The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-08-13

SOMERs.
Mrs. Anna Taft has been visiting friends
In Ware, Mass. II
Mrs. David Waite and little daughter,
Frances, Of North Adams, Mass. are
visiting at g. y. Fuller's.
MIR. and Mrs. w. @. Pease started Fri
day for tour through the west.
Miss Anna REEVE of Middietown is
visiting at III. P. Avery's.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Goddard are
spending part of their vacation at Beth
lehem, N. FL.
The Somers grange will hold a lawn
party on the lawn Of M. p. Avery this
week Thursday evening. Ice cream and
cake will be on sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy of Providence, r.
l., called upon friends In town Tuesday.
Mrs. Purdy was formerly Anna Pomeroy
Of Somers.
Lucius Kibbe, who died very suddenly
last week Thursday morning from q
severe shock, was born In Tolland, Feb
ruary II, 1882, the son of Alvin and Han
nah kibbe. In 1866 he married Miss
Eliza Richardson of West Stafford, where
they lived before moving to Chicago with
their three children for year. They re-
turned to Somers where they lived %
years. Mr.. Kibbe has been very promi-
nent 10 town affairs, serving as humane
agent over twenty years and grand Juror
fifteen years. He was member OF the
Methodist church at Crystal Lake. Be-
sides his wife he leaves one son, Miro, OF
Illinois; three sisters, Mrs. Julia Pease
and Mrs. Charles Hulburt of Norwich
Mrs. Julius Parsons OF Somers, and three
brothers, William Kibbe of Crystal Lake,
Norris and George Kibbe Of Ellington,
and five grandchildren. The funeral was
very largely attended Sunday at 2 80,
Rev. L. A. Goddard officiating. =
TOLLAND.
Mrs. Clark of Windsor Is visiting her
niece, Mrs. l.. B. Price.
The Misses Barrows of Hartford are
boarding at d. Ell. Browns. W
Several members were taken In to the
grange on Monday evening.
Mrs. Kenyon of Usquepaugh, r. l., is
the guest of Miss Ruth Brown.
A daughter (Elizabetb) was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Rose August T..
Frank Clough and wife are staying at
the home of his father, James Clough.
Edward Bryan and family of Westfeld,
Mass, are occupying the old home here.
w. A. Agard and family have returned
from a three-weeks' stay at Charlestown
beach.
The Epworth league held an Ice cream
sale on the lawn of D. FL. Brown Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. G. w. Hungerford and daughter of
Montclair, N. j., are the guests of Miss
Miriam Underwood. -
Rev. Doctor and Mrs. Patrick of New
tonvllle, Mass, are spending the week
with Mrs. Baldwin.
The Sunday school of the Congrega-
tional church will enjoy their annual
picnic at Lake Wangambaug on Saturday. |
RObson's Joke ON His Friend.
OF Stuart Robson it is said that in
his youth he was an incorrigible prac-
teal joker. He was travelling in Eng
land with friend, small man called
Bill, one summer, and on the Liverpool
train Bill fell asleep. While he slept
Robson stole his ticket from his pocket. |
In a little while the conductor was to
be seen approaching.
Tickets, Bill! Get out your tcketv'
Robson said.
Bill, after frantic search, said,
with an oath, that his ticket was lost.
Robson then advised him to escape |
paying by hiding under the seat This |
Bill decided to do. and when the con-
ductor appeared he lay on his back on |
the dusty floor quite invisible.
Robson surrendered both tickets,
whereupon the conductor said:
Here are two tickets. Where is
your friend, sir?" ..
"Under the seat there" the actor an
swered. II don't know why he wanter
to avoid you"
The conductor, surprised, looked
der the seat md Bill smiled -
sheepishly ...Awa
ao1k tribune
Alphabetical Significance.
A writer in the Garden has discov-
cred that many Of the worst foes Of |
the horticulturist begin with wv" and
he instances worms, weevils, wind and |
other workers of wickedness. This, |
writes a correspondent, suggests a
question as to whether there Is any /
natural grouping of good or evil things |
under particular letters. Take 3D." for |
example, and consider how many |
boons and blessings to man begin with |
1t. The baker and butcher bring him |
bread and beef. For additional foods |
he has bacon, beans, bovril, bloaters, |
broccoli broth, bivalves, bananas, ber- |
ries biscuits, buns and butter. After /
q banquet of BONES pouches he may /
bring out his brier and blow his baccy /
while he bestrides his bicycle. These /
are but few of the beneficent things /
included under that blessed letter 3d."
Now, as a contrast, take 3D." and |
among the first words we think Of are /
damp, dark, dreary, dismal dirty, de |
pressed, despairing and so on, the very 1
sound Of which is enough to drive one |
into doleful dumps.