The Press., 1902-07-24
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sOMERs.
Miss Ammelia e. Wood is visiting
friends In Palmer, Mass.
Miss Mary Mcclure Of Hartford lie .
guest OF Miss Belle Fuller,
Miss Mildred Skies Of Ellington is Wis
iting her cousin, Miss May Little.
Charles Davis Of jackson, Mich, visit
ed his aunt, Mrs. Samuel Davis, last
week.
Revilo Gowdy Of Westfield, Mass, has
been a guest of DIR. and Mrs. William
Woods.
Miss Laura Kibbe OF New Britain is
spending her vacation at her home on
Main Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burdick Of Chic
opee Falls were guests Of relatives in
town over Sunday.
The senior G.. E., society held lawn
party on the grounds of E. B. Little We'd
nesday evening. Ice cream and cake
were served.
Ephraim Bridge has recently bought OF
Henry Wardwell the whole mountain
tract of wood and pasture land, long
known as the Shaker Hill, of 30 acres,
for about $3.50, and will probably clear it.
A magnificent specimen of the stork
family has been lowering about the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Hodges, recently.
This bird of good omen has made occas-
ional visits to this locality In the past and
1t is hoped that in the future Its visits
may be more frequent.
The house and barns belonging to New.
ton Pomeroy were totally destroyed by fire
last Friday morning. The origin of the
fire unknown. When discovered it had
gained such Roadway and spread &c
rapidly that only few household effects
were saved. With the exception of q
dump-cart and few farming tools the
loss on the contents of the barn was
slight.
Mrs. Spencer Davis, IS, one Of the old
est residents of the town, died Monday
night at her home on the mountain. Tht
funeral was held Wednesday at 2 o'clock
Burial in the Center cemetery. Mrs
Davis taught school many years In hel
younger days, and her mind was an un
usual one. She was the last Of her fam
lily. One stepdaughter, Mrs. Laur.
Floor, and many nephews and nieces sur
r2uo DR
who has lived with her from childhood
is niece.
III. r. Kibbe Is harvesting the heavies
crop Of hay he has had for years. 1t Il
OF the best quality and only needs goot
weather to make 1t record crop. Mr.
Kibbe makes speciality Of raising mum
Der one hay of which he cuts create
amount than on any other farm In town
methods Of farming and personally super
vises all of his own work, especially hi
haying. He believes 10 the proverb tina
''He who by the pillow would thrive, mus
either hold or drive.
David Bridge, who has charge of thu
choppers on the lot where the steam saw
mill stands, on the road to Synor pond
met with bad accident Wednesday morn
Ing. He had an ak in his hand, marking
logs, when bis foot caught and he wa
thrown forward with great force ant
struck on pine stubble just under hi
left eye. 1t took considerable pulling t,
get 1t out and made a bad wound. Hi
lip and nose were also badly bruised. HI
was taken home at once to Hazardville.
TOLLAND.
Mrs. Perkins of Boston is the guest o
Mrs. Sumner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keeney of Rockville wer
in town on Monday.
| Irving Childs Of Amherst supplied tn
pulpit of the Congregational church o.
Sunday.
Misses Sarah and Ruth Brown, VIII
have been teaching in Rhode Island, ar
at their home in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson have returne
from their Michigan trip, and will spen
the remainder Of the summer here.
The wet weather has caused the farm
ers great Inconvenience In harvesting thei
hay crop, and berry men are also suffer
ing from the same cause.
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