The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-04-12

dog from poisoning.
Irving Loomis has begun his duties
as sexton of the church.
Elmer Long has gone to Manches-
ter to live with Gideon Brown.
Miss Hyde of Andover has been
visiting at Miss f. E. Gilbert's. s>
A grandson of J. H. Kingsbury
from Texas has been visiting in town.
Mrs. J. N. Walbridge and her two
daughters have returned from the
south, where they spent the winter.
| South Coventry.
Ernest Fuller has leased the Colman
farm on Ripley hill, and has moved
there with his family. 49,.
James Stott has sold his farm to
Annas A. Babbitt of Monson, Mass.
Mr.. Rabbit will move here the lat
ter part of the month. *.,.~
Mrs. Herman Pike died early Sat-
urday morning of diphtheria. Her
body was taken to Willimantio for
burial, in a sealed casket, Saturday
afternoon. -.
The Village Improvement society
at it's recent annual meeting elected
the following officers: President, W.
B. Hawkins; president, William
F. Pitkin; secretary, F. J. Kings
bury; treasurer, @. r. Hall.
TOLLAND. ID -:
Iva and Charlie Snow have been
seriously i'll. ......-
Mrs. J. 1. Rhodes is suffering from
an attack of the grip. - ~. 5.,
The college students returned to
their work this week.
Miss Stella and Miss Gertie Clough
were in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Anderson
spent last week in Bridgeport.
Daniel Webster left town Monday
to accept position in Springfield.
Mrs. Lansing has returned from
her trip to South birmingham, Mass.
Miss Woodwork and Miss Morgan
returned for the spring term, which
began Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas left Mr.. Hill
dreth's last Saturday for their home
at Orange, Mass.
School begins next Monday in the
seventh and ninth district, Miss Edna
Edgerton teacher.
The many friends of Mrs. Phila
Montgomery will be glad to learn
that she is improving.
At the Methodist church next Sun
day the morning service will be omit
ted The Sunday school and Epworth
League will meet at the usual hours.
Rev. J. H. Allen, chairman of the
board of examiners of the New Eng
land Southern conference, left Tues
day for the seat of conference, New
London.
Harry Newcomb, whose dramatic
ability is we'll known in Holland, has
been assigned the leading part in the
play, "David Garrick,' to be given
by the seniors of Rockville high
school late in the spring term.
The grange held an open meeting
at the town hall last week Tuesday,
Addresses we're made by Rev. F.
Countryman, chaplain of Connecticut
state grange; o. S. Wood, master of
Connecticut state grange, and R. W.
Stimson, president of Connecticut Ag-
ricultural college. The music con-
81 3ted of trio, solos by Mrs. Parsons
and Mr.. Hamilton, with Miss Hamil-
ton accompanist.
The cantata at the Congregational
church on Sunday evening passed off
very pleasantly to the large audience
who gathered to listen to it, and very
satisfactory to those who rendered it.
1t showed patient and earnest work
on the part of all. Special mention
ought to be made of Mrs. Newcomb,
whose strong voice led the sopranos
finely, and whose solo work gave much
pleasure. Misses Lucille and Lila
Agard sang their solos with much
taste and sweetness, as did Mrs. G.
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very prominent part of the cantata, and
was excellently sustained by Mrs.
Sterry, Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Tilton
and Miss Florence Allen. Mr.. Moore
of Stafford Springs gave the best of
satisfaction by the way he sang the
bass solos. Altogether it was an oc-
casion of great credit to the musical
people of Tolland. Mrs. Barnard
deserves much praise for it.
sOMERS
Gilbert Chapman has sold his farm
in North Somers and moved into Haz-
ardville.
There will be an especial meeting
of the grange Thursday evening to
initiate class of seven new members.
Edward Parmalee, who has worked
in the store and meat market of W.P.
Fuller, is now working in Hazard
Vile.
Ernest Avery is to move into W. g
Pease's tenement on Main street, and
work for him on the farm. An auction
was held Tuesday of horses and farm |
ing implements belonging to Mr..
Avery, at the Fuller farm, where he |
has lived the past year.
John Chapman, who lives on the
Battle street road to North Somers,
found a deer with his herd of COWS |
Friday with a broken leg. He mott
fed Game Warden Frank V. Kibbe,
who killed the animal, and then tele-
phoned to Game Warden Eaton of |
Stafford Springs, who took charge of |
the carcass.
A very pleasant house party was
at w p Enllar,s sauaral