The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-08-06

4 4 n
Holmes and her granddaughter, Alice
Holmes, were picking berries 'on one
of the Tolland hills, there attention
was called to two handsome deer passing
directly In front Of them going toward
Crystal Lake.
MANSFIELD.
Try the Stafford Springs Mineral Wa
ter Soda at A. b. Campbell's store. Il is
all right. 1914
Edward Hobby lie the possesor Of new
"Weser brothers" plano.
Mrs. John Farrell entertained her
daughter from New York last week.
A list Of books has been added to the
Sunday school library at Gurleyvtlle. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald LANCER and son,
Arthur, spent last Sunday In Gurleyville.
Misses Helen Whitaker and Lula
Blakley spent last Saturday in Westford.
Rev. r. g. Jacobs entertained his little,
niece, Lena Jacobs, of Warehouse Point,
last week.
Mrs. R. G. Jacobs returned to Gurle-y
Vile last Tuesday, after visit In West
boro, Mass.
Mrs. Parker of South Manchester to
visiting at Mrs. Olive Parker's at Mt.
Norwood.
Louis Canton of New York spent last
Sabbath at his sisters summer home on
Mt. Norwood.
Mrs. Edward Simonds is reported gain
ing slowly from severe illness A nurse,
Miss Clark, is caring for her.
On Sunday, August 9th, Rev. G. g.
Chapel of Warrenville will exchange
pulpits with Rev. r. G. Jacobs at Gurley-
Vile.
Friends here have received the an
nouncement Of the marriage of Rev. J.
Harding Baker to Miss Ruhamia James
last week. Rev. Mr.. Baker was former
pastor at Gurleyville. Rev. and Mrs.
Baker will make their home with Mrs. A..
J. Lumer at Norwood Hill.
Frank A. Slate of Chestnut Hill lie In
danger Of losing the sight of his right
eye. Saturday Mr.. Slate went under the
barn to drive out colt, which started to
go out. Mr.. Slate followed along behind
1t, and when part way through the yard
the colt suddenly kicked and one of Its
feet struck Mr.. Slate over the right eye
The blow rendered him unconscious for a
few minutes, but he reached the house
without assistance. Doctors G. r. White
and T. NJ. Hills of Willimantic were sum-
moned. The bone over the right eye was
crushed In and the eyelid and eye were
cut through, the wound extending to the
cheek bone, and the physicians fear that
that eye will be permanently blind. 1t
was also feared that the internal table of
the skull is injured.
The board Of trustees of the Connecti-
cut Agricultural college held its annual
meeting at the Heublein hotel, Hartford,
on Tuesday. The board elected officers
as follows President, The Hon. Adrian
Chamberlain, governor of Connecticut,
ex-oficio; vlce-president, DIR. e. I'll Jenk-
ins of New Haven; secretary, George A.
Hopson Of Wallingford; treasurer, e. o.
Smith Of Storrs; auditors, George A.
Hopson of Wallingford, and G. A. Capen
of Willimantic; executive committee,
George A. Hopson Of Wallingford, Geo.
3. Palmer of Norwich, and B. G. Patter-
son Of Torrington. The following COM
mittees were appointed: Farming COM
mittee, L. J. Storrs of Mansfield, A. j.
Pierpont of Waterbury, and B. c. Patter-
son Of Torrington; horticultural commit
tee, George A. Hopson of Wallingford,
George 3. Palmer of Norwich, and Prof.
A. J. Gulley of Mansfield. The trustees
confirmed the selection of B. Bernard
Turner, Phi. D., formerly instructor at
Cornell university, as professor Of chem
lstry and physics. Mr.. Turner will also
be chemist to the agricultural experiment
station. Miss Emma FL. Roller has been
engaged as instructor in music and assist
ant to the principal. Miss Roller Is a
graduate Of the New England conservato-
ny Of music, where she has been teacher.
Miss Anna West Brown, a graduate of
the Curry School of Expression at Bos-
ton, has been engaged as teacher of elo-
cution and English.
Mount Hope.
Ernest Back Is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Alfred Young.
Harold and William Ford of New HAY
en-, are visiting at Riverside Farm.
Elmer Matthews, of Hopedale, Mass,
called on relatives In town last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Southworth, of Whitman
tic, visited at Monroe Church's recently.
Mrs. Arthur Burdick and son, Of Will
mantle, have been visiting at Henry
Whites.
Miss Florence DIN has been spending
few days with Miss Rachel Packer, at
Mrs. Susan Griggs'.
The Misses Cora and Grace Russ have
returned from weeks visit In Worces-
ter, Mass, accompanied by Miss Ethel
The N. 8. g. club was again heard from
last Wednesday evening, when the men,
bers assembled with their friends at the
home Of one of their members, Adelbert
Russ, and gave him surprise. Owing to
the weather several of the invited guests
were unable to be present, but the twenty
who ventured out, report q most enjoy
able time. AS this was library party,
each young lady was dressed to represent
the title of some book. After great
deal Of merriment over the titles of the
books, various other games were enjoyed,
and then all were ready to sit down to a
table, which was grooming with good
things to eat. Ice cream, cake, lemonade
and fruit were bountifully dealt out and