The Press., 1905-01-18
MANSFIELD.

nalI nOurS. line average age Oh Gno
% was so years.
MANsFIELD. ~:
The ice houses in this vicinity are
being filled with II and 14-inch ice.
Henry Fisher was employed at the
college last week tending furnaces, in
place of Harvey Fuller.
. Chicken pox has broken out in the
Gurleyville school, although none of
the children have been seriously i'll
as yet.
Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Pease of Cur
leyville entertained number of
friends at the parsonage last Friday
evening. Music and games were en-
joyed.
The young people in the vicinity
of Gurleyville rendered surprise
party to Miss Bertha Hauschild last
Wednesday evening. An enjoyable
evening was spent by all.
Pitt Barrows died at his home at
Spring Hill, Mansfield, yesterday
afternoon after an. illness of nine
weeks. He had been in poor health
for several years past. Mr.. Barrows
was born in Mansfield May "a, 1943,
but for most of his life he had be- On
engaged in business outside this state,
having acted as general agent for the
Bloomingdale Rubber company of New
Jersey. Mr.. Barrows was a democrat
and was popular among his towns
people, being the first democratic town
clerk ever elected by the town. He
also held many other minor town
offices. A widow, who was Miss
Bessie Garland Van Duzer of New
York to whom he was married about
twenty-nine years ago, survives him.
He was a member of the Ancient
Order of. United Workmen.
Connecticut Agricultural College Notes.
E. B. Smith was a Hartford visitor
last Wednesday.
Prof. White gave an illustrated
lecture at college last Saturday even
ing.
Miss Mary Wilbur of Arlington was
a recent guest of her sister, Miss Alice
Wilbur, 'O7.
The class of 1908 are preparing to
give their winter term rhetoricals in
the near future.
The girls basketball team plays
New Haven high next Saturday at @.
A. @. Admission, 10 cents.
Regular meetings of the Shakes
pearean club and eclectic literary So
ciety were held Saturday evening last.
E. R. Bennett has been engaged to
instruct classes in entomology and
geology when DR.. Fred Mutchler
leaves.
The. junior class held debate in
the college hall last Monday morning
on the question of Resolved, that
practical experience is of more value
to the farmer than theoretical train
ing. Affirmative, Ralph G. Tryon,
Harry B. RiRley, Clinton J. Grant,
Will L. Curtis; negative, Harry G.
Hanks, Dwight J. Minor, Fred A.
Miller, Theo. O. Waters. The mega
tives won out.
Two games of basketball were wit
messed at the college hall last Satur-
day afternoon One game was be-
tween the @. A. @. girls basketball
team and the Danielson high school.
The other game was between the O.
A. C.'s boys team and the Hartford
public high school team. Both
games closed with victories for Con-
necticut. The girls game was call
ed at $50 by Referee Chapman. The
g. A. @. girls outweighed and out
played the Danielson girls at every
point. The work of Miss CLARK of
@. A. @. was exceptionally good,
The score was 21 to 1 in O.. 4. q. g
favor. The line up was: Storrs-
Miss Donovan (capt. Miss
guards, Miss Hurlbut,
Miss Seage; center, Miss CLARK.
Danielson-forwards, Miss Palmer
capt. Miss Pellet; guards, Miss
Davis, Miss Healy; center, Miss
Dunn. The boys game was called by
Referee Welton, after first half of
girls game. The two teams were
evenly matched and an exciting game
was witnessed. The only fault with
;he game was q quarrel in the second
half, which detained the playing for
lew minutes. The chief feature was
The good playing of Barker of @. A.
and All of II. P. III. s. The score
vas 81 to "a in @. A. C.'s favor.
We are glad to announce these victo-
les for O. A. O. The first showing
# this years girls team proves to
i've MS the good standing of previous
ears After the game the teams were
entertained at Grove cot
age. Dancing was enjoyed and re-
reshments were served.
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