The Press., 1905-09-06
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fom her visit on the Maine coast.
We learn that "Neighbor Wish
we'll" is expected to arrive at home
in a week or two.
The rain poured about all day Sun
day, which prevented large attend
ance at the churches.
It is estimated that an ounce of ra-
dunn will raise 10000 tons mile
above the earth's surface.
A daughter of Matthew McCann,
with her husband, of Philadelphia,
visited her father recently.
The Korper boys, Louis and Leo,
have gone to Hartford to beign their
business in the lumber line
Mrs. Cosgrove and her daughter,
Mrs. Brown, went Friday to visit
friends in Manchester and Hartford.
Miss Grace Knox did not sing at
the funeral of Mrs. Colt at Hartford
recently, as she was absent on her
vacation.
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South Norwalk on Saturday, and be-
gan her duties at the Center school
ON Tuesday.
Eliakim II. Pierce of Central Falls,
R. l., brother of Alonzo S. Pierce,
visited at his cottage home ON the
Hill last week.
Mrs. J. F. Whitford, who had been
stopping with her brother, J. j. Him
meier, returned to her home in Crom-
we'll some time ago.
Mrs. Fuller, nee Helen Fisher,
youngest daughter of Henry Fisher,
is now the mistress of pleasant
home at the Four Corners, Mansfield.
Miss Grace Morse, with her broth
er, Clayton, and his family of STAN
ford started for a visit to Wyoming
Sept. LIST to visit their brother, Wayne
Morse.
At the Baptist church Sunday af-
ternoon the discourse was upon "The
character of Philip" founded on the
narrative of the loaves and fishes in
Johns gospel.
At the Congregational church Sun
day the topic was the words of the
text, "What is your life ?" or "Hab-
it's Mrs. Palmer, a guest at Rest
cottage, led the singing.
The application of fresh red paint
to the barns and stables of c. B. Rob
bins, O. T. Preston, S. P Morrison
and the Baptist parsonage adds much
to the attractiveness of this hill top.
Though they may wound your
; feelings. these three you have only to
forgive-the breeze that scatters your
flowers, the cloud that hides your
moon and the man who tries to pick
quarrels with you.''
The late G. o. Southwick generally
attended the funerals of his acquaint
ances, especially those of his co-relig
ionists. We last met him at the flu
neral of the late Lucius Eldredge
when and where he seemed 60 be il
his usual health and spirits.
George Henderson, who used to live
on the picturesque hill north of the
Four Corners, has moved little south
to a somewhat smaller place, which
he is able to carry on by himself
He sold his old home not long ago tc
Bohemian family.
"This is sad news from England
that paupers are rapidly increasing,
} and that the authorities are alarmed
) at the physical degeneracy of the
lower classes. One cause of the lat.
ter is that many children do not gel
enough to eat. Not since 1873 has
there been SO much pauperism.
Gilbert o. Southwick, formerly OF
this town, who used to live in the
Congregational parsonage, now owned
by Rev. A. Gardner, and in the Reu.
ben Edgerton house, and in other 10.
calities in town, died at his home in
Mansfield, near the Four Corners, Oh
Wednesday morning, Both ult His
death was quite sudden and unex.
pected, although he had never fully
recovered from a fall he sustained 8
few weeks ago. His first wife was
Miss Martha Severy, daughter of the
late Representative Elias Severy
of this town, who owned and occu.
pied the old Uriel Eldridge farm
For his second wife he married Miss
Fannie Peters of Mansfield. Both
were excellent women. Two children
of the last union survive, a son anG
a daughter, CLARA M. of Gurleyvillt
and Walter A. of Hartford. The de-
ceased was newspaper contributor
and correspondent. He was an ex
cellent reporter, and could write 1
sustained paragraph with much east
and accuracy and picturesqueness
He wrote for various journals, includ
ing the Hartford Post, Hartford Times
Willimantic Journal and a Pawtuck
ct, R. l., newspaper. He had hi
faults, we all have them, if we art
not mistaken, but on the whole HI
was a generous, broad minded man, {
good neighbOr and a good citizen
His funeral was attended at his late
home in Mansfield Saturday forenoon
the I'd inst, Rev. A. Gardner, pastor
of the Congregational church in Will
lington, of which the deceased wa
formerly a deacon, officiating. Hi
present pastor, Rev. Mr.. Starr, O.
Storrs Second Congregational church
in Mansfield, was absent on his vaca
tion. By this death the church lose
warm and Jealous adherent and sup
porter, and he will be missed at thu
various religious gatherings in TIT
vicinity, from time to time. The in
3 terment was at Storrs. G. o. South
wink was born in Blackstone. r.