The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-04-05
MANSFIELD.

, MANSFIELD.
On Friday evening q party Of friends
gave Rev. Leonard Smith and wife sur
prise party. Games and music helped to
make pleasant and social evening. Ice
cream nd.cake were served.
The town OF Mansfield held meeting
Tuesday, at which 1t was voted to appro-
pirate $500 to be used with like sum to
be given by the state for highway i'm
provements, under the state highway i'm .
provement act.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church held the annual meeting last week
Wednesday, when the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Nellie
Cummings; vice-president, Mrs. Annie
Storrs; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. E.
s. Shumway; solicitor, Miss Babcock.
Mount Hope.
Arthur Burdick and family are soon to
move to Gurleyville.
Mrs. Susan Griggs has gone to Provi-
dence, r. l., to care for sick relative.
Mrs. Gilbert Mathewson of New York
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Monroe Church.
Charles Comins, who has been danger
ously i'll with gastric fever, is somewhat
improved.
Miss Cora Russ, a student ut the Will.
mantle normal school, is home on a
weeks vacation.
Mr.. Wade, who Is working for David
Russ, has moved his family into the little
house on Mr.. Russ farm.
Miss Gertrude Grant of the Connecticut
agricultural college has been spending q
| weeks vacation at her home.
The farm known as the Chaffee place lie
soon to be occupied. Mr.. Stowell White.
house has moved into the yellow house
on the Chaffee farm.
Mansfield Depot.
Mrs. Dora Thompson has been called
to Hampton to care for her father, who is
i'll.
Mrs. Nellie Snow and two children Of
Webster, Mass, are visiting at Davic
Shows.
John Smith of Chaplin and Harry
Weeks of Hampton spent the Sabbath al
A. E. Botham's.
Scott Reynolds of Central village has
accepted position at Rock Spring farm
and is to occupy the tenement at Hillside
hall.
j. J. Oldershaw, who has been foreman
at Spring Manor farm for the past few
years, has resigned his position, and viii
move his family to South Wilmington.
Gurleyville.
Rev. G. w. Crabb Is attending the con
ference at Providence.
School in district No. IA closed Friday
March Both, for two weeks vacation.
There were no services in thu M E
church last Sunday, as it was conference
Sunday.
Mrs. F. c. Durham is sick with tn
grippe. DR.. Parker of Willimantic ha
been attending her.
l. D. Phelps and Miss Maud Fulle
were married at the BRIDES home at Mans
field Wednesday, March 2Ssh, at /
o'clock, noon, by Rev. G. W. Crabb.
Willis A. Warren, who has been a
work in the saw-mill, has returned to hi
: home In Arlington on account of sickness
Frank Griggs Of Elliott has taken hi
. place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wood, Henry A
Mason, Edna M. Mason, Edward E. s
monds and Mary E. Wood attended tn
: 25th wedding anniversary of Mr.. an
, Mrs. Frank Griggs at Elliot last Satu
day evening.
!, Misses Anna G. Jacobson, Christie .
Mason and Edna M. Mason, G. A. G
1900, commenced the spring term at tn
+ Connecticut agricultural college Tuesda,
3 Miss Eva Mason, who is sick with pleuris.
was unable to begin the term.
y Gurleyville houses are all occupied ont
more. Hyzer E. Simonds and fami
have moved into the Williams boardiI
: house; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burdick I'M
Ellen Browns house, and Mr.. and Mr.
= Fred Wood into G. N. Turner's house.
StOrr8s
The spring term opened April 2, b
class-work commenced on the Sd.
: DR.. N. s. Mayo spent his vacation on
trip to Old Point Comfort, Va. and Was
u ington, D. G.
G. s. Phelps, professor of agricultul
is unable to attend his classes this we
on account of illness.
70 R. W. Stimson, professor Of Engli
literature, spent most of his vacation
3 Massachusetts.
L. P. Chamberlain, steward, return
Monday from Massachusetts,, where
was called last week by the illness of
D. brother.
G. N. Case of the junior class has
college. He intends to continue his stl
- les at Cornell.
The Cuban educational association
- New York has recalled one of its charg
or proteges, from the college.
The new catalogue is now ready for d
tribution. and the annual report will
, ready in few days.
a. The essays for the Hicks prizes are d
April II, and it is feared that not so ma
, as usual are entering the lists. AS
~ whole the term is opening very prosp
a ously.
Zinc and Grinding make
10 Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
IL long as lead and oil mixed by hand.