The Press., 1906-04-04

H. a.
Mr.. Shurtliff will wait until the
first of May.
L. Willis finished driving stage for
D. Shurtliff last Saturday and has
gone to his home in Fiskdale, where
he will drive stage from Fiskdale to
Palmer, Mass.
Harlow Scott of Elmsville will
place an addition 14x2O to his barn
as soon as the frost is out OF the
ground. The contract has been let
out to Dwight Shippee.
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake.
Miss Bessie l.. Richardson is quite
i'll.
George H. Hills has purchased a
new horse.
Denison Baker has purchased new
democrat wagon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ramsey have
moved to Rockville.
Miss Florine L. Charter of Tolland
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs, Ev-
erett Charter.
There was social dance and oyster
supper in Curtis hall last Saturday
evening for the benefit of the local
baseball club Another will be held
soon.
The building of the Stafford Springs
trolley will open up one of the most
charming summer resorts in this Sec
| ton of the state at Crystal lake.
The new survey which is now being
made by the Consolidated company
will be much better for the cottagers
than that of the Shaw syndicate, as
the new survey brings the road near
the Bowler hotel and cottages in that
vicinity. Owners of property at the
lake now anticipate big boom in the
place, and are already arranging to
make many improvements there.
William Bowler of Crystal Lake and
Jacob Rosenberg of New York are
arranging to open large number of
desirable building lots west of the
hotel The present road will be
brought back some ten rods, and the
new lots will extend from the new
road, taking in the present road, to
the lake. There will be about forty
large lots opened up and they will be
among the most desirable at the lake.
Hartford Times.
MANSFIELD.
AS yet there are no new victims of
the humps.
Miss Mary Greener has entered the
employ of E. L. Smith,
Rev. E. F. Smith spent last week
in Fall River and Newport.
The old folks concert will, be held
at the Depot Friday evening.
Dennis Flaherty of Willimantio was
recent visitor on Hanks hill.
Mrs Henry Hanks visited her
daughter in Willimantic this week.
Gilbert Storrs of Norwich was at
his home on Spring hill over Sunday.
Schools in town began Monday
morning with the same list of teach
ers.
Charles Crane has had a telephone
placed in his residence at Atw oodville.
His call is 1862.
The friends of Jesse Daggett gave
him a surprise party recently at his
home at the CITY"
There was baked bean supper in
the conference room at Gurleyville
last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Durham are
going to move into the house at the
Center vacated by Seth Oden.
Miss May Storrs entertained a num-
Der of her friends at her home on
Spring hill last Saturday evening.
Herbert Crane and family are NOV
ing from Morrow to Storrs. Mr..
Crane will be employed by the Con-
necticut Agricultural college.
There were no services in the
Methodist churches last Sunday, it
being conference Sunday. Rev.
Clarence Pease did not attend confer
ence this year.
The friends of Miss Helen Whit
ker gave her a surprise party last
Thursday evening. Games and music
were enjoyed. Miss Whittiker leaves
next Thursday for California to join
her brother and father
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyzer Simonds and
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Simonds we're
in Newington last Friday attending
the funeral of John Rowley, who was
killed in New Britain by third rail
car. Mrs. Rowley was formerly Mrs.
Barrows of Willimantic.
The Junior League of the M. E.
church presented their leader, Mrs
G. E. Pease, a silver meat fork and
berry spoon as a token of love and re-
mem brance. Mrs. Pease organi zed
the League in Gurleyville and the
children regret her departure.
Mansfield Depot.
Mrs. A. E. Botham spent Monday
in Palmer.
L. A. Barrett and wife have gone
to Windham to reside
Messrs A E. and E. A. Botham
we're in Hampton Monday.
The Misses Mary and Augusta Til
den are visiting in Norwich.
Sig. Dealmo gave an entertainment
in Hillside hall Monday evening
There will be an old folks concert,
with supper, at Hillside hall, Friday
evening.
Miss Agnes Snow of Webster has
been visiting at David Shows.