The Press., 1905-05-10

The Anders Jacobsen farm on the
macadam road was bid in by Nelson
Towne for $1,000 last Saturday after
noon
Mrs. 8. A. Jacobs, Miss Harmon,
Miss Bush and Miss Flagg made a
trip TO Enfield last Saturday to visit
the Shakers.
Miss Nellie Jacobs returned to her
home in Dudley, Mass, yesterday, af-
ter spending several days with Mrs.
s. A. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Faulkner have
gone to Boston, and will spend few
days with his mother at the old home
stead at Billerica. s-
The next organ recital by f. j.
Benedict at the congregational church
has been postponed from the 18th to
the Gath of this month.
Andrew Peters and Archie Weeks,
two boys, caught o nine-ounce trout
with their hands in the stream by
Faulkner's mill last week.
The Central wooden mill has added
q new fulling mill and new washer
to the equipment. Needed repairs in
the flooring have been made at this
plant.
In Groceryman Ellis advertisement
last week the price of coffee was made
to read 40 cents q pound, when it
should have read % cents, as it is
printed this week.
A. l.. Howard has inclosed his
show windows inside with glass at
his store. This protects the goods
shown without lessening the light in
the store to any great extent.
Harry and Albert Wood of Mossley,
England, nephews of Joshua Wood
and cousins of William and james
Wood, have been visiting in the bor-
ough the past few days. They are
making a seven-weeks' tour of this
country.
The manufacturing plants not on a
schedule giving Saturday half Holt
ment of the working hours to give
the desired interval for the enjoy
ment of the various sports and pleas
urss incident to the summer season.
The parsonage of the Methodist
church has been thoroughly renovated
recently under the direction of the
Ladies' Aid society. The rooms have
been painted and papered and new
carpets have been laid, making the
house inviting and homelike for Rev.
and Mrs. lyric, who heartily appre
ciate all that has been done.
The 10th anniversary of the for
nation of the Epworth League. the
young peoples society of the M. E.
church, will be observed in the Meth
odist churches throughout the world
next Sunday, with appropriate exer-
cises. Rev. Mr.. lyric will preach
to the young people il the morning
ON 1.-THE secret of perpetual youth. -
The highway on East street on the
Hollow road is to receive a coating of
trap rock. This strip is built of ma
tive rock, which does not prove hard
enough for the wear and tear of heavy
teaming. Experience has proved that
q coating of trap rock puts this kind
OF q road in good condition. 1t was
tried on the Hollow road beyond the |
borough line with good results. About |
$1,000 will be expended ON the bor-
ough section of this highway.
The case of E. A. Bates against
Adelbert and Henry Perenzi was be-
fore the borough court Saturday. The
plaintiff claims damage of 800 for
the conversion of about 1000 feet of
lumber. The case results from mis-
understanding of ownership occa-
stoned by the sale of Brooks mills. |
There was trouble about this condi-
tion q short time ago, but no court
proceedings. Judge Heald adjourned
the case until the 18th Attorney
Fisk appeared for the plaintiff and |
Attorney O'Connell the defendants.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brennan, widow of
Daniel Brennan, died last Wednesday |
morning, after a four months illness
with chronic Bright's disease, at her
home in Hampden, Mass. Mrs. Bren-
nan was born in Ireland in 1880 and
married and came to this country in
1851, and settled in Stafford Springs /
She went to Hampden in 1879, where
she had since lived. She leaves three
children. Mrs. E. P. Lyons of Hamp-
den and Thomas and Daniel Brennan,
both of Potter Hill, R. 1. The fu-
neral was held at 8 O'Clock Friday /
morning at st. Mary's church, Hamp-
den, and the body was brought here
and inferred in st. Edwards oeme-
terry.
About the usual program will be
observed Memorial day. The Sunday
preceding Winter post will attend the
congregational church in body and
listen to the annual memorial sermon
by Rev. E. A. -Burnham. Rev. J. 81.
Newman of the Methodist church in
Willimantic has been secured to give
the Memorial day address. As in
past years the post, accompanied by
Citizens band, will leave early in
the morning by bus, visit the several
cemeteries about town, returning to
the Springs about noon, and after be-
ing served to refreshments at Memo
rial hall, will at 2 O'Clock form in
procession and march to the Springs
cemetery.
High School Notes. Saturday
last the high school ball team met
the team from Connecticut Agricultu-
raj college on the fair grounds and
defeated them in what proved to be
an exciting game during the last