Saturday and remained there
until Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Loomis of Hart
ford have been visiting this week at
Dwight Clark's.
J. Fred Mott is soon to vacate his tene-
ment, and he and his family are going to
live with Elijah Robertson.
The Ladies' Missionary association OF
the Congregational church met with Mrs
]. M. Wood yesterday afternoon.
Frank Spaulding Is going to take a
party of young people over to Hillside
hall to attend the dance there tomorrow
evening, if pleasant.
Rev. G. A. Purdy of Staffordville was
in town Monday. evening to attend the A.
O. U. w. meeting. The order initiated
four candidates on that evening and re-
ceived four applications.
Richardson's Bohemian glass blowers
are giving an entertainment and exhibi.
ton in A. o. U. w. hall every evening
this week. Tuesday evening prize was
offered for the handsomest woman in the
hall, the lady to be voted for by those
present. Miss Lucy Perkins received the
prize.
(From another correspondent
l.. E. Parker of Torrington spent Sum-
day in town.
George Avery now occupies his new
house on South street.
Olin Beebe has accepted position with
Mr.. Hollister, Manchester.
Apple, pear, plum and cherry trees give
promise of abundant bloom.
Dewey day was duly observed, all
available bunting floating on the breeze.
Mrs. Bogue of Columbia spent Saturday
and Sunday at the homes of E. L. and Il.
F. Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Dimock came to
their summer residence Saturday for a
few days stay.
Elliott Chadwick was quite badly hurt
while working on H. F. Dimock's barn
cellar, Saturday.
Sylvester Robinson of Bridgeport Wis
tied Mrs. Abbey Parker Saturday, and
friends in the north parish Sunday.
Mrs. Mitchell of Yalesville, housekeep-
er for E. F. Hutchinson, took her two
year-old son to Hartford, where DIR. Howe
removed peculiar growth from the boys
cheek, directly under the eye.
A. S. PARKER.
sOMERS.
Mrs. Arthur Allen of Springfield is Wis
iting friends in town.
Preparatory lecture in the chapel Sat-
u1day afternoon at o'clock
The Ladies' Aid society will meet next
Wednesday afternoon and evening with
Mrs Albert Hurlburt.
Prof. w. B. Harlow of North Somers
ana Miss Gertrude Morehouse of syria
cuse, N. Y, were married at Springfield
last Friday.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be administered next Sabbath. Miss
Flossie Brewster will be received into
church membership.
A woodland fire on Jobs Hill last Sat.
urday morning destroyed about go cords
of wood belonging to L. W. Percival
also wood and ties owned by Mark Kibbe
A brother of Henry Wolcott of Nortl
Somers, who had been an inmate of the
family for some time past, died last Fri
day. Prayer at the house Sunday after
noon at $50 O'Clock by Rev. Paul Strayer
The remains were taken on the first trair
Monday morning to Hartford for burial.
An attempt was made at an early hou
Sunday morning to burglarize the store
of W. P. Fuller by forcing an entrance
through the basement window. The bur
glars were disturbed, however, before Sc
curing anything of value, beating hast,
retreat and leaving no clue to their iden
tity.
ASHFORD.
Dwight Shurtliff has sold his place t,
James E. A. Knowlton, and he has Dough
the Thomas Warren place.
Judge of Probate Davis A Baker
proprietor of the general store at War
renville, while driving Sunday night, hat
his knee cap broken and the ligaments
torn by his horse kicking in the dash
| board.
Westford.
A. G. Barlow and wife visited in Brim
| field last week.
Mrs. VIM. Griggs and VIM. Bissell Wis
tied in Windham last week.
E. A. Buck has bought large pastur,
known as Snow hill and is fencing it fol
his sheep.
Miss Winifred Kinney, accompanied b,
Mr.. Saunders of Southbridge, Mass, Wis
tied Miss Kinney's father Sunday Mr.
Kinney is still very sick.
Bonnie Agard, with his wife and chill
dren, visited their aunts, Mrs. Fl. G. Bar
low and Mrs. Charles Snow, last week
Mr.. Agard now lives at Wendall, in tn
northern part of Massachusetts.
BRIMFIELD.
Mrs. E. Webber has gone to Springfiel,
for three weeks visit.
MissiAnnie Harvey of Springfield Gale,
on friends in town Monday
Mrs. E. w. Hitchcock entertained
whist party last Friday evening.
| Mrs. F. ID. Lincoln and Miss Rebecc,
spent last Tuesday in Springfield.
Mrs. John Noyes left town last Wed