The Press., 1900-03-29
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Miss Ruth @. Brown is home for the
spring vacation from her school In Dob.
#sonville.
Mrs. G. L. Wilton has returned from q
two months visit with friends in different
parts Of the state.
Miss Katharine M. Agard left on Tues.
day for an extended visit with friends In
New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Measles are very prevalent, and nearly
all the families In and near the Street,
where there are children, have the dis
ease.
Rev. A. 81. Post is In Clinton, N. Y,
for two weeks and the pulpit of the Con-
gregational church will be occupied next
Sunday by Rev. Geo. G. Richmond of
Somersville.
Miss Sarah A. Brown has resigned as
teacher of the school in the Street. Her
successor has not yet been appointed by
the town school committee. Mrs. Jesse
Dearden has also given up her position
at the and 8 school.
Rev. w. T. johnson, pastor of the M.
E. church, Is In Providence attending the
Southern New England conference. It Is
expected that he will return to the church
here for another year. There will be no
service at the church next Sunday. {,
Joseph Webster has purchased Of Geo.
F. Kibbe the hotel property at the north
end Of Tolland Street and expects to open
the hotel again this season. The Kibbe
House was very successful and we'll pat
ronized last summer and it Is hoped that
1t will meet with similarly large pat
ronage the coming season.
The Farmers institute Saturday was
well attended. The principal addresses
were by Prof. Patterson and Mrs. Maude
K. Wheeler of the Connecticut Agricul.
tural college. During the Afternoon a
solo was rendered by Mrs. w. N.1Sim.
mons, selections were given by quartet
and recitation by Miss F. Daisy Wilton.
Dwight H. Webster, proprietor of the
Webster house, has leased G. B. Whit
tlesey's spacious residence at the south
end Of the street for the summer and in
tends to cater to the summer trade espec
tally. The previous hotel experience Of
both Mr.. and Mrs. Webster ought to In
sure this as successful venture for them
Their present house will be used as al
annex.
The special town meeting held Monday
afternoon to see II the town would vott
to rescind Its previous action for the ap
preparation of $4,000 for the improvement
of the roads, was largely attended. TIL,
sentiment was practically unanimous fo
sustaining the previous vote, so that tn.
$4,000 will be expended under the ap
prevail Of the state highway commission
er, and of this amount the town will bt
reimbursed by the state to the amount O
800. The money will be used for thu
Improvement of the road between, Tollant
and Rockville, and definite steps for tn.
execution Of the work by the town will
be taken as soon as possible.
The most important impetus that hal
been given the town in many years comes
with the decision of Mr. Radcliffe Hicks
to erect hotel on his recently purchased
property, the site of the old "Tollane
House" and later the Mansion House.
This Is perhaps the best location In thu
street, and with MIR. Hicksasample re
ssources and acquaintance, both with tn,
needs Of the town and It's natural ad
yantages, as we'll as having travelled 8,
extensively, both in this country and IL
Europe, he will apply the results Of hi
experience for the benefit Of his nativ
town. This fact will be much apprecia
ted by his fellow townsmen, and it canno
fail to be material attraction to tn
town. Mr.. Hicks will send an architec
here within few days to draw plans TO
the new building. FLORA.
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