The Press., 1908-02-19

an expert machlnlst, but for the last few years he had retired from hard labor on account of his declining health. In 1851 he married Phoebe M. Comstock, who died Sept. 20, 1896. Two sons survive him, Nor man O. Phelps of Ashuelot, N. H.. |, and Elwin B. Phelps of Staffordville, with whom he resided for a number of years. He is also survived by two brothers, George Phelps and Henry Phelps of North Adams, Mass. ,. and one sister, Mrs. Angeline Adams, of Shelburne Falls, Mass. The funeral took place at the home of his son, Elwin Phelps, last Thursday at 3 o'clock, Rev. J. E. Fischer oficia- ting. The burial was at Pittsf1eld, Mass. .' *2' John w. Edgerton is confined to his home by illness.
 Mrs. Albert Kellogg has been spend ing short time in Holyoke.
 The town has bought new curtains for the stage in the town hall. .t-,
 Miss Marion Agard of New York is spending a short time at her home here.
 Miss Lucille M. Agard is the guest of Mrs. William Hungerford of Had lyme. =.
 The Indian Medicine company are giving shows in the town hall every evening. ....i ...s. .s.e.-.
 Miss Mary Leonard was obliged to close her school last week on account of illness. Y
 Ida Mccormick of Hartford was the guest over Sunday of Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Mccormick. '- 4
 The Ladies' society of the Congre- gational church met Friday afternoon with Mrs. B. s. Agard
 Miss Lilla s. Agard of Wethers- field was the guest over Sunday of her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. s. Agard.
 Rev. W. R. Hall of. the Hartford Theological Seminary preached in the Congregational church Sunday mora ing. ,,. ..... .s
 Mrs. Asa P. Bird was recently the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Olmstead, of Northampton, who is instructor in music at Smith college. *#
 Ferdinand Goeben has returned home, after completing a sixweeks' ] course in poultry raising at the Gen. necticut Agricultural college. .1 Miss Helen Hawkins of Cambridge and Charles Hawkins of West Rox bury have been summoned here on account of the critical illness of Miss Helen B. Johnson. .. <, ..,z.q :.
 The farce, "Alice in Blunderland, ; was given in the town hall Wednesday evening under the auspices of the Epworth League of the M. B., church. \ Two selections were recited by Miss Ruth Tillotson of Rockville. Violin solos were rendered by Miss Ruth Wood, accompanied by Miss Muriel Wood. Recitations were given by Miss Brooks and Frank Brooks. Sup per was served by the Ladies' Aid so-- ciety. .-..-- -.:., Il
 Michael O'Halloran of Stafford Springs went to Norwich yesterday to care for the body of Clark Howes, who died in the insane hopsital in that city yesterday morning. The body will be taken to Holland for burial tomorrow and the funeral will be held from the Methodist chapel to- morrow, Rev. Wood officiating Howes was 43 years of age, and the shooting incident last spring in which John J. Dunn was wounded was in all probability the cause of his mental derangement. 4 @
 The article that was in the Hart ford Courant last Wednesday regard ing the finding of long lost sister is of especial interest to the people of this vicinity, as Mrs. Mary Bertha Henderson and her sister, Miss Mary | E. Fox, of Boston spent some of their | childhood days in Holland, MT. and | Mrs. Charles F. Green, formerly. of Holland, had the following children Louis H. Green, born Feb. 25, 1876; | Eva Green, born August 23, 1879; female child, born June 22, 1881 t; Charles Green, Jr., born Jan 2S, 1883; Nellie M. Green, born May ', 1884. Four of these children, Louis, Eva, Charles and Nellie M., were committed to the county home at Andover in 1885. After the home was removed to Vernon Center, Charles Green, Jr., died. The other three children were adopted-Eva by Mrs. Duane Lynde of Hartford, Nellie M. by Mrs. Fox of Boston, and it is uncertain by whom Louis was adopted. Eva is the Mrs. May Bertha Tender son of Brockton, Mass and Nellie M, Miss Mary E. Fox of Boston, The father of these children is still living.
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