The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1912-02-28
MANSFIELD.

mANSI4EAO.
The republican electors have been
asked to meet in caucus at the town
hall, Spring Hill, on Saturday, April
6, at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the republican state convention to be
h sid at New Haven April 16 and ID
for the election of delegates to the re-
publican national convention at Obi
oago. ~''.,
President O. L. Beach of the Con.
necticus Agricultural college has an
nounoed the appointment of a profes-
sor Of poultry husbandry, vice Frederic
Henry Stone burn, who resigned several
weeks ago. William f. Fitzpatrick,
professor Of poultry husbandry at the
Mississippi state college. has received
the appointment and will report at
Storrs April /. Professor Stoneburn
will remain at the college until April
1, and will then take a place on a
prominent daily paper in charge of
its poultry department. "
Mrs Lena B. Bissell of Mansfield
Depot was brought into Springfield
hospital late Friday evening from
Palmer with a fractured shoulder.
Mrs. Bissell is a woman 81 years of
age, who was on her way to Spring
field. In Palmer she changed CARS,
and after waiting at a residence in
Palmer for her second car to come
she slipped on the ice in going out to
get the car and fractured her right
shoulder She was sent to Spring
field in a taxicab and was attended at
the hospital by DR.. Dudley Carlton
Springfield Republican.
The total number of eggs laid last
week in the contest was 1889; the
week before 1915. The weekly pen
record was beaten by three. A pen of
single comb buff orpinRtons, owned
by o. Wilson of Oarlisle,' ". Va. won
the honors for the week, having laid
thirty -one eggs out of a possible
thirty five. This 10 the best score
made so far during the contest, Thorn
as Barrow, Oatforth, England. single
comb white leghorns, with 298 eggs,
still leads. e 8. EdRerton, West
Wilmington, rose comb Rhode Island
reds, stands second, with 244 eggs.
A hearing was held Saturday at
Spring Hill in the Mansfield probate
court before Acting Judge George H
Robertson on the petition of the Con-
neoticut Humane society for the com.
mitment of the 15-years oil girl,
Maud Curgenvep, to the county home.
Neighbors CT the Ourgenven family.
said the gill, who is a step.daughter,
was being abused. Lawyer s.. B.
Harvey prosecuted the case for the
Humane society and Lawyer George
E. Human repre- sented the girls
father. After the matter had been
thoroughly gone over, rather than
have the girl go to the county home,
the girls aunt, Mrs. Eva Adams of
Norwich, asked for and was allowed
the custody of the girl by the court
Mansfield Depot.
Mrs. Plat was a Wlllimantic visit.
or one day last week.
Mrs Fred Snyder lie critically i'll
with pleuro- pneumonia
Harry Hopkins, who was operated
on for appendicitis. is recovering
Mr.. Cushman of Springfield, Mass ,
spent Sunday at the home of John
Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moriarty of Will
limantic called on Mrs. Marcy last
Sunday.
Marguerite Farrow spent last Satur.
day in West Wilmington, the guest of
Jessie Converse.
The military ball held at college
hall, S:orrs, last Wednesday night
was we'll attended in spite of the
storm.
Miss Bertha Botham and brother,
Clifford, of Willimantio spent Sunday
with their. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Botham.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Bur-
dick, superintendent of the missionary
society, the Sunday evening meeting
was led by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. sher-
man.
Henry Hopkin and wife, who had
been spending the week with the
parents of the former, returned Satur.
day night to their home in South
Wellington.
Gurleyville.
Eli Wood, Henry Mason and Arthur
Wood attended the Hartford automo.
bile show last Saturday.
It is nothing unusual to see deer
around almost any day. but about a
dozen in one herd were recently seen
on the farm of f. o. Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Simonds of
Springfield spent few days last week
with relatives here and in WilIimaa-
tic. They returned home Sunday.
Miss Mildred Weeks has given up
her position in the silk mill and re-
turned to her home in Arlington, on
account of her mother being in poor
health.
COVENTRY