The Press., 1909-03-17
ToLLANn.
Mrs. Hans Kilsted is the guest of
relatives in Nebraska.

Wm' WHAOoHouso IS 6n0 guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Ellis have moved
to West Hartford, where Mr.. Ellis
is employed on farm.
Mrs. Luhrsen of New York has re.
turned home after spending some time
with her son, Frank Luhrsen.
Mrs. Amelia Stumpfel and Mrs
Philip Doyle have been spending a
short time with relatives in Chaplin.
Miss Fannie Pryor of Middletown
was the guest over Saturday and Sun
day of her sister, Mrs. R. ID. French
The prayer meeting Thursday even
ing of the Congregational church will
be held at the home of Rev. R. M.
French.
Miss Julia Young has rented tt 9
north tenement in Mrs Chauncey
Vinton's house, and will move in the
1st of April.
The ladies' society of the Oongre-
gational church have decided on the
dates of August II and 10 for their
annual fair.
Charles Upton and daughter, Miss
Hattie Upton, have been spending
some time with Mrs. John Trotter of
South Manchester.
The ladies' sewing circle of the
ladies' society of the Congregational
church will meet Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. e
church met last Wednesday afternoon
and evening with Mr. and Mrs James
II, Clough. Supper was served to
SIS.
Philip Doyle has purchased a
valuable horse in Vermont. Mr.
Doyle recently shipped a thorough
bred Guernsey bull to ST. Johnsbury,
Vt.
The literary circle met Monday
evening at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. r. M. French. A paper was
presented by Mrs. David A. Brown on
the life and works of Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
Mrs. Charles H. Sterry is sending
out petition to the older scholars
of the old school of Holland Center
for piano for the assembly room of
the new school. Small contributions
will be gladly received.
Miss M. Helen Hicks has been
elected and will be installed April
goth as assistant secretary of the Ma
tional Society of New England
Women. She is a'so on tie intro
duotion committee. Mss Hicks
spends her winters in New York, but
Tollsnd is her native tow and she
has her summer nome here.
soMERs.
Clesson Wardwell has the milk
route which Marcus Kibbe has given
up. - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fitch of Pal
mer visited their mother, Mrs. George
Newton, recently.
Worthy Master and Mrs. Nyron
Davis of Somers grange arr ng
Rev.--and hArs Andrew =.
Brooklyn, N. x.
Mrs George f. Avery of Cr6ton
Falls, N. Y who has been in tow
the past week visiting her niece, Mrs
A Vail Smith, has returned to her
home.
Mrs. Myron Avery, lecturer of
Somers grange, has gone to Stratford
to visit her daughters, NJ isse0 Gertrude
and Ruby Avery, who are teachers
there. She will also attend the
Housatoni grange before her return.
The funeral of Mrs. Oenison, the
widow of Gaylord Denison, aged y
years, who died of pneumonia at her
home on the mountain side, will be
held at half.past one O'Clock Thursday
afternoon She leaves a sou and
daughter, George aud Angie Denison
Burial will be in west GENET terry.
Mis-. Sarah Cady Lee, widow OF
Cyrus Lee of Somers, died Tuesday
morning, aged SO years She was
the daughter of Jesse and Abial Will
liams Oady of Somers, and was a
lineal descendant of Rev. John Will
liams of Deerfield, Mass, who was
taken by the Indians 10 Canada Tie
Williams furnished more ministers
than any other family in this country
Sixty of the descendants of Rev. John
Williams were in college at one time.
Mrs. Lee was also a descendant of
Rev John Davenport, the founder OF
New Haven She was married to
Cyrus Lee March 9ths 1843. by Rev.
James P. Terry, pastor of the Oongre-
gational church of Somers. For
several years they lived i'll Hampden.
Mass, but removed to Somers about
ten years ago Mrs Lee united with
the Congregational church in 1888
She leaves five daughters and two
SONS, Mrs. Walter Pease of Hampdep,
Mrs. French, wife of Rev. Edward
French of Newield, N. Y, Mrs. j.
O. Adams of Hampton, Albert Lee If |
Hampden, Homer Lee of Springfield, |
Mrs. Henry Palmer of Werehous 9 |
Point and ISIS Alice Lee of Somers. !
There are also nine grandchildren
Robert and Lena Pease of Hampden,
Prof. J. E Adams of Borea, Ohio,
Herbert Adams of Springfield, Emery |
Adams of Holyoke, Edna Lee of |
Springfield, Florence Lee OF Hampden,
Bertha and Ruby Palmer, and four
great grandchildren Funeral ser.
vices will be held at her late home
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
Rev. E. P. Root officiating, with
burial in the west cemetery.
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