The Press., 1905-02-01

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Robert Bartlette Of New York il
home for few days.
1 Andrew Billings is recovering from
an attack of'pneumonia.
| Mrs. Solomon W. Pease of Arizons
is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. W.
O. Pease.
Mrs. @. s. Fuller and her SON,
Ernest, and Miss Mabel Kibbe, have
gone to Worcester for few days.
Miss E. Louise Patten sailed Satur.
day on the Remania of the White Star
line of steamers for an extended ORR
entail tour.
A daughter was born Monday morn
ing to Charles and Alma Kibbe Bill
ings and granddaughter to Represen-
tative John B. Kibbe from Somers.
Fisk & Demond of Stafford Springs
have been cutting off pine timber
lot on the back road to the 9th dis
trict, recently bought of Carlos Con-
verse, and will next clear up a tract
of chestnut and pine timber land,
bought of Ashael Adams, bordering
on the gulf road. s~..'.
The Somers grange will hold it's
regular meeting Thursday evening at
Z 80 in the hall under the Methodist
church. The newly elected officers
will occupy the chairs. The lecturers
hour will consist of music; discus
sion, "How shall we make the grange
more interesting for the young
people?' by silas H. Perry and s.
Dwight Percival; reading, by Mahlon
Russell; one or two songs and promi-
nent current events to be mentioned
by all patrons.
The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry R. Kibbe. which
occurred on Sunday, January 20, was
very quietly observed, no special
gathering being made outside of fam
lily relatives and Ernest S. Fuller.
The kindly remem ORANGES from friends
and relatives we're a very pleasing
and appreciative feature of the oc-
casion, among them being $50 in gold
from the president of the Springfield
street railway company, John Olmsted,
who was former resident of Somers
and an old friend of Mr.. Kibbe. Mr..
and Mrs. Kibbe we're both natives of
Somers. Mr.. Kibbe went to Phila-
delphia in early manhood, where he
was living at the time of his marri-
age, January 20, 1855. They were
married at Mrs Kibbe's home at the
old eager homestead, up the mountain.
by Rev. D. B. Bradford Mr.. Kibbe
has become quite comfortable again,
after his very critical illness last year.
Frederic Burnham and Mrs. Carrie
Tucker we're married in Hebron Thurs
day evening, Jan. &c, and decided to
spend their honeymoon with some
friends, the proprietors of Kibbe's
hotel, Somers. Owing to the blizzard
of the day before, the electric cars
being off duty, at least in our town,
they were obliged to resort to the old
fashioned mode of conveyance, arriving
in team from Hazardville. Our
genial proprietor and his wife gave
them a royal welcome, not emitting
just little fun at their expense dur
ing their stay. 1t was a case of
Greek meet Greek, - and some of
the best laid schemes of mine host
failed by Mr.. Burnham cutting the
strings which were attached to bells
in his room, and various other devices
known to science, but not conducive
to sleep, were discovered and discon-
nected. On the next evening, just as
the party were quietly enjoying a
selection played on the piano by the
daughter of the house, the roar of
Durkee's drum corps was heard out
side, and as they played with their
usual energy and dexterity, lively |
evening followed. The happy pair
left town Monday morning, followed |
BY the good wishes of all.