The Press., 1913-05-21
HOLLAND.

God knows His sheep by name. HOLLAND.
 A daughter was born Monday to MT and Mrs. Charles H. Leonard.
 The East Central Pomona grang, will meet Wednesday at Holland. Mrs. Edna Praton of Waterbury wa the guest Sunday of Mrs. Harry Bart lett
 Miss Mary R. Leonard of Hartford spent Saturday and Sunday at hel home.
 Miss Mary M Bartlett of New Yorl is spending some time at the Steele House.
 Theodore Gardner was i'll last weel so as to be unable to attend school al Rockville.
 Mrs. 0. l.. Whiton was the gues over Sunday of Mrs. R. I. Barber o1 Rockville.
 Miss Ethel Usher of Hartford was the guest over Sunday of her mother, Mrs. John s. Usher. ....,.-.
 Mr. and Mrs. Levi Almy of West Springfield have been the guests o1 Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Geisler.
 F. N. Christopher of Londonderry, N. H., is spending some time with his son, Curtis K. Christopher.
 Howard Wayland Clough, son of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Olough, has been quite i'll, but is better now.
 Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Geisler attend ed the preachers neighborhood meet ing at Warehouse Point Tuesday.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Lee Metho- dist church will meet to sew Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Earl Clough.
 The appointed delegates and num- Der besides attended the Sunday school convention at the Methodist church at Rockville Monday.
 Philip Newcomb of Wethersfield and Miss Pauline R. Newcomb of Manchester spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. New comb. .t.
 Mrs. l.. Ernest Hall has been ap- pointed guardian of the Camp Fire girls, to succeed Mrs. R. M, French, who resigned on account of leaving town.
 MT. and Mrs. F. J. Olds of An dover, Mrs. Eunice Miller and Miss Sadie Miller of South Manchester were the guests last Tuesday of MT. and Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow.
 A farewell reception will be given Friday evening from to 10 o'clock by the Congregational church to Rev. and Mrs. Robert M. French and fami- ly at the church parlors. Both the Methodist and Congregational church. es are invited and also the grange. Vocal and instrumental music will be given. ..... .4f.
 Another forest fire claimed the at tention of the fire warden and deputies Thursday. Between 500 and 600 acres of wood, sproutland and some cord wood, owned by the following named parties and others, Frank Willis, Joseph Boncar, Oscar A. Leonard, Aborn estate owned by All bertus Ruby, were burned. About 100 men rushed to the scene of the fire and succeeded in putting it ont. The fire warden and deputies estimate the damage at about $4OOO.
 Union memorial services will be held next Sunday in the Oongrega- tional church. Appropriate sermon and music will be given in the church, and service dedicated to the unknown dead will be held on the church green. The veterans and sons of veterans from Rockville will come over and take part in the service. At the close of the service lunch will be served to the veterans. They will go to the south, Skungamaug and north cemeteries to put flowers on the soldiers graves. A committee has been appointed from each church, con- -sisting of Mrs. John H. Steele, Mrs. l.. E. Hall, Miss Bertha M. Place, Mrs. Charles H. Sterry, Mrs. Oscar A. Leonard.
 Mrs. Maria Simmons, widow of Nelson Simmons, died Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. Eva Harris of Rockville, of heart trouble and diseases caused by old age. She was born in Coventry, July 13, 1929, daughter of Theodore and Mary Robinson Hall. In 1851 she married Nelson Simmons of Massachusetts. They resided in Coventry good many years, but twenty -four years ago came to live in Holland with Dr. w. N. Simmons, her son, where she has made her home eyer since. She is survived by three children, Mrs. M. Eva Harris of Rockville, Dr. Willard N. Simmons of Holland and Mrs. Eleanor Nj. French of Mansfield Depot. The funeral was held in Rockville at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. Eva Harris, Monday afternoon. The burial was in the north cemetery, Coventry.
 ASHFORD.
 Westford
 Miss Mary Baca of Warrenville was week -end visitor with her parents.
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