The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-09-11
MANSFIELD.

Mrs. Henry Starkweather is Ill with
the shingles.
Miss Rose w. D'mock is the guest of
Miss Ada May Storrs at Spring Hill.
Edward Eldredge is erecting assheep
barn Contractor Haskell has the job.
Miss Ethel Freeman was the guest OF
friends In Hartford and Manchester last
week.
Gilbert Storrs left last Monday for
Dean academy, Franklin, Mass, where
he will ate d school.
Chas. Latham, Jr., who has been work.
ing in Maine for the last two months, re-
turned home last Saturday.
Edward Pearl Is newly recovering his
barn-also making improvements on his
house by taking out large chimney and
other repairs.
Invitations are out for the marriage Of
Miss May Walker OF Westbrook to Wal
ter Cummings, formerly of this place,
now of Massachusetts.
Mrs. Henry Newcomb of Scranton, Pa. !,
and Mrs. Frederick Newcomb of Wilt
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Baker
The schools began Monday with the
following teachers: At Hollow, Cora
May Russ of Mansfield; Center, Annie
W. Buchanan of Mansfield; Storrs, Edith
T.. Bartlett, Broad Brook Depot, Char
Julia F. Murtagh, Norwich; City, Vera
o. Freeman, Mansfield; Chestnut Hill,
Maud e. HENDERSON, Willimantic Cur
leyville. Doro hea M. Abbey, Rockville !;
Atwoodville, La M. Huntington, Mans
field; Mount Hope, Mabel E. Spencer,
North Windham. The scholars at Mer-
lows will be carried to Depot, at North
Mansfield to Storrs, at Spring Hill to
Storrs and Center, no schools being open
ed In these places. -.
The republicans held their caucus In
the town hall Friday afternoon. A con-
test over the selection Of a town commit
tee resulted In large attendance. The
fight over the chairman of the town COM
mittee was between Charles T. Crane,
who has served for the past two years,
and George Macfarlane, and out Of the
eighty eight republicans present Macfar-
lane had the most votes and was elected.
| Inc Obu0L utu1ieTS VI Lu6 COLuulCGo0
chosen are T. M Ross, Andrew Grant,
Grant Chappell and Grant Jacobs. The
| following delegates to the several con-
ventions we're elected: State, V. D.
Stearns, Fred o. Vinton, G. Fl. Savage
and G.. T. Crane; congressional, A. G..
Gulley, George Macfarlane, E. q. Sum-
ner, Edward Pearl; county, Leonard
| Smith, A. M. Grant, L. j. Storrs, Wilfred
Ma son; senatorial, W. G Fenner, A. E.
Sumner, Charles E. Dodge, Ellsworth At.
wood.
| Gurleyville.
Miss Emma Colby Is at home for the
week.
Mrs. Richard Jacobs and little daugh.
ter were in Willimantic over Sunday.
Ernest Durham, who is at work at
Palmer Town, is having a weeks vaca.
ton.
Bates are spending few days at Central
Village.
Mrs. Edward Simonds and Miss Ethel
Simonds visited Mrs. Simonds' father al
East Wilmington Saturday.
i School In this district commenced last
Monday with Miss Dorothy Able o.
Rockville as teacher. Miss Able boards
with q. N. Turner.
| Mrs. Colby of Spring Hill, who has
been very Ill, Is now improving. Mrs
Oils Singsby of Willimantic, who has
been caring for her mother, has returned
home.
i Mrs. Barr and Mrs. Otis from New
York, who are spending the summer OF
Norwood Hill, met with serious &C
cident last Saturday. AS they were driv
ing to Gurleyville the horse becami
frightened and ran, striking a tree, ant
upsetting the carriage, and throwing boil
ladies out. Mrs. Otis had leg broken
and both ladies were considerably GU
about the face.
| Mount Hope.
Miss Vera Church has been visiting he
sister In Willimantic.
Clinton Grant has returned to his stud
les at Mt Hermon school.
| School opened Monday with Miss Ma
bel Spencer of North Windham a
teacher.
Miss Gertrude Grant began her labor
as teacher at Rocky Hill Monday morn
ing, and Miss Cora Russ at MANSFIELD
Hollow.