The Press., 1903-06-18
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N s4E < Ft F.4 ss 'I The state board of assessors has raised the tax list of this town s70, 900. | Little Dorothy Pierce Is recovering from an attack of malignant tonsilltis. I The unsightly structure near the ceme- teries is only moved just across the road as yet. A. I We hear from a friend in Greenfield, Mass., that the price of hay there Is $32 per ton.
 | The stiff gales, accompanied with copi- ous rains, last week twisted up things somewhat.
 Dea. Stephen 0. Robbins and his sis- ter, Sarah, of Ashford called on friends here last week. -a. .-.
 We noticed last week that R. H. Wor- den was located in Ellis grocery store, Stafford Springs.
 J. A. Houchen and wife, Annie E. Dim- ock Houchen, of New York arrived at A. D. Dimock's, Tuesday.
 And now comes the reward for planting one of our little kitchen gardens in March -peas last Thursday. Potatoes soon.
 In common with other folks, we would unite in expressions of thankfulness for this abundant rain, which has caused veg citation to put on new life.
 Mrs. Preston Is to read an original pa per on ''The relation of the home to the converted child" at the Sunday school convention at Stafford, 24th inst.
 Mrs. Celenda Waldo of Hartford is at her sister, Mrs. Emily s. Carpenters. She was accompanied hither by her son, Willie Waldo, who returned to Hartford Monday.
 Mrr. Ellen Carpenter Phillips, daughter of fhe late Elijah Carpenter, and her hus- band, Prof. Phillips, of Philadelphia are talking of spending portion of the sum- mer here.
 There will be church meeting imme- diately after the mid-week prayer meet ing this evening, to which all who wish to unite with the church, either by letter or by baptism, are invited.
 Newman s. Marcy Is rather falling in both body and mind, David Eldridge re- | A41AAA0 0OOub SAO 6<bkUO1 NAG0s S6A HChIOA 10 slowly recovering from her recent fall, , and M. Burdick Is not quite as strong as
 usual.
 The Baptist ladies are to have "Will Carleton" social Friday evening, 26th.
 All are requested to bring one or more of his poems, including Cover the Hills to ! the Poor House," and read them. Sup , per as usual, and everybody Is cordially
 invited.
 I, Yes, it's high time the piece of state
 road from the railroad station to the Hill was completed. And, by the way, if no
 one else sees to 1t, one would think that
 those who use the road the most, the
 lumber and wood teamsters, would pick out the rolling stones from the much trav- eled highway. .r.
 It seems that 1t seemed good to our first representative, O. Mel, to vote for
 the abolishing of one of our Holland coun-
 ty senatorial districts. It also seems that
 his vote, that of one of Vernon's repre- , sentatives and the absence of another
 Holland county member turned the scale,
 so that practically we have our own folks to blame in the premises. .-.,- We are told that the church congrega- tions here are too small anyway to be thinned out by making fun of any who attend. And it will be well for all to
 bear in mind that 1t may be other folks are making fun, too. Thoughtless young people, who essay to make sport of the ef-
 forts of others to help in the right direc-
 tioh, do not stop to think that they them selves may be subjects of ridicule and
 commiseration at the same time. Speaking of real estate sales, these are some of the folks we have been the means of bringing into this community rather , of decent list of the two: MT. Ireland
 and family over the Westford line, O. D. Lockwood and family, Albert Dege, Rev.
 s. w. Clarke and wife, Deacon Eli D. ,I Hayes and wife, Geo. A. Cosgrove and family, Fred Draper and family. Dr. W,
 V. Wilson and family, Dr. w. l.. Higgins, G. Ladue and family, Henry Pratt and , family, John Brisland and family, s. P. ? Morrison and family, A. Carlstrom, Chas
 H. Davis and family, Fl. l.. Keens and 8 family, A. s. Pierce and family, J. B.
 Carpenter and family, and the Misses Palmer and Dunning. Others might be 5 mentioned had not owners sold theil places for half their value-by some sud 8 den turn.
 The approaching annual school meet
 ing of the Center school district promises ! to be an important one. In view of thu q recent large increase of state aid to smal
 towns, 1t would seem that the time hat
 come to consolidate, at least the Center
 Glassfactory and Hollow schools, so tha ' ! 8 high grade school might be maintainet in our town, thus keeping here pupil from going elsewhere. We have long ad !; vocated this plan, as acting school visito u in the past, and still are interested in 1t - So are others in this district. Surel
 there is no reason now why our children l. should be sent out of town to higl n school. The state certainly will not sanc Q tion such course, and all friends of goo and wholesome education should hel > in carrying out the state's beneficen F. plans. Remember, friends, that this re t cent legislative act was not lOb6ied through y Such public acts don't have the advocac q of paid lobbyists, there is no money fo n such labors, but friends of education al over the state wrote for and talked an Is urged the passage of this act free gratis.
 south willington. B. Chas. Latham Jr., is at work in the dy house for c. Hall, Jr., &Co. - D Mrs. Jeanette shaffer is spending e week with her children in Derby. e At the business meeting of the En o deavor society Sunday evening, Franl 2 e Edwards was elected president for the re !. mainder of the present term. J" A large congregation listened to Rev e T. 0. Denman last Sunday in the hall MT. Denman took for his text the Is
 verse of the 4Oth chapter of Isaiah. an
 preached very able and eloquent sermon ,.I A school meeting Is warned for thi
 evening, June IS, to be held at the schoo
 house at 7.3O o'clock. In addition to tn
 election of school officers, the meetin