The Press., 1910-08-10
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 Edward Q. Carpenter returned from Newport, vt., Saturday morning.
 willie Cleveland has been visitine his mother and aiateEs in Dover, Vt.
 pr. Converse and party have re- turned from their camp at souhh Coventry lake.
 Misa Mary o. Glazier Of Hartford la expected as Maple Corner the 18th for month or more. s x
 Mrs. Carrie Eldredge Nichols and two liatle daughters have bsen visie- ing her brother. Clarence Eldredge.
 Hans IT. Hansen, TT, resnEnel Monday from pAcntEun tgip of : week to New York city md beyond.
 Tho sohoDIhonae as DalsyiIla hns been newly renovated. AGins Clark la to board near by. ns Harry rratt'as
 There are mnny rannient guests coming and going whous names we would willingly notice h this column we're they handed to ns
 Lonis Aforaa has men digging a we'll on his newly puEDhaaed prsfniaesy the old Banoroft plaue. tho water supply there having always been in. adequate. as88s
 Charles ". Eldredga of Syracuse, N. Y. with his wife and son, Edward William. are visiting at the homo of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w o. El drsdge, of Eldredge Mills.
 Rev. Mr Darrow and Mrs. Darrow went Monday to Northaeld Rsv. Mr Oonnell of Hartford will preach for him next Sunday Mr. Council is much liked here and 1t Ia hoped that he may be greeted by full house.
 Hon. John R Hills of Hartford and daughters motored for a call at Maple Corner on Friday. They visited the Pinnacle and returned via. storrs. going through DalevilIe. and were much pleased at the trip.
 Mrs. Emma Brown Goulding Is re. joicing in the birth of daughter July 2Oth. Her father and mother. Mir. and Mrs Gilbert Brown. are visiting his relatives in Brattleboro, Vt. Many old friends will be pleased so hear from these long. time inmates of the Baptist parsonage and excellent 
 Driving from storrs recently, we took the left hand road that passes the farm of Mrs. William EIdredge, and were surprised to find that the house on the old Fenton place had been recently burned. We are told that 1t was occupied by a Bohemian family. We have heard the late Soly. man Taylor say that Frances Fenton, the first white child born in Willing. ton, was born on this farm in 171S The town was incorporated in 1728.
 The lawn party, she proceeds of which are to go toward a drinking fountain In connection with the watering trough at Glass Factory, ia Friday at D. m.. on the. lawn back of Mrs Holman's. Several are planning to go from the Hill, and, surely, for anything of such general utility there should be universal ap preoiation and interest throughout the town. Several distant friends have asked why the drinking place is to be at Glass Factory, necessitattng so much piping, and. as we understand the mAttsr. it Is because 1t will be of naaat benefat there, and because since the building of the state road the corner where the road turns to South makes a wide. roomy, level, open space for the trough. with ample room for the many heavy teams constantly passing over the road, even if they have to wait for their turn. Et will be another improve. ment to the already much improved Glass Factory, village, and conduces to the general public good.
 South Willington.
 Two carloads each of stone and brick for the new church arrived Mon- day.
 MT. and Mrs. R. H. Staples of Willimantic were recent guests of Mir. and Mrs. Vim. H. Braokett.
 Frank zemek has bargaiDed for the Vim. F. Carroll place near this vil- lage. He is to; take possession seps. 1st. @
 The annual excursion of the em- ployes of 0. Hall. Jr. 6 Go. to Watch Hill and Block Island comes on August 2Oth tihis year.
 The people were glad to have Rev. K. ". Darrow with them again sun.I day. We are told that be ia to take a short vacation at Northfleld, and that Rev. J. B Oonnell of Hartford is expected here next Sunday.
 Charles D. Hine of the state board of education and gupervisor Levi Gar rison were in town last Friday and made an inspection of the school buildings. Mr. Hine expressed him. self as we'll pleased with She progress made in the way of building and re- pairs. X
 Residents of the village received a large number of whiakey circulars last week from . Boston houaes ( The deal CTS are also trying the old dodge of notifying different ones that 8 pack age of liquor by express, prepaid. awaits them at some nearby express office. We haven't learned of anyone who has taken this bait.
 A lawn social, under sne auspices of the W. Q. T. U.. will bs given on the lawn to the north of Mrs. K J. Holman's house Friday evening. the 12th, to commence .at 2 o'clock. Beebe's foe cream will Do on sale, with cals. Esnsertainnent VIII De
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