The Press., 1908-08-26

game that degenerates into 8 scrap. fest. Hoping that the coming game may be more on the line of "You first, Alphonse," and that the visitors get the small end of the score, we re. main. yours very truly.
 % West Wilmington.
 c. Lougee of Stafford spent Sunday with his parents.
 MT. and Mrs. H M. Hansen, IT,, visited in Hartford last Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. N. Smith and daugh- ter of Burnside visited at L.. Hansen Monday.
 l.. Dennis of Union has been the guest of Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Converse for a few days. M
 MT. and Mrs. H M. Hansen, Sr. i, are visiting MT. and Mrs. M. Hansen at Mansfield Depot.
 Miss Mabel Nelson of Hartford ia the quest of her grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. l.. Hansen.
 H.''J. Stahl and Miss Carrie John. son of NauRatuok are the guests of Miss Serine Hansen.
 Mrs. s H. Mattessen, Mrs. finders Jacobsen and son, Johannes, visited in Hartford few days last week.
 soMERs.
 Mrs. Nj. J. Kibhe of New Britain is at Kibbe's hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. George F. Kibbe at tended the bi-centennial at Hebron this week.
 Miss Ullie Dimock visited her friend, Miss Helen Needham. in Springfield recently.
 MT. and Mrs. George Kingsbury of Stafford have been spending several days with Mrs. Ralph King.
 The Somersville Manufacturing company have shut down their mills for three weeks until September 15
 Miss Mary Pomeroy of Willimantio and Miss Lillian Wright of New Haven are guests at E. l.. Hulburt's.
 Mrs. Emma Ravens and her daugh. ter, Mrs. Horace Sikes. have gone on 8 weeks visit to friends in Charlton, Mass.
 Mrs. Arthur Faneuf of Sturbridge is in town visiting her former class. mate at Brimfield high school, Miss Ida Rae Kibbe.
 Mrs. Matilda Kibbe Brainard, 88 years old, of Windsor is a guest of her nephew and his family at Kibbe's hotel. .,."
 Miss Clara Russell has returned from a week g vacation at Watch Hill. Her sister, Miss Alice Russell, is en- toying @ week s outing with a party of schoolmates at Morris Cove, New Haven.
 The 21st annual reunion of the Kibbe family was held at Kibbe's hotel, Somers. last week Wednesday Members were present from Meriden, New Britain, Hartford, Torrington, Windsor, Warehouse Point, Long East Longmeadow and Hampden. After a bountiful dinner the business meeting was held. George F. Kibbe of Somers was elected presi. dent for. the ensuing year; Mrs Fannie Kibbe of Hartford, secretary and treasurer; entertainment commit. tee, Mrs. E.. E. Kibbe Stalker of. Hartford, Miss Velma Kibbe. and Mrs.St 0. A. Pease of Somers. A letter was read from Mrs. Hanoey Kibbe Sellew of East Longmeadow. 81 years old, written by her own hand. The eld- est person present was her sister. Mrs. Kibbe Brainard of Windsor, 38 years of age. It was voted to have the next reunion at Kibbe's hotel the third Wednesday in August, 1909. The literary program followed. and was opened by piano solo played by Miss Ida Rae Kibbe of Somers. Songs were then sung by Miss Velma Kibbe of Somers, George F. Kibbe of Som-. ers, Mrs. K. E. Kibbe Stalker of Hart lord, Horace Kibbe of Meriden, and remarks by Henry J. Shaw of Somers. Then followed Q comic song by Horace Kibbe, song by George F. Kibbe and by Mrs E. E. Kibbe Stalker, accom-. oanist, Mrs. o. A. Pease of Somers.
 Dr. William B. Woods died Tues. lay morning at o'clock. He had ,een in failing health for some time, md was taken seriously i'll with lysentery about two weeks ago. He vas 88 years and 9 months of age. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Harriet Allen, wife of Allison Allen of Agawam, and Mrs. Alice Pease, widow if w A Pease, with whom he lived, md a half sister, Mrs. Harriet E. Daniels, of Clinton. N, Y. Funeral ervices will be held at his late home m Thursday at 2.15 m. The 'urial will be in West cemetery. William Barr Woods, M. D., was 'orn in. Belchertown. Mass. and was he only son of Asa Barr Woods and | 'anthea Pease Woods. the latter a Iative of Somers Dr. Woods gradu- ted from the Berkshire medical col ege in 1841, finishing with a course t New Haven. He commenced the ractice of medicine in Sufield, but emained there but short time. In SAP he removed to East Windsor, 7here he was partner of Dr. Elijah '. Reed. The following year he 1as married to Harriet Morgan, aughter of Dr. Charles Morgan of omers. Four daughters were born 9 them, Mary. Katharine, Harriet nd Alice. In the year 1844 he com. lenced his long and successful prac- lce in Somers. October 6, 1862, he 'as mustered into the United States arvice as first assistant surgeon of