The Press., 1902-09-18

George W. Miller has accepted posi-
ton In the Phoenix Wooden Co.'S mill II
Hydeville.
West Stafford.
Mrs. Glazler visited relatives In Rock
Vile last week.
M. s. Upper is visiting relatives II
Keene, N. 81.
Miss Buck of New York is guest al
Henry McKinney's.
Mrs. Stiles has returned after weeks
visit in New York City.
Mrs. Elmer Worthington Is entertain.
Ing her sister, Mrs. Cary. =.
Marshal Broadway and Miss Lena Ellis
spent Sunday with M. F. Davis.
Mrs. Susanna Davis of Gilead is the
guest of her nephew, M. F. Davis.
Miss Grace Holmes has entered the
employment of E. T. Russell & Go.
Michael Roberts Is driving new horse
purchased of parties in Hazardville.
Myron F. Davis spent a part of last
week with relatives in Hinsdale, Mass.
George Ellithorpe found one of his best
COWS dead, in the pasture, Tuesday night.
g. +. Root has accepted position In
Springfield, and commenced his duties
last Monday.
Mrs. F. M. Fairfield spent Sunday with
friends in Rockville. Her mother, Mrs.
Edison, has returned to her home there.
A party of ladies from here went to
the peach orchards in Tolland Wednes-
day and purchased goodly supply OF
nice fruit.
Geo. Ellithorpe has recently purchased
in Worcester, heavy pair of grey hors-
es. He has taken contract to dlaw
wood from the Converse lot.
Mrs. Laura Holmes has gone to Wash.
ington, D. c., to care for her mother,
80 years of age, who recently has fallen
and broken her hip.
Another very pleasant time was the oc.
casion of the party on the spacious lawns
Of J. r. Buck and H. Mckinney. The
lawns were beautifully decorated with
chinese lanterns. Cake and Ice cream
we're served.
A fine time was enjoyed by all who at
tended the lawn party at F. A. Sturte
wants last Thursday evening. Although
the air was somewhat chilly, every parti
Gle of Ice cream was eaten, and some
OF the later corners were turned away
hungry.
TOLLAND.
For days outing and lots of fun &c
to the Willimantic fair, Sept. %, "a, 25.
GARD OF THANKs.-The sons of the late
Mary A. Benton desire to express theil
thanks to the neighbors and friends, who
80 kindly lent aid and sympathy during
their recent aff1iction.
CHARLES, ARTHUR AND BENZ. BENTON.
Fl. F. Downing was In Town over Sun
day.
Mrs. Simmonds is quite Ill at the home
of her son, DIR. w. N. Simmonds.
Miss Velma Mote has been the guess
of Miss Elizabeth Hicks for the pas
week.
Miss Merriam Underwood have left towr
for the winter.
Miss Elizabeth Hicks gave ping pong
party to a small number of friends or
Thursday evening.
Emmett Littlefield of the Boston school
of technology is the guest of Frank
Babcock for few days.
Rev. T. E. Davies of New Haven occu
pied the pulpit of the Congregations
church on Sunday, morning and evening
Frank Babcock is at home for short
vacation. He will shortly resume his
studies at the Boston school of technol
ogy.
The democratic caucus for electing del
egates to the various conventions will be
held at the town hall, Friday evening, al
7.3O.
Master Percival Birdsye entertained 6
small party of friends on the occasion o.
his seventh birthday on Wednesday O.
last week.
The funeral Of Mrs. Ely Benton, who
died last week Thursday, was held from
her late residence Saturday afternoon a.
two O'Clock. Rev. w. L. johnson con
Quoted the service.
Some years ago Greenwood Dearder
bought one of Tolland's run down farms
and now has fine peach orchard. Be
fore coming to Tolland he spent nearly {
half century in cotton and wooden mills
For number of years he was superin
tendent of a cotton mill of IS, 900 spindles
In Quebec, and 17.set wooden mill. AT
ter purchasing the farm he set out a peacl
orchard on the same, and continued IL
the mill business for a while before h
moved on to the farm. His first orchard
at this time is in Its prime, and he Is har
vesting this week some of the finest o
Elbreto peaches. He has 900 trees il
full bearing, some of them yielding fiv'
and six baskets to tree. He has alto
gether 1900 trees. He is selling part o
his crop to w. g. Ellis, Stafford Springs
and the rest he sends to Norwich. H
has shipped as high as 300 baskets in on
day. Mr.. Dearden and his son attend t,
the picking and Mrs. Dearden the pack
ing, and he guarantees that there will b.
as good fruit at the bottom of the baske
as on top. He also has fine japanese
plum orchard to fill in the season will
the peaches from July to October.
MANSFIELD.
Whatever you do. don't miss going t,
the Willimantic fair, Sept. %, "a, %.
Mrs. Charles Chapman Is the guest o
her mother at Putnam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Crane of Chaplil