The Press., 1904-11-02
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south Coventry.
Mrs. Sarah A. Bottum of Provi-
dence was in town last week.
Miss Rose Topliff of New London
is visiting her brother, Frank Top
liff.
James Champlin of Willimantic
visited his SON, J. 8. Champlin, last
week.
Alfred Platts of New London spent
few days of last week ut @. II.
Trips.
John s. Champlin has traded OF
his automobile and bought q horse
and carriage.
Harlan D. Woodwork took load
of thirteen to the dance at Hillside
hall Friday evening.
Rev. 8. F. Maine will hold q pray
er meeting in the South street school
house Thursday evening.
Irving Boynton of Berlin and Harry
Cook of Branford are ut Austin Boyn-
toms for few days. hunting.
The young people gave Miss Hattie
Smith surprise party at her home in
Halls block Saturday evening.
Miss Tillie Kirkpatrick returned
Monday from visiting Mrs. John
Bowers of Hartford and Mrs. F. p.
williams of Terryville.- &
Walter Washburn, Montgomery
White and Eugene Latimer spent
Sunday in Baltic. They walked to
Willimantic and took the trolley from
there. ...
Miss Edith Maher, book-keeper ct
the box shop, has been called to her
home in Thompsonville by the sudden
death of her mother. Her father died
three weeks ago.
Monday was the sixteenth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Rev. and Mrs.
S. F. Maine. In the evening. the
people of the church gave them . sur
prise donation party. ...-- afg
The District School" drew q full
house at the Congregational church
Wednesday evening. 1t was very
amusing and was well acted, showing
much careful rehearsing.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Tillinghast
went to Greene, r. l., Saturday to
visit Mr.. Tillinghast's grandfather,
who is over ninety years of age.
Mrs. Tillinghast is spending o few
days in Providence this week.
A company of about thirty gath
cred at the home of Henry Armstrong,
Friday evening, and listened to an
address by Mrs. r. ]. Smith. editor
of the Herald of Life, of Springfield,
Mass. Mrs. Smith is q very interest
ing speaker, and it is to be regretted
that so few knew of her coming.
Mrs. Fred s. Sweet, of Denver,
Col, who has spent q month or more
with relatives and friends here, start
ed on her homeward journey last
Thursday. Mrs. Sweet enjoys q priv
ilege which we women of Connecticut
do not. She can vote, not only on
school questions, but for state and
national officers also.
The democratic nominees In, The
south parish are: For representa-
tive, Alexander s. Hawkins; for
judge of probate, George 81. Robert
SON. Mr.. Hawkins has three times
been a successful candidate for repre-.
sentative. Mr.. Robertson is our pres
emit judge of probate, having been
elected q year ago to complete the
term of Nathan @. Fuller, deceased.
Wangumbaug grange held its an
nual fair and harvest supper Friday.
Oct. 21st. It was q very stormy day
and the state master, Orson Wood,
and other expected guests could not
come. In the afternoon the storm
abated and the evening attendance
was good. There was large exhibit
of farm produce, canned fruits and
jellies, fancy work, antiques, etc.
An ancient fax wheel, operated by
Mrs. Carl Them, proved quite m
attraction. Considerable entertain.
ment was afforded by Mrs. A. 8.
Hawkins graphophone. A short
musical program was carried out, AZ.
ter which there was dancing. '