The Press., 1907-08-21
SOHTERS

MrS. M. y. gary mas gone TO star.
ford for an indefinite period.
Horace Pease has gone to Boston to
visit his brother, Howard Pease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 8. Fuller
have gone to Madison on account of
Mr.. Fuller's health.
Mrs. Edward P. Root and her
daughter, Miss Louise, have gone to
Branford for a week or two.
Deacon and Mrs. Frank @. Moore,
with their daughter, Marjorie, have
gone for week or ten days to Savin
Rock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin eager of
Brooklyn are in town for q fortnight
visiting their many relatives and
friends.
Miss Emily Shaw of Attleboro,
Mass, who has been in town the past
week, guest Of Miss Belle P. Fuller,
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wardwell are
to move to Somersville soon. They
have rented their home in Somers
street to Mr.. Chapman of Stafford.
The Somervsi1le manufacturing
company are to close their mills for
the next two weeks to put in a new
hume and make such other repairs as
are needed.
Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Olmstead,
both of Hartford, are to occupy the
eager cottage for a week in the
absence of Miss F. NJ. Collins and
Miss CLARK.
Miss Laura A. Kibbe went to DR..
Thompson's private sanitarium in
Hartford Tuesday. She has been at
her own home at Somers Street for a
week past from Enfield. but the
change did not prove as beneficial as
was hoped.
Otis Loomer died at his home in
Somersville Sunday, after years of
helplessness from creeping paralysis.
He was born at Somersville October
3, 1888, the son of Frederick and
Dorothy Hulburd Loomer. Mr..
Loomer held the esteem of the people,
and during his active life held many
Offices of trust conferred on him by
his fellow -townsmen. June 4, 1857,
he married Helen M. Burlington, and
she, together with three of the four
children, survive. They are Freder-
lex A. Loomer of South Hadley, Mass.
H. Mabel, wife of William H. Stowe
of Scitico, and Charles O. Loomer.
who has lived at home and cared for
his father during his years of help
lessness. A brother, sister and six
grandchildren also survive.
Thursday the 10Th, was held the
annual reunion of the Kibbe family
at Kibbe's hotel Members were
present from Hartford, New Haven,
Meriden, Norwich, East Windsor Hill,
Warehouse Point, Springfield, Long
Hampden and Huntington,
L. I. The Oldest member present was
Mrs. Luoiusa Tyler of Springfield, 81
years of age. After an excellent
dinner and social time there was a
business meeting held, and the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
George Kibbe; secretary and treas
urer, Lizzie Kibbe; assistant, Ida Rae
entertainment committee,
Mrs E. E. Kibbe Stalker, Mrs Mabel
Kibbe Fuller, Mary Kibbe Allen,
Olive Kibbe, Oorine Kibbe, Roselle
Parsons and III. W. Kibbe. It was
voted to hold the next reunion the
fourth Wednesday in August, 1908, at
hotel. A musical entertain
ment was given and highly enjoyed,
selections by. Mrs. E. E. K. Stalker of
Mrs. Hulburt of Norwich,
Horace Kibbe of Meriden, Herbert
Rugg Of Springfield, George Kibbe of
Somers. closing with "Auld Lang
Syne." A photograph of the entire
group was taken on the lawn.
Mrs. Sarah Whipple, II, wife of
Kibbe V. Chaplin, died Wednesday |
night of last week, after long i'll
ness of stomach trouble. She was
born in Springfield April "a, 1886,
the daughter of Lucy Miller and
Elias Whipple. She was one of nine
only two of whom are left, |
Mrs. Fannie German and Joseph |
Whipple, both of Springfield. Mrs.
Chaplin passed her early life in
Springfield. In early womanhood she
Edmund Robert Burgess of
Springfield. He died about two years
later. A few months after her mar
rage to Mr.. Chaplin they bought the
Jesse Meacham place, on the noun
tain, in 1866, and had lived there |
ever since. Several years ago Mrs. |
Chaplin fell and broke her right hip.
Since then her health had been i'm
paired and for few months she had
been an invalid under the care of her
Mrs. Pierce, who was an
only child, son, Edward K, and
Adelaide, who was the wife
of Mahlon Gowdy, having died. Mrs.
Chaplin leaves three grandchildren,
besides her husband and daughter,
and sister and brother. The funeral
was held at the home Saturday after.
noon at 1 O'Clock, Rev. Edward p.
Root Of the Congregational church
Mrs. William O. Pease
and Mrs. Laura @. A. Pease sang.
Ephraim Bridge of Hazardville,
William Burdiok, Adolphus Chaplin
and Elliott Kibbe acted as bearers.
The burial was in the family lot in
the West cemetery.
French School Meals.
In some of the rural districts Of
France every boy or girl takes to
school in the morning a handful Of veg
etables and puts them in large pan
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