The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-08-17
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returned home from pleasure drive to
Putnam and Providence.
UNION.
G. D. Colburn is at New Haven visiting
his brother.
Miss Lizzie johnson of Webster is a
guest OF II. F. Corbin.
MIR. and Mrs. Willard Richards visited
relatives in Springfield and attended camp
meeting last week.
Rev. @. w. Morrow of Norwich preach
ed very helpful sermon at the Congre-
gational church last Sabbath.
Mashapaug.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Blair are spending
few days visiting friends in Springfield,
Ludlow and other places.
Sheriff Winch arrested Walter Watson
for intoxication last week. Justice Hor-
ton fined him So and costs, amounting to
$1O.48, which he paid and was discharged.
Miss A. Paul has sold her farm to
Chas. 2. Bachelor & Son, who will at
once begin to cut and saw the lumber.
The water is being drawn from the lake,
and in few days will all be gone.
Rock Meadow.
Adelbert Agard sold valuable COW to
Nathan Matthews recently.
Henry Barlow and son, Leslie, from
Westford, were at Adelbert Agard's last
Saturday.
Mrs. David Matthews has dablia
plant that contained SO buds and bios
SONS Aug. 22th.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. House and Arthur
from Palmer were at Adelbert Agard's
last week Friday.
| Miss Ruth Barlow has returned home
after spending over two weeks with her
aunt, Philena Agard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Matthews from
Westford visited his brother, David Mat
thews, last week Wednesday.
Mrs. M. E. King from Susquehanna
Pa, was the guest at the home of David
Matthews few days last week.
The 22d annual reunion of the Booth
family was held the 31st of July at the
old homestead, now occupied by Henry
Booth, in Rock Meadow. That spirit oil
filial love, and the many ties of friendship
which has kept these reunions for sc
many years, was still fresh, as was the
spirit of frolic. The absence of formal
ty, and the freedom from reserve which
each one, unconsciously, seemed to feel
was manifest In the hearty reception
which was given the Widespread fiesta
board, which was picturesquely laid or
the lawn, 'neath the shadow of the trees
and surrounded by hedge of branches
The merry making and the dancing coule
not satisfy the demand for fun, as one
young man will testify, whose birthday
unluckily, fell upon this day. Among
the friends from out of town were Lawyer
H. A. Booth and family of Springfield
Mrs. M. E. King of Susquehanna, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. George Webster of Stat
ford Springs, and Mrs. Lima Booth anc
family of Staffordville.
TOLLAND.
Miss Katherine Birdseye of Brooklyn
N. Y, is at Mrs. E. G. Underwood's.
Mrs. Clarence W. Hungerford of Bayou
N. j., with her little son, is visiting at W
A. Agard's.
Miss F. Daisy Wilton left town OF
Wednesday to spend her vacation a
Princetown Junction, N. J.
II Rev. A. H. Post Is away for his summer
vacation, and there will be no services Al
the Congregational church next Sunday.
s. w. Barrows Of Hartford has beer
spending few days with his family al
David A. Browns. After a two weeks
stay the family returned to their home ir
} Hartford Wednesday,.
. The funeral of William w. johnson
J was attended from his late residence Sun
} day afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Rev. A. Fl
Post officiating. The burial was at the
North cemetery. He had been i'll for 6
long time, and died Friday morning. He
was In the eightieth year of his age, anc
was unmarried. He leaves two sisters
Mrs. A. M. Hawkins and Miss Helen V
Johnson.
At the special town meeting held Mon
|, day afternoon it was voted to replace the
old Babcock and jackson bridges across
: the Willimantic River by iron and stee
bridges. The old bridges had become
unsafe, and it was necessary that some
thing be done. AS they lie between tn
towns of Tolland and Wellington, it is ex
pected that Wilmington will concur in thu
action taken by Tolland by bearing par
of the expense in proportion to the gram
list, which gives Tolland about two third
= to pay. FLORA.