The Press., 1909-01-13
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 Mrs. Emily Carpenter wishes to thank the many friends who so kindly re- membered her on her birthday. F. ". Pratt was Hartford visitor Tuesday.
 Mrs Gardner went Tuesday to Mon- son to visit old friends.
 The roads are very rough, and driving anything but pleasure.
 Mrs. Zamnia si8 seriously i'll with a malady of the throat. One of the young sons of Fred Squire is quite i'll, necessi tating the attendance of physician.
 Rev. Mr. Darrow's handsome .sorrel horse, ''Baby.'' is very intelligent, following his master all about like a dog, and waiting patiently if he stops to talk or to call.
 West Wilmington.
 MT. Bugbee of Southington is visit ing at his son, c. F. Bugbee's.
 Rev. Thomas lyric will preach at the chapel Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Mrs. Santimere returned last week from Willimantic hospital very much improved.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Hansen returned last week from a visit with Mrs. Hansep's parents in New York city.
 A very pleasant evening was spent at the box social last Friday, and the quilt which was auctioned off brought eight dollars.
 Mrs. H. M Hansen, Sr., has an orange tree which attracts considerable attention. It now bears, ready to pick, about twenty oranges, and there are many green ones beside. The tree stands but twenty seven inches in height.
 Ed. Jacobsen of Buff Gap met with what might have been a very serious accident last Saturday, and which re- suited in the loss of one of his valu- able team horses. While driving down Babcock hill with a load of wood the brake broke, ard the horses, un- able to hold back, went down the steep hill on a Rallop, until very near the foot, when one of the horses fell, and the fore wheels of the wagon struck him and is believed broke his back. Very fortunate for Edward, he escaped uniDjured.
 South Wilmington.
 Hen fruit is now selling at 30 cents per dozen.
 The ice men need to be good wait. CTS, and the people will pay all the bills.
 Mrs E. J. Holman returned Mon- day from visit to her son in Man chester.
 Miss Mabel Thompson of Wi1limAn- tic was a visitor at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles B Allen a few days of last week.
 The commi missioner of domestic ami mals has notified the town clerks that the dog tags to be used next year will be arranged so as to allow of riv- citing to collar.
 If there were suitable quarters for such an enterprise there would be a barber shop located in the village, as two professionals from Hartford have been trying to establish themselves in business here.
 The refusal of Congressman B s. Henry to join in the disgraceful action of a majority of the represen- tatives in their effort to humiliate President Roosevelt should make him solid with all men who love justice.
 Joseph KinRsbury and family have moved into the "Grandma" Hall house, as his condition is such as to make it important that he have the advantage of evenly heated rooms, such as can be best furnished by furn- ace heat.
 Edward Foster of South Coventry has been appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Nellie H. Hall. The appraisers are Wm. H. Hall and Walter A. Allen. As the estate is wholly in personal property, it will be easily and rapidly settled.
 The regular meeting of the Wom- ans Christian Temperance Union. which is usually held the third Sat urday of each month, will meet on Thursday of this week at half-past two o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hall, at which time it is ex- peoted that Mrs. Buell., the state president. and Mrs. J. R. Bennett of Willimantio will be present. It is