The Press., 1906-09-12
TOLLAND.

Mrs. Silas Ryder is confined to her
home by illness.
Miss Bertha Place is attending the
New Britain normal school.
Miss Lucille Agard was recently the
guest of Miss Florence Allen of Burn
side.
John Edgerton and Miss Mary Ed
lgerton have been the guests of l.. G.
Merrick of Bristol
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred P. Ladd, who
have been spending the summer in
Holland, have gone to Webster Lake,
Mass. 'E
Henry Stafford has returned from
Oamp Wapoway, East Hampton, where
he has been camp director, and will
spend the remainder of his vacation
with Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Barnard.
After very prosperous summer the
Tolland House is closed for the win
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton are going
to live on their farm. In the spring
they will reopen the house for board
ers.
Morton Webster celebrated his tenth
birthday Monday. A number of his
little school friends assembled and
enjoyed a pleasant time. Refresh
ments were served. A number of lit
tie gifts were left in remembrance of
the occasion.
The republicans held their caucus
Friday evening and appointed the fol-
lowing delegates: State, W. A.
Agard, O. s. Hurlburt, E. S. Agard,
J. W. Edgerton; congressional, E.
E. Fuller, q. W. Lansing, F. L.
Field, O. H. West; county, g. P.
Babcock, L. B. Price, A. L. Edger-
ton, E. s. Agard; senatorial, J. W.
EdgertOn, G. W. Lansing, J. o.
Champlin, O. H. West; probate, A.
L. Edgerton, Charles S. Hurlburt.
@. P. Babcock, E. E. Fuller.
To The Stafford Press The select
men of the town of Mansfield have
posted notices throughout the town
describing mad dog which has been
biting other dogs in that town, warn
ing people against him and ordering
said dog to be shot wherever found,
also ordering owners of dogs to keep
the same tied or muzzled during the
next thirty days. The same mad dog,
or some other, has been doing the
same thing in Tolland. Some of the
bitten animals have been disposed of,
while others have not. Where are
the selectmen of Holland? It seems
time that something was done, but
they have not been heard from yet, al
though it is nearly week since this
thing happenea. @. E. Edgerton.
Tolland, Sept. Z, 1906.
The annual meeting of the Library
association was held in the library
rooms Monday afternoon. The fol-
lowing officers were reelected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. O. L. Wilton; vice. presi-
dents, Mrs. James Clough, Mrs. Alice
Anderson; secretary, Mrs. E. S.
Agard; treasurer, Mrs. Mary J. Bald
win; directors, Mrs. J. P. Root and
Mrs. Roxanna Joslyn. The Misses
Minnie and Elizabeth Hicks served
tea. Report of librarian of the Toll
land public library for the year end
ing Sept. LIST, 1906: The Tolland
public library has now completed
eight years of it's existence and is in
a prosperous condition. The library
at present contains 1880 bound vol
umes and a large number of pam
phlets, government reports and the
like. There were added during the
year 40 new books and several PAM
phlets. The total circulation for the
year was 1928, an average of 33
books per week. The most valued ad-
ditions were a sixteen-volume set of
Americana Encyclopedia and fine
edition of the Lectures Of John L.
Stoddard. These books greatly in
crease the reference facilities of the
library and should be Of especial
value to the high school pupils. We
are particularly glad to acknowledge
the generous gift of nine beautiful
pictures by Mrs. Hamilton F. Down
ing of Springfield, Mass. These
pictures go long way toward making
the rooms occupied by the library
pleasant and attractive. Among the
most popular books for the year are :
Return of Sherlock Holmes, Doctor
Luke, Nedra, Young Puritans in King
Philips War, Conquest of Canaan.
Wood Carver Of Lympus, lightning
Conductor. Some books edited by E.
M. Hurl on art and sculpture and the
Pepper books have been very popular
with the children. Lucille Agard, |
librarian.