The Press., 1902-06-05
MANarTETn.

HANSETELD.
 E. L. Smith is putting new boiler in his mill.
 Wm. Haasy has sold his wood lot to Wm. Ingalls,. s
 Ben Benton has about 176 chickens, and more to follow.
 Mrs. 0. N. Turner returned home from visit in Chaplin Monday last.
 L. J. Waldo Is repairing his house over inside, also shingling his barn.
 Mrs. Marilla Storrs of Spring Hill trip ped and fell last week, hurting her quite badly.
 Peaches are going to be large crop in this section. Trees are heavily loaded with fruit.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Baker spent the Sabbath at their cottage on Fishers Island, N. Y.
 Mrs. Amelia Parson, who has been at Gurleyville, returned to her home atLib- erty Hill last week.
 Mrs. Samuel Yeomans and Mrs. Carrie Conant, who have been visiting in Ston- ngton have returned home. Miss Ada May Storrs, who is studying in Norton, Mass, was called home on &C., count of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Gilbert, of Coventry.
 Mrs. William Staples, after spending a few weeks with her son in Coventry, has returned home again. Will says be is glad to give up "bacheloring' 1t. Edward Stephens is giving his house a thorough repairing by tearing out all of the first story and building all over new. Contractor Baker is doing the job.
 The Radcliffe Hicks prize of $30 in gold at the Connecticut Agricultural college has been awarded to Alfred s. Clark of the senior class. MT. Clark won second place last year.
 Henry Farnham received word Tuesday morning that his son, Louis, who has been in Middletown at the retreat foI some time, was dead. He was buried in the Gurleyville cemetery to-day at 11 o'clock. George H. Reynolds was brought to Willimantic Monday from New York and was carried by team to his summer home in Mansfield Depot. He was strfck. CD with rheumatism while on 8 return voyage from Europe.
 Preparatory to leaving the college Professor 0. s. Phelps moved his family to Cornwall Bridge last week. He will sever his connection with the college after his twelve years' work there upor the finish of the school schedule on June 13. Many expressions of regret have been heard regarding his departure.
 The old cemetery on the north end o the town Con the Jones farm) is sac sight to behold. One part, where the oldest inhabitants are buried, is kep1 cleaned up quite respectfully; but in tht the stones are broken down and brusf and birches are anywhere from four tt ten feet high. It seems as if friends anc relatives would have pride enough to try to keep 1t looking more respectable. Commencement at the Connection Agricultural college will begin this yea on Sunday, June 15. Acting President Stimson will preach the baccalaureatt sermon in the college chapel. Monda! evening the literary societies will enter tain their friends, and Tuesday will b given over to the class day exercises Wednesday will be graduation day. Ii the morning the seniors will deliver ora tions and receive their diplomas. Tn Radcliffe Hicks prize and the practica agriculture prize awarded by the alufnn association will be announced. Militar drill, an address suitable to the occasion and the annual meeting of the alumu association will occupy the afternoon The biennial election of officers Is to held this year. In the evening the bar quet and reception to the graduating clas will be given by the association. o'