The Press., 1902-11-13

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few days.
| Judge M. B. Fisk attended the probatt
convention held at Hartford yesterday.
Charles T. Bard of Norwich has beer
the guest of his brother, DR.. g. P. Bard
F. 81. Baker has purchased Boston
terrier from the kennels OF G. Ralph LIE
Gro In Palmer.
At the union service at the M. E.
church next Sunday evening Rev. E. A.
Burnham's subject will be 'tThe existence
of God"
John A. Bradley and Miss Helena j.
Clark of Hydeville are to be united In
marriage at st. Edwards church next
Monday.
Landlord Mccarthy Is able to be down
stairs several times day and look after
his business, but has not been on the
street yet.
r. w. Ellis was elected director for
Tolland county at the session of the state
Sunday School association at Meriden
yesterday.
Sheriff Helm is able to be out again
after an Illness of about ten days. Mr..
Helm had narrow escape from case Of
pneumonia.
Presiding Elder j. 1. Bartholomew was
guest at the Methodist parsonage this
week for short time while on his way
home from Mashapaug.
Miss M. F. Berton of South Manches-
ter former assistant teacher In the high
school, was guest over Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Allen Mix.
The Golf Whist club for ladies will
meet at the Springs house Saturday from
2 to p. m. Hostesses, Mrs. F. q. San
ford and Miss Lettie Meyers.
Rev. G. s. Davis, pastor of the Metho-
dist church, Is giving series of talks on
"Real life" to the Junior league each
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
About twenty five people took advan-
tage of the special dinner at the Springs
house last Sunday. Next Sunday a tur-
key dinner will be served at the popular
price of fifty cents.
Anthony Adams has been establishing
a connection between the Holt fountain
and the main water pipe. The small pipe
which supplies the fountain had become
stopped up at lite junction with the main
pipe.
There Is competition In the oil busi-
ness. G. e. Buck has placed tanks in
the Chicago grocery and at the Ellis
grocery, and will supply from his main
tank in Palmer. Mr.. Buck is the agent
for an Independent oil company.
The first number of the high school
paper, to be called the "Oracle," Is In the
hands Of the printer and will be issued
next week. Harold Comins is editor-i in
chief; Charles Peel and Florence Bar
rows, literary editors; John Hodgson
business manager; William Phelps, as.
slstant; Everlena Ferry, alumni editor
Lucy Davis, exchange editor; Richard
Valentine, news editor; Helen Leach,
Kate Cutler, William Ensminger, Ralph
Gold, class reporters.
Nelson Gilman, 20, died last evening
after an Illness of one week of typhoid
fever, at his home on Gold street. The
deceased was born In Canada, but has
lived in town nearly all his life. He was
an honest, Industrious citizen, and has
many friends who mourn his loss. He
leaves widow, five sons and three daugh-
tiers. The SONS are James, Fred, Albert,
Napoleon and George, all of this town.
The daughters are Mrs. Joseph Carpenter
of Woonsocket, Mrs. John Fisher and
Mrs. Della Roberts of this town. The
funeral will be held from st. Edwards at
9 a. m. tomorrow.
A horse owned by G. s. Rockwell ran.
away last evening and considerable dam
age resulted. Mr.. Rockwell and his daugh
ter, Gertrude, had got in the wagon at the
barn to start for a ride, when one of the
reins was dropped. Mr.. Rockwell was
thrown out before he could get the rein
and the horse continued with Miss Cert
rude in the wagon. She was thrown GU
on the sidewalk near the residence of J. f
Chamberlin, just after the horse had go
around the corner into East Main street
The horse ran across the lawn at tn
Cooley residence, jumped off the wall AM
cleared himself from the wagon near tn
office of DR.. G. B. Newton. The hors
continued through Main street at a rapi,
gait, shedding his harness as he ran. An
other horse, frightened, started to run OF
Main street, but was stopped before mucl
Roadway was gained. Mr.. Rockwell wa
not hurt, and outside of a few bruises Mis-
Rockwell was not injured. The wagon i
not SO badly damaged as would be sup
posed. The thills and whippletree wer
broken and the dashboard bent over. TIL
harness is a wreck
The Daughters of the American revolu
ton are DESTROYS of ascertaining, If posi-
BILE, the burial places of all soldiers fror
Stafford who were In the revolutionar
war, for the purpose of placing marker
at their graves (Which markers are to b
furnished free by the Sons of the revolu
tion). II any reader can forward sue
information In relation to one or more 9
the following names who were In the SCI
vice to Mrs. Chas. F. Harwood, at Sta
ford Springs, Conn.,, at their earliest or
portunity, they will confor u great favor
1t Is desired to obtain this information be
fore Nov. Goth, II possible. Below Is
list of those who were In the service an
In relation to whom such information !
desired: Company Lieut.. Col. Steph
en- Moulton, Capt. Zephaniah Alden
Lieut.. William Olcott, Ensign Solomo
Washburn, Sergeants Asa Foster, Olive
Pinney, Hugh White, Daniel Blodgett
Corporals Jonas Mace, Joshua Warner
David Yeomans, Elijah Robinson, Pr
Yates Ephraim Johnson, Daniel Phelps