The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-04
TOLLAND.

solos by Mrs. Wilbur, Mr.. Barnard and MIR.
Glazier.
BenedcttOn. -i~
TOLLAND.
The twin sons OF Frank A. Newman
are both Ill with pneumonia.
Miss Florence E. Agard is at home
from Mt. Holyoke college for the Easter
vacation,
Miss Florence Bowers of the senior
class of the Willimantic normal school Is
at home for the spring vacation.
The selectmen have purchased three
pairs of oxen for work on the roads this
spring, and work will be commenced at
once.
John Martin Bieler of the Hartford
theological seminary preached at the
Congregational church Sunday morning,
In the absence of the pastor.
Schools opened on Monday after two
weeks vacation. Miss Foote of Middle
town takes the place of Fred 8. Meacham
as teacher of the upper grade at the
Street school.
The entertainment given under the aus
pices of the Epworth League in the town
hall last Wednesday evening brought out
a large audience. The C1andall oyster
supper, given in connection with the en-
tertainment, was we'll patronized. Be-
sides home talent, Mrs. Geo. B. Thomas
of Rockville sang two solos, and there
was dialogue by several young ladies
from South Manchester and solo by
Miss Hohenthal from that place. A party
of twenty-six came from South Manches-
ter to attend the affair, and there was
also large bus load Of Rockville people.
The Methodist church will clear thirty
eight dollars as a result of the effort.
FLORA.
There will be holy communion and SER
mon at Buff Cap school house on Easter
day at 2 o'clock, instead of 8, as usual.
The offerings will be for the carriage hire
debt "a little over $5), and If they amount
to more than is required for that purpose
the surplus will be given to diocesan mis-
sions. All are cordially invited.
sOMERs.
Fred Bouthillie1 has rented w. P,
Fuller's vegetable farm
Charles Wardwell has rented the Brad
ley house, vacated by Mrs. Kerry and
sons.
Will Manchester of Albany, N. Y, has
rented the tenement in Mrs. D. G. Pease's
house at the corner of Main and Maple
streets.
The Somers district schools closed Fri
day for the spring vacation of two weeks.
Miss Emily Pease, the Hall hill teacher,
went to Ellington to pass few days with
her sister. Miss Nellie Hough, teacher OF
the Center school, has gone to her home
in Torrington for a weeks visit.
At the annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional Ecclesiastical society, the following
officers were chosen Society's committee
w. p Fuller, E. L. Hurlburt, L. E. Emo
clerk, S D. Percival; treasurer, G. NJ
Needham. 1t was voted to instruct the
committee to secure, if possible, the ser.
vices of Rev. Mr.. Ralph for another year
with an increase of salary.
The tobacco growers are disposing OF
the 1900 crop at lower prices than fol
several seasons. Fred Fields, G. j
Stephenson and Frank Kibbe have sold to
Frank Parsons of Hazardville at prices
from to 10 cents a pound. Charles Con.
verse is holding his crop of 1898 as we'll as
the 1900 crop for better prices. Little ole
tobacco is now held by the Somers grow.
ers.
The statement that there is gold In
Somers in paying quantities has brought
out number of prospective gold mines.
At the present rate one might be led to
believe that the whole township rested
upon gold foundation and that gold was
to be found In every rock and pasture
within its limits. One of the latest dis.
coveries has been made by Arthur Davis
on his mountain farm, and another upon
the Sumner Lord farm in the same neigh.
borhood. Jerome Lee at North Somers
Is confident there is gold upon his place,
which also possesses sulphur spring.
The owners of rocky hill tract near the
Center, E. G. Tompkins and Chas. Buck,
have found specimens which they believe
to contain gold. AS result of these dis
coveries peoples imaginations are taking
long flights. In the meantime it Is on
the tract owned by DR.. G. c. Wood that
the main interest centers. 1t lies to the
northwest of Ball mountain, and the ledge
which has given the gold-bearing speci-
mems is clearly vocanic In formation.
This ledge runs north and south, and the
tracts owned by MIR. Lee and Mr.. Temp.
kins lie directly to the south Of that be-
longing to DIR. Wood. 1t was known that
there was gold there as much as 40 years
ago, when Erastus Kibbe used to dig
there. But the question Is whether there
will be a profit in extracting the gold.
Methods have been SO improved that
comparatively low grade ore Is now made
to pay, and the carefully conservative
manner in which the matter has been
handled gives basis for the hope that
something may be made Of these un.
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