The Press., 1905-09-06


dren of Coventry made calls on the
Hill and vicinity and visited the Pin
nacle, Thursday. Mrs. Andrews is
an enthusiastic admirer and collector
of relics, and we had the pleasure of
showing her some of our old curiosi-
ties.
Mrs. Sadie Morris, only daughter
of J. Duane Parsons, formerly of this
town, now and for many years of
Springfield, Mass. is at q private san
itarium in Rutland, Mass. this sum-
mer for out of door treatment. 1t is
hoped by her friends in this locality
that her health may be permanently
established.
We hope that the astronomical al
lusions in Rev. A. Gardeners poem
commemorative of the huge bon fire,
the roast, etc., recently made in front
of his premises, will be needed and
remembered by all observers of the
Heavenly bodies. Nowadays both
old and young don't seem to be as
fond of astronomy as the previous
generations were. We we'll remem-
Der when students at McCoy's high
school in the Hollow perused the
study of that branch of learning with
avidity. This reminds US that the
Hollow. or "City' as the locality
was then called, was the center of
activity in town. Beside the afore-
mentioned high school there were the
tannery, forge, cabinet shop, powder
and shot flask works, boot and shoe
shops, two or three comb shops and
tin shop among other industries there.
A member of congress and governor
of the Wisconsin territory, physi-
clan, state senator, three foreign
missionaries, etc., resided there, while
up the stream a little way, at "Tin-
kerville," or "Forest Mills" there
was a lawyers sign ON the village
store, near the silk factory. o tenn
pora, o mores!
south Wellington.
VIM. Potter of Willimantic was in
town Labor day.
Miss Ida M. Hall has returned from
her trip to the White mountains.
w. H. Hall has joined his family
in the White mountains, going Sept.
LIST.
Franklin Gurley has been engaged
as janitor at the school for the coming
year.
Charles W. Eldredge of Indian Or.
chard was home over Sunday ant
Monday.
VIM. Parker of Willimantic is thu
guest of his sister, Mrs. Gardiner
Hall, Jr.
The communion service will b.
held in the hall next Sunday at thu
close of the preaching service.
II Regular communication of Uric
lodge, No. "a, f. & A. M, Saturday
evening, Sept. 8. Work in the M
J M. degree.
Miss Elizabeth D. Hall returned
Tuesday from her trip to the west
which included Idaho Springs ant
Denver, Col.
Peaches, pretty fair ones, too, tina
were blown off the trees in the recon
storm were sold in the village Mon
day at 4Oc per basket.
Origin Hall left Sept. LIST for Den
yer, Col. He will attend the G. A
r. convention and later will spend {
few weeks at Idaho Springs.
Louis and Leo Korper, who have
acquired a controlling interest in thu
Capitol City Lumber Co., have ISSUED
some handsome business cards.
Owing to a broken rope, which wa
not discovered in time to be repaired,
the large flag was not raised over the
school house on Tuesday, the opening
day.
Labor day was not generally OBJ
served in this village. A few awaited
themselves of the opportunity for 6
holiday, but it was too wet to make
it pleasant.
Ernest Myers returned last Wed
nesday from the Norwich hospital
He, of course, is not yet able to wall
on the leg that was broken, but il
Obliged to use orutches.
The employees of G. Hall, Jr.,
Co., at the dye and bleach house
most of whom have worked under the
late Samuel Nichols, raised a neat sun
to purchase flowers for his funeral
Miss Florence Neil gave up her pc
sition as stenographer and typewritis
for Hillhouse 6 Taylor, Willimantic
last week, and received a check il
addition to her salary, in recognition
of her services.
e. O. Richardson states that he ha
not taken the Glassfactory school TO
the year, but only until the commit
tee can secure another teacher, TIN
one first engaged being unable t.
come.
There will be q special meeting o
the w. O. T. u, which will also b.
the annual meeting, held on Saturda.
afternoon in the hall at South Will
lington. Delegates to the state con
vention, to be held in Waterbury Got
3-5, will then be appointed.
The attendance at the services il
the hall last Sunday was extremel.
small owing to the drenching storm
The preaching service was omitted
and Rev. @. w. Wolfe conducted TIN
Sunday school, giving a talk on thu
two characters, Elijah and Elisha.
Although not entirely unexpected
the news of the death Of our old fell
low townsman, Samuel Nichols, re
ceived by his son, George H. Nichols
Monday forenoon, was a shock to hi
1 G~s~ l.