The Press., 1914-01-28
MANSFIELD.

MANSFIELD.
 John Rhodes, aged 75, died about noon Thursday at his home at Hous- toms corners. He had been ill with a severe attack of grip for few days, and dropped to the floor while being assisted out of bed by some of his He had been a resident of the town of Mansfield for many years and was civil war veteran. The body was sent to Salem, Mass. Saturday for burial.
 The ultra cold weather of last week seemed to have had it's effect on the layers in the international egg laying contest at Storrs. As an offset to the effect on the general flock one pen of Reds and one pen of Andalusians be- gan laying during the week. It is be- lieved that there will now be steady upward climb from the twelfth week 's production of 739 eggs. The Rhode Island Reds stepped in ahead of the English Wyandottes for first place for the week. Dr. Fritchey's Rhode Is, land Reds from Harrisburg, Pa., yielded SS egs for the week.
 The 15 leading pens to date are as follows. The figures in the parenthe- sis show the number laid during the week:-
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Wyandottes, (27) -459.
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns, (17)-S91.
 Experiment Pen, StorrS, White Leg horns. (2D- s49.
 Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. l., White Wyandottes, (l2)-s27. ."
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyondottes, (13)-30S.
 Cecil Guernsey, East Cobbleskill, N. Y., White Leghorns, (1s)-276.
 Dr. LA. Fritchey, Harrisburg, Pa., Single Comb R. I. Reds, (s3) 267.
 Jules F. Francais, West Hampton, L. l., NY, Barred Plymouth Rocks, (14-26O.
 Experiment Pen, storrs, White, (l4)-22O.
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Leghorns, (4-2l3.
 West Mt. Poultry Yards, Naugatuck White Wyandottes, 15)-199.
 Dearborn 6 Sharpe, Blairstown, N. J., s. O. Rhode Island Reds. (26) )-| 199.
 Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockville, (2D-193.
 Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass. Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, (1D| .188.
 Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa., White Leghorns, (3)-182.
 Eagleville.
 William Walker spent Sunday with his wife at F. 0. Dunham's.
 There will be a swap social at the conference room Friday evening.
 Eli Wood has returned home after spending 8 week with relatives here.
 Mrs. Charles Chapman entertained guests from West Wilmington Sunday.
 Miss Esther Bentley of Eagleville is employed in the Willimantic velvet mills.
 D. R. Barlow of South Manchester visited relatives here the first of the week.
 Miss Eliza Langer has been spend ing few days with relatives in New Haven.
 H. G. Bentley has gone to New Hamphsire to look after some lumber business there. sI
 Lester Champion and Emil Dennis have the contract to haul all materiall for the new buildings at Storrs.
 Byron Medbery of Eagleville has gone to Bridgeport, where he will start to work as clerk for a wholesale grocer.
 Miss Edna French and Harry J. Hopkins of South Wilmington were guests at the home of his mother, Mrs Charles Hopkins, over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Botham of are the parents of a girl, born at St. Joseph's hospital last Sat urday Mother and baby are doing nicely.
 Mrs Charles Woolsey and Miss Mary Woolsey of Mont Clair, N. J., who have been guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. F. o. Vinton, returned to their home last week.
 Emil Londin had the misfortune one day last week to have large cake of ice fall upon his foot, while for the Connecticut Agricul- ;ural college filling the ice house.
 Miss Helen Reynolds received from ;he union Sunday school, of which she s member, her five-year bar for perfect attendance. She was not ab- ent a Sunday during the entire five 7ears. There were services in the hall as lsual last Sunday. The service at 3 ). m. was conducted by Rev. MT. oriestly of South Coventry, and at 4 ). m. the union Sunday school was ed by the superintendent, Mrs. w. ,. Wildes.
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