The Press., 1912-06-05
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court, with Judge William s. Case on the bench, the civil action of An genettes Taught of " Willimantic against her brother, John Hopkins of Mans field, was tried. The complaint was that previous to February 15, 1911, the plaintiff was the owner of certain household goods of the value of S1OO, and that previous to that date she resided with the defendant. On that date she left and when she tried to take her goods she was prevented from so doing by the defendant, who claimed that he held them for security for money that plaintiff owed him. Judge Case reserved decision.
 Dr. J. N. Currie, chemist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment station, is in the hospital at Wlli- mantle, being severely burned yester- day afternoon while experimenting with phosphorous. He was conduct ing an investigation of cheese at the laboratory, when combustion of a lump of the phosphorous spread the burning chemical over his legs and arms. He was rushed to the Willi- mantle hospital in an automobile and on the way there some of the phos- phorous got on his face, which was also badly burned The accident is said to be very unusual one. Dr. Currie is resting as comfortably as could be expected, but it. is thought l that he will not be able to return to his duties for at least four months.
 The 3Oth week of the egg g-laying contest closed with an increased lead of the .Yost pen over the English pen. The standing of the first twelven pens was as follows:- .... .-:E;-.,.
 F.. G. Yost of sayre, Pa,,. single , comb white Leghorns, 625. .. J. i
 Thomas Baron of Catforth, Eng. single comb white Leghorns, 616. ;
 Beulah farm, Hamilton, Ont. white Wyandottes, 587.-
 Marwood poultry farm, Butler, Pa ,, single comb white Leghorns, 584.
 White Rose farm, Vineland, N. J. :, single comb white Leghorns, 568.
 Toms poultry farm, Toms River. N, J., single comb white Leghorns, 54G. O. Wilson of Carlisle, w. Va. single comb buff Orpingtons, 544.
 Susie Abbott of Parkerbsurg, Pa, I, single comb white .Leghorns, 543. ..
 Bunker Hill poultry farm, Waquoit, Mass, single comb Rhode Island Reds 532. .>''''i
 Howard Steel of Philadelphia, Pa ,, single comb Rhode Island Reds, 532.
 E. s. Edgerton, West Wilmington, rose comb Rhode Island Reds, $50. .
 Gilbert & Moore, Lansdowne, Pa. single comb white Orpingtons, .527.
 Mansfield Depot. .
 Mrs. B. B. Durkee was in Willi- mantle last Saturday. -.: y.,,...
 Mrs. Stedman spent Memorial day with Mrs. James Green. s,... ':.,-<, '<t3
 MT. and Mrs. Wells Wilcox were guests of his mother last Friday. '''Fs
 Miss Bertha Bothamz and brother, Clifford, were home oyer, Sunday. ',
 Mrs. Mcintosh of Rockville is visitr. ing her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bowers.
 Miss Lizzie J. Dunham was guest of Miss Nellie Laruensen few days last week. 7 r
 Mrs. F. E. Johnson returned home last Saturday from visit with. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Huntington in Sharon, Mass. s....,4l
 The Misses Mary and Augusta Tils den returned home last Friday from a weeks visit with their brothers family in Norwich. Gurleyville.
 Samuel Yeomans is visiting at Fred Parker's.
 Mrs. Olive Parker and Mrs. Martha Yeomans are in Boston for few days.
 Mrs. Mariette Walker is caring for her mother, Mrs. Henry White, who is sick
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chapman spent Memorial day with relatives in1 Abingdon.
 Mrs. Mary simonds and Miss Ethel1 simonds are spending few days with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Simonds in Springfield, Mass.
 Eagleville. \
 There was quite large number at the Eagleville Bible school Sunday.
 Mrs. Childs has moved into the tenement recently vacated by Mrs. Myra Medbery.