The Press., 1904-11-02

W.. F. Essex attended the republi-
can mass meeting at the auditorium
in Hartford last Friday evening. The
Wide Awakes q. 1860. Of Witch Mr..
ABekg was b fziember, had leading
part in the meeting, each one being
. yics- presidenf and occupying seats
90 sh6 stage. S -
Died, Monday evening, from the
effects of a bolt of manufactured
lightning, somewhere near the west
shore Of Beauty lake, coon; aged
about six months. Said coon was
sufropnded during his last moments
by something less than hundred men
and boys, reinforced by an alleged
coon dog. The dog is still alive,
but shows the effects of mental pertur-
baton. tW s
Arthur Emo from Hartford visited
his father, L. Emo, last week.
The program for the grange this
week is social time, with music.
Me. and Mrs. f. A. Pease from New
Britain were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. O. D. Pease returned from her
visit to st. Louis and Omaha last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Stephen
SON return from their visit to ST.
Louis this week. .an...
The republican caucus will be held
this evening and the democratic
caucus Friday evening. i.
The order Of United American Me-
chanics will have a dancing party,
with oyster supper, at Kibbe's hotel,
Saturday evening. .,s2
J.. A number of the @. e. society at
tended the Enfield union, held in
Thompsonyille Congregational church
last Friday afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Mary Hulburt has gone. to
Rockville to spend some time with
her brother. Charles Bradley, whose
SON met with sudden death last
week by accident. .. ., ,s.#.
The Y. P. s. @. e. gave Hallow-
cen social in town hall Monday even
ing. It was we'll attended and q good
time was enjoyed by all. The treas
ury was enriched by $16. -..tt
Ashael Adams, master, has invited
all Of the patrons of Somers grange to
be present in their hall under the
Methodist church Thursday evening
to enjoy social time, for which he
will furnish the entertainment.
= Rev. E.P. Root from Northampton,
Mass, who supplied the Congrega-
tional pulpit, was accompanied by his
wife over Sunday. Preparatory SER
vice for communion next Sunday will
be held Saturday at 3 p. M, instead
of Friday as is usual. s,es
Mrs. Emma Ravens, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Horace Sykes,
went to Springfield Monday to attend
the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Jane
Spaulding, who was injured by being
struck by an electric car while cross
ing the track one day last week.
At the annual meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society the following
officers were chosen: President, Mrs.
Willard sH.< Fuller; vice. president,
Mrs. Nellie. Blish; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Mabel Kibbe; d.
rectors, Mrs. Charles s. Fuller, Mrs.
Oren T. Burden, Mrs. John Hunt.
Somers grange was invited to- the
Springfield grange to see the work Of
their degree team. AbouE12 OF their
members went mp last week. A class
of II were initiated intos the Sd snd
4th degrees by IL young ladies dressed
in white, with blue sashes. A large
number were present from other
branches of the order. A banquet
or harvest feast was served. SomIers
grange has also received an invitation
to attend. the East Central Pomona
meeting with Ellington grange Wed
nesday, Nov. 9th.
I, Horace Skies began his duties yes
terday ON the free rural mail delivery
route. His route begins from the
post Office at $50 a. M, going to
Jones street and Theodore Hurlbuft's
corner, taking the cross-road to Andrew
Archer's on the Hall Hill road, com
ing back over the four bridges to
George Luce's corner, through Pine
woods to Pink street, thence to De-
laney's corner and on to Champlin' s
corner on Springfield. road, them to
Charles Bugbee's and to North Som
ers; by east road to Frederick Wood s,
Tetracing back to the main road, and
through Battle street and up the
mountain to Ladd's corner, across to
Gilmore. Worthington's; returning
through Battle street to the 10th dis
trict, to Somers street, taking the
south road to Edmond Pease's, and
back to the post Office, making travel
of abont % miles daily. ss...f =
.'..- TOLLAND.
The republican caucus will be held