The Press., 1905-11-29
MANsFTELD.

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 Miss Mary Coombs of Hartford i nursing in Mt. Hope.
 Mrs. Althea Lincoln is at her hom, n Gurleyville for few weeks.
 Miss Genevieve Royce is with hel sister at Gurleyville for while.
 Misses Mariva and Emma Snow were recent visitors in Hartford.
 Oscar Jacobs and family have moved from Gurlevyille to Eagleville.
 Dennis Flaherty of Willimantic was the guest. of his son on Hanks Hill recently.
 A teachers meeting was held in the Baptist church Friday afternoon of last week.
 Mrs. George H. Allen and daughter, Dorothy, have been recent guests of Mrs. Henry Durham.
 Mrs. W. P. Wildes entertained her Sunday school class at her home, ''Wildfern,'' recently.
 $. D. Yeomans returned from Back us hospital last week, where he under went an operation on his eyes.
 Mrs. o. G. Hanks spent few days last week with her daughter, Mrs. George N. Phillips, in Hartford. s'
 P. G. Hanks, of the firm of P. G. Hanks & Son, silk throwsters on Hanks Hill, has sold his interest in the business. The new firm. will bg known as O. G. Hanks 6 Go. P. G. Hanks has been connected with the manufacture of silk nearly all his life, and has been in business himself for about 55 years. ......
 Peter Fitzpatrick, who was work. ing on the new state road at lower Mansfield, was severely injured one day last week by being thrown from a wagon loaded with dirt. His shoulder was fractured and he was injured internally. He died at the home of Edward Cady in Mansfield Hollow Sunday. His home was in Middletown, and his body was taken to that city.
 ] The case of F. w. Willard of Mans field against the Central Vermont Railroad company, for $1OO for dam- ages for the burning over of meadow land owned by the plaintiff, was tried before Justice of the Peace George H. Allen Monday afternoon. There was no appearance by the railroad company, and judgment was given to the plaintiff in default. The case was continued to next Saturday for a hearing on the question of damages.
 MT. and Mrs. Miner Grant of Mansfield celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last week We'd nesday at their home. It was in this same homestead that the parents of MT. Grant celebrated their golden wedding in 1864, and the homestead has been in the family for seven generations. Miner Grant was one of a family of ten children-seven daughters and three sons. The three daughters living are Mrs. Sophia O. Wentworth, nearly 80 years of age Mrs. Harriet Aspiwnall and Emily Martin. A. M. Grant, the only re- maining son, lives in a house near by.
 The body of Mrs. Susan M Dew ing, who died in Hartford last week, was brought to Mansfield Center for burial Monday. Services were held iR the Congregational church at the Center, the church which the family attended summers, and which adjoins their summer place. Rev. Clarence Pike of Mansfield and Rev. Ashley D. Leavitt of Willimantic officiated, the latter having been an assistant pastor in the South Congregational church in Hartford, which the de- ceased attended. The bearers were Dr. E. G. Sumner, A. W. Buchanan and J. H. and V. D. Stearns, all of Mansfield.
 Connecticut Agricultural College Notes.
 The November number of the Look out has been published.
 Clinton and Cora Grant spent few days recently with their parents in Mt. Hope.
 The sophomore rhetoricals were held in the chapel Tuesday evening at o'clock. The speaking was very good. w. W. Ohlweiler, 1905, gave an interesting talk on Luther Bur bank. .:.
 Basket ball games with o. A. O. against Manchester high school begin Dec. 9. The 0. A. C.'s will play Buckley high school, Wesleyan uni versity, Massachusetts Agricultural college, Monson academy and several other teams.
 A football hop was the social event at 0. A. 0. Friday evening. The dance was held in college hall, which was prettily decorated with bunting, flowers and palms. The grand march was led by Fred A. Miller, 'O6, and Miss Eleanor M Hanks. Harry Royce of Willimantic furnished music for eighteen dances. Mrs. Monteith, Mrs. Beach, Miss Brown and Miss Thomas were the patronesses.
 UNION.
 W S. Wehster spent the Sabbath