The Press., 1905-09-06
ASHFORD.

Ih0 opportunities IOr SOCIAL lnber-
course and renewing acquaintance,
began in former years, constitutes one
of those bright spots we look back
upon through constantly lengthen-
ing vesta of years. The grove itself
forms q Landmark upon the hill top,
and is reached by road that must
have been an important thoroughfare
before many now in use were cut
through. This is believed to be the
Oldest north and south road through
Ashford, but doubtless the Boston and
Hartford trail antedates it. The site,
now covered by a barn, of one of the
first dwelling houses in town is near
the junction of these trails. After
two hundred years the necessary we'll
is as good as ever. The third sue
ceeding house is now occupied by the
eighth generation in a direct line,
but of another name, of this early
home of the Chapman family, once
numerous, but now widely scattered,
and but few representatives living
within the borders of the town. In
the older town of Woodstock we have
record of nine generations of Lyons
occupying one of those beautiful hill
tops near Pulpit Rock, where worship
is said to have been held in 1886,
one year before First church was or
ganized in Springfield. One of the
guests at the picnic is student at
Mount Hermon boys school. We may
add that the school owns considerably
more than one thousand acres of land,
with twenty -four buildings, costing
more than $475, 900.
westfOrd.
William Whitaker has started back
to California.
Joe Najmainey has left the Ben.
Gray farm, which he recently bought,
and gone back to New York.
Arthur Burrill is in Worcester,
Mass, working in a machine shop.
He intends to go to high school there
this fall and winter.
The barn on the Dan Chaffee farm
was burned August 21st William
Anderson, who escaped from an in
sane asylum at Worcester, Mass, last
winter, was seen to enter the barn a
few minutes before the fire broke out,
and consequently was suspected as
the cause of the fire. The next morn
ing he was traced towards Webster,
Mass. and overtaken near the state
line. He was brought before Justice
Nathaniel Knowlton, and was bound
over to the September term of court
under $1,000 bonds, which he could
not furnish, and was taken to Brook
lyn Jail to await trial.
WarrenvilIe.
Herbert Lee is working for @. HI.
Wright.
A girl was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Hattins.
Frank Bassett has recently pur-
chased driving horse.
o. P. Durkee conducted the Thurs
day evening prayer meeting.
Rob Balch has entered Oh his second
year at the Willimantic high school.
Ernest Weeks is drawing lumber f-4r
Thomas Whitehouse to North Wind
ham.
Stowell Whitehouse has been work
ing for Fred Bennington for a few
days. @=
Mrs. Ellen Booth and Master Wal
ter Copeland recently spent few days
in Boston.
Evert Cushman has been working
for DR.. Frost for few days drilling
and blasting rocks.
There were no services at the Bap-
fist church last Sunday evening on
account of the rain.
Masters George and Jake Acorn of
Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting at G.
Hattins' for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Green of Toll
land spent Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Andrew Lee, of West Ash
ford.
There will be a baseball game at
the home grounds next Saturday at
2. 80 between the West Willingtons
and the Warrenvilles. e..
The Warrenville baseball nine was
defeated by the West Willingtons on
the West Wilmington grounds last Sat-
urday afternoon 25 to 5.
F. Marble and family, who have
been spending the summer at the
Dwight Bicknell farm, returned to
their home in Worcester last week
Thursday.
Rev. G. @. Chappell of the Warren
vile Baptist church went to Chaplin
recently, where he performed the
marriage ceremony of DIR. William e.
Neff of Waterbury to Miss Edith
Knight of Chaplin, at the home of
DIR. Charles Knight.
The Cleaners of the Baptist church
gave very successful social at Bakers
hall Tuesday evening of last week.
The following program was given, re-
1ecting much credit on the talent of
those who took part: Piano duet,
Mrs. George Chappell, Mrs. David
Mathewson; song of seven, Misses
Ruth Brown, Viola Louks, Ida Louks,
Mrs. D. Mathewson; piano duet, Miss
Ethel Durkee and Mrs. D. Mathewson
vocal duet, swing song, Misses Ida
and Viola Louks; monologue, "Aunty
Doleful, " Miss Ruth Brown; quartet,
"Star of the Twilight, by the
Cleaners. Ice cream and home made
candies were sold. About 100 at
tended.
UNION.
@. T. Newell is with his aunt, Mrs.
I'll. Horton, at Holland.