The Press., 1908-04-22

friends in Windsor Locks.
Mrs. Shearer of Ellington has been
q guest of her brother, O. G. Ellis.
Ed. Collins worked out for the first
time with Newport Saturday, and
made a good showing.
The Hartford Times now arrives
here on the 10 trolley car, instead of
the Block Island train.
Misses Carolyn and Sophia Brown
started this morning for a ten-days'
visit to Washington. D. O.
Mrs. George H. Foskit and Mrs n
E. Bugbee of Monson have been visit
ing relatives in the borough.
The high school ball team was de-
feated by the high school team at
South Manchester last Saturday 10 to
2.
Modern Woodmen of America will
hold special meeting next Monday
evening, to initiate seven new mem
bers.
In connection with the May dinner
at the Methodist church May LIST there
will be q baby show from ? 80 to
3.30 p NJ.
An adjourned meeting of the di-
rectors of the baseball association will
be held at the Business Mems club
rooms this evening at 100.
Campo Bros. have a new ice cream
machine which is run by electricity.
The machine is to be operated in the
window of their store for time.
New telephones have been placed
as follows: Frank With, 33-6;
Mrs. Emily Griggs, Westford. 24-6;
Dana Gary, 15-6; Orrin Head,
35-6.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies of the N. E
church will meet on Friday after
noon at O'Clock with Mrs Reuben
Converse.
The monthly meeting of the Stat
ford Ministerial Social union will be
held this afternoon at the Congrega-
tional parsonage. Mrs Blake and Mrs.
Adams serving as hostesses.
The Amenity whist club held
meeting with Mr.. and Mrs. H. o.
Butterfield last evening. First prizes
went to Mrs. Joseph CLARK and Carl
Helm, while the consolation trophies
were secured by Stephen Pease and
Mrs H. @. Holt.
The Ills car from Rockville
killed a deer beyond Crystal Lake
Monday night The motorman saw
it on the track and before the car
could be stopped the animal was hit.
The deer weighed 40 pounds and
was taken to Rockville on the fender
of the car.
Gary Bros have two promising
fllly colts. one born last week and the
other yesterday morning. The one
born yesterday is of the welI-known
Dare Devil strain. The dam is DEVILS
Maid and the sire is County Beaten.
The other. is by q daughter Of Mamie
s. and sired by County Beaten.
Carl Kuehne, employed at The
Press office, is laid up as the result of
an accident. He pushed his arm
through window while cleaning it
and cut himself badly. The wound
was severe one on his forearm and
he bled profusely. He was attended
by DIR. Stretch and it took a number
of stitches to close the wound.
Frederic Faulkner has secured the
introduction of aqueduct water for his
houses at Keefe's Plains. and the pipe
has arrived and is in readiness to be
laid, together with two hydrants
voted by the borough. These i'm
provements, together with electric
light extension TO the same houses and
q street light at corner of Somers
avenue and West Main street, i'm.
prove this part of the borough very
much as q residential section.
At the republican caucus held at
the town hall last evening to elect
delegates to the state convention. to
be held in Hartford May 9Th and 9th,
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Lewis Mclaughlin, j. N. Sibley,
Fred Wildey and R. W. Smith. The
present town committee was reelected
as follows: H. s. Abel, j G.. Wight
man. W. Fl. Cooley, 7. NJ. Lyon and
Eugene Ellis. +. II. Baker acted as
chairman of the caucus and Lewis
Mclaughlin clerk.
Three pictures in the drug store of
A. O. Eaton Monday attracted con.
siderable attention. One showed a
man coming from mill with a load of
grist. driving a yoke Of oxen. repre-
senting the transportation facilities of
1910. The second picture showed g
train of cars representing the improve
ment in 1850, when the New London
Northern road was opened. The third
picture showed one of the late models
of trolley cars for 1908, the opening
of the new electric line.
The annual meeting of the Current
Events club will be held next Monday
evening. There will be reports and
election of officers, followed by a
social, with refreshments. Hostesses,
Mrs. 81. A. Blake and Mrs. O. E.
Brown. Ballots for officers for the
coming year may be sent to either of
the nominating committee. Miss G.
A Washburn, Mrs. H. A. Blake or
Mrs. r. W. Ellis. Those who wish
to be members of the club during the
coming year will please send their
names to the program committee, Mrs.
O. B. Pinney. Mrs. f. F. Patten or
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin.
The 18th annual meeting of the
Tolland County Medical association